AAAR 40th Annual Conference

Travel

Directions

If flying into Raleigh-Durham Airport (RDU):

  • Taxis, ride sharing, or car rentals are recommended
  • RDU Airport to Convention Center: 18-minute drive

GoTriangle’s Route 100 Bus

  • picks up and drops off at the airport from Downtown Raleigh's GoRaleigh Station every 30 minutes through 6:30 PM and then hourly through the evening.
  • RDU Bus Pick-up Location to Convention Center: 3.5 blocks
  • Please click here for more detailed information.

The R-LINE

  • Downtown Raleigh’s free circulating bus has a stop at the main entrance of the Raleigh Convention Center. The bus runs in a clockwise loop and visits each stop about every fifteen minutes.
  • Please click here for more detailed information.

Driving Directions

  • From Points West: I-40 east to exit 298B South Saunders Street.
  • From Points East: 64/264 to I-440 east; merge onto I-40 west and exit at 298B South Saunders Street.
  • From Points South: US-1 north to I-40 east; exit at 298B South Saunders Street.
  • From Points North: US-1 South into the city - left on Lenoir Street.

For more information on RDU Ground Transportation, please click here!

 

What to Do in Raleigh, NC

Shop Through Raleigh:

  • Village District
  • Triangle Town Center & Commons
  • Town main streets

Learn More at:

  • North Carolina Museum of Art
  • North Carolina Museum of History
  • North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Have Fun at:

Get Outside at:

  • Carl Alwin Schenk Memorial Forest
  • Robertson Millpond Preserve
  • Neuse River Greenway Trail
  • Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve/Stevens Nature Center
  • Shop Through the Village District
  • Triangle Town Center & Commons

Explore Local Restaurants:

Please click here for more information on Raleigh tourist attractions.

Conference Registration Fees
Reg
Class
Early Bird
(Through July 31)
Advance
(August 1-31)
On-Site
(September 1-conference)
Regular $659 $749 $842
Early Career $531 $602 $671
Student $235 $235 $326
Retiree $235 $235 $326

Registration via the website portal will close on Sunday Sept. 25th, but you will still have the chance to Register in-person at the AAAR Registration Desk in the Raleigh Convention Center starting on Sunday October 2nd.