HOUSTON, Texas – After serving as a humanitarian relief center for four weeks, the George R. Brown Convention Center (GRBCC) is ready to get back to its core business this weekend.

Trinity Motivational, a business meeting, begins move-in operations Friday before convening Saturday and Sunday. In addition, the Invensys Process Systems Customer Conference moves in this weekend and meets Monday through next Thursday.

These are the first meetings to be held in the GRBCC after the building was converted into a base of operations to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita.

“We are delighted to welcome Trinity Motivational and Invensys to the George R. Brown,” said Dawn Ullrich, director of the convention center. “Throughout our emergency shelter operations our sales team continued to book events, conduct site visits and work with clients as we always have. We appreciate the flexibility and understanding our clients have demonstrated as we worked through various humanitarian issues.

“It is also important for our clients to know that the George R. Brown suffered no storm damage and is in the same condition as it was before we began shelter operations,” Ullrich added. “The building is in tip-top shape.”

Ullrich also reiterated that Houston is fully functional once again, as freeways have cleared, airports are open and gasoline supplies have been restored after Hurricane Rita.