January 27, 2015 | Registration
Hotel Information 2015
The International Symposium on Online Journalism (April 17 – 18, 2015) will be hosted at:
Edgar A. Smith Building
1 University Station D1303
Austin, Texas
78712-0338
For more details and driving instructions please click here.
Parking is available close to the venue at the locations listed below:
Brazos Garage (BRG)
210 E. MLK Blvd.
(512) 471-6126
Trinity Garage (TRG)
1815 Trinity Street
(512) 475-6776
The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
1800 N Congress Avenue
(512) 936-4639
Lodging is available close to the venue at the locations listed below:
Hotels with group rates for ISOJ attendees
The DoubleTree Hotel (303 W 15th St.) is within walking distance of the Blanton Museum. A room rate of $189 is available for ISOJ guests.
ISOJ – UT Journalism / Knight Center / College of Communication has a group room block at the DoubleTree Suites by Hilton – Austin.
Reservations can be made by calling 800-222-8733 and mentioning the Group Code ISO. You can also visit www.austinsuites.doubletree.com to book your room. After selecting your dates, enter the Group Code ISO under the ‘Add Special Rate Codes’ link. The ISO rate is $189 for a suite with a king bed and is available until midnight on March 18, 2015. Cancellations must be made 72 hours in advance of arrival date. Overnight self parking is available at $22.00 per night. Valet is $27.00.
The Hampton Inn (1701 Lavaca St.) is also within walking distance of the Blanton Museum. A room rate of $179 is available for ISOJ guests.
Reservations can be made by calling the Hampton Inn at +1-512-499-8881 and mentioning the group name ISOJ Conference or by visiting http://hamptoninn.hilton.com/en/hp/groups/personalized/A/AUSUAHX-SOJ-20150415/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG
The group rate guarantee at both hotels will only be available until March 16, 2015.
Hotels within Walking Distance of the Blanton Museum
AT&T Inn and Conference Center
1900 University Avenue
Austin, TX 78705
(512) 404-1900
809 W Martin L King Jr. Blvd.
Austin, TX 78705
(800) 494-2261
506 West 22nd Street
Austin, TX 78705
(512) 472-6700
611 West 22nd Street
Austin, TX 78705
(512) 477-9639
2900 North I-35
Austin, TX 78705
(512) 477-6395
Hotels 5-10 minutes away from the Blanton Museum by cab
(Feel free to chose any downtown Austin hotel not on this list. They’re all about 5-10 minutes by cab to the Blanton.)
500 N Interstate 35
Austin, TX 78701
1-877-782-9444
600 Guadalupe Street
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 457-9994
Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol
701 East 11th Street
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 478-1111
300 East 11th Street
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 476-1166
604 Brazos Street
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 474-5911
3105 N Interstate 35
Austin, TX 78722
(512) 478-1631
For your convenience, here are some of the main transportation services available in Austin:
- Super Shuttle (512) 258-3826
- Yellow Cab Austin (512) 434-7700
- Lone Star Cab Co. (512) 836-4900
- R&R Limousine and Bus (512) 947-7433