Meeting Location

The Pickle Research Center – MCC

Auditorium

3925 West Braker Lane

Austin, TX 78759

Maps, Directions and Parking

Transportation

Transportation will be provided from the hotel to the evening dinner events.  For our dinner events on the evenings of October 3rd and October 4th, please plan to meet in the lobby at 6:00 p.m.

Transportation will not be provided to the meeting facility MCC from the hotel and walking is not recommended since it is a high traffic area.

Meeting participants should plan to meet in the meeting hotel lobby at 7:45 am to carpool to the facility.  If you plan to rent a car while in Austin, we would appreciate your willingness to rideshare with other participants.

Directions

Directions to the Holiday Inn from the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport:  Take Hwy. 71 West to Hwy. 183 North. Take Hwy. 183 North and exit Capitol of Texas Hwy. (loop 360). Turn left at light. Go over 183 and turn left at first light. Move to center lane. As frontage road bends right, turn right on Tallwood Dr. Turn right on Business Park Drive.  Approximate distance is 18 miles.

Taxi one-way:  $40

Supershuttle one-way:  $16

(512-258-3826)

Directions to MCC from The Holiday Inn (pdf): Approximate distrance is 2.7 miles

Parking at MCC

Complimentary parking is available at the meeting facility.  Please park in the designated Visitor/ Conference parking lots (D, E, F & G) on the south side (front) of the building.

Lodging

Holiday Inn Northwest Arboretum
8901 Business Park Dr.
Austin , TX 78759
Phone: 512-343-0888
Fax: 512-343-6891

Reservations:  1-800-465-4329 or

On-line Reservations can be made athttp://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hotel/ausnw?rpb=hotel&crUrl=/h/d/hi/1/en/availsearch&ias=y usinggroup code QFM.

Note: on-line reservations can only be made if the reservation falls within the block room dates.  If reservations are required outside the room block dates, please call the hotel directly at 1-800-465-4329 to ensure you receive the discounted rate.
Block Cutoff Date: The event hotel block is now closed.  Please contact the hotel directly for room availability.
Block Rate: $99.00 per night, plus applicable state and local taxes in effect at the time of check in (currently 15%)

Block Name: The Quilt Fall Member Meeting and Workshop (individuals must refer to this name to obtain the block rate)
Block Dates: Tuesday October 2nd through and including Thursday October 4, 2007

All reservations must be accompanied by a first night room deposit guaranteed with a major credit card

Check In: 3:00 p.m. local time
Check Out: 12:00 p.m. local time

The hotel has complimentary onsite parking for its guests.

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