Provo, UtahDPS 2017

(or future)

Provo, Utah 2017 +

Centrally located in the western US

Nonstop flights to SLC from LAX, DCA, ATL, JFK, etc., and CDG, HNL

Provo 50 minues south of SLC, shuttles ($35) and light rail ($6)

*New one-a-day flights PVU to LAX, 10 mins from Provo

3 hour drive from Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Arches, Canyonlands

Provo, Utah 2017 +Utah Valley Convention

Center, open May 2012

Variety of meeting rooms, plenty of space (just hosted 3,000 person meeting)

• Rooftop terrace for icebreaker

Provo, Utah 2017 +

Center street block has 55 restaurants, locally-owned

Museums, shops, entertainment nearby

BYU MOA, Museum of Paleontology, Thanksgiving Point Dinosaur Museum, Museum of Peoples and Cultures, Hale Center Theater, Covey Center for the Arts

• Wasatch Mountains frame Utah Valley, similar climate to Denver in fall

• Sundance ski resort 20 minutes from downtown, has lodging, restaurants, ski lift rides, hiking, biking

Provo: Site Evaluation

3rd floor terrace -- Reception

Banquet – Sundance Ski Resort(20 mins from Provo)

Organizers

LOC:• Jani Radebaugh• Daniel Austin• Denise Stephens• Others possible,

including Univeristy of Utah

SOC:• Jason Barnes• Gwen Bart• Others ...

Conclusion: Why Provo?

• Central location, accessible, with local planetary people

• Beautiful setting near mountains• New convention center is the right size for DPS• Cheap (presumably) – rooms in convention

center Marriott going for $89 this week• Not the kind of location that would set off alarm

bells at NASA HQ, and very low probability of showgirls at banquet.