Travel

Student and Postdoc Travel Support

Travel award applications are now closed!

DNA28 travel awards are available to eligible students or postdocs; to be eligible one must either be a US citizen or be based at a US institution. Awards are capped at 800 USD per applicant and will be provided as a flat award.

Award recipients will be required to provide the conference organizers with a copy of all receipts for airfare on a US-flag carrier, accommodation, registration, and incidental expenses such as local transportation. Meals will be paid on a per diem basis. Awards will be paid post-conference up to the 800 USD cap, for specific receipts and/or per diem expenses. Awards may be subject to tax withholding as required by US law.

To apply, please send an email to dna28@unm.edu by July 1st, 2022, containing the following information:

• Applicant's name, institution, department, and degree pursued (or status as postdoc).
• Title of submitted paper or poster, if any.
• Required demographic information: US citizen?, studying at a US institution?
• Optional demographic information: gender?, in an under-represented group? (Information will be used for grant reporting only, and only in aggregated form.)
• Reasons for wanting to attend the conference (a few sentences).
• Request for an 800 USD travel award and an acknowledgement of the restrictions on airfare and other terms as noted above.
• Attached support letter from advisor indicating availability or lack thereof of funding to support travel to the conference, and stating commitment to provide necessary financial support that is not covered by the travel grant.

Location

The DNA28 conference will be held on the main campus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM, USA.

The meeting will take place in the auditorium of the newly built Physics & Astronomy and Interdisciplinary Sciences (PAIS) building, pictured above, which is located at:

• Room 1100
• PAIS Building
• University of New Mexico
• 210 Yale Blvd NE
• Albuquerque, NM 87106

The PAIS building is building number 114 on the UNM main campus map.

On-campus parking information is available from UNM Parking & Transportation Services.

Airport Information

Fly to the Albuquerque International Sunport (IATA code: ABQ).

Local Transport Information

Taxis and Uber/Lyft operate from the ABQ airport and throughout the city.

City of Albuquerque public transport information is available here.

Bus connections between UNM campus and key areas:

• ABQ Airport — #50
• Downtown Albuquerque — Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART) Red Line #766 or Green Line #777
• Old Town Albuquerque — ART Red Line #766 or Green Line #777
• Albuqerque Uptown — ART Green Line #777

Schedules for key bus routes:

• #50 — weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays
• ART Red Line #766 — weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays
• ART Green Line #777 — weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays

Hotels

University Area

• Hotel Parq Central — 806 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102 — Tel: +1 (505) 242-0040 — 1.3 miles from venue
• SpringHill Suites Albuquerque University Area — 1101 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106 — Tel: +1 (505) 242-1104 — 0.9 miles from venue
• Embassy Suites by Hilton Albuquerque — 1000 Woodward Pl NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102 — Tel: +1 (505) 245-7100 — 1.8 miles from venue
• Crowne Plaza Albuquerque — 1901 University Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102 — Tel: +1 (505) 884-2500 — 2.4 miles from venue
• Home2 Suites by Hilton — 1660 University Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102 — Tel: +1 (505) 242-0002 — 2 miles from venue

Downtown Albuquerque

• Hotel Andaluz — 125 2nd St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102 — Tel: +1 (505) 242-9090 — 1.8 miles from venue
• Doubletree Downtown Albuquerque — 201 Marquette Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102 — Tel: +1 (505) 247-3344 — 2 miles from venue
• Hilton Garden Inn Albuquerque Downtown — 222 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102 — Tel: +1 (505) 808-1041 — 1.7 miles from venue

Old Town Albuquerque

• Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town — 800 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104 — Tel: +1 (505) 843-6300 — 4 miles from venue
• Hotel Chaco — 2000 Bellamah Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104 — Tel: +1 (505) 246-9989 — 4 miles from venue
• Best Western Plus Rio Grande Inn — 1015 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104 — Tel: +1 (505) 843-9500 — 4.4 miles from venue

Albuquerque Uptown

• Hilton Garden Inn Albuquerque Uptown — 6510 Americas Pkwy NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110 — Tel: +1 (505) 944-0300 — 4.4 miles from venue
• Sheraton Albuquerque Uptown — 2600 Louisiana Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110 — Tel: +1 (505) 881-0000 — 4.9 miles from venue
• Homewood Suites by Hilton Albuquerque Uptown — 7101 Arvada Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110 — Tel: +1 (505) 881-7300 — 4.7 miles from venue

Airport Area

• Sheraton Albuquerque Airport — 2910 Yale Blvd SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106 — Tel: +1 (505) 843-7000 — 2.3 miles from venue
• Hyatt Place Albuquerque Airport — 1400 Sunport Pl SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106 — Tel: +1 (505) 242-9300 — 2.9 miles from venue
• TownePlace Suites Albuquerque Airport — 2400 Centre Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106 — Tel: +1 (505) 232-5800 — 1.8 miles from venue
• Fairfield Inn & Suites Albuquerque Airport — 2300 Centre Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106 — Tel: +1 (505) 247-1621 — 1.8 miles from venue
• Best Western Airport Albuquerque Inn Suites Hotel & Suites — 2400 Yale Blvd SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106 — Tel: +1 (505) 242-7022 — 2.1 miles from venue