San Diego is located at the base of Southern California and borders Mexico. Tijuana is just south of the border. It is a popular tourist destination and has attractions such as: Sea World, San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park, Wild Animal Park, and Legoland. The most convenient airport is the San Diego International Airport (Lindbergh Field, code: SAN). Taking a taxi to UCSD or the nearby hotels will be approximately 30 minutes and $40-$45. Airport transportation is available through Cloud Nine Shuttle. For reservations you may either call (800) 974-8885 or reserve online.

If you are driving down from Irvine, the trip is roughly an hour -- from Los Angeles it is about 2 hours. From Riverside the trip is about 2 hours and from Santa Barbara about 4 hours.

For directions to UCSD and a link to the campus map, please click here. For a more detailed map (which you can zoom in), click here. The parking lot closest to the mathematics department (AP & M building) which is the conference site is P207. On weekends parking is free in green (B), yellow (S), or red (A) spaces, except for those red (A) spaces marked "permit required 24 hours" (these are along the edge of the lot.) On weekdays you can purchase a one-day parking permit at the information booth in the center of Lot P207 for $6 valid in green (B) or yellow (S) spaces. For participants from other UC campuses, the parking sticker for the home campus may be valid at UCSD for green (B) and yellow (S) spaces. Check in advance with UCSD parking (858) 534-4223.

The lectures will be held in Room 4301 of the AP & M building, Building 249 on the campus map ).

There are a number of hotels near UCSD. The three hotels listed below are in Del Mar, downtown La Jolla near the beach, and La Jolla near campus. There are also Marriott, Embassy Suites, Hyatt Regency, Hilton and other hotels near campus.

La Jolla UTC area (near campus)
P. F. Chang's China Bistro, 4540 La Jolla Village Dr. (858) 458-9007
Cafe Japengo, 8960 University Center Lane (858) 450-3355
Donovan's Steak & Chop House, 4340 La Jolla Village Dr. (858) 450-6666
Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, 8970 University Center Lane (858) 535-0078
Roy's La Jolla, 8670 Genesee Ave. (858) 455-1616

Downtown La Jolla (south of campus near the beach)
Spice & Rice Thai Kitchen, 7734 Girard Ave. (858_ 456-0466
Roppongi, 875 Prospect St. (858) 551-5252
Piatti, 2182 Avenida de la Playa (858) 454-1589
George's at the Cove (the terrace is less formal), 1250 Prospect St. (858) 454-4244

Del Mar (north of campus near the coast)
Jake's Del Mar, 1660 Coast Blvd. (858) 755-2002
Pacifica Del Mar, 1555 Camino Del Mar (858) 792-0476

Chinese - in Clairemont Mesa Area
Jasmine Seafood Restaurant, 4609 Convoy St. (858) 268-0888
Emerald Chinese Seafood Restaurant, 3709 Convoy St., Ste. 101 (858) 565-6888
Spicy City, 4690 Convoy St. (858) 278-1818
Ba Ren Corporation (if you like spicy food) 4957 Diane Ave. (858) 279-2520

Cafes
The Living Room (Downtown La Jolla with a view of the ocean), 1010 Prospect St. (858) 459-1187
Pannikin Cafe (Del Mar, In the Flower Hill Mall), 2670 Via de la Valle. (858) 481-8007

Sunday Brunch (for after the conference)
The Crown Room, Hotel Del Coronado. 1500 Orange Ave., Coronado. (619) 522-8490. Reservations recommended.

Near Del Mar Inn
Pacifica, Jake's (see above)

Near Residence Inn
Cafe Japengo, Fleming's (see above) Also P.F. Chang's, Donovan's and Roy's are not too far away.

Near La Jolla Cove Suites
George's at the Cove, Roppongi, Spice and Rice Thai, Living Room (see above).

Cheaper Eats near campus
Yummy Maki Yummy Box, 3211 Holiday Ct. (858) 587-9848
Schlotzsky's Deli, 8657 Villa La Jolla Drive, Ste. 127 (858) 452-3501
Rubio's, 8855 Villa La Jolla Dr. (858) 546-9377
TGIF, 8801 Villa La Jolla Dr. (858) 455-0880
Rock Bottom (also a good place for drinks) 8980 Villa La Jolla Dr. (858) 450-9277

For more information about San Diego restaurants see the SignOnSanDiego.com Visitors Guide