Created through a multi-faceted public-private partnership, the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) is a state-of-the-art educational, research, and conference facility in Danville, Virginia. The IALR is located in the regional Cyber Park, created to promote economic growth in the region through a commitment to technology, advanced education, and innovative partnerships. The 90,000-SF building houses a "great hall," classrooms, technology labs, research space, an auditorium, and a cyber café.