When planning your travel during the week, make sure to plan enough time to get to your destinations. Peak hours of traffic in Los Angeles are from 5 AM to 10 AM and 3 PM - 7 PM.

Arrival instructions at the LA meeting

• The conference hotel is the Intercontinental, located in downtown LA at 900 Wilshire Blvd.
• The hotel does not provide a shuttle from the airport. They recommend taxi or Uber.
• Hotel check-in is on the 70th floor! Signage downstairs is minimal. When you enter there is a coffee shop on the right and on the left, through the doors then to the right, there is a set of elevators. Input “70” on the keypad and it will take you to the lobby.
• Conference registration will be on the 5th floor, in the foyer near the ballroom.
• Navigating the conference hotel: The hotel is divided into two sections, each with its own separate elevator bank. Guest rooms are in one section, and the conference is in the other. To get to the conference rooms from guest rooms, go up to the 70th floor lobby and change elevator banks. Go down to the 7th The conference sessions will all be on the 5th — 7th floor. These three floors are connected by escalator.
• The hotel elevators require you to punch in your destination floor number OUTSIDE of the elevator. Once you enter your floor number onto the keypad, it will tell you which elevator to enter.
• To enter the hotel valet, go directly to: 937 W. 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017
• Click here for instructions for complimentary wifi access during the conference.

Airports

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
1 World Way, Los Angeles, CA 90045

From LAX to the InterContinental Hotel takes about 17.7 miles and can take 20 minutes to an hour, depending on traffic.
Directions: Get on CA-110 from S Figueroa St Take I-110 S and I-105 W to CA-1 N/S Sepulveda Blvd. Take exit 1C from I-105 W Continue on CA-1 N/S Sepulveda Blvd to your destination

Bob Hope Airport, branded as Hollywood Burbank Airport, (BUR)
2627 N Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505

From BUR the InterContinental Hotel takes about 16.3 miles and can take 20 minutes to an hour, depending on traffic.

Transportation

There are a number of options which include taxis, rental cars, door-to-door shuttle vans, long-distance vans, public buses, direct-to-airport buses and the Metro Rail Green Line (light rail). For more information, click here.

Things to Do

• Museum and Research Center Days
• Tour on Indigenous Collections at the Getty Research Institute

Food & Drinks

Lodging

Parking

Parking is available at the InterContinental Hotel for $47.00 for overnight and $25.00 for day use. Parking valet only. Alternatively, there are parking structures located around the hotel. Click here for more information.

Childcare

Knightsbridge Nanny Agency
https://knightsbridgenanny.com/
The rate is $30.00 per hour with a 4 hour minimum (up to 2 children), plus a $30.00 travel fee for the sitter. If it's more than 2 children, we need to get a quote from agency with the children's name & ages.