Information on Registration, Travel, and Housing

Conference Registration | Housing | Parking | Travel | Sharing a Ride | Driving Directions | Campus Map | Map from Hotel to Conference | Manhattan, Kansas

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION:

Conference Registration Fee: $150 (full conference fee includes tours, reception, one lunch, and two dinners)

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HOUSING:

Ramada Inn: $89.95 plus tax/night at Ramada Inn (rooms have one Queen-sized or two double beds)

Call 785 539-7531 (identify yourself as being affiliated with "English Department, K-State" to receive special rate). Reservations need to be booked by 28 June, 2006.

Other Lodging Options:

The motels/hotels listed below are located in and around Manhattan. KSU is accessible by taxi or car from any of these establishments. NO special rates have been negotiated with these businesses.

Manhattan Holiday Inn & Holidome: 785 539-5311 or 1-800-465-4329

Super 8 Motel: 785 537-8468 or 1-800-800-8000

Motel 6: 785 537-1022(no 800 #)

Days Inn: 785 539-5391

Fairfield Inn: 785 539-2400 or 1-800-228-2800

Hampton Inn: 785 539-5000 or 1-800 HAMPTON

PARKING:

If you plan to park on campus, permits may be purchased for $2 upon arrival. It is not necessary to pay for parking on Saturday and Sunday.

MAPS:

For a map of Kansas State University, please go to http://www.k-state.edu/maps/ For a map of Manhattan, Kansas, please go to http://www.johnnyroadtrip.com/cities/kansascity/maps/map_manhattan.htm For a map from the hotel to the conference (pdf file), please go to http://www.k-state.edu/english/symposium/images/mapconf.pdf

TRAVEL:

Manhattan is approximately 2 1/2 hours' drive from the nearest major airport, which is in Kansas City (airport code MCI). To get from Kansas City to Manhattan, you can either take the Roadrunner Express Shuttle (about $89 round trip or $49 one-way) or rent a car at the airport. To make a reservation with Roadrunner, call 800-826-8294 (toll-free), 785-537-2080, or 785-238-6161.

It is also possible to fly directly into Manhattan on US Air and on Midwest Express. They WERE offering flights for $100 (not including tax), although fuel surcharges have increased this price. If you are flying internationally, it might be helpful to note that US Air has had an agreement with British Air which may make it easier to fly into Manhattan.

US Air flights (as of 10 Nov. 2004; subject to change. See US Air's website for the latest schedules.)
	Flight No.	Departure	Arrival	Days	Not on these days
From Kansas City to Manhattan	4718	10:50 a.m.	11:29 a.m.	Mon., Tue., Weds., Thurs., Fri.	NO Sat., Sun.
	4664	2:40 p.m.	3:19 p.m.	Mon.-Sun.
	4661	9:15 p.m.	9:54 p.m.	Mon., Tue., Weds., Thurs., Fri. Sun.	NO Sat.
From Manhattan to Kansas City	4670	5:35 a.m.	6:10 a.m.	Mon., Tue., Weds., Thurs., Fri. Sat.	NO Sun.
	4660	12:55 p.m.	1:30 p.m.	Mon., Tue., Weds., Thurs., Fri. Sun.	NO Sat.
	4738	4:45 p.m.	5:20 p.m.	Mon., Tue., Weds., Thurs., Fri. Sun.	NO Sat.

From the Manhattan airport, you will need to get a cab to campus. You can either call from the airport when you arrive (which means waiting about 30 minutes for it to get there) or you can call ahead to have one meet your flight. Bell Taxi service: 1-800-826-8294 or 537-2080. The fare between the airport and campus should be under $15.

SHARING A RIDE:

We plan to set up a bulletin board for people interested in sharing rides to Manhattan or sharing accommodation in Manhattan [bulletin board forthcoming].

