Global Venture Challenge
 

TRAVEL & HOTEL INFO

Directions to Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Parking space is extremely limited at ORNL, so all attendees should plan to board buses at Technology 2020 for transportation to and from the ORNL campus.

Directions to Technology 2020

From hotels listed below:

  1. Turn left on Illinois Avenue.
  2. After approximately 2 miles, turn right on Commerce Park Drive.
  3. After turning into Commerce Park, take the 1st left.  (This is also Commerce Park Drive as it makes a large circle around the park.)
  4. Technology 2020 is the second building on your left.

From Knoxville:

  1. Traveling on I-40/I-75, take the Oak Ridge exit #376 onto162N.
  2. After going 5.4 miles on 162N, 162N becomes 62W.  Follow signage "To Oak Ridge".
  3. After crossing the Clinch River bridge, you will see a "Welcome to Oak Ridge" sign.
  4. Stay in the left lane (do NOT bear right onto Bethel Valley Road).
  5. Immediately after crossing over the bridge, you will see a left turn lane.
  6. Turn left into Commerce Park.
  7. After turning into Commerce Park, take the 1st left.  (This is also Commerce Park Drive as it makes a large circle around the park.)
  8. Technology 2020 is the 2nd building on the left.

From McGhee Tyson Airport:

  1. Take Alcoa Hwy (129N) toward Knoxville.
  2. At 2.9 miles, take the Oak Ridge exit onto I-140W (Pellissippi Parkway).
  3. Go approximately 11.7 miles. You will go over I-40/I-75. Follow signage "To Oak Ridge". After going 5.4 miles on 162N, 162N becomes 62W.
  4. Follow directions from Step 2 "From Knoxville."

From Nashville (distance 169.3 miles):

  1. Traveling East on I-40, follow I-40 signage to Knoxville.
  2. Take the Oak Ridge exit #376 (East/Oak Ridge - North/Maryville).
  3. Turn left, crossing over I-40.
  4. Turn left at stop light onto 162N.
  5. Follow directions from Step 2 "From Knoxville."

From Chattanooga (distance 109.1 miles):

  1. Traveling North on I-24, I-24 becomes I-75N.
  2. Travel I-75N to Knoxville and take the I-40E exit and merge onto I-40E.
  3. Traveling East on I-40, follow I-40 signage to Knoxville.
  4. Take the Oak Ridge exit #376 (East/Oak Ridge - North/Maryville).
  5. Turn left, crossing over I-40.
  6. Turn left at stop light onto 162N.
  7. Follow directions from Step 2 "From Knoxville."

HOTEL INFORMATION

A block of rooms have been reserved at each of the following hotels.  The group rate is $72 per night and the rooms will be available through March 11, 2008.  Please contact the hotel directly to reserve your room and ask for the "Global Venture Challenge 2008" room rate.

Double Tree Hotel
215 S. Illinois Avenue
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
(865) 481-2468

Comfort Inn
433 S. Rutgers Avenue
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
(865) 481-8200

Jameson Inn
216 S. Rutgers Avenue
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
(865) 483-6809

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