We are pleased to
announce that the
conference will be held
at the Hewlett-Packard
facilities in Fort
Collins, Colorado
(3404 E.
Harmony Rd. Fort Collins
CO
80528). A brief overview
of the location logistics
is given here: for more,
please see the "Travel
and accommodation" page
just below this
page.
You will almost
certainly be flying
into Denver
International Airport,
which is roughly 70
miles (110 km) and just
over an hour away from
the conference hotel
and conference
site. On
the 17th, conference
attendees are
encouraged to take the
Fort Collins MAX, which
has
its main page
here. There are many
stations along Mason
Street, which is just
two blocks west of
the conference
hotel (west
is toward the
mountains), and the MAX
will get you
comfortably into Old
Town should you choose
to join the Wednesday
evening event or visit
Old Town on other days
around the conference
(or stay in one of the
hotels there). The
schedule
is posted
here.
To get to Fort Collins
from the Denver
airport, you can choose
the Airport
Super Shuttle,
which I just found to
be $32 each way. If you
want a car to get
around Fort Collins,
the conference hotel
has a car rental (See
"Services &
Amenities"
tab here)
service with the rental
car
location just a
few block
south of
the
hotel. This
will be a lower rental
car rate than renting
from Denver
International Airport
(DIA), although if you
plan to do any other
traveling around the
DocEng conference, you
may wish to rent and
return a car from
DIA. The
conference will not be
providing any shuttles,
so you will need to
provide your
own transport from the
hotel to the conference
(Hewlett-Packard) site
and to the evening
events. If you do not
have a car, you can use
the bus and/or carpool
with other
attendees. If
you
cannot find a ride
to/from the conference,
and don't want to rent
a car, you may opt for
a Fort Collins
Taxi.Â
There is
a LOT to do in Fort
Collins!Please
see the Fort
Collins City Government
Site and the Visit
Fort Collins
site for more
information on the city.
Where is Fort Collins,
you ask? Take a look
here: Fort Collins
HP
Location.
Some favorite things to do
1. Rocky
Mountain National Park
is just an hour away. This
is a world-class venue and
highly recommended if you
have an extra day.
2. The Fort Collins
Museum of Discovery is
just northwest of Old Town. A
great place to get a feel for
the local environment and
ecology, not to mention
history!
3. The Global
Village Museum, just west
of Old Town, has very
interesting rotating
exhibits.
4. Si quieras aprender mas de
la historia espanol en Fort
Collins, Museo Tres
Colonias is for you. The
website and the museum folks
speak English! :)
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Some more suggestions for
those with extra time in
the area
1. The Benson
Sculpture Garden in
nearby Loveland,
Colorado. Excellent urban
sculpture park. Loveland
is the gateway to Rocky
Mountain National Park,
so you can take this in
on a round-trip to
"Rocky".
2. The Loveland
Museum/Gallery. Good
regional museum, also easy
to take in during a round
trip to Rocky.
3. The Colorado State
University flower
trials garden. Just a
mile south of Old Town
along college. Easy to
reach and easy to make part
of a walk through the heart
of Fort Collins.
4. Bike rentals in Fort
Collins: Try Lee's at
Laurel and Mason for
downtown or the Bike
Co-op for Old Town.
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Arthur's
Rock, a prominent
feature and popular hike, in
Fort Collins' Lory
State Park.
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