ACM/IFIP/USENIX Middleware 2017

Las Vegas, Nevada

Dec 11-15, 2017

Las Vegas

The conference location is Las Vegas, often simply known as Vegas, and it is a famous and the largest city within the greater Mojave Desert, state of Nevada, USA. The city is an internationally renowned major resort city known primarily for its gambling, entertainment and nightlife. It is one of the top destinations for business conventions and tourism, often called the Entertainment Capital of the World. Weather during December is cool (rarely cold) and cloudy, temperature ranging from 3 to 14℃ (38-57 ℉).

What to visit in Las Vegas


Apart from the major casinos, clubs and resorts along the Las Vegas Strip, the following places may be of interest to the conference attendees:

  1. Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art on UNLV campus
  2. Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay about 10 minutes car ride
  3. Adventuredome Theme Park about 12 minutes car ride
  4. Neon Museum about 16 minutes car ride
  5. Red Rock Canyon about 30 minutes car ride
The following is a map of the major landmarks along the Las Vegas Strip obtained from Wikipedia.

North towards Fremont Street

Stratosphere
Aztec Inn
Allure, Bonanza Gift Shop
Sahara Avenue Sahara Avenue
Festival Grounds SLS
Hilton Grand Vacations Club All Net Resort and Arena (construction)
Sky
Circus Circus Fontainebleau (on hold), Turnberry
Slots-A-Fun Global Business District (construction)
Resorts World (construction)
Desert Inn Road Desert Inn Road
Trump, Alon (construction) Encore
Fashion Show Mall Wynn
Spring Mountain Road Sands Avenue
Treasure Island Palazzo, Sands Expo
Venetian
Mirage Casino Royale
Harrah's
Linq, High Roller
Flamingo
Caesars Palace Cromwell, Westin
Flamingo Road Flamingo Road
Bellagio Bally's
Paris
Cosmopolitan Planet Hollywood
Harmon Avenue Harmon Avenue
CityCenter (Aria, Vdara, Mandarin Oriental) Grand Chateau, Signature
Monte Carlo Showcase Mall
T-Mobile Arena, New York-New York MGM Grand
Tropicana Avenue Tropicana Avenue
Excalibur Tropicana, Hooters
Luxor
Delano, Mandalay Bay Skyvue (abandoned)
Russell Road

Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign

South towards Interstate 215 I-215.svg


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Southern half of Las Vegas Strip at night with CityCenter construction on the bottom right, 2007. Image courtesy Wikepedia .

For further information, you can contact Las Vegas Information Center ( 3150 Paradise Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, Phone: (877) 847-4858).