NIAC2014

The 2014 plenary NIAC meeting and NeXus Code Camp is scheduled for December 2014. Both meetings will take place at The Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, IL, USA (near Chicago). This time, the NIAC meeting is not being held in conjunction and proximity with NOBUGS which was held in Japan in September.

Dates are:

  • NeXus code camp -> Monday, 2014-12-15 - Wednesday, 2014-12-17

  • NIAC Meeting -> Thursday, 2014-12-18 - Friday, 2014-12-19

Location and Accommodation

location of Meetings

The Code Camp and the NIAC meeting will take place at the Advanced Photon Source, building 437, conference room C010

map: https://goo.gl/maps/OizgQ

Directions

  • airport:

    • Chicago O’Hare (ORD): international

    • Chicago Midway (MDW): domestic

    • Milwaukee, WI Mitchell Field (MKE): distant alternative

Practical Matters

Registration

Step 1: Register with the APS as a visitor to start the process.
Step 2: Send an email to jemian@anl.gov announcing your plan to attend.
Step 3: Confirm your name appears on the official list of attendees below.

APS Visitor registration

Follow the STEPS FOR VISITORS provided: http://www.aps.anl.gov/Users/Site_Access/

You must register as an APS Visitor in advance (to identify matters related to Passport, Visa, and ANL Site Access) or you should not expect access to the ANL site. If asked, indicate that you are visiting Pete Jemian.

For the paperwork of all international visitors, we need each degree, year earned, and institution name. Additionally for certain visas, we need additional information:

F1 visa: we need the I-20 number and expiration date.
J1 visa: we need the DS-2019 number and expiry date.
H1 visa: we need the I797 number and expiry date.

Host

  • Pete Jemian

    • Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory

    • email: jemian@anl.gov

    • office phone: 1-630-252-3189 (forwards to mobile)

    • Google voice: +1-847-859-9775 (forwards to mobile)

Costs

  • Conference fee: no fee

    • food at morning and afternoon breaks will be provided

    • perhaps (no guarantee) a small meeting souvenir

  • regular meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) will be traveler’s expense

Equipment

item

quantity

who provides?

projector & screen

host

LCD displays, keyboards, & mice

host

120 VAC, 60 Hz, US-style 3-prong extension cords

sufficient

host

foreign electrical power adapter

as needed

traveler

Wi-Fi connections

sufficient

hotel

List of Attendees

#

Name

Company/Institute

Code Camp (15-17)

NIAC (18-19)

Arrival date

Departure date

ANL visitor

intl. paperwork

ANL gate pass

1

[Pete Jemian] (Pete_Jemian.html “wikilink”)

Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA

YES

YES

2

[Herbert Bernstein] (Herbert_Bernstein.html “wikilink”)

Dowling College, NY, USA

YES

YES

3

[Mark Koennecke] (Mark_Koennecke.html “wikilink”)

Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland

YES

YES

4

[Mark Basham] (Mark_Basham.html “wikilink”)

Diamond Light Source, UK

YES

YES

5

[Steve Cottrell] (Steve_Cottrell.html “wikilink”)

ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK

NO

YES

6

[Eugen Wintersberger] (Eugenwintersberger.html “wikilink”)

DESY, Germany

YES

YES

7

[Aaron Brewster] (Aaron_Brewster.html “wikilink”)

Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, USA

NO

YES

8

[Ray Osborn] (Ray_Osborn.html “wikilink”)

Argonne National Laboratory, USA

YES

YES

ANL staff

9

[Jiro Suzuki] (Jiro_Suzuki.html “wikilink”)

J-PARC, Japan

NO

YES

10

[Tobias Richter] (Tobias_Richter.html “wikilink”)

European Spallation Source, Scandinavia

YES

YES

11

Ben Watts

Swiss Light Source, Switzerland

YES

YES

12

Ricardo M. Ferraz Leal

Spallation Neutron Source, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA

NO

YES

13

Elena Pourmal

The HDF Group, Champaign, Illinois, USA

presentation

NO

Agenda

Both meetings are taking place in building 437, conference room C010, starting at 9am. Evening meal is scheduled for 7pm each day

An afternoon group excursion is being considered.

Schedule

The schedule overview:

Day

date

activity

Sunday

2014-12-14

Code Camp participants arrive

Monday

2014-12-15,

NeXus Code Camp, Building 437, room C010

Tuesday

2014-12-16

NeXus Code Camp, 437-C010

Wednesday

2014-12-17

NeXus Code Camp, 437-C010

Wednesday

2014-12-17

NIAC members arrive

Thursday

2014-12-18

NIAC Meeting, 437-C010

Friday

2014-12-19, ends at 1:00 PM

NIAC Meeting, 437-C010

Saturday

2014-12-20

checkout

Here is the daily schedule (tentative):

time

description

comments

9:00 - 10:15 AM

meeting

work on projects and tasks

10:15 - 10:45 AM

morning break

(included)

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

meeting

work on projects and tasks

12:00 - 1:15 PM

lunch

offsite, traveler’s expense

1:15 - 3:15 PM

meeting

work on projects and tasks

3:15 - 3:30 PM

afternoon break

(included)

3:30 - 5:00 PM

meeting

work on projects and tasks

5:00 - 6:00 PM

meeting

daily summary (plenary)

Notes:

  1. late-afternoon wrap-up (plenary) each day

  2. amenities provided at morning and afternoon breaks

  3. breakfast, lunch, dinner will be in a local restaurant at traveler’s expense

Meetings

NeXus Code Camp

See NIAC2014_CodeCamp for specific Agenda and notes

NIAC Meeting

See NIAC2014_Meeting for specific Agenda, notes, and Minutes