Conference Facility

HighEdWeb 2008 will be held on the campus of Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. A campus population of 21,000 students provides the resources of a large state university with the feel of a small, friendly community.

Conference sessions will be held in the open, inviting atmosphere of the Robert W. Plaster Student Union, which houses ten conference and meeting rooms that range in capacity from 8-800, including a 500-seat theater, and utilizes the reliable and robust Missouri State network and technology infrastructure.

Parking and Shuttles

Parking

Hotel guests are welcome to park in their hotel's lot. Additionally, conference commuters are invited to park in the University Plaza Hotel parking lot (directions) and catch the HighEdWeb Shuttle to the Plaster Student Union. The shuttle stop at University Plaza will be located on the south side of the building. We strongly discourage parking on campus.

HighEdWeb Shuttle

The HighEdWeb Shuttle is free for all conference attendees and includes three loops:

Springfield-Branson Airport Loop - continuous loop between Springfield-Branson Airport, University Plaza, and Holiday Inn Express.

• Saturday and Sunday: 10:00am-11:00pm
• Wednesday and Thursday: 6:00am-7:00pm

The airport is located approximately 15 minutes from the conference site.

Plaster Student Union Loop - continuous loop between Plaster Student Union, Unversity Plaza, and Holiday Inn Express.

• Sunday: 11:00am-1:30pm and 4:30-6:30pm
• Monday and Tuesday: 7:00-9:00am and 4:00-6:00pm
• Wednesday: 7:00-9:00am, 11:30am-1:30pm, and 3:30-5:30pm

The shuttle stop at University Plaza will be located on the south side of the building, and the shuttle stop at Holiday Inn Express will be located on the east side of the building.

HighEdWeb After Dark Loop - continuous loop between Springfield Brewing Company, University Plaza, and Holiday Inn Express.

• Monday: 7:30-10:30pm

Bear Line Shuttle

The Bear Line Shuttle is the regular Missouri State University shuttle and is available to all conference attendees. The shuttle runs six different routes, but the most applicable route is below:

• The Blue Route operates from 7:00am-6:00pm Monday through Friday and includes stops at the Plaster Student Union and Kentwood Hall, which is less than a block west of University Plaza Hotel.

Hotel Accommodations

The conference hotels are University Plaza Hotel as the host hotel and Holiday Inn Express as the overflow hotel.

The University Plaza Hotel is completely full. If you still need to reserve a room for the conference, please call the Holiday Inn Express.

Holiday Inn Express - $119/night

1117 East St. Louis Street
Springfield, MO 65806
Phone: (800) 465-4329
Directions

University Plaza Hotel and Convention Center - $96/night

333 John Q. Hammons Parkway
Springfield, MO 65806
Phone: (417) 864-7333
Directions

Getting to Springfield

Nearly half of the U.S. population lives within a 500-mile radius of Springfield, making this central location easy to access.

By Air

The Springfield-Branson National Airport offers non-stop jet service to twelve major cities through several airlines:

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  Chicago, Dallas, St. Louis
• 
  Chicago, Denver
• 
  Atlanta, Cincinnati
• 
  Detroit, Minneapolis, Memphis
• 
  Las Vegas, Orlando, Tampa

By Car

Springfield is conveniently located off of Interstate 44 and Highway 65. I-44 runs east and west through Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri. Highway 65 runs north and south and connects Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Minnesota. Driving distance from Kansas City is 170 miles, from St. Louis is 220 miles, and from Tulsa, OK is 185 miles.