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Spouse/Guest Activities:
A suite will be available at the hotel for guests and spouses to
organize, with the help of hotel staff, their visit to the Houston
area. There is no plan for organized tours.
The Industry Applications Society of IEEE
invites you to the 44th IAS Annual Conference in Houston, Texas USA. This
Conference is the start of what will become the premier meeting for the
practicing electrical engineer seeking practical information directly
applicable to his or her work. Beginning
in 2009 the IAS Annual Conference will include multiple continuing education
tracks that are geared towards the practicing engineer.
The Conference will be held October 4 – 9, 2009 at the Hyatt
Regency, located in downtown Houston. Set in the
heart of the business and entertainment districts, this classic downtown Houston hotel is the ideal starting point for exploring all
this vibrant city offers.
Houston, the fourth largest city in the United
States of America, is a cosmopolitan city that blends Western and
Southern heritage and style; it has been one of America's great boomtowns of the past decade. It's once
staid, business-oriented downtown has become a trendy district of restaurants,
clubs, shops, condos and hip hotels, along with an architecturally stunning
baseball stadium.
As of the 2006 U.S. Census estimate, the city has
a population of 2.2 million within an area of 600 square miles. Houston is the seat of Harris Countyand the economic center of the
sixth-largestt metropolitan area in
the U.S. with a population of around 5.6 million. At 634 square miles, the City of Houston could contain the cities of New York, Washington, Boston, San
Francisco, Seattle, Minneapolis and Miami.
Houston acts as a cultural capital bridging the South and
Southwest, with some of the best museums in the country. Many of the city's
engaging attractions lie in the Museum District, south of downtown, anchored by lush Hermann Park, home of the Houston Zoo, Japanese Gardens and Miller Outdoor Theatre and is adjacent to the beautiful Rice
University. The Museum District is home to 18 museums including the Museum of Fine
Arts, Houston, the Houston
Museum of Natural Science, The
Children's Museum of Houston, The Menil
Collection, the Contemporary
Arts Museum Houston and many more. Where
can you go for the best in entertainment, sports, cultural arts, shopping,
dining and nightlife? Look no further than Houston, Texas. Home to a respected and energetic cultural
arts scene, the fourth largest shopping center in the country, Houston is as diverse a city as they come. As The New
York Times stated in a recent feature, "Maybe that's what makes Houston such an unusual and wonderful place--there are so
many different Houston’s to see."
A visit to Houston would be incomplete without a shopping spree. The
Galleria is Houston's premier shopping destination, recently renovated
with more than 375 fine stores and restaurants and a full-size ice rink.
Houston is one of five cities in the United
States with resident companies in the four disciplines of the performing arts: Houston
Ballet, Houston
Grand Opera, Houston
Symphony and Alley
Theatre. Houston's 17-block Theater
District is home to all of them, as well as musical theater
performances by Theatre Under the Stars and Broadway
in Houston.
For a long while, Houston has had one of the most exciting food scenes
anywhere. Home to more than 5,000 restaurants, Houston offers everything from fine dining to
hole-in-the-wall Tex-Mex.
 With
three major airports, Houston is one of the nation's premier international
gateways, linking the region to more than 185 destinations. George
Bush Intercontinental Airport is the ninth busiest airport in
the United
States
for total passengers, facilitating travel to Houston from all over the world.
Houston boasts the world's largest medical center—The Texas
Medical Center. Medicine is a growing economic force in Houston, employing more than 65,000 people and comprising 42+
institutions, with a combined operating budget of more than $5.4 billion. The
renowned Texas Houston's NASA/Johnson Space Center trains America's astronauts and coordinates operations development
and design work for the space missions, Space Shuttle and the International
Space Station.
The IEEE IAS 2009 Houston Local Committee welcomes you
to Houston with open arms.
Ya’ll come, stay a while and you will wonder why you went back home. We
look forward to a fantastic conference and after all, where else can you learn
so much about your professional calling and have such a good time along the
way.
Visit
Houston, and see it all for yourself!
Please check https://www.visithoustontexas.com/
for interesting places to visit during your trip to Houston.
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