Location and Travel       LOCATION, ACCOMODATION, TRAVEL INFO 1. VENUE   The conference will be held at the Dabney Lounge, on the campus of the California Institute of  Technology (Caltech), in Pasadena, CA.   Enter Dabney Hall through the gardens on the north side of the building. Caltech’s historic Dabney Hall has a spacious lounge with beautiful hardwood floors, gorgeous wood paneling and arched doorways. The cocktail and the banquet will take place at the Caltech Athenaeum. Caltech is located at 1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91125, south of the 210 Freeway and west of the 110 Freeway (see map below)   2. DIRECTIONS Map of Freeways From the 110 North Fwy     Fwy continues into S Arroyo Pky. heading North.     Turn right onto California Blvd. heading East.     On California Blvd. the campus is located      between Wilson Ave. and Hill Ave. From the 210 Fwy     Take the Hill Ave. exit.     Turn onto Hill Ave. heading South.         From the 210 E turn right onto Hill Ave.         From the 210 W turn left onto Hill Ave.     On Hill Ave. the campus is located    between Del Mar Blvd. and Caliornia Blvd. Parking All campus parking areas are FREE and open to visitor parking on weekends and after 5 pm on weekdays. Street-parking in the Pasadena is limited to 1-2 hours, please park in the campus parking lots. Parking on streets after 2 AM is not allowed. Once you park at Caltech, see the campus map to find where the event is. See a CAMPUS MAP at the link below http://ballroom.caltechdance.org/campus-map 3. HOTELS There are a number of hotels in Pasadena and we will add more information about the hotels. A preferential rate is offered by the Westin Pasadena Hotel. The rate is $133 plus tax and is available by reservation through the link below (please also notify us that you made the reservation since the hotel will confirm with us if you are an attendee to the Congress). Please make your reservation early since only a number of rooms are available. A personalized Web site for 38th ARA Congress, Pasadena, California occurring (July 23, 2014 - July 26, 2014) has been created for you. Guests can access the site to learn more about the event and to book, modify, or cancel a reservation.  Click to book a room at the special price for the 38th ARA Congress, Pasadena, California (OR copy and paste the following link into a web browser) https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/ARA 4. City of Pasadena, CA Pasadena is ten miles (16 kilometers) northeast of downtown Los Angeles. The city is known for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade. In addition, Pasadena is also home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Fuller Theological Seminary, Art Center College of Design, the Pasadena Playhouse, the Norton Simon Museum of Art and the Pacific Asia Museum. Click for the link to Pasadena on Wikipedia Click for the link to the official website of the City of Pasadena