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 Registration
Hotel Information
Agenda
General Information
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LOCATION:
LIGO Livingston Observatory; Livingston, Louisiana
(Driving Directions from
the Airports)
REGISTRATION:
Registration Fees:
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$175 per attendee -
apply a $10 discount ($165) if registration and payment received prior to March 20
$95 per student -
apply a $10 discount ($85) if registration and payment received prior to March 20
How To Register:
Please complete this form for registration and make payment.
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Payment Options:
To pay by credit card - please email,
fax (225-686-7189) or telephone (225-686-3100)
Bonnie Wooley at the Livingston Observatory with
card information (card type, card number, and expiration
date). We can accept Mastercard, Visa and American Express.
To pay by check, make the check payable to LIGO, and mail to:
Bonnie Wooley
c/o LIGO Livingston Observatory
P.O. Box 940
19100 LIGO Lane
Livingston, Louisiana 70754
No cash will be accepted.
Payment and registration not received prior to the start of the LSC Meeting will be
accepted at the on-site registration table between the hours of 8:00 and
9:00 am, Wednesday, March 20th; however, cost will be greater for
those who choose this method. In order to avoid long lines and distractions in the
opening meeting, registration and payment in advance is GREATLY APPRECIATED!
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HOTEL INFORMATION
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There are blocks of rooms with discounted group rates set aside at the following hotels
in Baton Rouge (I-10 & College Drive area) for the conference.
RADISSON HOTEL, 4728 Constitution Ave, Baton Rouge
Contact: Lisa Gulino @ 225-925-2244 or
Reserve a room online @ www.radisson.com,
promotion code: LSC032
Rate: $75.00/night
Rate guaranteed for reservations made by February 19th.
Hotel Amenities: full service hotel with restaurant, pool, gift shop, and gym. Rooms have
data port. Airport pick-up available upon request. Walking distance to restaurants and
shopping.
HAMPTON INN, 4646 Constitution Ave, Baton Rouge
Contact: Dana Heltzon @ 225-926-9990
Group Code: LSC
Rate: $72.00/night
Rate guaranteed for reservations made by March 11th.
Hotel Amenities: free local calls, breakfast bar, cable and HBO. Rooms have data port,
iron, and coffee maker.
CHASE SUITES, 5522 Corporate Blvd, Baton Rouge
Contact: Bobbie Davis @ 1-888-433-9669
Group Code: CALTECH
Rate: $69.00/night
Rate guaranteed for reservations made by February 19th.
Hotel Amenities: see www.woodfinsuitehotels.com
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AGENDA
NB! preliminary
Detailed Agenda (pdf; 54 kb)
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March 20-23
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| Wed |
08:00 - 16:00 |
LIGO I closed session |
| Wed |
16:00 - 22:00 |
Joint LSC session and source workshop |
| Thurs |
08:00 - 18:00 |
LSC Supper at LLO |
| Fri |
09:00 - 18:00 |
LSC Council meeting 8:00, LSC Exec 19:00 |
| Sat |
08:30 - 16:00 |
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| Hosts: |
| Mark Coles |
coles_m@ligo-la.caltech.edu, 225.686.3113 |
| Gerry Stapfer |
stapfer_g@ligo-la.caltech.edu, 225.686.3110 |
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| Meeting Administration: |
| Bonnie Wascom |
wascom_b@ligo-la.caltech.edu, 225.686.3100 |
| Marie Woods |
mwoods@ligo.mit.edu, 617.253.4824 |
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| Wednesday, March 20 |
| 07:30 |
Registration |
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Meeting of the LIGO I Collaborators |
| 08:00 |
Announcements |
| 08:15 |
Assessment of E7
S. Whitcomb |
| 08:30 |
Report from GEO
H. Lueck |
| 08:45 |
Discussion of calibration issues
[Patrick Brady will lead this. He will probably enlist others.] |
| 09:30 |
Discussion of statistical methods and Monte Carlo simulations
[Alan Weinstein will lead a discussion of tools being used, statistical methods. Groups should be prepared
to describe how they are using Monte Carlo methods.] |
| 10:15 |
Break |
| 10:45 |
Joint Burst/Inspiral discussion on Vetos.
