EECI US 2012 Details

Earlier I posted that EECI 2012 in the US had to change locations (and dates) because of not enough hotel availability in downtown Austin, TX. I was sad that EECI wouldn’t take place here in my new city.

The week before last Whoooz! announced the location and date change for the two-day conference.

EECI US takes place 15th—17th October 2012 at the Horseshoe Bay Resort, near Austin, Texas. More info follows Wednesday. #eecms

— EECI Conference (@eeciconf) July 6, 2012

More information about the conference that Robert Eerhart of Whoooz! Web Media is organizing was released as part of a recent EllisLab blog post.

The largest community event for ExpressionEngine users and developers, EECI 2012 US, is going to be held October 15th - 17th at the Horseshoe Bay Resort, close to Austin, Texas. You can expect ten top notch speakers presenting a variety of hot topics. 60 minutes each, five presentations per day. Between the talks, we leave plenty of room for discussions and meeting new people. Also, the event is fully catered. To make your conference even more fun we host a party for you every night. All of this in a very comfortable, top quality venue.

Marriot’s Horseshoe Bay Resort is about one hour away (59 miles) from the Austin airport and a bit less than that from downtown Austin. It sits in the Texas hill country right next to Horseshoe Bay. As a resort it contains all of the amenities you will need whether you’re traveling alone or with your family.

And that’s what makes this location so intriguing: you can bring your entire family with you and double book it as conference and vacation time. That’s what I plan to do (and I only live 45 minutes away from the resort).

The resort is large and has a pool, spa, golf, and beaches. It also has several bars and restaurants throughout the property.

Taxi fare to the resort can be expensive (the Marriot site says it is $160 one way). It will be cheaper to share a cab or rent a car and drive. You can get a basic rental car for around $30 per day and the hotel has free on-site parking. I don’t know if the conference will organize any transportation so that might an option as well. Robert posted in the comments that the conference will provide free transportation between the resort and the Austin airport.

Additional information about the resort:

• Resort Guide
• Resort Walk-thru
• Resort Fact Sheet

A big thanks to Robert for his hard work and dedication organizing this event since 2009 when it first took place in Leiden, The Netherlands.