Our meeting venue

ParkForum 2026 will be at the University of Tennessee Conference Center located at 600 Henley Street in downtown Knoxville, a 15-minute walk from the university's main campus. There will be Internet access throughout the meeting rooms and each room will have a PowerPoint projector package.

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Note: do not confuse the UT Conference Center with the nearby Knoxville Convention Center, which is an entirely separate facility.

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Lodging & dining near the UT Conference Center

There are a dozen hotels close to the UT Conference Center and many dining choices close by; check out Visit Knoxville's searchable restaurant guide.

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Parking near the UT Conference Center

The city-owned Locust Street Garage is adjacent; the next closest option, Market Square garage, also city-owned, is about 3 blocks away (600m, a 2-minute walk according to Google Maps). Parking is $7/day, first-come, first-served. 

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Getting to Knoxville

By air. McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) is served by Allegiant, American, Avelo, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, and United.

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The airport is 12 miles south of Knoxville. All the usual ground transportation options are available from TYS.

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By train. Knoxville is not served by Amtrak.

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By car. Knoxville is on I-75, the main north–south Interstate highway in the Midwest/South.

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Getting around downtown Knoxville

Free trolleys. Downtown Knoxville has three free color-coded trolley lines, one of which connects to the UT campus. 

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On foot. Downtown Knoxville is compact, about a mile square, and very walkable.​