[Led by Gabriela Gonzalez and Peter Saulson. Other groups are welcome to join, or start parallel meetings.] |
| 12:00 |
Lunch |
| 13:00 |
Individual upper limit group meetings |
| 15:30 |
Break |
| 16:00 |
Workshop on gravitational wave source simulation
Agenda provided by Kip Thorne and Jorge Pullin |
| 18:30 |
Supper served at the LLO |
| 20:00 |
Workshop continued |
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| Thursday, March 21 |
| 08:00 |
Registration |
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Plenary meeting of the LSC and Source Workshop |
| 08:30 |
Organization and announcements |
| 08:45 |
State of the LIGO Project
G. Sanders/B. Barish |
| 09:15 |
State of the Collaboration and Plans for the Meeting
R. Weiss |
| 09:30 |
State of LSC Data Analysis Activities and Software
A. Wiseman |
| 10:00 |
Break/Snack |
| 10:15 |
Salish Kootenai College Application for LSC Membership
T. Olson |
| 10:30 |
Washington State University at Pullman Application for LSC Membership
S. Bose |
| 10:45 |
Planning for Advanced LIGO
D. Shoemaker/D. Coyne |
| 11:15 |
Update on the LIGO Data Analysis System
K. Blackburn/S. Anderson |
| 11:45 |
Activities of the LIGO/LSC Computing Resource Committee
A. Lazzarini |
| 12:00 |
NSF/NASA taskforce |
| 13:15 |
The view from the NSF
B. Berger |
| 13:45 |
TAMA/LIGO Coincidence Run Proposal
N. Kanda |
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Current State of Source Simulations (LSC/Workshop) |
| 14:00 |
The Late Inspiral of Comparable-Mass Compact Binaries: The Epoch When Post-Newtonian
Expansions Became Suspect
A. Buonanno [Caltech] |
| 14:15 |
The Merger of BH Binaries, NS Binaries, and NS/BH Binaries
L. Lehner [UBC] |
| 14:30 |
Stellar Core Collapse
A. Mezzacappa [ORNL] |
| 14:45 |
Discussion |
| 15:00 |
Break/Snack |
| 15:30 |
LSC Committee meetings |
| 18:15 |
LSC Dinner at the LLO |
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| Friday, March 22 |
| 08:00 |
Business meeting of the LSC Council |
| 09:00 |
LSC Committee Meetings |
| 10:30 |
Break/Snack |
| 10:45 |
LSC Committee Meetings |
| 12:00 |
Lunch |
| 13:15 |
LSC Committee Meetings |
| 15:45 |
Break/Snack |
| 19:00 |
Executive Committee supper in Baton Rouge |
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| Saturday, March 23 |
| 08:00 |
LSC Committee Meetings |
| 09:45 |
Break/Snack |
| 10:00 |
LSC Committee Meetings |
| 12:00 |
Lunch |
| 13:15 |
LSC Committee Meetings |
| 14:15 |
Break/Snack |
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Plenary Meeting |
| 14:30 |
Reports from the LSC committees and upper limit groups |
| 16:00 |
Meeting ends |
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LSC PRESENTATIONS
As in the past, talks will be made readily available to the LSC community. All
presentations must be submitted in PowerPoint (preferred) or
PDF format to Linda Turner at:
turner@ligo.caltech.edu
or
LIGO Laboratory
MS 18-34
1200 E. California Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91125
The first page of your presentation should have the following information:
- Presentation Title
- Presenter's Name
- Presenter's Institute Affiliation
- LSC Session Name
- DCC Number*
*PLEASE OBTAIN A DCC NUMBER PRIOR TO THE MEETING. To obtain a number visit the
LIGO
website, email or call Linda
@ 626-395-3047. If you request a number via email be sure to identify your
presentation as being for the LSC Meeting. Your utmost cooperation in getting
a number in advance is greatly appreciated!
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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Messages:
If anyone attending the conference needs to be contacted during the meeting,
please call Bonnie, LIGO Livingston Site Administrator at 225-686-3100.
Weather:
60’s and 70’s. Light jacket and rain gear suggested.
Computer Access:
Wireless networking is available in the form of 802.11b access points. The
ESSID will be "LIGO". We recommend the use of the Lucent Orinoco wireless
cards, but any card conforming to the 802.11b standard should work fine.
Wireless connection is available in both buildings. If you are planning to
bring your laptop, please be sure to enter your MAC address during your registration.
Questions concerning this matter can be addressed to
Shannon Roddy.
There are also a few plug-in connections available in both buildings.
Please see Shannon Roddy or Tom Evans on site for locations of these ports.
Food:
If you have any special dietary needs for any meals being served, please
let Bonnie know in advance.
LSC Dinner - Thursday, March 21st, LIGO Livingston Observatory
Executive Committee Dinner - Friday, March 22nd, Juban's Restaurant,
3739 Perkins Road.
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Last updated on March 25, 2002
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