QIP 2019: Travel, visa and local information

Accommodation

We have secured blocks in the following hotels below, with rates ranging from $119/night to $179/night. The discounts are valid from January 11 to January 19. To book a room at the discounted rates, please follow the provided links directly.

Embassy Suites by Hilton Boulder: $179/night (two room suite with two queen beds).
The Embassy Suites will host the Welcome reception on Sunday, January 13, as well as the Conference dinner on Wed, January 16.
Location and directions to conference venue.
Hilton Garden Inn Boulder: $149/night (single room), $169/night (room with two queen beds).
Location and directions to conference venue.
Residence Inn by Marriott: $169/night (Studio, 1 king bed and 1 sofa bed).
Location and directions to conference venue.
Best Western Plus Boulder Inn: $119/night (single room).
Location and directions to conference venue.

Invitation letters for visa purposes

To obtain an invitation letter for visa purposes, please send a request to Felix Leditzky (felix.leditzky -at- jila.colorado.edu) with the following information:

Name
Current affiliation (including postal address)
Brief statement explaining your interests in attending QIP.
Reference in the quantum information community who has attended a QIP conference in the past.

Travel information

For international travelers, CU Boulder is best reached by flying into Denver airport, which is served by most major airlines, including direct connections from London, Paris, Frankfurt, Munich, Tokyo, etc. Since Denver is a (domestic) United hub, you can usually reach it from any major airport with just one lay-over by flying into either East coast (e.g., New York City, Washington DC, Chicago), West coast (e.g., Los Angeles, San Francisco), or one of the Texas airports (Houston, Dallas).

Getting to CU Boulder from Denver airport

The best way to reach CU Boulder from Denver airport is to take the bus route AB that leaves directly from the bus terminal beneath the airport (at the airport, leave through the exit Westin Hotel/Transit Center and take the escalators down). The AB line directly serves the CU Boulder campus with stops at Broadway/Regent Dr, Broadway/Euclid Ave (preferred stop to reach the University Memorial Center where the conference takes place), and Broadway/Pleasant St. The total driving time is about 1h, and a one-way ticket costs $10.50.

Route on Google maps.

Venues

Here you can find information about the venue of the Conference, the Tutorials, the poster sessions, the Conference dinner, and the Rump session.

Below is a map in which these venues are marked, together with a selection of hotels and lunch & dinner options.

Conference

The main conference venue is the University Memorial Center (UMC) located on the CU Boulder campus and marked in the map below.

Tutorials

The tutorials on Saturday, Jan 12 and Sunday, Jan 13, will take place in the lecture room G1B30 in the Physics department of CU Boulder located on campus and marked in the map below.

Poster sessions

The poster sessions will take place on Monday, January 14, 18.00 - 19.30, and Tuesday, January 15, 15.30 - 17.00, at the Byron R. White Club at Folsom Field. Folsom Field is the home stadium of the Colorado Buffaloes, and located on CU campus. The Club is a short 10min walk from the conference venue.

Conference Dinner & Welcome reception

The conference dinner on Wednesday, Jan 16, and the welcome reception on Sunday, Jan 13, will take place at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Boulder in Boulder (see the map below).

Rump session

The rump session on Thursday, Jan 17, will take place at the Rembrandt Yard Art Gallery & Event Center in Downtown Boulder (see the map below).

Lab tours

On Wednesday, January 16, between 4pm and 6.30pm there is free time to enjoy Boulder, discuss with colleagues, or join one of the following lab tours:

NIST lab tour
Due to the federal government shutdown NIST is currently closed and the NIST lab tours have been canceled.
JILA lab tours
You will visit the labs of Konrad Lehnert, Cindy Regal, and Jun Ye. Meeting point is 4.15pm in front of the South entrance to JILA, and the tours are from 4.30 to 5.30pm.

Skiing opportunities

What is a Colorado winter without skiing? Hyatt Place Keystone has provided discounted hotel rooms at their hotel right at the base of the Mountain House area in the Keystone Resort. Please follow the links to book discounted hotel rooms and buy lift tickets.