The conference will be held at the Donnelley Biological Sciences Learning Center Building at University of Chicago:

924 East 57th Street Chicago, IL 60637.


Parking: Street parking is very limited on campus. 

SpotHero has great parking rates but you will need to walk a little from these locations to the conference. Here are the closest SpotHero locations to the building: Closest SpotHero parking locations

There are also parking garages operated by the University:  
https://safety-security.uchicago.edu/services/parking/  
and the Hospital:  
http://www.uchospitals.edu/visitor/directions/parking.html  
The hospital garage “B” is the closest to the building at about a block and a half.  The University’s Ellis garage is a 3 block walk.  It seems like the daily parking rate is $28.



Directions By Mass Transit:
-By Bus
The CTA #6 Jackson Park Express bus will take you from downtown Chicago to Hyde Park. Catch the bus southbound on State St. in the Loop. Get off at 57th or 59th St., walk under the train tracks and continue west to campus.
-By Train
Catch the Metra Electric commuter train at Millennium Station (Randolph St.), the Van Buren stop, or the Museum Campus (Roosevelt St.) station. Get off at 57th or 59th St. and walk west to the campus.
-By Elevated Train (the ‘L’)
The campus is accessible from north or south by the RED Line Exit the 'L' at Jackson and then take the CTA #6 Jackson Park bus to 57th or 59th St., walk under the train tracks and continue west to campus. If coming from the west, take the GREEN Line Exit at Garfield and board the #55 Garfield bus. Exit at the Ellis Avenue stop (you will see the Ratner Athletic Center on the corner). Walk south on Ellis Avenue towards the heart of campus.


Directions By Car:
-From Lake Shore Drive:
Exit 57th Drive (the Museum of Science and Industry). Go west and curve around the museum. Take the fourth right onto the Midway Plaisance and go west to the campus.
-From Indiana:
Take I-65 N or I-80 W to Skyway (I-90/94 W). Drive westbound on the Skyway, exiting at Stony Island. Drive north on Stony Island and turn left on 60th street.
-From the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-94)
Exit at Garfield Blvd. (55th St.) and drive east, following the signs for 55the St. through Washington Park. once you cross over Cottage Grove Avenue, the campus is on your right.
-From the Northern Suburbs
Take I-90/94 to I-55 North to Lake Shore Drive South. Exit at 57th Drive (the Museum of Science and Industry). Go west and curve around the museum. Take the fourth right onto the Midway Plaisance and go west to the campus.
-From the Western Suburbs
Take the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) to I-90/94 East. Exit on the I-55 North Exit and then to Lake Shore Drive South. Exit at 57th Drive (the Museum of Science and Industry). Go west and curve around the museum. Take the fourth right onto the Midway Plaisance and go west to the campus.
-From the Southern Suburbs
Take the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-94) northbound, exiting at Stony Island Ave. Drive north on Stony Island to the westbound Midway Plaisance (between 60th and 59th St.). Turn left onto Midway Plaisance and go west to campus (I-57 travelers: Take I-94 east to reach the Stony Island ramp).
-From the Southwest Suburbs:
Take I-55 N. 5 miles to exit 292B, toward Indiana. Exit onto the Dan Ryan Expressway, continue for 0.6 miles. Merge onto I-90E. Take exit number 57B towards W. 55th St./Garfield Blvd. Continue for almost a mile, then turn slightly right onto Morgan Drive. Morgan Drive becomes E. 57th St. Continue down E. 57th st. until S. Ellis Ave. Turn right onto S. Ellis Ave. Continue straight to campus.

BSLC Building at University of Chicago