Venue
The boot camp will be held at the Rice University BioScience Research Collaborative Building (BRC).
BRC
Rice University
6500 Main Street
Houston, TX 77030-1402
Visitor Parking
We will provide parking validations to cover your cost of parking each day at the BRC underground garage. The entrance is located off of Dryden Rd.
WiFi
Guests can access the Rice Visitors network by agreeing to the Terms & Conditions when they open their web browser.
Lodging Information
Rice has negotiated rates with several hotels in the proximity to campus. Please inquire at the tine of making your of reservation if they offer any discounts for Rice University visitors. Hotels that are within walking distance to Rice:
| Hotel Zaza 5701 Main Street Houston, TX 77005 USA Phone: 1-713-526-1991 / 888-880-3244 Fax: 1-713-526-0359 |
0.8 miles |
| InterContinental Hotel – Medical Center 6750 Main Street, Houston TX 77030 Main: +1 713-422-2779 Offering special Rice rate of $179 per night |
0.5 miles |
| Hilton Houston Plaza/Medical Center 6633 Travis Street Houston, TX 77030 USA Phone: 1-713-313-4000 Fax: 1-713-313-4660 |
0.1 miles |
| Crowne Plaza Medical Center 8686 Kirby Drive Houston, TX 77054 USA Phone: 1-713-748-3221 Fax: 1-713-796-9371 |
3.2 miles |
Transportation from Hotels
All hotels offer free shuttles that will drop you off at Rice University (bring copy of the above map to show the driver where the BRC building is located). Please arrange shuttle service with the hotel well in advance of when you need it.
Campus Shuttle Service
Shuttle busses pick up and drop off at bus shelters and marked bus stops (red circles on above map) every 10 minutes. For additional details see Campus Bus Routes. Rice shuttles can be tracked on your computer at http://bus.rice.edu or on your iPhone (free app at http://iphone.rice.edu). The app allows faster loading of the route map, viewing all the buses on the routes and their locations in real time. The buses are color coded to enable the passengers to identify the buses with colored bus symbols.