Conference Venue
The ProComm 2020 conference will be a short drive northwest from Atlanta and across the street from Kennesaw State University (one of the 50 largest universities in the US) at the KSU Center, the university’s spacious and modern professional conference venue. The venue offers
- nine hotels and over thirty restaurants within walking distance;
- local tourist attractions (including Civil War battlefields, two breweries, and The General, the train made famous in The Great Locomotive Chase of 1862) within a ten-minute drive; and
- major tourist attractions in nearby Atlanta, including the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Site, Centennial Olympic Park, Center for Civil and Human Rights, Georgia Aquarium, and World of Coca-Cola.
Start making your travel plans now! We look forward to hosting you in the land of sweet tea, cornbread, and cutting-edge STEAM-related communication.
Hotels
The conference organizing committee has negotiated special rates with the following hotels:
Comfort Suites At Kennesaw State University
- 2 min. walk / 0.1 mile from KSU Center
- Book by June 19th to use the special rate
- King room @ $109 (plus tax)
- Queen room (2 beds) @ $109 (plus tax)
- Phone: 678-275-2090.
Hampton Inn Atlanta Kennesaw
- 8 min walk / 0.4 mile from KSU Center
- Book before June 22th to use the special rate
- King room @ $159 (plus tax)
- Queen room (2 beds) @ $159 (plus tax)
- Phone: 770-427-2002
- Direct link to ProComm 2020 reservation.
Kennesaw Inn
- 1 min. walk / 0.05 mile from KSU Center
- All rooms @ $54 (plus tax)
- Phone: 770-424-7666.
Local Activities
Pizza
- Mellow Mushroom
- Mediterranean Grill & Pizza (1025 Chastain Rd NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144)
Asian
Latin American
American
Barbecue
Biscuits
Burgers
Ice cream
Modern American
Asian
- Bangkok Cabin
- Kennesaw Thai
- Iron Age Korean Steakhouse
- 575 Bistro (Vietnamese)
- Fire Stone Chinese Cuisine
Mexican
- Tacos La Villa (2851 Cobb Pkwy NW, Kennesaw, GA 30152)
- El Taco Azteca
- Tacos Del Chavo
- El Nopalito
Beer and cocktails
Cajun
- Georgia Aquarium
- Atlanta Botanical Gardens
- Centennial Olympic Park
- SkyView Atlanta (Ferris Wheel)
- World of Coca-Cola
- Piedmont Park
- Zoo Atlanta
- The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Center
- The High Museum of Art
- CNN Studio Tours
- The Fox Theatre
- Museum of Design Atlanta
- The Porsche Experience Atlanta
- Fernbank Museum
- Legoland Discovery Center Atlanta
- College Football Hall of Fame