FORTE 2002: Conference Registration
& Hotel Information

Conference Registration

Register for FORTE 2002 here. For problems, send e-mail to forte02@rice.edu.

Hotel Information

The historic Warwick hotel is the conference's preferred hotel, providing an elegant setting for the conference banquet. Alternatively, The Best Western, a recently renovated hotel, is an economical option. Please reserve your room directly with the lodging of your choice. Remember to identify yourself as a participant of Rice's "FORTE 2002" conference to ensure receiving special conference room rates.

The reservation deadline for both hotels is Sept., 27, 2002, at which time room blocks will be released to the general public. Thereafter, reservations will be taken on a space and group rate availability basis.

Preferred Hotel: The Warwick
[historic Warwick] 5701 Main Street
Houston, Texas 77005-1895
Telephone (toll free): 1-800-223-6800
Distance to Rice campus: .5 miles
Fax: 713-639-4545
Warwick Reservation Form

Single or Double Room: $109*

The Warwick neighbors Rice University, is 3 miles from downtown Houston, and is in the heart of the Museum District. The hotel neighbors Hermann Park with its reflection pond and golf course, the city zoo, the new Imax theater, and is close to Astroworld/Waterworld theme parks, the George Brown Convention Center, the Astrodome, Compaq Center, NASA, and the beaches of Galveston only 30 minutes away. See our Houston web page for additional information about these sites.

Also Recommended: Best Western Plaza Hotel and Suites at Medical Center
6700 Main St.
Houston, Texas 77030
Telephone: 713-522-2811
Distance to Rice campus: 1.04 miles
Fax: 713-522-2607
Reservations by phone:
*1-800-780-7234 (U.S. and Canada)
See http://www.bestwestern.com/rates/index.asp for Worldwide Telephone Reservations (Web reservations are not available.)

Single or Double Room: $59*

*Note: 11% room tax is not included in these rates.

The Best Western Plaza Hotel & Suites at Medical Center is conveniently located in the heart of the renowned Texas Medical Center, only blocks from all the hospitals, Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine.