Shipping & Hotels


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Location: Lone Star Decorating


Lone Star Decorating is the official service contractor for the Engineering Expo. For this event, The University of Texas has prepaid for the freight handling charges of your shipment. However, this does not include the shipping costs to and from the event. All material should be shipped in advance to the Lone Star Decorating storage warehouse. Lone Star Decorating will store your material in its warehouse up to 30 days prior to event and will place your material in your booth prior to your arrival.

PLEASE DO NOT SHIP MATERIAL TO THE ENGINEERING COUNCIL, THE ENGINEERING CAREER ASSISTANCE CENTER, OR THE FRANK ERWIN CENTER---IT WILL BE REFUSED.

Your organization's name as well as the date that you are attending the event (Wednesday only, Thursday Only, or Wednesday & Thursday) must be clearly designated on the labels to insure correct delivery. Incorrect labeling could result in lost or misplaced packages and a delay in your items being delivered to your booth.

It is highly recommended that you take advantage of this service.

If you are unable to ship your material, you may bring it with you during your booth setup time (see itinerary above for more details).

Lone Star Decorating is requiring all exhibitors to check-in their outgoing shipments at their service desk which will be located at the loading dock at the top of the ramp. Do not simply drop off your outgoing freight in the area—items tend to be misplaced when not properly checked in. For outgoing freight services, you must have outgoing labels and make prior arrangements with your carrier (UPS, FedEx, etc.) to pick up your material from the Frank Erwin Center between the hours of 5:00pm – 7:00pm. Your carrier must know which date to pick up, whether it is Wednesday or Thursday. UPS & FedEx require a 24 hour notice. All material must be completely cleared from the building by 8:00pm on Thursday, September 10th. The address for the Frank Erwin Center is as follows:

Frank Erwin Center
1701 Red River Street
Austin, TX 78701

Any material left behind by an employer will be treated as abandoned and will be taken back to the Lone Star Decorating warehouse. A fee of $150 will be billed to any employer with abandoned freight. Please note that there will be a delay in the material arriving to the next destination.


Hotels

Hotel availability may be limited depending on your dates of stay.

AT&T Executive Education & Conference Center (on campus)
1900 University Avenue
(877) 744-8822

Doubletree (0.6 miles)
303 W. 15th St
(512) 505-4066

Doubletree (0.19 miles)
1617 IH 35 North
(512) 479-4000

Sheraton Austin Hotel (0.44 miles)
701 East 11th Street
(512) 478-1111

La Quinta (0.47 miles)
300 East 11th Street
(512) 476-1166

Sheraton (0.52 miles)
1809 Lavaca St
(512) 391-1515

Omni Austin Hotel Downtown (0.72 miles)
700 San Jacinto Blvd
(512) 476-3700

Intercontinental Stephen F. Austin (0.77 miles)
701 Congress Ave
(800) 770-5675

Hilton Austin (0.90 miles)
500 E Fourth St
(512) 482-8000

Days Inn University (1.01 miles)
3105 IH 35 North
(512) 478-1631