Hotel Information

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With exciting news of MidSouthCon returning to the bluff city, we are pleased to provide you with the information you can use to book a room at the new hotel and maximize you experience with us. We are pleased to announce that we've been able to secure room rates at $85 per night. In addition, there are no specific room party rates either.

To book your hotel room online:

Click here to book your room
Group Name:Mid South Con 2011
Group Code:MC0325

Or you can contact the hotel via phone at the number below and use the group information above.


939 Ridge Lake Boulevard
Memphis, Tennessee
USA 38120
Tel: +1-901-684-6664
Fax: +1-901-762-7496

This 405-room Memphis, Tennessee hotel was designed by the late Memphis, TN architect Francis Mah, and has undergone an extensive multi-million dollar renovation to return the hotel to its once-grand glory. This Hilton hotel in Memphis offers more of the comfort, amenities and entertainment choices travelers to the Memphis, TN area desire. Whether you are on a vacation, with a group or meeting, or on an individual business trip, this Hilton hotel in Memphis, TN has something for everyone, including meeting rooms and public space. Guests will enjoy the superbly furnished residential rooms. The Hilton Memphis, Tennessee hotel features breathtaking views of the Memphis, TN skyline in every room because of our floor to ceiling windows.

Hilton Memphis Hotel Features Include:

  • Rooks Corner - an American Bistro, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner
  • Lobby Bar - to quench any thirst
  • Beautifully-landscaped outdoor pool and whirlpool
  • Complimentary security monitored parking
  • Valet parking available
  • 24-hour fitness center with our new in 2007 Fitness by Precor®
  • 24-hour access to our self-service Business Center
  • Hotel gift shop catering to all business and personal needs
  • Gate controlled, security monitored valet parking
  • Complimentary airport shuttle service

Hilton Memphis, TN Hotel Guest Room Features Include:

  • New in 2008 Flat-Screen Televisions, 32-inch in our Standard rooms and 37-inch in our Deluxe Level rooms
  • 405 tastefully decorated guestrooms, including seven suites
  • 66 Deluxe Level rooms located on the top four floors of the hotel with larger 37-inch Flat-Screen Televisions
  • Wireless high-speed Internet access available in all 405 rooms as well as in the meeting spaces and public areas
  • Serenity Bed Collection® featuring the Hilton Suite Dreams Mattress & Box Springs by Serta®
  • Bath amenities featuring the La Source line from Crabtree & Evelyn®
  • Hilton's signature MP3-capable alarm clock radio
  • USA Today® each weekday morning
  • Two dual-line phones with data ports and voicemail
  • Over 30,000 square feet of meeting space, enough to handle two persons or a reception for 1,600

 

Hilton Memphis, Tennessee Hotel Neighborhood:

  • Less than 10 miles from Memphis International Airport
  • Convenient to many corporate headquarters in the "Poplar Corridor"
  • Close to shopping at Oak Court Mall
  • Easy access to all major highways and interstates
  • Easy access to the Pink Palace, Memphis Zoo, Graceland, the FedEx Forum, and Beale Street
  • Close to many golf courses, including the TPC at Southwind
Travel should take you places™. The Hilton Memphis hotel in Memphis, Tennessee is located in the heart of the East Memphis business district and a short drive from Beale Street, FedEx Forum, Elvis Presley’s Graceland, the Memphis Zoo, Liberty Bowl, Memphis International Airport (MEM), The University of Memphis, The University of Tennessee at Memphis, the Civil Rights Museum, the Loraine Hotel, and downtown Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis is also the home of the Grizzlies and the Redbirds; so come to Memphis, enjoy a game and stay with us at the Hilton Memphis, TN hotel.

Social Sites

  • Facebook Page: 55850644456
  • MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/MidSouthCon
  • Twitter: midsouthcon
  • YouTube: midsouthcon

Sci Fi News

  • 2010 Hugo Awards Winners
    Winners of the Hugo Awards and for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer were announced at a ceremony during Aussiecon 4, the 68th World Science Fiction Convention, held in Melbourne, Australia, September 5, 2010. Best Novel (tie) The City & The City, China Miéville (Del Rey; Macmillan UK) The Windup Girl, Paolo [...]
  • Parsec Awards Winners
    The winners of the 2010 Parsec Awards, honoring excellence in speculative fiction podcasting, have been announced: Best Speculative Fiction Story (Short Form) “The Tank”, Scott Sigler (ScottSigler.com) “Swimming Lessons”, Gabrielle Harbowy (Tales of the Children) “Restless in my Hand”, Tim Pratt (Podcastle) “A Princess Of Earth”, Mike Resnick (The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine) “The Things”, [...]
  • 2010 Ditmar Awards
    The 2010 Ditmar Awards for Australian SF were announced at the Australian National Science Fiction Convention, NatCon-Dudcon III, on September 3, 2010. The winners are: Best Novel Slights, Kaaron Warren (Angry Robot) World Shaker, Richard Harland (Allen & Unwin) Liar, Justine Larbalestier (Bloomsbury) Life Through Cellophane, Gillian Polack (Eneit) Leviathan, Scott Westerfeld (Penguin) Best Novella [...]
  • Eos Becomes Harper Voyager
    Beginning in January 2011, Eos officially becomes Harper Voyager. The change was announced at Aussicon 4, the 68th World Science Fiction Convention, and will include all Eos’s hardcover, trade, mass market, audio, and e-books. Brian Murray, President and CEO of HarperCollins Worldwide said, “We are already globally publishing some of the biggest names in science [...]

Mission

Our primary focuses are literacy and education. To that end, we have held an annual convention in Memphis, TN for over two decades hosting numerous authors, editors, scientists, and artists. We also hold a free seminar for educators and librarians, a writers' conference with workshops by award winning authors and editors, and annual student art and writing contests.

Non-Profit

MidSouthCon is presented by Mid-South Science and Fictions Conventions Inc. a non-profit type 501(c)(3) Corporation. Donations are welcome (and are tax deductible).

Contact

Address: MidSouthCon
P.O. Box 17724
Memphis, TN 38187-0724
info@midsouthcon.org
www.midsouthcon.org