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ICAF 2025 Conference Information
San Diego State University
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Registration Fees for Presenters
ICAF is free to attend and open to the general public. Participants who are giving academic presentations are required to pay a registration fee that includes XXX lunches. Non-registered attendees are welcome and encouraged to attend all panels and artist talks for free.
ICAF 2025 Transportation Information
Flying to San Diego
The airport is centrally-located near downtown, 15 minutes away from San Diego State University.
San Diego International Airport (SAN)
3225 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101
(202) 991-4659
Getting to and from the Airport
Local Ridesharing
Take the rideshare service of your choice: https://bfa.sdsu.edu/campus/parkingtrans/lyftuber. The designated rideshare pickup/dropoff point closest to the conference is Hardy Ave at Campus Green.
Public Transportation to SDSU: Take the Trolley!
Step One: Take the new “San Diego Flyer,” a free to customers electric shuttle bus service
between San Diego International Airport (SAN) and Old Town Transit Center. The electric
shuttle buses will operate seven days a week, with an average arrival every 20-30
minutes. Learn more here:
https://www.san.org/to-from/Public-Transportation#1178347-old-town-shuttle
Step Two: Take the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) Trolley (above ground light rail
system) GREEN LINE from Old Town to SDSU. See this overview of how to take the Trolley.
and plan your trip at sdmts.com.
Driving
See the campus website for directions to campus and up-to-date parking fees and locations. Visitor permits may be purchased at specified physical locations or via the campus PayByPhone parking app: https://bfa.sdsu.edu/campus/parkingtrans/visitor.
ICAF 2025 Lodging Information
San Diego Area Hotels
Hotels on the Green Trolley Line
Most hotels are .3 - .4 mile walk to a trolley station.
Hotels near SDSU but not on the Trolley Line (would require rideshare, walking or bus)
See the SDSU/ICAF Local Information Guide (Google Doc) for additional information on dining options, local comics shops, sensory breaks, and more.
Hotels on the Green Trolley Line
Most hotels are .3 - .4 mile walk to a trolley station.
- Mission Valley Marriott 4 trolley stops to SDSU, Green Line (Rio Vista station; .3 mile 6 minute walk to station).
- Springhill Suites Mission Valley 4 trolley stops to SDSU, Green Line (Rio Vista station; .4 mile 9 minute walk to station).
- Doubletree Mission Valley 6 trolley stops to SDSU, Green Line (Hazard Center station right in front of hotel)
- Town & Country 8 trolley stops to SDSU, Green Line (5-8 minute walk through hotel grounds and over a walking bridge to Fashion Valley station)
- Old Town (Old Town Station; 10 trolley stops to SDSU, Green Line):
- Cosmopolitan Hotel (.2 mile 5 minute walk to station)
- Hilton Garden Inn (.4 mile 8-10 minute walk to station)
- Best Western Plus Hacienda ( .4 mile 8-10 minute walk to station)
Hotels near SDSU but not on the Trolley Line (would require rideshare, walking or bus)
- Lamplighter Inn & Suites at SDSU (1.2 miles/28 min walk to campus or you can walk .5 mile and take the bus. The bus takes ~25 minutes.)
- Days Inn by Wyndham Mission Valley Qualcomm Stadium/ SDSU (3 miles/10 minute drive)
- Rodeway Inn San Diego Near SDSU (3 miles/10 minute drive)
See the SDSU/ICAF Local Information Guide (Google Doc) for additional information on dining options, local comics shops, sensory breaks, and more.
SDSU Land Acknowledgement: For millennia, the Kumeyaay people have been a part of this land. This land has nourished, healed, protected and embraced them for many generations in a relationship of balance and harmony. As members of the San Diego State community we acknowledge this legacy. We promote this balance and harmony. We find inspiration from this land; the land of the Kumeyaay.