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

Recommended Lodging

Argonne Guest House, Argonne, Illinois, USA

Argonne Guest House
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 S. Cass Avenue - Building 460
Argonne, IL 60439
Phone: 800-632-8990 or 630-739-6000
Fax: 630-739-1000

Argonne Guest House
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 S. Cass Avenue - Building 460
Argonne, IL 60439
USA

Please reserve your own rooms directly with the hotel:

Web site: http://www.anlgh.org/
telephone: +1 - 800-632-8990, +1 - 630-739-6000
fax: +1 - 630-739-1000
map: https://goo.gl/maps/SCwja
General information: Visiting the APS, http://www.aps.anl.gov/About/Visiting

Directions

• airport:
  • Chicago O’Hare (ORD): international
  • Chicago Midway (MDW): domestic
  • Milwaukee, WI Mitchell Field (MKE): distant alternative

• taxi:
  • Call for a taxi pickup only after you have all your bags
  • Must be a taxi that goes to Chicago suburbs
  • suburban taxi will pickup in second lane of arrivals at Chicago O’Hare airport
  • http://www.americantaxi.com, 1-800-244-1177 (automated system)
  • … others …
• airport bus: http://www.airportexpress.com/shuttles/ohare.html
• commuter train:
  • inconvenient

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

List of Attendees

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:

Here is the daily schedule (tentative):

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