LOGISTICAL INFORMATION

VENUE
The Symposium will be held at the Center for Advanced Space Studies at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77058. The building is located near the NASA Johnson Space Center some 20 miles south of Downtown Houston.

SYMPOSIUM HOTEL
The Hilton Houston NASA Clear Lake, 3000 NASA Road One, Houston, Texas 77058 has been designated as the official Symposium hotel. We have secured a block of rooms at the special rate of $73.00* (plus applicable state and local tax) per night. This rate is available from Sunday, October 6, 2002 through Tuesday, October 8, 2002. Please identify yourself as a HOWI Symposium participant when you call the hotel directly at 800-445-8667 or 281-333-9300; the fax number is 281-333-9748. The deadline for reservations at the special Symposium rate is September 6, 2002. Individuals will be asked to guarantee all reservations; a guest will be responsible for payment of one night's room rental if the reservation is not cancelled 72 hours prior to scheduled arrival.

*The special rate is tied to the current U.S. government per diem rate and could fluctuate accordingly.

SCHEDULE

January 1, 2002
Deadline for submitting ideas or suggestions for special sessions
February 28 , 2002
Web posting of second announcement. Electronic registration begins
April 8 , 2002 Online abstract submission begins
July 15 , 2002
Deadline for electronic abstract submission.
August 31, 2002 Deadline for Symposium registration.
September 6, 2002 Deadline for hotel registration at Symposium rate.
September 15, 2002 Preliminary program and abstracts are posted online.
October 4 , 2002 Deadline extended for Symposium registration.
October 8–9, 2002 5th International Head-Out Water Immersion Symposium.

Last updated September 23, 2002


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