About Austin
In the state capital of Texas, we pride ourselves on being far from ordinary. In fact, we celebrate being "weird." Austin is a hot spot for creativity and embraces its community of musicians, artists, entrepreneurs and progressive thinkers.
We're known for being the Live Music Capital of the World®, a title that we take pretty seriously with nearly 200 live music venues. As the gateway to the Texas Hill Country, rolling hills and sparkling waterways abound in Austin. Each night during the summer, people gather to watch over one million bats take flight from underneath the Congress Avenue Bridge. Some of the country's best Tex-Mex and barbecue restaurants can be found here. All this just scratches the surface of what makes Austin like no place else. Come early or stay late, we invite you to take in as much as you can.
Find out everything you want to know about Austin!
Visit the Convention and Visitor's Bureau Web site.
Attire
Plan to wear business casual clothing for warm and humid weather in August.Convention Center
Driving directions to the Convention Center.Hotels
2013 hotels options will available at a later date
Airport transportation
SuperShuttle of Austin: www.SuperShuttle.com / 800 BLUE VAN (258-3826)Transportation between Austin Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) and the downtown hotels or the Austin Convention Center is available on SuperShuttle for just $13 per person one way oor $24 roundtrip for online reservations, the best pricing can be found online (+$2 for telephone reservation). Depending on the price of fuel there may be a fuel surcharge added ($1.00 per person at the time this was posted). No reservation is needed. Follow signs from the baggage claim area to the SuperShuttle ticket counter just past baggage carousel 1. You can make your reservation at the airport as service is available 24 hours a day and you can pay with cash or credit card. Or, for the best pricing make your prepaid roundtrip reservation by following this link: http://www.supershuttle.com/sales/niweek2012.aspx and enter code NIW12 to receive the 10% NI discount.
Parking
Convention Center Parking Garages
The Austin Convention Center has two Parking Garages;
201 East 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701. Entrances on Brazos and San Jacinto streets.
601 East 5th Street, Austin, TX 78701 Entrance on 5th Street, between Red River and Sabine streets.
1 – 7 hours $7.00
7 – 10 hours $9.00
10 – 24 hours $11.00
Additional parking is available at the Convention Center park lot located at the northeast corner of Cesar Chavez and Red River.
