The University of Iowa
The vibrant campus of University of Iowa is part of the Iowa City/Coralville metropolitan area (population 150,000). The University of Iowa campus is a popular place for holding international meetings because of its good infrastructure, compact easy-to-walk downtown campus area, large number of hotels, reasonable accommodation prices at the downtown hotels, and personal safety. Most places of interest are within walking distance.
The University of Iowa has a long tradition of excellence in environmental hydraulics research mainly via the research conducted by faculty, research scientists, and graduate students associated with IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering. IIHR is a world-renowned center for hydraulics education, research, and public service with a history of more than 100 years. Two main components of IIHR are the Lucille A. Carver Mississippi Riverside Environmental Research Station (LACMRERS), the first university-owned facility on the Upper Mississippi River focusing on environmental hydraulics research, and the Iowa Flood Center, the nation’s first university-based center for study and research dedicated to floods.
Iowa City
Iowa City has been consistently voted one of the best 100 places to live in the US. The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) is located less than 20 miles from downtown Iowa City. Direct flights are available from many of the major airports in the US, including Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, and Minneapolis.
Accommodations
Multiple hotels are available in the Iowa City-Coralville area. Hotels within walking distance of the symposium venue include Hotel Chauncey, Element Iowa City, Hilton Garden Inn Hotel, hotelVetro Iowa City, Graduate by Hilton Iowa City, and Hyatt Place Iowa City Downtown.
There may also be cheaper accommodations available in a student residence on the University of Iowa campus for graduate students and young researchers. More information is to come later.
