Lodging packages:

Lodging for the conference is not included in the registration fee. Following is a list of hotels offering discounted rates for this particular conference. When calling to make a reservation please ask for the rate for Peacock-Harper. All reservations need to be made before April 3, 2007.

Travel

Transportation

The Roanoke Regional Airport (ROA) (www.roanokeregionalairport.com) provides easy access to Blacksburg and the Inn at Virginia Tech. The airport is approximately 45 minutes away from scenic Blacksburg.

Roanoke Regional Airport offers convenient connections through domestic and international gateways in Atlanta, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington, Chicago, Detroit, Cincinnati, and Charlotte.

The following airlines fly directly to Roanoke:

• US Airways (www.usair.com)
• Delta Connection Carriers (www.delta.com)
• United (www.ual.com)
• Northwest Airlink (www.nwa.com)

The Roanoke Regional Airport carries the following car rental agencies:

• Avis (www.avis.com)
• Budget (www.budget.com)
• Enterprise (www.enterprise.com/car_rental/home.do)
• Hertz (www.hertz.com)
• National (www.nationalcar.com)
• Alamo (www.alamo.com)

Access driving directions from anywhere in the United States at www.mapquest.com.

Local transportation around Blacksburg is available through the Blacksburg Transit public bus service as well as area taxi services.

• Blacksburg Taxi 540-552-6671
• Blacksburg Transit (http://www.btransit.org/) 540-961-1185

Driving Directions

From Interstate I-81

1. Take Exit 118 to reach the exit ramps for all three of the exits at this location. There is only one exit ramp serving the exits; missing the ramp means a trip north to Exit 128 or south to Exit 114 to turn around.
2. Take Exit 118B onto U.S. 460 West. This exit connects directly to the Christiansburg Bypass. Follow the signs for Blacksburg/Virginia Tech. The U.S. 460 bypass between Blacksburg and Christiansburg is a limited-access highway from I-81 to the campus entrance at Southgate Drive.
3. Watch signs carefully for routes and directions. From the bypass, Bus. U.S. 460 -- South Main Street, exits to the right (take South Main Street as one route to reach downtown Blacksburg). Stay on U.S. 460 West, signed for "Virginia Tech, Bluefield" to continue directly to the university.
4. Drive for 2.5 miles on U.S. 460 to the traffic light at VA 314, Southgate Drive. Turn right onto Southgate Drive. There is a campus map a quarter-mile on the right and the Visitor Information Center is a half-mile from U.S. 460 on the right.
5. To reach downtown Blacksburg, continue on U.S. 460 for about a mile to the Prices Fork Road exit for "Downtown." At the second traffic light on Prices Fork Road is access to campus via a right turn onto West Campus Drive. Prices Fork Road ends at North Main Street. Turn right onto Main Street to reach downtown proper.

Parking

Parking will be available throughout the Virginia Tech campus after 5:00pm on Friday, April 20, 2007 and will be available all day on Satruday. The only areas that will have restrictions include the Drillfield (parking will be available after 8:00pm on Friday evening), the Owens lot, and the Dietrick lot. A map of the available parking facilities can be found at http://www.facilities.vt.edu/documents/parking/parking_map_06.pdf.

Other Transportation Available:

• Smart Way Bus Service (www.smartwaybus.com)
• Roanoke Airport Limo Service (http://members.aol.com/RoanokeLS/Limo.html)

Virginia Tech Approved Travel Agencies