Hub City Brewery
Hub City, located in the Depot District, had excellent beer and food, at least the last time that I was there. You'll need a car to get there (or to be very determined). Here are some links to more detail:
The Tahoka Highway
From Michael Salvo:
The town of Lubbock is "dry", but it's only a few minutes on the loop to "Lil' Las Vegas," here we can all anonymously buy beer, booze and tamales (Pedro's are the best) at thedrive-through liquor stores. And restaurants and bars sell beer, wine and liquor in Lubbock. never did quite understand how "dry" really translates as "monopoly supplier."
Wikipedia on Lubbock
If you're just looking for general details on the town and its attractions, the wikipedia entry seems accurate to me.
Parking
Hotel Parking
If you're staying at the Hawthorn Suites, on the edge of campus, you're about a five-minute walk from the English Building.
Dorm Parking
There is visitor parking about a half-block from the dorms, and metered parking (garage) about
5-6 blocks away. The dorm is the closest residence hall to the English Building.
Passes and Guest Parking
From Rich: I've been wrestling with parking services for passes. Doesn't look good. But, anyone who is driving should let me know and I'll let you know where the free visitor's spots are on campus. Parking on campus free after 5pm and on weekends.
Parking Garage aka The Garage-mahal
From Rich: Nearly all of the buildings on the Lubbock campus are built in "Spanish-Renaissance" style. It's very pretty, actually. Bell towers, but lots of vertical and horizontal lines. Anyway,money being allocated to certain buildings, certain deals made for fairness, and the result isa building that looks like a mini-fortress that's a parking garage.
http://www.ttu.edu/campusMap/buildings/garage.php
If visitor parking is full, this is a good option for parking; about 3 blocks from English.
Hawthorn Suites
The Hawthorn Suites serve as the conference hotel for CW2006. According to the proposal, the rooms are fairly large, and the hotel Web site indicates that many (if not all) rooms include a mini-frig and microwave.
The hotel is about a five minute walk from the English Building, where the sessions will be held.
Stangel Hall Information
Stangel Hall (map) is actually half of a two-dorm complex, Stangel-Murdough Hall, joined in the middle, lower-level by The Market (see also), a food court. I haven't found information on whether that food court is open during the summer months.
My sources tell me that the rooms are air conditioned, a not unimportant detail in Texas. If you'd like to see what your room could look like were you to really apply yourself check out second place winners of the Best Dressed Space Contest 2005. The Stangel-Murdough Scoop, though dated and for a different audience, provides some additional information about the residence hall.
Dorm Application
The application for the dorm (Stangel Hall) is short and easy to complete. The only possible difficulty is that the school only accepts checks for payment. So put away your VISA and MasterCard, and find your checkbook.
The Original Proposal
The proposal, as it was submitted to the 7Cs, includes details on the original plans for the conference. Naturally as time has passed, things have evolved and changed. The details here are not definite material for you to count on, but it can give you an idea of the plans.
Registration Form
The registration form for CW2006 includes complete details on the main events of the conference (e.g., keynote speakers and related events).
The form can be faxed or mailed to Texas Tech.
Graduate Research Network
The Graduate Research Network (GRN) is a forum for discussion of research projects and work in progress related to Computers and Writing. The C&W Graduate Research Network is an all-day pre-conference event, open to all registered conference participants at no charge.
The GRN homepage includes links to abstracts and details for previous years as well as the submission form for this year's event.
Don't miss filling out the CW/GRN Travel Grants application as well.
