Accommodations

Hotel: The Graduate By Hilton Tempe

A limited number of rooms are being held at the Graduate By Hilton Tempe for conference attendees at a rate of $189 per night, including breakfast. The hotel is a six-minute walk from the primary conference venue, the Memorial Union at Arizona State University.

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Getting there from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport

While Uber and Lyft are the easiest form of transportation from Phoenix Sky Harbor, the Valley Metro Rail is a feasible and comfortable way to make the trip. Using the Valley Metro Rail, you will only pay $3 for a one-way trip to the Graduate By Hilton Tempe hotel. You can get a Valley Metro Copper Card in person at the Light Rail Station, or even better, download the app for your phone, and add a virtual card to your phone’s wallet. If you elect to purchase the physical card in person, you will also need to load money onto the card. A virtual card using the app on your phone can be reloaded with  Apple Pay, Google Pay, or a debit/credit card.

After arriving to the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, you will take the free Sky Train from Terminal 3 to the 44th Street Valley Metro Light Rail Station. At the Light Rail station, you can purchase a Valley Metro Copper Card if needed, and load funds to cover your transportation. From there, you will take the light rail five stops southeast from 44th St/Washington to Mill Ave/3rd Street. Then you will get on the Tempe Street Car to 3rd Street/Ash. You will have a three-minute walk to the hotel.

For this and other routes, please download the Valley Metro app and set the translation to your language of choice: https://www.valleymetro.org/how-to-ride/online-tools/app