About Minneapolis & Transportation

Welcome to Minneapolis -- IPMA's Home from October 13 - 16, 2010 for the 26th Annual Conference & Expo!

About Minneapolis

Minneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on both banks of the Mississippi River, just north of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Saint Paul, the state's capital. Known as the Twin Cities, these two form the core of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the sixteenth-largest metropolitan area in the United States, with 3.5 million residents.

The city is abundantly rich in water with over twenty lakes and wetlands, the Mississippi river, creeks and waterfalls, many connected by parkways in the Chain of Lakes and the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway. Minneapolis was once the world's flour milling capital and a hub for timber, and today is the primary business center. Named America's most literate city, Minneapolis has cultural organizations that draw creative people and audiences to the city for theater, visual art, writing, and music.

The name Minneapolis is attributed to the city's first schoolmaster, who combined mni, the Dakota word for water, and polis, the Greek word for city. Minneapolis is nicknamed the "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City".

The Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington is home to the Mall of America, the 14th largest shopping mall in world and 3rd largest in North America. Easy access to the Mall, is available using Light Rail Transit's Mall of America Station.

For more information on Minneapolis, visit:
City of Minneapolis
Minneapolis Convention & Visitor's Association
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Newspaper

Air Travel

Minneapolis is served by the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport (MSP). Major airlines flying into MSP are:

Air Canada
AirTran Airways
Alaska Airlines
American Airlines
Continental Airlines
Delta Airlines
Frontier Airlines
Icelandair
Midwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Sun Country Airlines
United Airlines
US Airways

Ground Transportation

Minneapolis is a walking city with an 8 mile (linking 80 city blocks) skyway system. Most events will be held at theand those not held on-site, transportation will be provided. The IPMA strongly advises you not rent a car during the Conference timeframe

There are various ways for you to travel from MSP to the Minneapolis Marriott City Center.

About Minneapolis copy courtesy of Wikipedia.
Photos courtesy of the Minneapolis Convention & Visitors Association.

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