Venue

Founded in 1965, the University of California, Irvine combines the strengths of a major research university with the bounty of an incomparable Southern California location. With a commitment to cutting-edge research, teaching, learning and creativity, UCI is a driving force of innovation and discovery that benefits our local, national and global communities in multiple ways.

With nearly 28,000 students, 1,100 faculty members and 9,000 staff, UCI is among the most dynamic campuses in the University of California system.

Location

Our event will be held in and around the Engineering quad at UC Irvine. The nearest street address is 25 E. Peltason Dr., Irvine, CA 92697.

Conference rooms

Since we're holding DrupalCamp LA at the UC Irvine campus, we'll be using smart classrooms and lecture halls for our sessions. Most rooms have a smart podium, with an in-podium PC, laptop connection with VGA+audio hookup, DVD player, speakers, and controls for the projector screen, room lights and room sound level (exact controls vary by room). The largest lecture halls also have a document camera, CD/cassette deck, writing tablet, gooseneck microphone, wireless microphone, and preview monitor.

Engineering Hall 1200 (EH 1200)

This is a new stadium-style lecture hall that seats 332. It's just downstairs from the EH2430 colloquia room (where registration is held). For technology, it's got it all, including three projectors, a podium gooseneck microphone, a wireless lapel microphone, and a handheld wireless microphone for recording audience questions. Very few power outlets in the seating area.

Donald Bren Hall 1600 (DBH 1600)

This smaller lecture hall seats 125. It has the basic smart classroom technology, including podium PC, laptop VGA+audio connection, but no wireless microphones, so if you're presenting stand by the podium when you're talking. Also, please repeat any audience questions into the microphone so they'll get recorded in the screencast. Very few power outlets.

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McDonnell Douglas Engineering Auditorium (MDEA)

This is a large seminar room that seats 100. It has seminar tables with a power outlet at every seat! The presentation technology is basic, just a small podium with a VGA+audio cable and a (wired) microphone, so bring your own laptop (or borrow one) if you're presenting in this room.

Engineering Lecture Hall 110 (ELH 110)

This is a smaller smart classroom that seats 50, with seminar tables. It's just across the campus ring road from Engineering Hall. For technology, it has a podium PC and projector with VGA hookup, but no built-in audio or microphone. There are power outlets in every row.

Donald Bren Hall 1200 & 1300 (DBH 1200/1300)

These two smart classrooms each seat 52, with seminar tables. We'll be using these rooms for small sessions or BoFs on Saturday. They have the basic smart classroom technology, including podium PC, laptop VGA+audio connection, but no wireless microphones, so if you're presenting stand by the podium when you're talking. Also, please repeat any audience questions into the microphone so they'll get recorded in the screencast. Some power outlets.

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Donald Bren Hall 1500 (DBH 1500)

This classrooms seats 65, with loose tablet-arm chairs. We'll have this room open on Saturday for informal discussion or BoFs. No A/V available. Very few power outlets.

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Engineering Hall classrooms (EH 1150,1151)

These classrooms each have 12 2-seat lab tables, but we'll add a few chairs to make each room seat 30. These rooms will be available Sunday afternoon for BoFs and small sessions. There are PCs on the tables but they won't interfere with seeing the screen. There's a smart podium with an in-podium PC, laptop VGA+audio connection. We're still figuring out the microphone situation in these rooms. Power outlet at every seat.

Engineering Hall 2430 Colloquia room

We'll be handling registration here, as well as vendor tables, and our Drupalchix help desk. This room has a smart podium with an in-podium PC, DVD player, and laptop VGA+audio connection, along with an awesome widescreen projector. It also has cool motorized window shades, and a nearby kitchen area. Drop by and hang out.

ATMs

ATMs are located adjacent to the Anthill Pub in the UCI Student Center, a 10 minute walk along ring road from the Engineering quad.