International Symposium on Membrane Biofouling

Symposium Venue & Lodging...

Dates and Venue. The symposium will be held Wednesday afternoon (registration/sign in), Thursday and Friday, 28-30 April 2010.The symposium venue will be the Copper Queen Hotel, 11 Howell Avenue, in the heart of the 19th-century mining town of Bisbee, Arizona (see State, Regional, and Street Maps). The Copper Queen Hotel, built between 1898 and 1902, was owned by the Phelps Dodge Mining Company and served as a place for dignitaries and investors to relax in luxury. Once the largest city between St. Louis and San Francisco, Bisbee is now a charming getaway with antique shops, galleries, resturants and pubs that reflect a rich mining and frontier heritage. Read more...


Plan your trip Local Radar Detailed Forecast

Travel to Bisbee. Bisbee, Arizona is approximately a two-hour scenic drive east and south of Tucson, Arizona, or a four to five hour drive southeast from Phoenix, Arizona. From Tucson drive East on Interstate-10 approximately 30 miles to Benson, Arizona. From Benson drive south on Old Highway-80 to Tombstone and then on to Bisbee. The nearest major airport to fly into is the Tucson International Airport. Click HERE to view airlines that currently serve this airport. Shuttle service from the airport to the Copper Queen Hotel in Bisbee is available through Arizona Sunshine Tours. For car rental information, including direct toll-free phone numbers and websites of car rental companies, please click HERE. City of Tucson visitor information, including additional hotel and transportation information, may be accessed from the Metropolitan Tucson Convention and Visitor's Bureau. Please contact Harry Ridgway should you need additional assitance in making your travel arrangements.

If you need to spend an evening near Tucson International Airport, click HERE for a list of hotels.

About Bisbee. Bisbee is located ~90 miles southeast of Tucson, Arizona and nestled amongst the rugged Mule Mountains in picturesque Cochise County, Arizona, where the last American Indian Wars were fought. The community was founded in 1880 and named after Judge DeWitt Bisbee, a financial backer of the infamous Copper Queen Mine from which millions of tons of copper were extracted along with smaller amounts of silver, gold and "Bisbee" turquoise. Bisbee’s mining heritage continues, but it is better known nowadays for its eclectic arts culture, fine restaurants, boutique shops, pubs, and pleasant desert southwest setting. It is a unique town with homes and businesses built on steep cliffs overlooking the city center. Please visit this website for a description of Bisbee and the surrounding area. More information about the mining history and geography of Bisbee may be found HERE.

Bisbee Area Attractions. Please click HERE to view a partial list of area attractions. Because of its unique character, location, and active arts community Bisbee is among the premier vacation destinations in the American Southwest. The town enjoys a rich and diverse history of copper mining, gunslingers, and Indian wars. Much of this history is elegantly commemorated in the Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum, a Smithsonian affiliate museum located adjacent to the Copper Queen Hotel where the symposium will be held. A one-hour drive north from Bisbee brings you to Kartchner Caverns State Park where you can experience a stunning limestone cave system that was only discovered in 1974. Also a short drive from Bisbee is the Amerind Foundation. Established in 1937, the Amerind Foundation and Museum seeks to foster and promote knowledge and understanding of the Native Peoples of the Americas through research, education, and conservation. Bisbee itself offers numerous sights and activities to enjoy, including many fine resturants, museums, breweries, art galleries, and antique shops. Located within walking distance from the Copper Queen Hotel and symposium venue is the historic Queen Mine, which offers daily subterrainean tours of the historic Queen Mine. If being underground in a cold dark mine is not enough to get your blood flowing, try your hand at ghost hunting with Old Bisbee Ghost Tours.

Symposium Lodging. A block of 35 rooms have been reserved at a discounted symposium rate at the historic Copper Queen Hotel for 28-30 April 2010. Rooms are available on a first-serve basis, so please plan your stay as early as possible. To recieve the discount room rate, attendees must reserve a room for all three nights, i.e., the 28-30th by 5 March 2010. The discount rate will also apply for the night of the 27th for those wishing to arrive a day early, and for the two weekend nights following the symposium (May 1 and 2). Room rates vary from $104 (double) to $118 (queen) to $130 (king). In addition, several premier rooms (larger with better views) will be made available for symposium attendees (please inquire with the hotel). Room amenities include Wi-Fi Internet, cable TV, and in-room message services. The hotel also has a private outdoor swimming pool. To reserve a room click HERE or contact the Copper Queen Hotel by Phone: 520.432.2216; Fax: 520-432-3819; or Email. Please mention you are reserving a room for the "ISMB-2010 Symposium". Click HERE to view a list of other area lodging (no discounts apply). Meals. Breakfast, lunch and break refreshments for both days of the symposium (the 29th and 30th), as well as the symposium dinner on Thursday evening (the 29th), are included with the registration fee.