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  • Staff
    • Nick Bebout (FAS: nb)
    • Lee Keitel (FAS: keitellf)
  • Brief description of the city
    • Evansville is Indiana's third-largest city. It is a friendly place in Southwest Indiana, along the Ohio River. Evansville is the metropolitan hub where southwest Indiana meets southeast Illinois and northwest Kentucky.
    • More information here
  • Major local airport(s)
    • Evansville Regional Airport (EVV) - 25 minutes away
    • Louisville Regional Airport (SDF) - 2 hours 11 minutes away
    • Nashville International Airport (BNA) - 2 hours 36 minutes away
    • Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) - 2 hours 43 minutes away
  • Transportation options and costs for getting attendees from the airport to the the lodging (e.g., shuttle, public transportation, taxi)
  • Estimated costs of flights from BOS, RDU, BOM, CDG, and PRG
Origin EVV SDF BNA
BOS $480 $330 $230
RDU $460 $330 $275
BOM $1150 $1300 $1320
CDG $1340 $1300 $1250
PRG $1100 $1000 $1100
Prices are approximate and subject to change based on when the flight is booked and other external circumstances.
  • Notes about local transportation, including mass transit and taxi availability
  • Proposed venue, including:
    • Cost of venue
    • Room availability for keynotes and capacity (assume 250 attendees)
    • Room availability for sessions--number of rooms available, capacity of each, and configuration (classroom style, conference style, etc.) -- we need 6-8 of these, each with a capacity of at least 40
    • Internet availability
  • Proposed lodging
    • Cost of lodging--please provide written agreement from lodging specifying rates
    • Number of single and double rooms available
    • Note Internet availability and cost in lodging
    • Distance from venue and transportation required between them
  • Proposed evening event locations (at least 2, preferably 3)
    • USS LST Ship Memorial
    • Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden
    • Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science
  • Pros and cons of proposed location