Conference on Heritage/Community Languages

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Logistics

LOCATION AND MAPS

The Institute will take place at the University of California, Los Angeles in Covel Commons. There will be Wi-Fi access provided within the building.

View and download maps to the specific area on campus where the Institute will take place.

UCLA PARKING

Parking is available in the Sunset Village Parking Structure (click here for more information).

  • Friday parking: You must purchase the parking permit ($12) in the underground information kiosk at the entrance of Sunset Blvd and Westwood Plaza (http://maps.ucla.edu/campus/?locid=83931). The Sunset Village Parking Structure is west from the entrance.
  • Saturday parking: The parking permit is $8 all day and you can purchase it in one of the parking meters in the Sunset Village Parking Structure. You do not need to go to the information kiosk on this day.
  • Conference attendees with a valid UCLA parking permit should just display their UCLA parking permit as it will be accepted in the Sunset Village Parking Structure. 

Uber and Lyft Pick-up Locations

On Friday between 7 am and 6 pm, you must use the Carnesale Commons pick-up/drop-off spot, #6 on the following map. You are free to use any of the other pick-up/drop-off locations, but Carnesale is closest to the venue.

On Saturday, you are free to use any campus location as a pick-up/drop-off spot.

HOTELS

Hotel Rooms are on hold at the Hotel Angeleno for conference participants. A Shuttle will be provided from the hotel to the conference site.

Hotel Angeleno

170 N Church Ln.
Los Angeles, CA 90049

Rates at the Hotel Angeleno are $185.00 for conference attendees. Please note: this special rate will be available only before January 26, 2018.

To make a reservation, call the Hotel Angeleno Reservations department directly at (310) 476-6411 and say that you are a part of the group UCLA Heritage Language Conference. All reservations must be guaranteed by a valid credit card.

·        If you would like to split the cost of a hotel room with another participant, please send an email to Arturo Díaz (cwl@international.ucla.edu) and he will try and arrange a room share. Alternatively, you can visit our Facebook page and leave a post to organize a room share with other conference attendees. 

Hotel Angeleno Shuttle Schedule

Friday, February 16, 2018

 

7:30 am: First bus departs from the hotel to Covel Commons.

A second bus will follow and its schedule depends on the first bus’s arrival time.

 

7:00 pm: The first bus departs from Covel Commons to the hotel.

 

Saturday, February 17, 2018

 

  7:15 am: First bus departs from the hotel to Covel Commons. A second bus will follow.

 

  6:45 pm: First bus departs from Covel Commons to the hotel

 

List of other hotels in the area.

GROUND TRANSPORTATION

Shuttles

The Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) offers bus service from the airport to Westwood for $10.00 one-way. Only credit cards are accepted as payment. Buses depart hourly from ALL terminals to Westwood near Parking Lot 32 on Kinross Ave between Gayley Ave and Veteran Ave. Visit the Flyaway website for more information.

In addition, Super Shuttle offers transportation to and from specific locations.

Taxis

The City of Los Angeles taxi information site offers a list of taxi companies servicing the Los Angeles area.

Public Transport

BruinBus UCLA operates shuttles in and around campus during weekdays.

LA Metro Bus and rail service throughout the city of Los Angeles. Routes servicing the UCLA area are the 2, 302, 305, 20, 720, and 761.

Santa Monica Blue Bus and Culver CityBus also operate in and around the UCLA campus.