Visit
Plan your visit
Directions, parking, rooms and day-of tips for BLOOM 2027 at Indiana University South Bend.
Getting here
Driving
IUSB is at 1700 Mishawaka Ave., South Bend, IN 46615, a short drive from the Indiana Toll Road (I-80/90) and U.S. 31. Free visitor parking is available on campus. The main lots are along 20th Street and Esther Street.
School buses
BLOOM does not provide transportation. Please arrange a bus or other travel through your own school or organization.
Flying in
South Bend International Airport (SBN) is a few miles from IUSB. Rideshares and taxis are available at the terminal.
Indiana University South Bend
The welcome and the story pitch session are in the IUSB Auditorium. Workshops are in IUSB classrooms, lunch is in the campus dining area and the optional reception is in the common area. Signs will point you to each room.
Welcome and pitch session: IUSB Auditorium
Workshops: IUSB classrooms
Lunch and networking: IUSB dining area
Optional reception: IUSB common area
Address: 1700 Mishawaka Ave., South Bend, IN 46615
Day-of tips
- • Check-in opens at 8:45 a.m., and the welcome starts at 9 a.m.
- • Bring a notebook and an environmental issue you care about.
- • Lunch is provided, so you don’t need to pack one.
- • Dress in layers. February mornings are cold.