Registration, Accommodation, and Parking

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Registration and Fees: The conference is being offered for a modest registration fee of $100. Registration after March 15, 2006 or on the day of the conference will be $125. The registration fee includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Thursday and breakfast and lunch on Friday. Instructions for registration and payment of fees are included in the conference Registration Form (PDF) which must be completed in hard copy form and mailed with payment to:

Professor Niraj Verma
USC Doctoral Programs
RGL 301
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0626

Conference Grant Awards: To encourage students who might not otherwise be able to participate, a limited number of Conference Grants will be available. Recipients will be notified in advance of any grant award and will receive a check from USC at registration on the first day of the conference. To be considered for one of these awards, please check the appropriate box on the conference registration form.

Accommodations: On-campus accommodations will be available to participants as indicated in the Registration Form. Hotel accommodations may also be made at the nearby Raddison Hotel Midtown Los Angeles. (See Registration Form for more information.)

For those conference participants who are staying in on-campus accommodation, Parkside International Residential College is located at Vermont Ave. and Exposition Blvd. ("A7" on this map). Please check in at the front desk upon your arrival on Wednesday and mention that you are here for the USC Price Doctoral Conference. We will have a conference welcome desk in the lobby as well. Should you need parking during your stay, please purchase a parking pass at the front desk for $7 per day or $25 per week (Parking Structure A).

Other accommodations may be found by visiting the Los Angeles Visitors and Conventions Bureau Website.

Conference Location, Directions and Parking: The University of Southern California is centrally located near downtown Los Angeles about 20 minutes from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The conference will be held at the home of the Price School of Public Policy in Ralph and Goldy Lewis Hall (RGL) on the USC University Park Campus. Conference parking will be available in Structure PSX and costs $7/day. Enter at Gate 3 from Figueroa Blvd. Directions and parking information can be found at http://www.usc.edu/about/visit/upc.

Ground Transportation from LAX

Questions: Questions may be addressed to the Conference Planning Committee at DocsConf@usc.edu