DRIVING DIRECTIONS:

FROM THE KANSAS CITY AIRPORT: As you leave the airport, you'll find yourself on I-29 going north. Take the I-435 S exit (number 17; follow signs for Topeka), and stay on I-435 south for about 20 miles. Take the I-70/KS Turnpike west exit (number 12; signs for Topeka/St Louis). Between Kansas City and Topeka, I-70 is a toll road (expect to pay about $1.75). When toll road ends, follow signs to stay on I-70 through Topeka. Continue on I-70 west until exit 313 (Manhattan/ Highway 177). Go north on 177 to Manhattan (approx. 9 miles). When you come into Manhattan you will cross the viaduct. Take the first right as you come off the bridge, turning right again at the stoplight at the end of the ramp, onto Fort Riley Boulevard. Take Fort Riley Boulevard to 17th street: turn right. Go North on 17th until you get to Anderson Ave. There will be a gas station on your left, the Ramada Inn on your right,and the K-State Student Union and Old Stadium in front of you when you get to 17th Street and Anderson Ave. The conference is in the K-State Student Union, which is directly across the street and through a parking lot from the Ramada.

FROM THE EAST (Kansas City): Take I-70 west from Kansas City. Between Kansas City and Topeka, I-70 is a toll road (expect to pay about $1.75). When toll road ends, follow signs to stay on I-70 through Topeka. Continue on I-70 west until exit 313 (Manhattan/ Highway 177). Go north on 177 to Manhattan (approx. 9 miles). When you come into Manhattan you will cross the viaduct. Take the first right as you come off the bridge, turning right again at the stoplight at the end of the ramp, onto Fort Riley Boulevard. Take Fort Riley Boulevard to 17th street: turn right. Go North on 17th until you get to Anderson Ave. There will be a gas station on your left, a Ramada Inn on your right, and the K-State Student Union and Old Stadium in front of you when you get to 17th Street and Anderson Ave. The conference is in the K-State Student Union.

FROM THE WEST/SOUTHWEST (Wichita): Take I-135 north to I-70 east. Travel east until you get to the Manhattan/Ogden exit (just as you come up the big hill past Fort Riley's Big Red 1 Marshall Field on the left). Exit and turn left (north). You should be on Hightway K-18 going east/north. This route will bring you into Manhattan past the Manhattan Municipal Airport on Fort Riley Boulevard. Keep travelling east until you get to 17th Street. Turn left (north) and go through three stoplights until you get to Anderson Avenue. There will be a gas station on your left, a Ramada Inn on your right, and the K-State Student Union and Old Stadium in front of you when you get to 17th Street and Anderson Ave. The conference is in the K-State Student Union.

FROM THE SOUTH (Oklahoma): Take I-35 north to Wichita, Kansas. Exit the turnpike, get on the I-235 north bypass and take it to I-135 north. Follow directions from Wichita (see above).

FROM THE NORTH (Lincoln, NE): Go south on US Highway 77 through Marysville, Blue Rapids, Randolph, etc. This will bring you into Manhattan near Tuttle Creek State Park. Turn right (south) where Seth Childs Road intersects Highway 24 just before you get to the Tuttle Creek Reservoir dam. Travel south on Seth Childs Road to the Anderson Avenue exit. Exit and turn left (east) onto Anderson Avenue. Go to 17th Street. There will be a gas station on your right, a Ramada Inn across the street on the right, and the K-State Alumni center and Old Stadium on your left when you get to 17th Street and Anderson Ave. The conference is in the K-State Student Union, which is on your left across 17th, set back from the street and across from the Ramada.

FROM THE NORTHEAST (Omaha, NE/Des Moines, IA/Iowa City, IA): Take I-80 to Lincoln, then follow the directions from Lincoln (above). OR: Travel south on I-35 through Kansas City to I-70 west (turnpike), then follow directions from Kansas City (above).

FROM THE MANHATTAN AIRPORT: The airport is located on Fort Riley Boulevard. Turn left as you exit the airport, travelling east until you get to 17th Street. Turn left (north) and go through three stoplights until you get to Anderson Avenue. There will be a gas station on your left, a Ramada Inn on your right, and the K-State Student Union and Old Stadium in front of you when you get to 17th Street and Anderson Ave. The conference is in the K-State Student Union.