Iowa State University is in Ames, Iowa and within a day’s drive for many attendees. Located just 25-miles north of Des Moines, Ames is located on the northwest corner of US Highway 30 and I-35.

Conference Headquarters
Gateway Hotel & Conference Center at Iowa State University features free parking, heated indoor swimming pool, sauna, whirlpool, fitness facility, business center with work stations, and the Iowa Stater Restaurant onsite with room service available. The hotel has 187 newly renovated guest rooms.

2100 Green Hills Drive
Ames, IA 50014

Guest Room Block
Rate: $124/night + tax
Rate cut off: Sunday, October 12, 2025 (after this date please call the hotel to see if there are rooms available at the promoted rate)
Online booking link: https://reservations.travelclick.com/2958?groupID=4745217
Phone: 515-292-8600 and mention National Learning Communities Conference block

Des Moines International Airport (DSM)
Des Moines International Airport (DSM), which is located about 45-minutes to the south of Ames, has more than 100 daily arrivals and departures.  

                Ground Transportation from DSM
                Executive Express Shuttle

Airport Shuttle
Cost: $100 for round trip
Deadline: Sunday, October 5, 2025

The conference is offering a roundtrip airport shuttle from Des Moines International (DSM) to Gateway Hotel/Gateway Hotel to DSM.   Attendees may purchase a roundtrip shuttle for $100 during registration or attendees can log back into the registration portal and add the airport shuttle to their conference registration.   Deadline to submit airport shuttle payment and information is Sunday, October 5, 2025.   Information that will need to be collected when requesting an airport shuttle.   The attendee would receive complete details via email on pick up times, locations, etc. the week of October 20.

Name
Phone Number during travel
Arrival Date
Arrival Airline
Arrival Flight Number
Arrival Time
Departure Date
Departure Airline
Departure Time (flight time not desired shuttle time)