Business meetings, technical sessions, and registration will be held at Garrett Conference Center and Van Meter Hall at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. Well-developed fluviokarst is present throughout the region, with Mammoth Cave National Park located approximately fifty kilometers north.

FROM OWENSBORO TO WKU: Exit Natcher Parkway on US 231. Follow Morgantown Rd. to Russellville Rd. (3 miles), turn left on Russellville Rd., travel about 2/3 of a mile to University Blvd., turn left on University Blvd. Smith Stadium and Diddle Arena will be on your right. An alternative is to turn right on University Blvd., travel to first light and turn left at corner of Normal Dr. and University Blvd.

FROM LOUISVILLE TO WKU: Follow I-65 South to Bowling Green. Use Exit 28 at Corvette Plant, use connector road to 68-80 & 31-W to Bowling Green. Follow 68-80 to WKU. Smith Stadium and Diddle Arena will be on your left.

FROM NASHVILLE TO WKU: Follow I-65 North to Bowling Green. Use Exit 20 (Natcher Parkway). Follow Natcher Parkway north to Exit 3 (US 31-W). Turn right on US 31-W to University Blvd.

Map to Western Kentucky University Campus. http://www.wku.edu/Tour/directions2.html

Map of WKU Campus.
http://www.wku.edu/Tour/campusmap.html

Accomodations

The Baymont Inn will serve as the headquarters hotel. Shuttles will operate between the hotel and meetings. A continental breakfast is offered, and several restaurants are within walking distance. The Baymont Inn can be contacted at:
Phone: 270-843-3200
Fax: 270-782-6699

More information about the Baymont Inn can be found online at (reservations): http://baymont.net/bowlinggreen/

The Bowling Green Tourism authority has a listing of other places to stay at: http://bg.ky.net/Tourism/accomodations.html

Transportation

What airport is closest to Bowling Green?

The nearest airport to Bowling Green, Kentucky, is in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a major airport in the southeast United States and is serviced by American Airlines, British Airways, Continental Airlines, Delta Airlines, United Airways and others. The Nashville Airport is about a one-hour drive away from Bowling Green. Information about the Nashville airport, rental car agencies, etc., can be found at: http://flynashville.com

Some visitors also come to Bowling Green via the Louisville, Kentucky, airport. This is also a large, metropolitan center, but it is about a two-hour drive away from Bowling Green. Its website can be found at: http://www.louintlairport.com/

From the airport:
Several private companies run shuttle services from the Nashville Airport (BNA) to Bowling Green. Though most visitors come through Nashville, these companies also have limited ability to provide shuttles from Louisville.

Airport Shuttle of Bowling Green
toll free 877-479-5483
http://www.anytimetransportshuttleservice.com

Airport Express
airport_express@bellsouth.net
phone 270-781-4321

In Bowling Green
Vans and shuttles will operate daily to transport registrants from the Baymont Hotel to the meeting locations.

Local Information

Bowling Green restaurants, attractions, and maps can be found at the Bowling Green Tourism Commission website. Their web address is: http://bg.ky.net/Tourism

Regional Information about Mammoth Cave and vicinity can be found at:
Mammoth Cave National Park Website - http://www.nps.gov/maca/home.htm
Mammoth Cave Online - http://www.mammothcave.com

For more information
Contact Katie Seadler at:
phone (270) 745-4169
e-mail: karst2003@wku.edu