Hotels, Travel & Venue
Accommodations
The conference will be held at the Embassy Suites Mandalay Beach Hotel & Resort in Oxnard, California USA. A room block has been established at the special rate of
$149 single / double occupancy + tax per night.
Please note: the resort requires a three-night minimum stay. The rate includes complimentary full-cooked breakfast and invitation to the hotel’s nightly Manager's Reception each evening.
To reserve a room, contact the hotel directly by 22 December 2010 and mention the 'AGU Chapman Conference'.
Embassy Suites Mandalay Beach Hotel & Resort
2101 Mandalay Beach Road
Oxnard, California 93035 USA
+1-805-984-2500 (International)
Fax: +1-805-984-8339
Reservations
The all-suite beachfront resort is located on 8½ acres of ocean front property by the beautiful Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard. It is situated near Ventura, Ojai, Camarillo, Malibu and Port Huaneme. The hotel boasts spectacular views of the ocean, sparkling pools, cascading waterfalls, exotic gardens, and streaming lagoons.
Each suite room includes a living room, two full baths, two cable televisions, a microwave, refrigerator and coffee maker. The resort has a swimming pool and whirlpool, fitness center and tennis facilities.
Roommate Requests
If you are interested in sharing a room and don't yet have a roommate, AGU will facilitate that process. We are compiling a list of those who are looking for roommates and will send it with those who are interested. Potential roommates will communicate directly with each other to make their housing arrangements.
Please send an e-mail to chapman-source2sink@agu.org: Subject line: "Send Roommate List". Include the following information: Name; gender; arrival date; departure date; e-mail address and anything else you deem noteworthy for a potential roommate.
While AGU staff will assist in this manner, attendees must secure their own roommates and sleeping rooms. Roommates are responsible to each other for contingency agreements, such as late arrivals, early departures, and cancellations, which will affect their shared costs.
Travel Information
Some of the area attractions include harbor cruises and museums a well as the Channel Islands National Park, Mandalay Bay Beach Park and the Ventura County Wine Trail.
By Air: Oxnard is located about 75 minutes northwest of Los Angeles Airport (LAX), 50 minutes west from Burbank Airport (BUR), and 60 minutes south of Santa Barbara Airport (SBA). Or fly directly into Oxnard by regional carriers (United Express) and pick up a rental car — the Oxnard Airport (OXR) offers daily connections through LAX to Oxnard (www.iflyoxnard.com).
By Car: Driving from Los Angeles to Oxnard, you can travel north on Highway 1 (along the coast) or take Highway 101. To drive north along the coast, take the Santa Monica Freeway (I10) west to Highway 1 (Pacific Coast Highway). The alternate path on freeways is I405 north from LAX, connecting to 101 north, and continuing to Oxnard. Travel time either way is approximately 90 minutes, depending on traffic.
Airport Shuttle Service are as follows; costs are one-way and in U.S. Dollars:
- Oxnard Airport - $36.00 for the first 3 passengers, $41.00 for 4-6 passengers and $49.00 for 7 passengers
- Los Angeles Airport - $65.00 for the first passenger, $10 each additional passenger
- Burbank Airport - $64.00 for the first passenger, $10 each additional passenger
- Santa Barbara Airport - $76.00 for the first passenger, $10 each additional passenger
Reservations: www.rrshuttle.com; 805-389-8196 or toll free: 800-247-7919.