Getting to Pullman:
Pullman has an airport served by Horizon Airlines (Alaska) but flights are not very frequent. Van service provided by the hotels is available as are taxis. Two other airports are most relevant, Lewiston, Idaho (LWS) and Spokane, Washington (GEG). Lewiston is about 45 minutes drive from Pullman; Spokane is about 90 minutes. Lewiston is served by Delta and Alaska, Spokane by several major airlines. A shuttle (http://www.wheatlandexpress.com/) connects Pullman to both airports but reservations are required in advance. The WSU French Administration Building is the stop that riders want. There is no shuttle on Memorial Day. For those interested in a longer drive it is about 5 hours to Seattle airport (SEA) but rental cars in Seattle are relatively cheap compared to the usual flight to Pullman from Seattle. The drive is not complicated once you leave the area around the airport and cross the Cascade Mountain Range through Snoqualmie Pass.
Accommodations:
A block of rooms has been reserved for NABC 28 participants at the Residence Inn Marriott (Phone: 509-332-4400; Online reservations) at a rate of $109/night and this includes breakfast. Please be sure to mention you are with the North American Agricultural Biotechnology Council to receive the group rate. The deadline to make hotel reservations at this rate is May 10th. The Residence Inn is about 0.7 miles from the Compton Union Building (CUB) conference site, an easy walk except for about two blocks of hill at the end.
Three other motels are suggested. Rooms at the Holiday Inn Express (1.3 miles; Phone: (509) 334-4437; https://goo.gl/iSRd9z) can currently be reserved on-line for ~$120/night. The Hilltop Inn (1.6 miles; Phone: (509) 332 0928; www.hilltopinnpullman.com/) is available at $106/night. The Quality Inn (1 mile; Phone: (509) 332-0500; https://goo.gl/DAGVwr) is available for $90/night. All include breakfast.
