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Institute facilities, on the UCSD campus, provide a beautiful setting for business, private, or academic gatherings.
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Copley International Conference Center
Encompasses the Hojel Hall of the Americas Auditorium, the Deutz Room, and the Arango Foyer.
Hojel Hall of the Americas Auditorium
Seats close to 300 and is graced with the flags of the nations of the Americas- a perfect location for lectures, films, musical performances, and seminars.
Deutz Conference Room
Seats up to 70 theatre-style, 35 boardroom-style. It is ideal for intimate gatherings or business meetings.
Arango Foyer
Adjacent to both the auditorium and the Deutz, this area is suitable for event registration, receptions, art exhibits for up to 150, as well as small-group lunches or dinners.
Weaver Center
Seats up to 120 theatre-style. With approximately 2,680 SF of space and almost square, the space lends itself well to small or large groups. Outside the room’s main doors is a small breezeway suitable for registration, coffee breaks, small luncheons or receptions.
Friend Plaza
Seats above 200 in round tables. Overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the plaza provides a warm and inviting Spanish-style location for lunch, dinners and receptions. The water fountain in the center unifies the Institute of the Americas Complex, which also houses two important Latin American Centers at the University of California, San Diego: The Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, and the Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies (CILAS).
Institute facilities are equipped with bathrooms and a kitchen suitable for professional caterers as well as booths for simultaneous interpretation.
Parking on campus requires either a UCSD-issued parking permit or short-term permit that can be purchased at self-service machines located in the front and back (right-hand side) of the Pangea parking structure (street-level) and roof level at the corner of Pangea Drive and Scholars Drive. Note that the booths are always unmanned. PARKING INSTRUCTIONS AT UCSD
President's Corner
"While U.S.-Latin America relations are not bad, they have deteriorated. The relative importance of the United States in Latin America has declined. The challenge for the United States is how to revitalize that relationship."
That's CAF President (and IOA Board member) Enrique García’s executive summary of U.S.-Latin American relations.
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Latest Events
| Women as economic and social entrepreneurs and lunch honoring San Diego philanthropist Deborah Szekely, Institute of the Americas, La Jolla, CA 02 06 2012 |
| Colombia Energy Roundtable, Hotel Dann Carlton Bogotá Colombia, Bogotá, Cundinamarca 02 09 2012 |
| Is China violating international trade rules? Clash tests diplomacy in Washington and Beijing, Institute of the Americas, La Jolla, CA 02 14 2012 |
| The Global Economy and Financial Crisis: Implications for the Americas, Institute of the Americas, La Jolla, CA 02 15 2012 |
| Mexican Space Agency: A briefing for San Diego and Baja California businesses, Institute of the Americas, La Jolla, CA 02 17 2012 |