This file contains information common to ALL workshops.  You should
also look at the information file for your specific workshop!

RESERVATIONS: You are responsible for making your own arrangements to
attend the TeachScheme! workshop.  We do not make reservations on your
behalf since if you do not honor them, we would be held responsible.

DATES: SEE SPECIFIC FILE.  We will *try* to have a few machines, and
some tutors, available on the Saturday after the workshop for those
who want additional practice with the material.

AIR TRAVEL: Houston has two airports, Hobby (HOU) and Intercontinental
(IAH).  One-way taxi rates to the vicinity of Rice are about $25 from
HOU and $40 from IAH.  The airport shuttle to the same area costs
roughly the same from both (about $17 one way).  Both airports are
very well served; HOU has many Southwest flights, while IAH is a major
Continental hub.  All other major airlines also fly to Houston.

  Those of you coming by air may need to spend a Saturday night here
  for cheaper airfare.  If this applies to you, we strongly recommend
  that you pick the Saturday after the workshop to be here.  We are
  trying to arrange for additional assisted computer time that day.
  You may decide you want this after you see the workshop material.
  You could alternatively spend that time being a tourist.

ROOM: Rice dorms are not open for summer program attendees.  There are
many hotels within about two miles of Rice that offer competitive
rates (between $45 and $75 per night).  We will provide you with hotel
information separately.  Information on sharing rooms will follow in
the next message.

BOARD: For the five days of the workshop, we provide continental
breakfast and lunch.  Houston has rich and diverse culinary offerings,
and most restaurants are extremely affordable (especially in
comparison to other large cities).  We will provide you with
restaurant listings; you can find information on-line as well.

TRANSPORT: Houston is a car city.  We strongly urge attendees to
consider renting a car -- this will give you much more flexibility in
where you stay and what you eat.  Information on sharing cars will
follow in the next message.

ATTRACTIONS: There are several interesting things to do in and near
Houston.  Our most famous stop is the NASA Johnson Space Center, about
20 miles south of town.  There are also numerous museums (including
the outstanding Menil art collection), cultural activities (from the
opera and ballet to blues to alternate rock), and sporting events: the
Astros play their last year in the Astrodome (SEE SPECIFIC FILE).
Houston features the Six Flags Astroworld theme park and the Galleria
shopping center.  Within an hour's drive are the beach at Galveston,
the alligators of Brazos Bend State Park, and the San Jacinto Monument
("the first mile of Texas").  See
		     http://www.rice.edu/houston/

For those of you with travel funding, remember to preserve receipts
for any amounts you want reimbursed!  We cannot reimburse amounts
without receipts.