Hotel

Hampton by Hilton Inn & Suites Huntsville 

120 Ravenwood Village Drive

Huntsville, TX 77340

The group rate is $110/night and parking at the hotel is free. 

If you are staying on both nights (October 12th and October 13th), please use this link and book by September 29, 2025). 

If you are staying only a single night (either October 12th or October 13th), please call Tonya Washington of the Hampton Inn at 936-223-8181 between 8 AM – 5 PM. Please book by September 29, 2025.

Breakfast is included.

Invited speakers will be provided rooms at no charge at the University Hotel.

1610 Bobby K Marks Drive

Huntsville, TX 77341

Campus Parking

The Hampton Inn parking is free, but a short drive to campus is necessary. We will provide parking passes in the SHSU Parking Garage for those that request them. You can obtain a parking permit at this link. You will need to create a guest account and to choose the dates the permit will be valid (the first and last days of the event). Then just follow the prompts to finalize the permit registration. You may park in any parking space that is not reserved in the Sam Houston Parking Garage. There is nothing to display on your vehicle. You may download a campus parking map here.

For those staying at the University Hotel, parking is provided with your registration.

Breakfast

We are providing breakfast (tacos, fruit, pastries, etc.) along with coffee, tea, and water at the workshop location in Evans 105 on both Monday and Tuesday morning.

Lunch

We are providing lunches at the conference site for all registered participants on Monday, October 13.

After the meeting ends on Tuesday, October 14, participants can self-organize for lunch. Here are some local options.

• Farmhouse (1004 14th Street)

• Five Loaves Deli (Midway Plaza, 1329 University Ave I)

• Potato Shack (1229 Josey St)

• City Hall Cafe & Pie Bar (1421 Sam Houston Ave)

• The Big E-Z Crawfish & Oyster Bar (2707 Sam Houston Ave)

• Carbonero Rotisserie Charbroiled Chicken & Steaks (1524 11th St A)

• Mr. Hamburger (918 11th St)

• Tamal - On the Square (1105 University Ave)

• Tokyo Grill (2019 Sam Houston Ave)

• China House Restaurante (2105 Sam Houston Ave)

• Honor Cafe Huntsville (2703 Sam Houston Ave)

• Cafe Texan (1120 Sam Houston Ave)

Evening Reception

We welcome workshop participants to a reception at 6:45 pm on Monday, October 13 at the Dominey Observatory. We will provide shuttle buses outside of the Evans Complex at 6:30 pm to take participants to the observatory. For those that would like to drive themselves, see this map. Dinner and drinks (beer, wine, and nonalcoholic) will be provided. The buses will return you to your hotel beginning at 9:30 pm.

James Dent

Will Shepherd

Joel Walker

Caitlyn Bellot (admin. asst.)

We gratefully acknowledge financial support provided by the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the College of Science and Engineering Technology.