Location

The 95th Annual Meeting of The Society of Rheology will be held in Austin, Texas from October 13th to 17th, 2024. The optional short courses and Rheology Research Symposium (RRS) will occur on October 12th and 13th. The technical program and short courses will take place at the Austin Marriott Downtown (make your reservation at this reservation site for SoR Meeting ) on 304 East Cesar Chavez. THe RRS will take place at the Downright Austin, a Renaissance Hotel .

Austin is the capital city of Texas and blends all the amenities of a major city with the green space of a small town and is proudly declared to be the Live Music Capital of the World. Nothing beats live music in Austin, and Austin City Limits (ACL) October 4th-6th and October 11th-13th this year, just a few days before our meeting.

Austin also boasts 500 parks and is an outdoor enthusiast playground year-round. Hiking and biking trails around Austin are popular outdoor destinations, along with the famous natural pools of Barton Springs and open fields (and food trucks) at Zilker Park . For more relaxing activities, visit Austin’s surrounding Hill Country for historic towns, craft breweries and vineyards. The Austin Marriott Downtown is a short walk from restaurants, music venues, shops and Lady Bird Lake.

The average high and low temperatures in Austin during October are 88°F and 65°F, respectively, with an average precipitation of under 4 inches.