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GENERAL INFORMATION ON HOUSTON AND THE WESTIN GALLERIA HOTEL

Houston Websites .......... Westin Galleria Websites .......... Houston Highlights .......... Travel .......... Directions

Hotel Registration .......... Conference Registration .......... Tour Registration

CONFERENCE SITE

The Conference will be held in the Westin Galleria Hotel, located in The Galleria complex, a glass enclosed entertainment/shopping center with over 350 retail stores in the heart of uptown Houston. Houston, Texas is America's fourth largest city and is also the capital of the international energy industry, the largest international port in North America, and the headquarters for America's Manned Space Flight Effort. Houston is also home of the world's largest medical center -- a burgeoning mecca of multicultural arts which also defines the colorful nature of this city.

Inside the Galleria Shopping/Entertainment Complex in uptown Houston, The Westin Galleria is Houston's premier meeting venue. Voted the 1992 Hotel of the Year by Houston Area Meeting Planners International, The Westin Galleria offers everything for the perfect conference--from a 25,000-square-foot exhibition hall to Houston's most professional meeting staff.

The hotel is also the perfect choice if you're traveling on your own--the convenient location is just 15 minutes from the Astrodome and George R. Brown Convention Center, and 45 minutes from the Space Center Houston. Enjoy the shops, galleries and restaurants of the spectacular Galleria, just steps away. Or enjoy one of the many cultural attractions the city has to offer such as the Museum of Natural History, Children's Museum and the Menil Collection.

LOCATION
5060 S. Alabama
Houston, TX 77056

25 minutes from Houston's Hobby Airport
35 minutes from Houston's Intercontinental Airport

ACCOMMODATIONS/AMENITIES

• 445 rooms/40 suites
• Adjoining health & fitness center
• Non-smoking rooms
• Swimming pool
• Putting green
• Business services

DINING

• 2 restaurants
• Lounge
• 24-hour room service

MEETING FACILITIES

• 20 meeting rooms, totaling 60,000 square feet (5,574 sq. m.)

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Link with Houston Websites:

Houston: Skyline ... Maps ... Info on Tour Sites

http://www.wl.net/flc/houston.html

http://www.houstonweb.com/

http://www.houston-guide.com/facilities/main.html

Link with Hotel Websites:

Westin Galleria, Houston

http://www.westin.com/listings/frames_pages/houstong.html

Transportation, Meeting Room Layouts, etc

http://www.houston-guide.com/facilities/hotels/westin/westin.html

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Official Guide to Houston:

http://www.houston-guide.com/guide/attract/frameattract.html

The url's below have been changed recently, and may not work.

The official guide to Houston (above) has links to the new information,

and an email link to the houston-guide webmaster, for help.

I have asked for updates from the webmaster. (5/26/97) mlp

NASA Clear Lake

http://www.houston-guide.com/guide/hvgnasaclear.html

Transportation

http://www.houston-guide.com/guide/hvgtrans.html

Attractions

http://www.houston-guide.com/guide/hvgattract.html

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TRAVEL

Houston boasts two major international airports: Houston Intercontinental and Hobby. Houston Intercontinental Airport is the eighth largest airport system in the United States for international travel. It has three modern terminals connected by a state-of-the-art subway system. Hobby Airport offers full US and regional service with easy access to all parts of the city.

Travel is very convenient, with many non-stop flights and easy connections from other major cities, as Houston is a hub for many airlines. ICNN attendees will find that flexible flight schedules and low fares await them in Houston. For special discounted rates, contact Nationwide Travel at (714) 847-1788. Be sure to identify yourself as an IEEE ICNN 97 attendee.

Round trip shuttle bus service to both airports is available through Airport Express, which provides passenger pick-up and drop-off at both the Westin Galleria and The Westin Oaks Hotels. The cost of a one-way fare to Houston Intercontinental Airport is $16.00, and the airport is approximately 25 miles from the Galleria area. A flat rate taxi fare is $35.00 each way to Houston Intercontinental Airport. Approximate travel time is one hour.

The one-way shuttle bus fare to Hobby Airport is $11.00. Hobby Airport is approximately 20 miles from the Galleria area and taxi fare is $26.00 each way. Approximate travel time is 45 minutes.

Service to both airports funs every hour on the hour, from 5:30am to 7pm from the hotel. Reservations are required only for your return trip to the airport from the hotel.

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Directions to the Westin Galleria

From Intercontinental Airport

• - Take the 45 South or Hardy Toll Road South - 610 West to the 610 South
• - Exit Westheimer and Turn Right onto Westheimer

From Hobby Airport

• - Take the 45 North to the 610 West
• - Exit Westheimer and Turn left onto Westheimer

From Dallas

• - Take 45 South to 610 West
• - 610 West to 610 South
• - Exit Westheimer
• - Turn right onto Westheimer

From San Antonio

• - I-10 East to 610 South
• - Exit Westheimer
• - Turn Right onto Westheimer

From Louisiana/ Lake Charles/Etc.

• - Take I-10 West to 610 South (Pass 1st 610, East Loop; Take 2nd 610, West Loop)
• - Exit Westheimer
• - Turn Right onto Westheimer

From Austin

• - Take 290 East to 610 South
• - Exit Westheimer
• - Turn Right onto Westheimer

From Galveston

• - 45 North to 610 West
• - 610 West to 610 North
• - Exit Westheimer
• - Turn Left onto Westheimer

From Downtown

• - I-10 West to 610 South
• - Exit Westheimer
• - Turn Right onto Westheimer

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