2019 IGEN National Meeting
General questions may be directed to info@igenetwork.org. If you have a specific question about a particular hotel, we encourage you to reach out to the hotel directly using the contact information at their website.
Charter Bus Information
A chartered bus will provide national meeting attendees transportation between the Holiday Inn with a stop at the Courtyard on Saturday and Sunday morning before breakfast as well as Saturday night following the banquet.
See bus schedule below:
Saturday AM
- 7:10 AM depart Holiday Inn Orlando East
- 7:20 AM depart Courtyard Orlando East
- 7:30 AM arrive UCF Fairwinds Alumni Center
- 7:45 AM depart Holiday Inn Orlando East
- 7:55 AM depart Courtyard Orlando East
- 8:05 AM arrive UCF Fairwinds Alumni Center
Saturday PM
- 8:15 PM depart UCF Fairwinds Alumni Center for Hotels
- 8:50 PM depart UCF Fairwinds Alumni Center for Hotels
Sunday AM
- 7:35 AM depart Holiday Inn Orlando East
- 7:45 AM depart Courtyard Orlando East
- 7:55 AM arrive UCF Classroom Building II
- 8:10 AM depart Holiday Inn Orlando East
- 8:20 AM depart Courtyard Orlando East
- 8:30 AM arrive UCF Classroom Building II
For meeting attendees staying at the Holiday Inn Orlando East, there will be a 10-passenger shuttle that will provide hotel guests direct transport to UCF campus facilities on both Saturday and Sunday mornings as well as direct transport from the UCF Fairwinds Alumni Center back to the hotel on Saturday night. The shuttle schedule is meant to provide hotel guests with additional options of morning and end of day departure times.
Complimentary Holiday Inn Orlando East shuttle schedule:
Saturday AM
- 7:00 AM depart Holiday Inn Orlando East
- 7:15 AM arrive UCF Fairwinds Alumni Center
- 7:30 AM depart Holiday Inn Orlando East
- 7:45 AM arrive UCF Fairwinds Alumni Center
Saturday PM
- 8:00 PM depart UCF Fairwinds Alumni Center for Holiday Inn
- 8:30 PM depart UCF Fairwinds Alumni Center for Holiday Inn
Sunday AM
- 7:30 AM depart Holiday Inn Orlando East
- 7:45 AM arrive UCF Classroom Building II
- 8:00 AM depart Holiday Inn Orlando East
- 8:15 AM arrive UCF Classroom Building II
Please note: Following the end of the closing session at the National Meeting, attendees will be responsible to coordinate their own transportation to their next destination whether it be to the airport or another point of interest in the area.
Places to Eat
Orlando has a great variety of cuisines that will satisfy all of your cravings. Below you will find a list of some the local favorites near the UCF campus (all are within a close 5 miles radius) that you may want to patronize during off hours. Click the following links to view each restaurant’s menus.
Holiday Inn Orlando East - UCF Area
Questions about your reservation? Call +1 (800) 465-4329
Courtyard Orlando East/UCF Area
Questions about your reservation? Call +1 (407) 277-76763
Hilton Garden Inn Orlando East/UCF Area
Questions about your reservation? Call +1 (866) 311-6110
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Orlando East-UCF Area
Questions about your reservation? Call +1 (407) 203-8585
Awarded Travel Support?
Graduate students can request travel support when they register. Recipients should not make lodging arrangements directly with the hotels. IGEN Staff will send you travel and housing arrangement information once you have registered and received notification of your awards.
Kennedy Space Center Transportation
Roundtrip transportation from the conference hotels to the Kennedy Space Center will be provided for all students who register and submit participant information by the September 25th deadline.
Driving and Parking on UCF Campus
If you have rented a car and decide to drive onto the UCF campus, parking for the National Meeting is free. Just park in any of the Student Parking Areas. Please download this UCF campus parking map for reference.