September 15-19, 2024
Lake Arrowhead, CA
CONFERENCE SITE
The meeting is scheduled to be held from September 15-19, 2024, at the UCLA Lake Arrowhead Conference Center, at 850 Willow Creek Road, Lake Arrowhead, CA 92352. The facility will provide group meals, in a private dining area so the participants will have maximum opportunities for mingling and informal discussions. At this time of year, the surrounding area provides hiking and other outdoor activities which could be used during free time in the early afternoon, before poster sessions. The facility offers four tennis courts, a putting green, a swimming pool and heated jacuzzis, and acres of virgin forest and shoreline.
The guest rooms are duplex (shared) 2-story cabins with a bedroom and private bathroom on each floor. Each room contains a fireplace.
For more information about the conference center, please visit:
GETTING THERE
The Conference Center is located high in the San Bernardino Mountains, just two hours from Los Angeles and San Diego, about one hour away from Ontario International Airport (click here for Google Maps).
For those traveling via provided buses:
The pickup point is on Sunday, September 15, 2024 at 2:30pm and 3:30pm at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott (NOT the LAX Courtyard Marriott) at 5855 West Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045 (310-641–5700). This is served by a shuttle that goes to/from each LAX terminal every 25 minutes (please verify the shuttle is for the correct Marriott). The Marriott has a Starbucks and three restaurants, as well as a lobby, to facilitate waiting. The buses will leave at 2:30pm and 3:30pm, so please allow time for the shuttle, finding the bus, etc. PLEASE NOTE that masks will be required while on the buses/shuttles.
There is no charge for the buses, but one must verify a bus reservation by August 20, 2024 by emailing Dr. Jeffrey H. Miller (jhmiller@microbio.ucla.edu).
GETTING BACK
One bus leaves for LAX at 11:00 AM on Thursday, September 19. For those staying for lunch, shuttle vans will depart for LAX at 1:00 PM.