March 16, 2009

The 2009 Industry Studies Conference will be held on May 28-29, 2009, at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.  The 2009 conference program includes competitively selected organized symposia as well as individual papers.  It will also feature plenary sessions and an awards dinner. To view the preliminary program and register for the conference, click on the corresponding tab above. Please be aware that there will be a modest registration fee to help defray some of the expenses associated with conference activities, and subsidies for individual conference participation will be very limited as compared to previous years. We have negotiated a reduced rate for a limited number of hotel rooms at the Crowne Plaza Chicago Metro.  Make your reservations as early as possible to secure a room at the reduced rate.  Reservation information may be found by clicking on the “Hotel Reservation” tab above.

May 26, 2009

Travel Instructions

We are looking forward to seeing you in Chicago next week and hope you will consider attending our WELCOME RECEPTION and visiting the conference registration desk at the conference hotel, Crowne Plaza Chicago Metro, 773 West Madison (at Halsted) on Wednesday evening, May 27, from 5:30 – 7:30 PM. 

The Conference formally gets underway promptly at 8:30 AM on Thursday, May 28 at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Student Center East, 750 South Halsted.  Shuttles will operate between the conference hotel and UIC every 10 minutes between 6:40 and 8:40.  Alternatively, you may wish to take a leisurely stroll of .7 mile down Halsted to Student Center East, which should take no more than 15 minutes.

Non-scheduled airport-to-hotel transportation alternatives on arrival include the “L” trains, group shuttles, and taxis.  If you choose the “L” and arrive at O’Hare, take the Blue Line.  Disembark at the UIC-Halsted stop, just a few blocks south of the conference hotel on Madison at Halsted.  If you walk to the East End of the platform (reverse of your direction of travel), you will find a convenient ramp that will allow you to roll your luggage up to Halsted.  If you arrive at Midway, you can take the Orange Line to Clark and Lake in the Loop (Downtown Chicago).  Transfer downstairs by escalator to the Blue Line, board in the direction of Forest Park and disembark at the UIC-Halsted stop, as described in the first part of this paragraph.

2009 Industry Studies Conference Program Committee