Venue

AEESP 2027 Venue

University of Texas at Austin

Conference activities will primarily take place within the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. The Engineering Education and Research Center (EER) will serve as the primary conference hub, hosting registration, poster sessions, exhibits, networking activities, and conference services. Additional sessions will take place throughout the engineering campus. Plenary sessions will be hosted in the LBJ Auditorium.
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World Class Venue

  • Modern engineering facilities
  • dedicated exhibit and poster space
  • walkable campus environment
  • technology-enabled meeting rooms
  • convenient access to hotels and dining

Travel and Housing

Austin, Texas

Travel

Getting to Austin

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) offers direct service from major cities throughout the United States and provides convenient access to the University of Texas campus.

Housing

Lodging

  • Campus Housing: Jester West Residence Hall

  • AT&T Hotel and
  • Conference Center
  • Moxy Austin
  • The Otis Hotel
  • Hampton Inn
  • AC Hotel Austin

AUSTIN, TEXAS

Why Texas? Why Now?

Texas hosts more than 400 data centers that consumed 25 billion gallons of cooling water in 2025, with power demand expected to reach 78,000 MW by 2030. Two utilities now operate the largest inland desalination plants in the world. Two more have built direct potable reuse facilities. The Round Top mine in Sierra Blanca is shaping up as the country’s leading rare-earth project. Additionally, in the Houston, Galveston, and Beaumont corridor, communities are working alongside academics and industry on cumulative-impact air monitoring and resource recovery. There is no better place, and no better moment, to convene the people whose work will shape how the country answers the next decade of water, energy, and infrastructure questions.