Local Resources and Guides

Drivers should use Parking Lot 9G or the WWU CBS parking lot as the drop-off destination.  (GPS coordinates: 48.7347,-122.48745)

Signs will be posted on West College Way and 21st Street to direct vehicles.

Visit Driving Directions and parking for more information

Hotel recommendations:

We recommend the Four Points Sheraton (www.fourpointsbellingham.com), which has a WWU discount rate and Airporter Shuttle service to and from SeaTac airport (www.airporter.com/shuttle). This hotel is adjacent to a Fred Meyer market and pharmacy, across the street from a Whole Foods Market, and next to a bus line, stop ID 3294 (20 minute bus ride to campus is served every 30 minutes via route 197 Lincoln/WWU or 190 Downtown).

Full list of lodging recommendations:

For a full table of accommodations near WWU categorized by price range, and lists phone numbers, distance from campus, and whether a WWU discount is offered, visit the admissions site.

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  Carver Gymnasium (CV) Ground Floor

Guest Wireless Access Networks

Use the open wireless network WWUwireless-Guest to access web if you are a non-student.

Use the secured wireless network eduroam if you are a University students from another institution.  Your university .edu login credentials will allow you to access this network.

Learn more at http://atus.wwu.edu and click on the icon for Wireless & Networking.   The direct link is here: https://atus.wwu.edu/kb/connecting-westerns-wireless-network

We will have an after-unConference social at the Ruckus Room arcade; both party rooms are reserved for us.  You are also invited to check out the many local restaurants along Railroad avenue.  Access bus schedules from campus here.  Railroad Avenue also has free angle-in street parking.

Ruckus room

The Ruckus Room is on Railroad Avenue, just across the street from the Downtown Bellingham bus station.  The location will have food provided by the UnConference, as well as snacks and concessions, and classic arcade games, skee-ball, pinball, and prizes.

Ruckus Room: www.ruckusbham.com

The Annex and The Local

UnConference participants are also invited to check out The Local and Annex are directly next door to the Ruckus Room, and offers a full tap list of beers, cider, and wine, brewed coffee, and a menu of rotating appetizers and locally-sourced pub fare.  The Annex has pool tables and shuffleboard.

The Local Public House and The Annex: www.menace-industries.com

What is also happening at WWU this weekend?

This weekend is also Fall Family Weekend at WWU. During the day, there will be tours and exhibits throughout campus.
For more information, visit nssfo.wwu.edu/ffw/schedule

Disability-related film screening at the Pickford Center’s independent cinema

Screening at the PFC’s Limelight Cinema | 1416 Cornwall Ave.

Presented by the Washington State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and Department of Services for the Blind

Filmmaker Rodney Evans comes to terms with his vision loss in this moving documentary about how artists cope with being visually impaired. Part confessional and part artistic journey, Vision Portraits chronicles a dancer, a photographer, a writer, and a filmmaker as they confront the many ways identity and career are shaped by unexpected physical realities.

Screening times:  3:30 pm on October 19th and 20th

Vision Portraits link and tickets: www.pickfordfilmcenter.org/vision-portraits/

Saturday Farmer’s Market

The Bellingham Farmer’s Market  (www.bellinghamfarmers.org/) at Depot Market Square, 1100 Railroad Avenue, is a community market with over a hundred vendors selling fresh food, produce, handmade goods, and more.  Hours are 10 am – 3 pm.  Some vendor stations are located outdoors.