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  • Hotel Information

    A block of rooms has been reserved for participants at the Hilton Houston Plaza/Medical Center (ROOM BLOCK FULL), the Houston Marriott Medical Center (ROOM BLOCK FULL) and the Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites (Medical Center).

    Please arrive in Houston the day before your session begins and schedule your hotel reservations accordingly. Participants should make their hotel reservations for February 24-27. 

    We have contracted a shuttle to provide round-trip transportation service from the Hilton Houston Plaza/Medical Center, the Houston Marriott Medical Center and the Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites (Medical Center)  to the Rice campus each morning and evening of the conference. If you are registered at other hotels, please check with their concierge about transportation to Rice. While they may be close enough to Rice, we will not be able to service all hotels in the area.

    Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites (Medical Center)
    6800 Main Street
    Houston, TX 77030
    Group code: WOR
    Check-in date: Sunday, February 24, 2013
    Check-out date: Wednesday,  February 27, 2013
    Reservation deadline: Sunday, February 3, 2013
    Booking:To book a room, please contact jolie.valencia@ihg.com via email with your name and the dates.

    Hilton Houston Plaza/Medical Center(ROOM BLOCK FULL)
    6633 Travis Street
    Houston, TX 77030
    Check-in date: Sunday, February 24, 2013
    Check-out date: Wednesday, February 27, 2013

    Houston Marriott Medical Center - (ROOM BLOCK FULL)
    6580 Fannin Street
    Houston, TX 77030
    Check-in date: Sunday, February 24, 2013
    Check-out date: Wednesday, February 27, 2013

    Additional Hotel Accommodations: In addition to the above, other hotels in close proximity to Rice campus may be found here (PDF). Please check with the hotel about shuttle service to the Rice campus. 

    FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please contact the Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies at Rice University:
    Telephone: 713-348-6031
    Fax: 713-348-5213
    E-mail: collegeready@rice.edu