Getting to Bozeman

Located in Gallatin Valley, Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) provides non-stop flights to more than 20 cities in the United States with connections all over the world. BZN is a 20 minute drive to downtown/MSU, with rental cars, taxis, Uber/Lyft, and some hotel shuttles available at the airport. 

Getting around Bozeman

Bus: The Streamline bus service is a zero-fare systerm servicing Bozeman. Streamline’s weekday Blueline route operates Monday through Friday and connects MSU to downtown Bozeman. This route stops at 6th & Garfield, a 5 minute walk from the conference venue (Norm Asbjornson Hall). Other routes can be found on the Streamline website.

Rental Car: If you wish to explore Bozeman's many hiking trails and outdoor attractions, it is highly recommended to get a rental car. Parking on campus is available for a daily fee.

Ride Share / Uber / Lyft / Taxi

Where to stay

Bozeman is a very popular summer destination due to its proximity to Yellowstone National Park, so it is recommended to BOOK ACCOMMODATION EARLY.  The conference will be held on the campus of Montana State University in the Strand Student Union Building (i.e., SUB Ballrooms). 

Limited room blocks for on-campus housing is also available at the MSU dorms. The rooming rates are projected to be $60/night for single occupancy. Rooms can be booked at the following link with group code bees2026 now until June 9, 2026.


On-campus housing  booking link (accessed via Registration page)
This is a link to step-by-step instructions on how to register for summer conference housing: https://www.montana.edu/cs/registration.html

Conference - MSU Strand Student Union

Onsite registration / lanyard & T-shirt pick up on  June 24 4:30-5:30 pm, June 25 & 26  7:00 - 8:10 am

Montana State University Strand Student Union Ballrooms (south entrance)

Parking 

On-campus parking

Participants will have to park in MSU visitor parking (or park a few blocks off-campus). 
 
For visitor parking information please:
The parking garage is close to the Student Union Buiding, where the conference will be held,  but it costs a little more per day $12 vs. $8, if they are willing to walk from other visitor parking locations.