Venue

Address

University of Washington, South Lake Union, Building C
850 Republican Street Seattle, WA 98109 Fred Hutch map
  • All conference sessions will be held in the Orin Smith Auditorium in the C building. Enter C from the West main entrance. Reception is to your right. Orin Smith is directly in front of you.
  • Lunch and the reception will be held in the C building atrium right outside the auditorium. There will be additional space in classrooms C123A/B.
  • Workshops will be held in classrooms C123A/B. Once you enter building C, follow signs.
  • All buildings are locked. Please use only the main entrance indicated in the above map. We will have organizers there to let you in. If no organizer is present, please contact the number on the posted Cascadia R flyer or ring the doorbell to call security.

Parking

There is paid parking for $21/day under building C as indicated in the above map. There is additional parking under building F but this is mostly limited to patient and employees of UW.

Additionally, there is paid street parking in the area with 10-hour areas on 8th Ave N.


Lactation rooms

Private lactation rooms are available in the buildings next door. Please notify an organizer that you will need one of these rooms when you check-in. Lactation rooms are located in:
  • S building, S411
  • N building, N209a (M-F only)

Getting there

By transit

  • Bus line E or 62 stop within a 5-minute walk of the venue.
  • For those staying in South Lake Union, there is also the South Lake Union Streetcar (affectionately called the SLUT).
  • Uber/Lyft drop-off is recommended in the 8th Ave N where there are load/unload areas.

By car

  • From I-5: Take Exit 167 for Mercer St and continue straight. Turn left on 9th Ave N, then take the first right onto Republican St. The garage entrance is on your right.
  • From 99-S (Aurora): Take the exit on the left toward Denny Way/Downtown. Keep left, take the first left onto Harrison St, and then the first left onto Dexter Ave N. Turn right onto Republican St and continue 1 block past the first UW garage for patients and employees. The visitor garage entrance is on your left on the next (850) block.
  • From 99-N (Aurora): Take the exit toward I-5/Mercer St. Continue straight onto Republican St and continue 1 block past the first UW garage for patients and employees. The visitor garage entrance is on your left on the next (850) block.

By air

  • Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SeaTac) is the closest airport.
  • An Uber/Lyft from SeaTac to South Lake Union in ~$50. This takes at best 20 minutes and at worst 1.5 hrs depending on traffic.
  • The light rail takes you straight downtown (University St Station) in about 40 minutes with trains every 8 - 15 minutes depending on time of day. There are then a number of public transit options to South Lake Union (bus line E or 62, the streetcar) or a much cheaper Uber/Lyft.