Focus Group Travel and Logistics
This page provides basic travel and logistic information for the invited participants of the Geo-Needs Focus Groups. For further information or special requests please contact .
Dates and Venue
- Focus Group #1 (Administrators)
Wednesday, August 5th - Friday, August 7th - Focus Group #2 (Instructors)
Wednesday, August 5th - Friday, August 7th - Focus Group #3 (Resource Providers)
Sunday, August 9th - Tuesday, August 11th - Focus Group #4 (Educational Researchers)
Sunday, August 9th - Tuesday, August 11th
The conference center is located at:
1120 E. Diehl Rd.
Naperville, IL 60563
Phone: (630) 577-9101 or (815) 753-8975
Fax: (815) 753-8998
(See maps section.)
Lodging
All participants will stay at the Hampton Inn Chicago/Naperville for two nights.
The rooms have been reserved, please email with your travel information and nights needed. These rooms will be covered by the NSF project funding. A third night is available to those that have flights the morning following the workshop. If you are local to Naperville, you must still attend all meals and activities (see agenda) if you choose to not stay in the hotel.
The hotel is located at:
1087 East Diehl Rd.
Naperville, IL, 60563
Phone: (630) 505-1400
(See maps section.)
Travel
Participants must make their own travel arrangements and will be reimbursed for up to $600 of actual costs incurred. If travel costs will be higher, you must contact us to make special arrangements. All participants must provide receipts for reimbursement.
By Car: Be at the Hampton Inn Chicago/Naperville lobby by 4:30 on the first day of your focus group for check in. Will will then proceed to the first night's dinner venue as a group.
By Air: Fly in to Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Please plan to arrive no later than 4pm of the first day of your Focus Group. A shuttle will be making rounds between Naperville and O'Hare at regular intervals to bring you to the hotel. Departures: Please reserve flights after 5 PM from O'Hare airport so everyone can finish the business of the focus group. If early evening flights are not available in the early evening, schedule for the next day and the project will cover expenses for an additional night's lodging. Please submit your flight information on the Travel Info Form (available soon) for your focus group so we can arrange the shuttle pick-up.
Dress
This will be a casual environment and we want you to be comfortable. Dress is business casual.
Food and Stipend
Hot breakfast will be provided by the Hampton Inn. Lunch and refreshments will be available and provided at the conference center. Dinner will be provided for the first two nights. All alcohol must be paid by the individual.
In order to receive the $150 stipend, participants must attend all meals and activities.
Maps
To get personalized directions or view the map in a larger window, click on the open rectangle icon link in the upper right corner of the map. You can also download a PDF (Acrobat (PDF) 2.5MB May15 15) of the venue's Google map.
