2001 Electronic Materials Conference: Transportation Information

The 43rd Electronic Materials Conference (EMC) sponsored by the Electronic Materials Committee of TMS will be held at the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, from Wednesday, June 27 through Friday, June 29, 2001. The conference provides a forum for topics of current interest and significance on the area of preparation and characterization of electronic materials. Individuals actively engaged or interested in electronic materials research and development are encouraged to attend this meeting, and papers in this general subject area are solicited.

The EMC is again being coordinated with the Device Research Conference (DRC) of IEEE, which will be held at the same location, Monday, June 25 through Wednesday, June 27, 2001. This coordination is made in recognition of the strong interaction between electronic materials and device research and should provide for maximum exchange of information between attendees of both conferences.

LOCAL TRANSPORTATION

Notre Dame is located approximately 90 miles southeast of Chicago and may be reached as follows:

Air:

Notre Dame is about 15 minutes from South Bend Regional Airport. Ask your travel agent to book you to South Bend, Indiana. From the airport take “Lincolnway West” East (Left out of the airport) to downtown South Bend. Turn Left on Indiana 933 (Michigan St.). Stay on Indiana 933 to Angela Boulevard, second stop light north of the St. Joseph River. Turn right onto Angela Boulevard then left at the first stop light onto Notre Dame Avenue. Visitor parking is located on the right side of Notre Dame Ave about 200 yards from Angela Blvd.

You can also fly to Chicago International Airport and drive or take a shuttle bus. The university is about 2 hours (by car) from O’Hare airport, less to Midway. From O’Hare Airport: Take Route 190 east out of O’Hare to Route 90 east (Kennedy Expressway) toward downtown Chicago where it merges with Route 94 south (Dan Ryan Expressway). Take the Skyway exit off the Dan Ryan and remain on Route 90 to the Indiana Toll Road, which eventually merges with Route 80. Get off at Exit 77 (South Bend/Notre Dame).

Car:

From the north: The University is located just south of the Indiana Toll road (Interstate 80/90). Exit Interstate 80/90 at exit 77 and turn right onto Michigan (Indiana 933). Make a left at the 4th stop light (Angela Boulevard). Make a left at the first stop light (Notre Dame Avenue). Visitor parking is located on the right side of Notre Dame Ave about 200 yards from Angela.

From the south: Take US 31 north which becomes Indiana 933 just south of South Bend. Stay on Indiana 933 to An-gela Boulevard, second stop light north of the St. Joseph River. Turn right onto Angela Boulevard then left at the first stop light onto Notre Dame Avenue. Visitor parking is located on the right side of Notre Dame Ave about 200 yards from Angela.

Train:

The South Shore Line trains run directly from the Chicago Loop to the South Bend Regional Airport in South Bend. AMTRAK services South Bend via east and west trains.

Taxi and Limousine:

The campus is easily accessible from South Bend’s airport by a 10-minute taxi ride. Limousine (motor coach bus) service is provided by United Limo directly to and from the campus and both Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway Airports with ten trips daily. Buses leave the Bus/Shuttle Center at O’Hare and arrive on campus at the main gate on Notre Dame Avenue. Buses run on a schedule, and will not accommodate reservations. Seating is first-come-first-serve basis. On rare occasions, a bus will fill to capacity, but ordinarily this will not be the case. United Limo buses leave from Midway Airport between doors 3 and 4 (via Tri State Coach), from O’Hare International terminal #5 and from the O’Hare Bus Shuttle Center. A bus schedule is available on-line from the United Limo website.

MAPS

There are several maps available of Notre Dame and the South Bend area. Many of the maps can be downloaded in portable document format (and viewed using Adobe Acrobat). Additionally, several on-line maps are available for a detailed review of the area.

• A partial map of Notre Dame showing the conference registration site (Center for Continuing Education in McKenna Hall) and the location of Notre Dame relative to major highways and the South Bend Regional Airport (PDF)
• A more detailed map of South Bend showing the location of the EMC Thursday dinner event (PDF)
• University of Notre Dame parking map with locations of relevant conference sites (PDF)
• General on-line campus map
• Detailed and interactive on-line campus map
  

PARKING

Visitor parking is permitted in the parking lot south of the Hesburgh Center, off Notre Dame Avenue. Coupons to exit the lot ($1.00 each) are available at the Information Desk of the Center for Continuing Education (CCE) in McKenna Hall. The parking fee is not included in the cost of housing. Cars parked illegally are subject to ticketing. The parking lot of the Morris Inn is restricted to overnight and dining guests of the Inn. Parking for handicapped guests with appropriate license designations is located in the drive, north of the CCE. Additional visitor parking is available to the northeast of campus off Bulla Road. Attendees checking into on-campus housing can park at no charge in student "D2" or "D6" lots. An on-line parking map is available, and a map in portable document format is available for download.