Destination

On behalf of our team, we are delighted to invite you to join us at the Renaissance Long Beach Hotel in Long Beach, California, for the 2008 Earth & Space Conference.

A new and exciting destination for the conference - Long Beach is California’s fifth largest city.  It offers a blend of big city convenience with the friendly, relaxed atmosphere of an ocean side community.  This southern California city has walk-ability.  There are dedicated paths next to over five miles of sandy beaches. 

The Renaissance Long Beach Hotel falls within an eight block radius where there are there are more than 100 restaurants and numerous entertainment options.

During your free time in Long Beach, there are many great sites to see.  One of the largest world-class attractions, the Queen Mary, was the fastest, most luxurious ocean liner of her time, entertains passengers in fine restaurants and on historical tours.  The Aquarium of the Pacific features over 12,000 inhabitants of the Pacific Ocean, undersea galleries and live shows. 

The Renaissance Long Beach Hotel provides the ideal launching point for exploring this flourishing city by the sea.  Long Beach is home to several unique museums, including The Long Beach Museum of Art and the Museum of Latin American Art.  The Long Beach Museum of Art, including its turn-of-the-century mansion with a spacious lawn and patio, is perched atop a bluff with a view of the Pacific Ocean.  The Museum of Latin American Art, in the East Village Arts District, features cutting-edge art.

You can head for the docks and enjoy a gondola canal tour, a whale and dolphin watching expedition and/or a Catalina cruise.

Long Beach is home to two Spanish land grant ranchos that are open to the public.  Rancho Las Alamitos and Rancho Los Cerritos both feature authentic adobe houses built in the 1800s.  Both ranchos feature lavish gardens and historical outbuildings and displays.

Year-round, Long Beach offers sunny skies and a moderate climate.  It’s a great destination for the 11th International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments.

We wish you a wonderful visit!

Long Beach Average Temperatures

February:            High 67                 Low 40

March:                 High 69                 Low 40

With nearly 345 days of sunshine a year, Long Beach is the ideal respite for snow-bound conference attendees looking to escape the winter chill.

Long Beach Attractions

• Aquarium on the Pacific: 4 minutes walk
• Belmont Shore: 3.1 miles, 10 minutes by shuttle
• Beverly Hills, 33 miles
• Catalina Island, accessible via Aquabus, 22 miles, less than 1 hour
• Disneyland, 18 miles
• East Village Arts District: 5 minute walk
• Hollywood, 31 miles
• Knott’s Berry Farm, within 30 minute drive
• Long Beach Museum of Art: 5 minutes by shuttle
• Museum of Latin America: 5 minutes by shuttle
• The Pike at Rainbow Harbor: less than 1 minute walk
• Pine Avenue: 2 minute walk
• Queen Mary: 1.5 miles, 4 minutes by shuttle
• Rancho Los Alamitos: 7 miles, 16 minute drive
• Rancho Los Cerritos: 5 miles, 12 minute drive
• Shoreline Village: 5 minute walk
• Universal Studios, 34 miles