Career Fairs

Spring Engineering Expo Information

Registration for the Spring Expo is now closed.

Welcome to the 14th annual Spring Engineering Expo!

We are currently on a waitlist for the Spring Expo.  You can still submit your information via Registration, however a spot is not guaranteed.  We will contact employers directly if space becomes available.   

Friday, February 3, 2012
10 am-4 pm
Frank Erwin Center
The University of Texas at Austin

The cost of the fair is $300 per booth and that is for up to 5 recruiters.  Both continental breakfast and lunch will be served.  We ask employers to purchase a second booth if there will be more than 5 attending.  Questions can be directed to springexpo@engr.utexas.edu or to 512.471.7456. Thank you.

Itinerary

8 am - 10 am     
Check in, set up booths

10 am                 
Doors open and students enter to begin fair

10 am - 4 pm          
Continuous fair activity

11:30 - 1:30 pm  
Lunch for recruiters (Fair will continue during lunch)

4pm                    
Fair ends

Reminders

• If you are shipping a booth or materials for the fair, please note that the Frank Erwin Center will NOT ACCEPT ANY PACKAGES UNTIL THE MORNING OF THE FAIR (February 3). The Frank Erwin Center has asked us to urge you NOT to ship materials directly to them in order to avoid confusion and lost materials.
• We have contracted with Lone Star Decorating to provide a booth shipping option for employers.  We encourage employers to work with Lone Star to get booth equipment and materials to the career fair.  They will contact all registered employers about freight handling and payment.  They can also be reached at 806.762.4112.
• We will have FedEx trucks at the Erwin Center and FedEx slips to help send any materials back to your company after the fair. Each company is responsible for packing materials and having them ready for shipping out.
• If you have not done so, please make hotel reservations as soon as possible.
• The Frank Erwin Center has a policy against any food or candy. Please do not bring any food items as giveaways for students.
• Payment for the fair is due January 6, 2012. Please check to verify that you have paid for the fair or are in the process of making payment.
• Credit card payments can be made through TXShop.  We recommend that you use Firefox to make a credit card payment.
• Please make checks payable to:
  
  Engineering Career Assistance Center
  The University of Texas at Austin

         Send payment to the attention of Joanne Meziere:
         The University of Texas at Austin
         Engineering Career Assistance Center
         1 University Station C2102
         Austin, TX 78712-0285

• Recruiters should check in on the south side of the Frank Erwin Center. Employer check-in tables will be in the south tunnel, in front of Lot 108, where parking is available the day of the fair.

Directions and Parking

Directions and Maps for the Frank Erwin Center
Frank Erwin Center Information

Parking has been reserved at the Frank Erwin Center for recruiters on the day of the Spring Engineering Expo.

The Frank Erwin Center address is:

1701 Red River
Austin, TX 78701

Parking for the fair will be available in Lot 108 on the south side of the Frank Erwin Center. Enter Lot 108 from Red River (a guard will be stationed at the entrance, since the lot is reserved for recruiters for this event). From the parking lot, you will have easy access to enter through the south side of the Erwin Center and check in at the Employer Registration tables.

We anticipate Lot 108 to fill up early. If you have recruiters coming later in the day and the lot is full, you can pay to park in the Trinity Garage (TRG), located on the corner of Martin Luther King Blvd. and Trinity. The cost to park is $18/day.