Travel Information & Logistics

COVID-19 GUIDELINES FOR VISITORS:

The University of California, Irvine has issued the following guidelines for visitors to campus: https://uci.edu/coronavirus/visitors/index.php

ON-LINE REGISTRATION:

Please register for this meeting here: Registration Portal
Registration fee is $100 for Industrial Advisory Board members.

AIRPORT INFORMATION:

Orange County John Wayne Airport (SNA) – 3 miles from UCI
Long Beach Airport (LGB) – 25 miles from UCI
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) – 44 miles from UCI

HOTEL INFORMATION:

The recommended hotel for this meeting is the Sonesta Irvine. Other hotels can be used, but private shuttles (UCI Fleet Services) have been arranged for guests staying at the Sonesta Hotel only.
Sonesta Irvine – Orange County Airport 
17941 Von Karman Ave, Irvine, CA 92614
(949) 863-1999, Fax: (949) 752-7423
CADMIM Group Rate = $159/night plus tax
Group Rate Cutoff Date:  February 1, 2024
Hotel website/ online reservations: Sonesta Reservation Portal for CADMIM

** Please mention “UCI CADMIM Industrial Advisory Board Meeting Group” if making reservation by phone.

  • Complimentary in-room wireless internet and access to business center.
  • Complimentary shuttle service to and from UCI and John Wayne Airport, upon request.
  • Complimentary hot breakfast for up to 2 guests per room.
  • Overnight self-parking rate of $10 per car, per night for overnight guests.
  • NOTE: After February 1, 2024 the above link will be closed, and attendees should contact the Convention Services Manager: Ms. Annie Wallace, 720-689-5831, ANNIE.WALLACE@sonesta.com

MEETING LOCATIONS:

This meeting will start in the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB), building #419 on campus map (see below). Meeting will take place in the Colloquium Room 1200 (ground floor) and in the outdoor plaza on the ground floor. Building weblink: https://iseb.uci.edu/

UCI Beall Applied Innovation (BAI) is the hub that brings campus-based inventions and entrepreneurism together with Orange County’s business community to support job creation and economic growth. Website: https://innovation.uci.edu/. Location = 5270 California Ave # 100, Irvine, CA 92617.

GROUND TRANSPORTATION:

Airport-to-Hotel Transportation:

If you will be flying into Orange County John Wayne Airport (SNA), the Sonesta Hotel has a complimentary shuttle.

If you will be flying into Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) or Long Beach Airport (LGB), schedule your ride online at SuperShuttle: www.supershuttle.com. SuperShuttle offers door to door shared-ride transportation to and from local airports. Uber and Lyft are also options.

UCI Charter/Shuttle Information:

Private shuttles and vans have been arranged to transport guests between UCI, John Wayne Airport, University Club, and the Sonesta Hotel in Irvine during the days of the meeting. Shuttle schedule is below and here for download: Shuttle Schedule Spring2024

February 22, 2024 – Day 1

  • 8:10 am – Pick up guests in front of the Sonesta Hotel (17941 Von Karman Avenue, Irvine, CA 92614)
  • 8:30 am – UCI shuttles arrive at UCI Parking Lot 12A, next to ISEB building where CADMIM IAB Meeting will be held in the Auditorium (Room 1010)  – see map below, click to enlarge.
  • 2:30 pm – UCI shuttles arrive at UCI Parking Lot 12A to take guests to UCI Applied Innovation for afternoon and evening portion of meeting. First shuttle leaves at 2:30pm, second shuttle leaves at 2:50pm.
  • 8:15 pm – Pick up guests at UCI Applied Innovation to take guests back to Sonesta Hotel

February 23, 2024 – Day 2

  • 8:10 am – Pick up guests in front of the Sonesta Hotel
  • 8:30 am – UCI shuttles arrive at UCI Beall Applied Innovation
  • 11:00 am – Pick up guests at UCI Applied Innovation to take guests back to John Wayne Airport  or Sonesta Hotel
  • 11:30 am – UCI shuttles return to at Parking Lot 12A to take guests to John Wayne Airport or Sonesta Hotel.
  • 12:00 pm – Final shuttles return to at Parking Lot 12A to take guests to John Wayne Airport or Sonesta Hotel.

PARKING AND DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS:

For reference, UCI Campus maps can be downloaded here: UCI_maps

Parking Instructions:

Refer to UCI campus map (see map below – click to enlarge): Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB) is building #419. Parking will be provided in the Anteater Parking Structure.

  • From East Peltason turn on Anteater Drive into the Anteater Parking Structure (there is a stop light at the intersection)
  • Get a permit from the kiosk at the entrance to the structure. Tell the attendant you are here for the “CADMIM IAB Meeting, Reservation number 159194.
  • At this point you have 2 choices: park in APS and walk to ISEB (follow green dotted line), or park in lot 16H next to ISEB. To get to Lot 16H, turn out of APS onto Anteater Drive, turn right on East Peltason Drive, then turn right on Michael Drake Drive. Take this road all the way to the end, and turn right into Lot 16H (follow red dotted line). If you park in Lot 16H, you must first obtain a permit from the Anteater Parking Structure kiosk!
  • Entrance to the ISEB is inside the plaza (see map below – click to enlarge).


Parking at UCI Beall Applied Innovation is free in front of the building. Location = 5270 California Ave # 100, Irvine, CA 92617. (see map below – click to enlarge)

INTERNET ACCESS:

Wireless internet will be available during the entire meeting.

NOTE to IAB members:

Please bring a laptop computer or tablet to this meeting to provide real-time, on-line project feedback via AirTable. Smartphones will also work (iPhone, Android, etc.) but it may be more difficult to enter data. Instructions will be provided at the meeting.