The Pre-Conference workshop will take place in Farnsworth Pavilion in the RMC on the Rice Campus. You can also find campus maps here.

The conference will take place in Rayzor Hall on the Rice University Campus.

Rice University is located in Houston, Texas, across from the Texas Medical Center and Hermann Park. The Center for Languages and Intercultural Communication is in Rayzor Hall (building #25 on the campus map), on the south side of the main Academic Quad. Here are some helpful resources on getting to Rice.

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Getting to Campus:

Rice University’s address is:

6100 Main Street

Houston, TX 77005

Driving directions:

Take U.S. 59 to the Fannin Street exit. Drive south on Fannin until you reach Sunset Boulevard. Take a right on Sunset and an immediate left on Main Street. Turn right into the Rice campus using entrance #1.

Parking:

Visitor parking is indicated by the yellow on the campus map. You will want to park in either the Founder’s Lot or the Cambridge Garage.

  • Parking will be available on the Rice campus for a fee. Parking vouchers will be available to those on a first-come first-served basis. 
  • Important Instructions about Parking Validation: When you arrive at Rice, you will use your own credit or debit card or receive an entry ticket to enter a parking lot/garage. If you are given a parking validation card, please insert it into the machine first as you are leaving. The machine will keep the validation card. Then insert the same credit card or entry ticket you used to enter. The gate will open and your card will not be charged.

Public Transportation:

Take the METRO Rail to the Memorial Hermann/Houston Zoo stop. Walk one block northwest on Cambridge Street to reach the Rice campus.
Public transportation options.

Campus Map

Rice campus map.

Hotel Information

Rice University is located near the Houston Medical Center.

If you are visiting from outside of the Houston area, here are some area hotels.

For information on other local hotels, please visit this link.