====== Venue and Hotels ======



**Hotel reservations should be made by Tuesday, July 22, 2008 in order to guarantee the conference rates.**

{{  conv_cntr.jpg?w=250|Knoxville Convention Center}}  
The conference will be held at the [[http://www.kccsmg.com|Knoxville Convention Center]] and hosted by the University of Tennessee. The following hotels are within walking distance (100 meters) from the Convention Center which is 15 miles from the Knoxville Airport (TYS):

**The Hilton Downtown Knoxville** 
501 W. Church Avenue
Knoxville TN 37902-2591
Tel: (865)-523-2300
Fax: (865)-546-1716
URL: [[http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/KNXKHHF-Hilton-Knoxville-Tennessee/index.do|Hilton Downtown Knoxville]]

The following room rates apply to the conference attendees:
ONE ROOM [1-2 persons]:	$109.00 + tax
(Add $10 for king-size bed) 
Please use conference code: MSC

**Holiday Inn Select Downtown at the Knoxville Convention Center** 
525 Henley Street, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902
Phone: (865) 522-2800 Fax: (865) 523-0738
URL: [[http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/sl/1/en/hotel/tysec?firstpoint=dcb1&_requestid=500381|Holiday Inn Select Downtown Knoxville]]

The following room rates apply to the conference attendees:
ONE ROOM [1-4 persons]: $109 + tax
Group Code: IEE

**Hotel reservations should be made by Tuesday, July 22, 2008 in order to guarantee the above conference rates.**

**International Attendees** 
If you are coming to the conference from outside the United States, please review the latest information available on [[http://www.unitedstatesvisas.gov/|Visa requirements]] from the US State Department.

Links:

[[http://www.utk.edu|EECS Dept.]]

[[http://www.eecs.utk.edu|University of Tennessee]]	

[[http://www.utk.edu/maps|Campus Maps]]		
	
[[http://www.ornl.gov|Oak Ridge National Laboratory]]	
	
[[http://www.knoxville.org|Knoxville Visitor Information]]	

[[http://www.ci.knoxville.tn.us/kat/web%20pages/Trolley/Trolley_Main.asp|Free Downtown Trolley]]	

[[http://www.ci.knoxville.tn.us/kat/web%20pages/images/Trolley/trolleyoct07.pdf| Trolley Map (color pdf)]]

[[http://www.knoxvilleconventioncenter.com|Knoxville Convention Center]] 		

[[http://www.gatlinburg-tennessee.org/|Gatlinburg and the Smoky Mountains]]

[[http://www.tys.org|Knoxville Airport (code = TYS)]]

{{http://www.ece.utk.edu/~bouldin/southeast-map.jpg?w=700|Southeast Map}}  

{{http://www.ece.utk.edu/~bouldin/convention-map.jpg?w=700|Convention Map}}