TOURIST INFORMATION
ASA's SlideShow and PLNU's Tourist Page, plus Coaster Train for "breathtaking coastal scenery",
sandiego.gov and sandiego.com and sandiego.org (visitor info, what to do, ...) & Trolley Tour ,
tripadvisor.com and planetware.com and sandiegocitytourist.com and californiabeautiful.com ,
plus photos of Balboa Park.

Cooper Hall

Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU) — 3900 Lomaland Dr, San Diego, CA 92106 — has a scenic location:  on one side is Sunset Cliffs Park & Pacific Ocean, on the other side it's near two yacht clubs on the bay (1.4 miles) and Shoreline Park, as you can see on this map. When you arrive on-campus for the meeting:     • If you are staying off-campus, skip Step 1 and just register in Step 2.     • If you are staying on-campus, after you register but before the meeting, ASA will tell you which dorm you'll be in, either Flex (left side of campus map near the track & soccer field) or Wiley (far-right side), then when you arrive,     1. go to your residence hall (Flex or Wiley) to get your lodging keys & meal card, put luggage in your room;     2. go to ASA registration in Crill Hall (in Cooper Music Center, near middle of campus map) to check in and get registration material.

• TRAVELING to San Diego by Car - Plane (plus Return to Airport) - Train - Bus

• by DRIVING
        For your GPS navigation system, the campus address of PLNU is 3900 Lomaland Dr, San Diego, CA 92106.  Or use map services like GoogleMaps & Yahoo Maps & Mapquest.
        SHARING RIDES — There are two travel-topics in ASA's website forums, for Riders-and-Drivers & Sharing a Ride from the Airport:  click this link or go to the page for ASA's Annual Meeting and click "Meetings and Conferences Forum" — then Sign In (*), look for the two forums that begin with "ASA Meeting...", read the first post (with my explanations), and share your information with others.   /   * For the "Sign In", if necessary you can register for free with a username (email address) and password;  if you're an ASA member, use your ASA password, if not just invent one. 
        If you're driving, please help others get to the conference (they will appreciate this) and please use the Ride Board ASAP.  Why?  Because this might help others make their plans.  For example, if they can ride with you, they may do this instead of buying a ticket for a plane, train, or bus.  But they must know that you're driving before they buy their ticket (and usually the sooner a ticket is purchased the cheaper it is, and more scheduling options are still open) so if you post your "ride offered" information ASAP this might help someone make plans.  Thanks!   :<)

• by FLYING
San Diego International Airport (SAN) has links for Transportation (shuttles, rentals, taxis, public) and more.  Also, wikipedia; and iFly has links for Ground Transport.
        • Getting from the airport to PLNU:
        The distance from SAN to PLNU is about 4 miles.
        SAN and iFly have links for taxis & shuttles (or just find one when you arrive) and ASA has a forum-board (it's above in "by Driving") for Sharing a Ride from the Airport.
        Metro Bus — information — Using their Trip Planner and "Choose a Landmark" feature, a mid-afternoon trip from "Airport Terminal 2" to "Point Loma Nazarene University" is 3 buses (42 minutes, 14 to travel and 28 waiting);  from Terminal 1, it's 4 buses (39 travel + 36 waiting = 75 minutes).   The Trip Planner doesn't calculate a fare;  they don't seem to offer transfers, instead they suggest that "Passengers taking trips involving multiple transfers should consider purchasing a Regional Day Pass" for $5.00.
 
        • For your return trip, from PLNU to the airport, at the conference there will be a physical Sharing Board where you can write information, offers, and requests.

• by TRAIN
Amtrak schedules & rates:  Their fares seem to be the same in April or July, with no advance discount, as there is with Greyhound, and usually is with Amtrak (well, Amtrak gets more expensive soon before a trip) but check this for yourself.  Here are some examples:
    from Fullerton (in Orange County) to San Diego, $28, 2.3 hours, 7 times/day.
    Los Angeles to SD, $36 each way, 2.7 hours, at 7 times.
    Santa Barbara to SD, $41 each way, 9:26 am to 3:15 pm (5.8 hours), and 6 other times.
    San Francisco to SD (not available) but Oakland to SD is $80 each way, 7:32 am to 10:15 pm (13.7 hours, including 4.0 by bus from San Jose to San Luis Obispo), or 3:59 pm to 5:15 am.
    A long list of stations in California includes 5 in San Diego:  4005 Taylor Street, 92110 (OLT, Old Town), 4.3 miles, two rides on Metro Bus (information is above in "by Flying") - 0:28 (28 minutes, including transfer-wait)  /  1050 Kettner Boulevard, 92101 (SAN, downtown), 7.0 miles, trolley ride & two rides on Metro Bus  /  500 Sea World Park Drive, 92101 (SDS, Sea World), 4.3 miles, 3 bus rides, 1:29  /  1788 El Prado (adjacent to Natural History and other Park Museums, near San Diego Zoo), 92101 (SDB, Balboa Park), 8.9 miles, 4 bus rides, 1:26  /  San Diego Zoo (SDZ), 2920 Zoo Drive, CA 92101, 8.3 miles.

• by BUS
Greyhound Bus schedules & rates:
        Usually rates are cheaper if you purchase in advance, and are higher in summertime;  the rates below are for a round-trip, July 19 (Thursday) and July 23 (Monday).  Also check their discounts.
    Los Angeles to SD, $28-31 each way, 2.5-2.8 hours (the "express" is 3.2 hours?), leaving about every hour;
    Santa Barbara to SD, $47-52, 9:30 am — 3:45 pm (6.25 hours) & 3 other times; 1 transfer (probably in LA?);
    San Francisco to SD ("express"), $128 one-way for advanced purchase (> 7 days), about 11.5 hours, 5 trips per day;
The bus station in San Diego is at 1313 National Ave, San Diego, CA 92101, 8.0 miles from campus, a trolley ride & 2 rides on Metro Bus (information is above in "by Flying") taking 1:14.