CONFERENCE SITE AND HOTEL ROOMS

The College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences Employee Development Conference and WSU Extension will be held at the Samuel H. Smith Center for Undergraduate Education (CUE) and the M.E. and Audrey H. Ensiminger Agricultural Pavilion.

Registration tables open on Tuesday, August 7, 7:30 a.m. at the Ensiminger Pavilion with the conference starting at 9:15 a.m. and the conference ends Thursday, August 9th, 12:30 p.m.

Blocks of rooms have been reserved under “CAHNRS and WSU Extension Employee Development Conference”. Reserve your room by July 5th to assure conference rate.  You are encouraged to take advantage of the continental breakfasts offered by these hotels to lower expenses for your department.

AIR TRANSPORTATION

The Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport is located just minutes from the WSU Campus and is served by Horizon Air (800-547-9308).  Spokane International Airport is located 80 miles from the WSU Campus and is served by major carriers including Northwest (800-225-2525), Southwest (800-435-9792), United (800-241-6522), and Alaska (800-252-7522).

PARKING AND GROUND TRANSPORTATION

The reserved hotels (Holiday Inn Express, Hawthorne Inn & Suite, and Best Western University Inn) have shuttle vans from the Pullman Airport to the hotel and from the hotel to the WSU Campus.  You are also welcome to leave your car in the hotel parking lot and use their shuttle to come to campus.  They will drop you off in front of the Lighty Student Building and you will need to call them when you are ready to be picked up.

If you like to ride a bus Pullman Transit is also an option.  You can find information about them at www.pullmantransit.com.

If you prefer to bring your car to campus you can pick up a visitors permit at the Visitors Center located at 225 North Grand Avenue, Pullman.  You can find information about the Visitor Center at www.wsu.edu/visitor.  Visitor parking permits are $4.50, plus tax, per day.   For information about parking on campus go www.wsu.edu/parking/first_time.html.

PLACES TO GO/THINGS TO DO

Before or after the conference would be a great time for you to explore the WSU Campus and the Palouse.  You can see such sights as the Holland Library and the award-winning Student Recreation Center- http://urec.wsu.edu/src/.  You can also see the fields on the Bill Chipman Trail, a flat 6.3 mile paved path between Pullman and Moscow, Idaho, home of the University of Idaho.  The trail is used by walkers, joggers, runners, those roller-blading, and bicyclists.

When you are on the Pullman campus, be sure to visit the Bookie, WSU's student bookstore and a whole lot more.  On two floors, offerings include lattes and sandwiches, a Clinique counter and WSU clothing for adults and children, decals and memorabilia.  For world-famous award-winning Cougar cheeses and delicious ice cream, visit Ferdinand's, the WSU Creamery's dairy bar.  You can also shop at stores in downtown Pullman and at the Palouse Empire Mall in nearby Moscow.  For links to all this fun go to www.wsu.edu/visitors/visit.html.