Dear AWLC 2017 Attendees:
With the workshop fast approaching, here is important practical information to read before your arrival at SLAC:
1) Access to SLAC: SLAC is open to all visitors with a scientific purpose to be on site.The Main Gate of SLAC is located at 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA. Toenter the site, show the guard a valid photo ID (e.g. passport, driver’s license,university ID) and explain that you are attending AWLC 17.
2) Venue: The center of the AWLC 17 meeting is the Kavli Auditorium, on the groundfloor of the Kavli building, bldg. 51, ahead and just to your right as you enter theMain Gate. Registration will be in front of the Kavli Auditorium and coffee breakswill be held there. The plenary sessions (except for Thursday afternoon) will beheld in the Kavli Auditorium.
Parallel sessions of the workshop will be held in the Kavli Auditorium, in the 3rd floorconference room of the Kavli building, in the Redwood Room, on the first floor ofbldg. 48 just behind the Kavli building, and in the Madrone Room, on the 2nd floor ofbldg. 48.
The main SLAC administration building is bldg. 53 (SUSB), just ahead as you enterthe Main Gate. The Thursday afternoon plenary will be held there. Also, the SLACCafé is on the 2nd floor of bldg. 53.
You will see bldgs. 48, 51, and 53 at the top of the attached site map (also availableat https://vue.slac.stanford.edu/slac-visitor-map .
3) Registration Check-In: You may pick up your workshop nametag and registrationpacket starting at 8 AM on June 26, 2017 at the conference registration deskoutside the Kavli Auditorium. Please wear your nametag throughout the event.
4) Opening Formalities: Due to the omnibus nature of this event, there will not be aformal opening session on Monday morning, June 26. After registering, please goimmediately to your parallel session, which will begin at 9:00 am. The openingplenary session and welcome will be on Monday afternoon at 4:00 pm in the KavliAuditorium.
5) Parking: On-site parking is free, but there are a limited number of spots availabledue to ongoing construction projects at SLAC. Early arrival and carpooling isadvised. To find a large parking lot, turn right after entering the Main Gate and drivepast bidg. 48 and around the lawn behind it.
6) Food Options: Morning and afternoon coffee & refreshment breaks will be providedeach day to registered workshop participants in the courtyard in front of the KavliAuditorium. Lunch is not included with the workshop registration. You can purchaselunch in the SLAC Café in bldg. 53 or at the Starbucks outside the Stanford GuestHouse. For off-campus dining options, see: https://vue.slac.stanford.edu/dining-options .
In your registration packet, you will find 5 yellow lunch tickets for the SLAC Cafe. These will not actually buy you lunch. However, please turn in a ticket in the marked basket when you enter the SLAC Café. These document our presence and insure that enough lunch is available for our group.
7) Social Events: All workshop attendees are invited to join the welcome receptionon Monday, June 26 from 5:30pm – 7:30pm. This will be held on the patio on the2nd floor of bldg. 53, just outside the SLAC Café.
The conference dinner will take place at Trellis Restaurant in Menlo Park at 6:30pm on Thursday, June 29. Reservations are required. If you have reserved ticketsfor the dinner, they will be in your registration packet. Pending any last minutecancellations, tickets will be available to purchase at the registration desk onMonday. If you need a ride to Trellis, please ask us to arrange one.
8) AWLC 17 Agenda:https://portal.slac.stanford.edu/sites/conf_public/AWLC17/Pages/default.aspx
9) Wireless Access at SLAC: Wi-Fi access is available via the SLAC Visitor Network:http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/comp/net/wireless/. This network is outside theSLAC firewall, so no password is required. You need only complete the registrationform.
If you have questions, please feel free to reply to this email. On behalf of the local organizing committee, we look forward to welcoming you to SLAC!
Thank you, Brigid Neff On behalf of the local AWLC 2017 Local Organizing Committee
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