Dear OTC guest,
Please find below important information about your visit to the OTC in Houston
Contact details Brandmarion in Houston:
Marion Mooij
info@brandmarion.com
Tel. +31612806685
Parking Schiphol
Brandmarion has a cooperation with Flight Parking at Schiphol Airport. Being our customer you receive a 15% discount plus no transaction fees for VALET parking. Very convinient and affordable; a half an hour before arrival you have to call the telephone number which you will receive after your reservarion, you hand over your car and key between Terminal 2 and Terminal 3, they make a movie and pictures of your car and that’s it! You can use these services the YEAR ROUND as customer from Brandmarion. Only if you use this link you will receive the discount (so do not forget):
Flights KLM
If you have booked a flight with us, the flight schedule is as below (or with changes requested):
04-05 departure at 09.55 a.m.with KL0661, arrival at 02.25 p.m.
09-05 return at 03.20 p.m. with KL0662, arrival the next day at 07.55 a.m.
Including luggage up to 23 kg.
Separate check-in Brandmarion desk
Brandmarion has a private check in desk at KLM on May 4, you will find this at the desk 9.6 and 9.7 Terminal 2.
Fast lane security check
3 days before departure you can request a time slot for the security check (NOT the passport check). It is free of charge and convinient for the guests who do not have a Privium Pass.
Click at the link to plan your security check: Link to security check
If you do not have a Privium Pass yet, you might be able to get one when just entering the Lounge and request if there was a cancellation so you can get in!
ESTA/VISA
It is mandatory to have an ESTA application (for foreigens of some countries a VISA), you can find the official application form here: Link to ESTA NB: minimum 72 hrs in advance!
National Identification number they mean the Dutch BSN number. The letter O is non existing in your passport, only the number 0.
Costs are US 21 payable by creditcard or PayPal. All other links related to ESTA application are service points which will cost you more.
Transfers (airport, exhibition, hotel)
We have bus transfer arranged from and to the airport on 4th of May and 9th of May. If you have not applied for this service at your reservation form, please send us an email before 30th of April coming.
OTC has organised bus tranfers from only a few hotels and it is still not clear if you can just hop on or if you need a ticket for this. No information has been received so far.
You can find the link here from which hotels bus tranfers are organised: https://cdn.asp.events/CLIENT_SPE__29FE44FF_5056_B733_49EC4D60A02A6A7D/sites/otc-2024/media/Shuttle-Flyer_OTC-2024_Final.pdf
Hotel
Hotel The Royal Sonesta
2222 W Loop S, Houston,
TX 77027, Verenigde Staten
Tel. +1 713-627-7600
All rooms are reserved under the Brandmarion Group including breakfast and taxes. Personal use will be charged, you need to bring your credit card for this. In case of cancellation you cannot contact the hotel as they will not cancel anything. You have to contact Brandmarion by email info@brandmarion.com and inform us about your cancellation and/or changes asap.
NB you will not receive a separate reservation number, only an overview of which nights you have booked in a separate email
Breakfast at the hotel
We have a separate breakfast room which is left from the restaurant area. You will have to sign the receipt, but there will be no charges, except your possible tips, as your room is already including breakfast.
Venue exhibition/conference
NRG Stadium
NRG Pkwy,
Houston,
TX 77054,
United States
Visit the website for more information and the programme:
OTC website Offshore Technology Conference | OTC 2024 |
Entrance exhibition/conference
If you would like to make a reservation for the exhibition/conference and you haven’t informed us yet, please send us an email.
Network receptions
- Welcome Drink by Brandmarion; Saturday May 4 at the hotelbar from 08.30 p.m. until 09.30 p.m. You are very welcome!
- Sunday May 5; Brandmarion will most likely organise a visit to one of the Cinco de Mayo parties
- Sunday May 5; Bluewater, Van Oord; you have to be invited
- Sunday May 5; golf tournament organised by OGV https://www.ogv.energy/event/otc-2024-ogv-energy-golf-networking-day
- Monday May 6; Dutch embassy and IRO, if you have not yet reserved, maybe you can give it a try https://iro.nl/calendar/otc2024reception/
- Monday May 6; Boskalis, you have to be invited
- Tuesday May 7; Holland House of Mexico Breakfast Meeting at Royal Sonesta https://hollandhousemexico.com/events/networking-breakfast-offshore-technology-conference-2024/
- Tuesday May 7; Business Breakfast event UK organised by OGV https://hollandhousemexico.com/events/networking-breakfast-offshore-technology-conference-2024/
- Tuesday May 7; Norwegian-American of Commerce networking reception https://www.nacchouston.org/events/nacc-otc-river-oaks-social-gathering-2024
- Tuesday May 7; Bayards BBQ; you have to be invited
- Wednesday May 8; Networking reception, invitation for all Brandmarion guests by ABS. You can bring a guest once subcribed ABS OTC Landing Page 2024 (eagle.org)
- Wednesday May 8; Seaway; you have to be invited
- Wednesday May 8; OGV networking reception OTC 2024 – OGV Group Drinks Reception Tickets, Wed 8 May 2024 at 19:00 | Eventbrite
- Thursday May 9; Africa Energy Reception https://www.ogv.energy/event/otc-2024-ogv-energy-golf-networking-day
There will be more events, updates will follow when possible.