Main Venue
On Campus
The Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering is the venue of iConference 2025.
Address
Luddy Hall
700 N. Woodlawn Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47408
812-856-5754
luddy@indiana.edu
The iConference 2025 will take place on campus in two buildings with a walking distance of 15 minutes.
Map of Venue
Hotel
Biddle Hotel (IMU)
The Biddle Hotel (IMU) blocked 100 standard rooms for iConference 2025 attendees. This 3-star-hotel is located on campus and has the shortest distance to the iConference venue.
Address
Indiana Memorial Union Bldg,
900 E 7th St, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
Hotel GROUP Code: ICONF25
Map of Hotels
Travel Information
Airport to Bloomington
Bloomington is in south-central Indiana, about an hour’s drive (50 miles) south of the capital, Indianapolis. It is about 230 miles from Chicago, 105 miles from Louisville, and 128 miles from Cincinnati.
Air travel to Indianapolis
The closest airport for air travel to Bloomington is the Indianapolis International Airport (IND). The airport is very easy to navigate and is roughly an hour out from Bloomington.
For those without direct flights to the Indianapolis Airport, it is possible to catch a flight from one of Chicago’s two large airports to Indianapolis, rent cars from Chicago, or even catch buses from Greyhound/Miller or Flixbus.
Ground travel from Indianapolis to Bloomington
There are several ways to get to Bloomington from the Indianapolis Airport.
-
-
Reservation required
-
Limited drop-off locations
-
-
-
10 car rental company options
-
Located on the first floor of the airport
-
Onsite Travel
-
-
6 bus routes
-
Always free
-
Live bus tracking through IU Mobile app
-
-
-
16 bus routes
-
Integrated into IU campus
-
Visa
All overseas participants will require a valid Visa to enter the U.S. Citizens of some countries can travel to the U.S. for Business for 90 days or less without a Visa under the Visa Waiver Program. To find out what is requested for your purposes please visit the Visa information website of the U.S. Department of State - Bureau of Consular Affairs.
Invitation Letter
Invitation Letters can be downloaded in ConfTool after registering for the Conference. The registration for iConference 2025 will open mid November 2024.
If you require an Invitation Letter beforehand, please contact the iConference 2025 on-site hosts and put the iSchools team (admin@ischools-inc.org) in CC.
Free time Activities
Find here possible locations for various free time activities.
