"Ideas are powerful things, requiring not a studious contemplation but an action, even if it is only an inner action. Their acquisition obligates each man in some way to change his life, even if it is only his inner life. They demand to be stood for. They dictate where a man must concentrate his vision. They determine his moral and intellectual priorities. They provide him with allies and make him enemies. In short, ideas impose an interest in their ultimate fate which goes far beyond the realm of the merely reasonable."

Midge Decter, U.S. author, editor, social critic. The Liberated Woman and Other Americans

The Examined Life: Writing and the Art of Medicine

Accommodations & Travel Information

Suggested dress

Please feel free to dress in business casual attire.

Hotels

A limited number of hotel rooms have been reserved at the Iowa House Hotel in the heart of the University of Iowa campus and Iowa City's downtown. Room rates are $74-$89.00 per night. Mention the conference title, "The Examined Life" when you call.

The Iowa House offers:

Complimentary Parking
Complimentary Breakfast
Complimentary USA Today newspaper
High-speed Internet Access in most rooms
Fitness facilities
Large work desks with ergonomic chairs
Cable with HBO
Free local phone calls

You must book your room at the Iowa House Hotel by March 28, 2008. After that date, any remaining rooms in our block will be lost. If you cannot book by the deadline, or if you have questions, please call Dave Etler at 319.335.8058.

To make reservations call 319.335.3513.

If you would like to share a room with someone, we recommend that you use our mailing list to find someone who is also in need.

Friday evening accommodations

As the Iowa House is fully booked on Friday, 4/25, we have reserved a block of rooms for Friday night only at the Holiday Inn in nearby Coralville. Again, mention the "Examined Life Conference" when you call. Rooms at this hotel expire on March 26.

To make reservations call 319.351.5049.

Additional Accommodations

Sheraton Iowa City Hotel
319.337.4620
210 S Dubuque St
Iowa City, IA 52240-4016

hotelVetro: studio suites & convention center
800.592.0355
201 South Linn Street,
Iowa City, Iowa 52240

Holiday Inn Express Coralville
888.400.9714
970 25th Ave
Coralville, IA 52241

Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
319.688.4000
300 East 9th St.
Coralville, Iowa 52241

Comfort Suites Coralville
319.338.3400
2431 James Street
Coralville, IA, US, 52241

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Traveling to Iowa City

The Eastern Iowa Airport (Cedar Rapids, IA) is 20 minutes from Iowa City. The phone number of the Eastern Iowa Airport is 319.362.8336.

Airport shuttles may be reserved from Cedar Rapids to Iowa City when you arrive at the Cedar Rapids airport, or you may reserve a shuttle to Iowa City in advance by calling 800.383.2219 or 800.725.8460.

The Quad City International Airport (Moline, IL) is 50 minutes from Iowa City. The phone number is 309.764.9621.