Provo, Utah 2017 +
Centrally located in the western US
Nonstop flights to SLC from LAX, DCA, ATL, JFK, etc., and CDG, HNL
Provo 50 minues south of SLC, shuttles ($35) and light rail ($6)
*New one-a-day flights PVU to LAX, 10 mins from Provo
3 hour drive from Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Arches, Canyonlands
Provo, Utah 2017 +Utah Valley Convention
Center, open May 2012
Variety of meeting rooms, plenty of space (just hosted 3,000 person meeting)
• Rooftop terrace for icebreaker
Provo, Utah 2017 +
Center street block has 55 restaurants, locally-owned
Museums, shops, entertainment nearby
BYU MOA, Museum of Paleontology, Thanksgiving Point Dinosaur Museum, Museum of Peoples and Cultures, Hale Center Theater, Covey Center for the Arts
• Wasatch Mountains frame Utah Valley, similar climate to Denver in fall
• Sundance ski resort 20 minutes from downtown, has lodging, restaurants, ski lift rides, hiking, biking
Organizers
LOC:• Jani Radebaugh• Daniel Austin• Denise Stephens• Others possible,
including Univeristy of Utah
SOC:• Jason Barnes• Gwen Bart• Others ...
Conclusion: Why Provo?
• Central location, accessible, with local planetary people
• Beautiful setting near mountains• New convention center is the right size for DPS• Cheap (presumably) – rooms in convention
center Marriott going for $89 this week• Not the kind of location that would set off alarm
bells at NASA HQ, and very low probability of showgirls at banquet.
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