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Hotel Information

The meetings will be held at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel, 1601 Lake Robbins Drive , The Woodlands, Texas 77380, (Telephone: 1-281-367-9797, Fax 1-281-681-5656). 

A block of rooms has been reserved in the name of 31st Rice Technical Working Group Meeting

When people call in to the hotel to make a room reservation for  specify that it is for the Rice Technical Working Group Meeting to receive the special conference rate of $139.00 per night. The rate does not include state, city, or county taxes,  which are currently 13%. 


The Woodlands Waterway Marriott
  1601 Lake Robbins Drive

  The Woodlands, Texas 77380
  UNITED STATES

  Toll-Free: 1-800-228-9290
  Tel: 1-281-367-9797
  Fax: 1-281-681-5656
  E-Mail: Look@Marriott.com

  Check-In: 4:00 PM;
  Checkout: 11:00 AM

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WELCOME

A meandering waterway within a wooded retreat and at the center of it all lies The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center, a unique state of the art facility offering a distinct setting for your next visit or meeting. Connected via Skybridge to The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, you are just minutes away from the concert stage. Easily able to accommodate meetings of all sizes, the hotel features a convention center with over 70,000 square feet of function space. The hotel is located on the area's newest development, The Woodlands Waterway. This area features along with the hotel, entertainment venues, retail shops, upscale dining, and uptown living.

General Hotel Information

  • Twenty minutes north of George Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston
  • A convention-style hotel with over 1300 complimentary self-parking spaces
  • Function space suitable for both conventions & tradeshows and galas & weddings
     
  • Conference and Meeting Facilities
  • 12 floors, 336 rooms, 7 suites
  • 27 meeting rooms, 70,000 sq ft of total meeting space
  • 2 Concierge Levels  
     
  • Special Hotel Features
  • AAA
  • Marriott Senior Discount
  • Government & Military  
  • Reserve online with Marriott Rewards points
  • Corporate/promotional code
     
  • Services and Equipment
  • 35 mm projector
  • AV equipment
  • CD player
  • Film projector
  • LCD projector
  • LCD_Panel
  • Microphone
  • Overhead projector
  • PA system portable
  • Rear screen projection
  • Stage: installed
  • Stage: portable
  • TV
  • TV production service provider
  • Video camera
  • Walkie talkie radios 
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    Conference Highlights
    Dates:  
    Feb. 26 (on-site registration)
    Feb. 26-March 1 (conference)

    Location:  
    The Woodlands, Texas, USA

    Titles and Summaries:  
    By Oct. 14, 2005

    Abstract:  
    By Dec. 1, 2005

    Conference Registration  
    By January 15, 2006
      US $200 (full registration)
      US $100 (student registration)

    After January 15, 2006
      US $250 (full registration)
      US $150 (student registration)

    Hotel Reservation:  
    Reserve by Feb. 6, 2006 to get special rate

     

    Hosted by

    1509 Aggie Drive
    Beaumont, Texas 77713


    United Stated Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
    Rice Research Unit
    1509 Aggie Drive
    Beaumont, Texas 77713

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