Visitor Info:
Ashland is a small, yet diverse and culturally
rich town in Southern Oregon. It offers a variety of lodging
possibilities from roadside hotels to bed and breakfast inns with a wide
range in prices, including camping at Jackson Wellsprings. As this conference will be held at the beginning of
the summer season, visitors are encouraged to find lodging well ahead. With the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
in full swing at this time, Ashland will be booked with tourists, so
make your plans now. Given the small size of Ashland, most lodging is
within reasonable walking distance of SOU or a short bus ride. For bus information visit RVTD
Ashland
is located directly along I-5 and is approximately a 20 minute drive
from Medford International Airport (which offers connecting flights to
Portland and SF, etc.).
There is much to do here: hiking (including the Pacific Crest Trail), rivers, mountains, lakes, Shakespeare,
regional wineries, and plenty of live music and art galleries (the
second day of the conference, Friday, June 5th, is also the "First
Friday Art Walk" in Ashland - all the galleries will be open, offering
live music, treats, and lots of art). You can soak in the natural
mineral waters of Jackson Wellsprings,
or take a stroll through beautiful Lithia Park in downtown Ashland. Mt.
Shasta is an hour to the south, Crater Lake is 2.5 hours north, and
giant redwoods are 3 hours west.
Conference Location:
The conference
will be held in the Rogue River Room of Stevenson Union at Southern
Oregon University. Food is available in the student union food court,
and immediately across the street there are many convenient restaurants.
There are also several hotels across the street from the university,
and are within walking distance of downtown Ashland. There is only very
limited visitor parking at the university, but there is street parking
nearby (though it can also get fairly full).
Cost:
The entire conference, is FREE and OPEN to the public. Come for the entire event, or just part . . . Donations are highly encouraged and deeply appreciated. If you have the funds to help support this event, then please give generously.