2013 Travel and Lodging
Event Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
Address: 200 East Market St., San Antonio, TX 78205
Event Dates: October 3-6, 2013
Air Travel
San Antonio International Airport
9800 Airport Blvd.
San Antonio, TX 7821612
Hotel and Travel
Are you a Travel Scholarship Recipient?
If you are a travel scholarship recipient SACNAS staff will contact you after your application has been accepted. If you receive a travel scholarship, you will not need to arrange your own travel or lodging. SACNAS will arrange your travel and lodging based on the information you provided in your application at the time of submission.
You will receive travel itinerary and lodging information via e-mail after processing is complete. You will be held financially responsible for any cancellation fees and reservation changes. SACNAS does not book international travel.
Are you a SACNAS-sponsored/funded Speaker or Special Participant?
SACNAS staff will contact you with further instructions on how to proceed with your travel and lodging arrangements.
Hotel: SACNAS will make room reservations for SACNAS-sponsored speakers; please do not contact any of the hotels below directly to make a room reservation.
Air Travel: SACNAS staff will send you a confirmation letter with further instruction on how to book your SACNAS sponsored air travel.
Are you an individual or group making your own reservations?
SACNAS encourages conference attendees who are not sponsored by SACNAS to connect directly with our officially contracted travel and lodging partners for arrangements to attend the 2013 SACNAS National Conference.
Discounted room rates are available! When making your reservations be sure to notify hotel reservation staff that you are participating in the SACNAS 2013 National Conference.
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SACNAS secured special rate hotels: The Grand Hyatt or The Hyatt Regency |
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$159 per night, plus tax - Single/Double Occupancy $184 per night, plus tax - Triple Occupancy $209 per night, plus tax - Quadruple Occupancy |
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Hotel |
Grand Hyatt (adjacent to Convention Center)
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Hyatt Regency (On the River Walk, 5 blocks from convention center) |
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Hotel Address |
600 East Market Street
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123 Losoya Street
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SACNAS Reservations Website Portal |
https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_new&eventID=10203009
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https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_gi_new&groupID=15690141
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Hotel Reservation Phone Line |
402-592-6464
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888-421-1442 |
Government Rate Only: $106 single/double or prevailing federal per diem rate. Must mention you are with the SACNAS 2013 Conference and provide a government id. 1- 866-527-1498, opt #1
La Quinta Inns & Suites, 303 Blum, San Antonio, TX
To take advantage of these rates you must make your reservation by Friday, September 6. Reservations are based on space availability.
Air Travel Reservations
Book your ticket with our travel agent partner Cain Travel Group, Inc. to take advantage of discounted group fares and help SACNAS earn tickets to issue to student travel scholarship recipients.
Cain Travel Group, Inc.
3004 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303
Reservations: 800-346-4747
Fax: 303-417-9923
Ground Transportation & Local Information
San Antonio transportation information
Join in Our Green Conference Commitment
SACNAS is committed to minimizing the environmental impacts of our annual national meeting, including using ecological alternatives for conference supplies and encouraging exhibitors to make a green exhibiting pledge. SACNAS is pleased to be working with all of our conference vendors towards this goal and we invite all conference participants to take an active role in making the SACNAS conference a green event.
Please view the Environmental Protection Agency Green Meetings website for an overview of national initiatives supporting green conferences. To learn more about what you can do, check out the Green Hotels Association's Green Travel Tips.
Upcoming Conference & Leadership Institute Events
Join us at the 2013 SACNAS National Conference “Strengthening the Nation Through Diversity, Innovation and Leadership in STEM" in San Antonio, Texas, October 3-6 and help us celebrate our 40th anniversary!
Get Involved
Join us in celebrating science and culture by taking an active role at the SACNAS National Conference. Serve as a speaker, abstract reviewer, student presentation judge, or mentor.

