Our office is hosting a conference on August 26, 2002 and we would
like to supply each participant with a map of the Irvine, CA area.  We
are anticipating roughly 100 participants.  The map should have
considerable detail of the Irvine area.  More then you would see using
a mapping service such as mapquest when it is set to show a whole city. 
Something along the lines of a folding map that you could find at a
gas station would probably work ok (though it is a little large) but
the price needs to be low.  Right now the budget on this map project
is $100.  Wholesale folding map companies I have found would charge
around $2.50 per map.  It does not have to be a folding map though.  A map of
the irvine area that just filled a single page would work great as
well, as long as there is enough detail that the majority of streets
in Irvine are shown.  I have found companies that have services such
as single page mapping that can be downloaded in PDF format, but most
have additional topographical information which I do not need.  Please
let me know if you need any clarification.

If you haven't done so already, I'd suggest calling the Chamber of
Commerce to see if they have any maps available or know of someone who
does.
http://www.irvinechamber.com/

I called (949) 660-9112 - Chamber of Commerce - has no tourist maps,
and no suggestions as to where to find one.  Sorry.  I wish you luck
finding something.

Are most of your attendees staying at a specific hotel?  I'd ask the
hotel concierge if she might get you a deal on maps.  Are you renting
any conference rooms? Ask the person you booked the space with to get
you some.  In fact, if you get freebies from both sources, you may be
able to purchase the rest and stay under budget.