Transportation
International participants should check with their respective governments to secure visas for travel to the US, if necessary.

Letters of Support for Visa Applications
For participants who need a letter for visa applications, please contact:
Ms. Lillie Brantley and Ms. Carol Maddox
in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Air Travel
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL)
The Atlanta airport is a major hub for Delta Airlines, although most major US airlines also fly into Hartsfield-Jackson.

Ground Transportation
Metropolitan Atlanta is serviced by MARTA, a public rail and bus system. A regular one-way adult fare is $1.75.

The Global Learning Center/Georgia Tech Hotel are easily reached by rail from the Atlanta Airport. The entrance to MARTA's Airport Station is located inside the western end of the airport's main terminal. To reach the Global Learning Center, board a northbound train and exit at either the North Avenue or Midtown MARTA station:

From the North Avenue MARTA transit station:
Head north on West Peachtree Street until you reach Fifth Street. Turn left onto Fifth Street and go one block. Cross Spring Street at the pedestrian crossing. You will pass the Georgia Tech Hotel and some shops until you reach the courtyard. Go through the courtyard to enter the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center.

From the Midtown MARTA transit station:
Catch the Tech Trolley, Georgia Tech’s complimentary shuttle. Get off the trolley at the stop across the street from the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center. Go through the courtyard to enter the center.

Taxi fare from the Atlanta airport to the Global Learning Center is approximately $32.

By Car: The conference is located in Midtown Atlanta, at the crossroads of Interstates: I-75, I-85, and I-20.

Amtrak: passenger rail service into Atlanta Georgia from points in the continental US.

Conference Venue
Georgia Tech's Global Learning Center
84 Fifth St. NW Atlanta, GA 30308
1-404-385-6203

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