Update: Program Quick Overview

2015 SOCALLT Program-Final

We are going  back to Austin!

The 2015 SOCALLT Conference returns to the University of Texas! Special thanks to our hosts, the Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning (COERLL) and the Texas Language Center! The theme of our conference will be The Online and Mobile Worlds of 21st-Century Language Study.

• Conference Dates: April 24-25, 2015-

• Conference begins with breakfast at 8:30 on Friday, April 24!

• Conference Flyer (please share with colleagues!)

• Conference Venue

SOCALLT 2015 will be held at the Glickman Conference Center on The University of Texas at Austin campus. The Glickman Center is on the south side of the first floor of the College of Liberal Arts building (ArtsLA) off 23th Street at the San Jacinto Circle. In addition to the food and drink vendors in the adjacent Student Activity Center, there are many restaurants within a half mile walk along Guadalupe Street, aka “The Drag.” Many more restaurants are listed in Dining Nearby.

• Hotel Information (official event hotel)

The conference hotel is the Doubletree-University. Make sure you ask for the SOCALLT 2015 rate when calling to reserve a room (512-479-4000). Think about arriving in the late afternoon / early evening of Thursday, April 23 to join us for the pre-conference reception planned for all! Hotel address is 1617 IH-35 North, Austin, TX 78702. Rooms are $174 “run of the house” (1-king or 2-queen rooms). Cutoff date is April 1, 2015. Free Internet & parking. 100% non-smoking. 1 mile from conference venue. To reserve online and get the special conference rate, please use this unique SOCALLT-specific link!

• Additional Accommodation Info

Star of Texas and Austin Folk House B&Bs 506 W. 22nd St., Austin, TX 78705 (866-472-6700) $143.33 to 163.33, depending on room selected. Free internet. Free hot breakfast buffet. Free parking. 100% non-smoking property. Seven tenths of a mile from the Glickman Conference Center.

• Getting to & from the AUS Airport

There are several options for getting to and from the Austin Bergstrom airport. You can arrange a Super Shuttle in advance. Capitol Metro offers the Airport Flyer for $1.50 each direction, which has stops within a short walk from the conference venue and some nearby hotels. And there are, of course, rental cars and taxis.

• Parking for the Conference

The closest parking to the Glickman Center is the San Jacinto garage (SJG). It is about a tenth of a mile away. Entrances are located on both Trinity St. and San Jacinto Blvd., and the rate is currently $15 per day. Another option is the Brazos garage (BRG). It is about three tenths of a mile away. The entrance is on Brazos St. and the rate is currently $15 per day. Dobie Mall garage (the entrance is located on Whitis Ave.) is about the same distance and the rate is currently $12 per day. The least expensive option is the University Co-Op garage (currently $8 per day; entrance is on San Antonio St.), which is about half a mile from the Glickman Center.

• Maps & Local Travel Links

Austin map
University of Texas at Austin map
Another UT map (printable PDF)
Capital Metro Trip Planner
Yellow Cab

• Weather & News

UT-Austin weather
Austin American-Statesman newspaper
KEYE (CBS)
KLRU (PBS)
KTBC (Fox)
KUT 90.5
KVUE (ABC)
KXAN (NBC) 
Time-Warner cable news channel

• Arts & Entertainment Info

Austin 360
Austin Chronicle
City of Austin Visitor’s Bureau 
KUTX radio
Texas Monthly magazine
The University of Texas at Austin Arts & Attractions

• Arts & Recreation Nearby

ACL Live at Moody Theater
Alamo Drafthouse cinema, The Ritz location
Barton Springs natural, spring-fed pool
Bats under the Congress Avenue Bridge
Blanton Museum of Art
Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
Esther’s Follies, long-running music, comedy, and magic troupe
Downtown entertainment districts
Harry Ransom Center
Hike and Bike Trail on Lady Bird Johnson Lake
LBJ Presidential Library
Texas Performing Arts Center
Texas State Capitol Building
Texas Tower
Threadgill’s “Armadillo World Headquarters” (live music and restaurant)
Whole Foods Market (headquarters store)

• Dining Nearby

  Austin is a “foodie” town, and there are many good restaurants, with good prices, too. Here are some suggestions in all price ranges and for all tastes that are within walking distance or a short cab ride from your hotel and the conference center. There are plenty more a little farther afield. Check Yelp or Urban Spoon for more information.

  Aster’s Ethiopian
  Blackbird and Henry
  Blue Dahlia Bistro
  Buenos Aires Café
  The Carillon
  Clay Pit
  Congress and Bar Congress
  Eastside Café
  Eastside King – Hole in the Wall
  Easy Tiger
  El Mercado on Lavaca
  Fino
  G’Raj Mahal
  Hopfields
  Hyde Park Bar & Grill
  Justine’s Brasserie
  Koriente
  La Condesa
  Lamberts Downtown
  Malaga Tapas & Bar
  Manuel’s on Congress
  Mi Madres
  Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill
  Parkside
  Piranha Killer Sushi
  Ranch 616
  Roaring Fork
  Salty Sow
  Serranos at Symphony Square
  Shoal Creek Saloon
  Stubb’s Bar-B-Q
  Swift’s Attic
  3 Forks Steakhouse
  Takoba
  Trudy’s Texas Star
  Uchi

  In addition, gourmet food trailers and carts are very popular in Austin and there are hundreds spread all over the area. Here is a map that shows some of them.