If you are a registered participant, please carefully read the information below. This section outlines important information and arrangements for students and faculty advisors.
Competition Site
Marshall School of Business
University of Southern California
University Park Campus
Los Angeles, California 90089-0802
HOTEL ACCOMMODATION
Hotel rooms have been reserved for all teams at the USC Hotel:
USC Hotel
3540 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Phone: 213-748-4141
Fax: 213-746-3255
Each school is responsible for covering the cost of accommodations ($209+ tax/night per room) for the duration of their stay in Los Angeles. Teams may arrive anytime during the day on Tuesday, February 21st, and should plan to depart Sunday, February 26th. The group rate will be good two days before the 21st and two days after the 26th.
For Reservations: Guests may make reservations online via the link: USC HOTEL GROUP LINK if you choose to call to make reservations (+1 213.748.4141), or the link is not working the event code is USC Marshall Case Competition 2023 MICC. Schools are responsible for payment of the hotel (MICC will NOT make the payments). Please visit USC Hotel visit (https://uschotel.usc.edu/) or call 1-800-333-3333 to make a reservation. Parking will be available at $25
Meals
Meals for competing teams and advisors will be provided from Tuesday night through Saturday evening, with the exception of the following:
Tuesday 2/13 Dinner
Wednesday 2/14 Lunch & Dinner
Friday 2/15 Dinner
Lunch Vouchers
For lunch, vouchers are applicable in all USC Hospitality locations.
Please refer to https://hospitality.usc.edu/dining-locations-upc/
Lunch vouchers can be redeemed only once (no change is given), so make sure that you use it to its maximum or as close to it ($20) amount.
Costs
Marshall will cover the cost of organized social events and most meals (except dinner on Friday, February 24th). Invitees must arrange for their own transportation to Los Angeles and will incur the cost of five nights’ stay at the USC Hotel.
Estimated expenses for four students and an advisor to attend the event, not including airfare, are:
Hotel *($209+tax/night for 5 nights) = $1220/room
Transportation to and from Airport= $125.00
Dinner (Friday, February 24th) = $100.00
Total = $4000
*(one single room and two double rooms for 5 nights each)
Location & Transportation
The first place you should go when you arrive in Los Angeles is the USC Hotel. It is located in Downtown Los Angeles, across the street from the USC campus, and is about a 30-minute drive from either the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) or Bob Hope Airport in Burbank (BUR).
We recommend taking one of the airport shuttle services, which are registered and reliable means of transportation. You can find shuttles just outside of any airport terminal by asking an airport attendant standing at the shuttle service sign. Two of the largest door-to-door shuttle services are listed below. The cost is approximately $30.00 one way per person. You can also use a taxi, which will cost approximately $55.00 from LAX or $65.00 from BUR (max. normally is 3-4 persons, unless you are able to have a van pick you up. All persons ride for the same flat fee). You should board van shuttles or taxis at officially designated places only. Persons arriving in small groups or individually should consider ride-share alternatives such as Uber or Lyft.
Directions for LAX to USC Hotel
From airport loop, exit Sepulveda Boulevard South; Stay to the right when out of tunnel; Take 105 East to 110 North; Exit Exposition and turn right onto Figueroa; The hotel is located on the right, across the street from campus.
Information Technology resources
Teams MUST bring their own laptops for use in their hotel rooms/breakout rooms for case preparation. We will not have laptops available for student teams unless there is a dire emergency on the day of the case preparation. Free wireless internet access will be available in each hotel room and on campus. Each team will be provided with a portable flash-drive on which to save their presentation and turn it in on the day of the competition. Wireless remote controls for the computer will be provided for the presentations, but teams are not required to use them.
supplies
Teams will be provided with limited supplies (white board markers, white board erasers, pens, highlighters, notepads, etc.) for the case preparation portion of the event (on Thursday, February 23rd).
dress attire
Wednesday Event – Casual (jeans, khakis & shirts- please bring matching school/university shirts for all members of the team for the group photo- you can give these away later as part of the t-shirt exchange- see below).
Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday Presentations – Professional business attire
Thursday Casing Day – Business Professional
Saturday Awards Dinner – Gala dinner attire; dress formal
weather
Typical February weather for Los Angeles ranges from an average high of 69°F (21°C) to an average low of 52°F (12°C) with a 20% chance of rain.