Pearl Street Mall
Boulder's pedestrian mall, full of local shops, restaurants, breweries, and street performers. The obvious place to end up on the Friday evening.
The conference is held at Limelight Boulder, a few minutes from downtown on one side and the CU campus on the other.
Limelight Boulder opened in 2025 on the corner of University Avenue and Broadway. It gives the conference proper event spaces, Flatiron views from the upper floors, and a terrace that the day finishes on.
Everything happens in one building. Sessions, workshops, lunch, and the closing happy hour all sit within a short walk of each other, which is the point: the conversations that start in a session should be easy to continue.
Rooms for the full-room sessions and separate spaces for the two tracks to run alongside each other.
The reason people stop mid-sentence and look out of the window. Worth arriving early for.
An open-air setting overlooking the Flatirons as the evening light changes.
Steps from the University of Colorado campus, and a short walk or ride from downtown Boulder.
Boulder sits about 30 miles northwest of Denver. Flying, taking transit, or driving all work, and none of them are difficult.
By air
The simplest route from the airport is the RTD AB1 bus, which runs frequent direct service to downtown Boulder. Rideshare and rental cars are both available at the terminal if you would rather go door to door.
Check RTD routes and faresBy transit
RTD runs frequent service across the metro area, including connections to Denver Union Station and the airport. If you are staying in Denver, you can reach the conference without a car.
By car
An easy drive from anywhere along Colorado's Front Range, with the Grandview Parking Garage directly alongside the venue.
Transit routes, fares, and journey times change. Check them close to the date rather than relying on this page alone.
The Grandview Parking Garage at 1215 Grandview Avenue sits directly alongside the venue. CU currently lists its public parking on level three and above as paid, either by daily permit bought in advance or by the hour through ParkMobile.
If you are coming in from out of town, these are the hotels closest to the venue and to downtown Boulder. Book directly with each one.
Limelight Boulder
The conference venue itself. You can take the lift down to the first session.
limelighthotels.com
Moxy Boulder University
Also on University Hill, a short walk from the venue.
marriott.com
St Julien Hotel & Spa
Downtown, with its own view of the Flatirons.
stjulien.com
Hotel Boulderado
Boulder's historic hotel, just off Pearl Street.
boulderado.com
Boulder's pedestrian mall, full of local shops, restaurants, breweries, and street performers. The obvious place to end up on the Friday evening.
Trails straight up beneath the Flatirons, and some of the most accessible scenery in Colorado. Worth an early start on the Saturday or a slow Sunday.
Award-winning restaurants, local breweries, and rooftop patios. Boulder holds its own against anywhere in the state for both food and beer.
Saturday, November 7, 2026 · Limelight Boulder · 8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.