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2009 PSPG RESEARCH RETREAT

Wednesday and Thursday, September 9-10, 2009
Marconi Conference Center
Marshall, California

Faculty and Students arrive on Wednesday, September 9, check in at 3:00 pm
Retreat to end at 3:00 pm on Thursday, September 10

Student attendance is mandatory at the retreat.

• Agenda
  
  
• Carpool list
  Please note that all riders are responsible for contacting the drivers for meeting arrangements
  
  
• Room List
  
  
  
• Retreat registration
  See below. Forms due by August 15, 2009
  
  
• Retreat Planning Committee:
  Deanna Kroetz (Co-chair)
  Christian Vaisse (Co-chair)
  Nadav Ahituv
  Les Benet
  Frances Brodsky
  Esteban Burchard
  Student members TBA

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Instructions for registration:
Please print and fill out the REGISTRATION FORM and have your PI sign and assign a fund/DPA. Return the form to Debbie Acoba-Idlebi per the instructions on the form.

The estimated per-person cost of the retreat is $200; please note that this amount could be higher. Final costs will be calculated by dividing the total costs by the total number of participants; we will recharge after the retreat is over. Faculty, students and postdocs are all welcome.

Day guests will not be charged for accomodation. However, Marconi does charge a fee of $75 (includes meals) for each guest not staying overnight, and this will be figured into the amount re-charged to your account.

Meals
Meals are served in the Redwood Dining Hall, with the exception of coffee breaks and evening refreshments, which will be served in Buck Hall.

Meals to be provided will include:
09/09/09: Afternoon wine and cheese reception, dinner, evening refreshments
09/10/09: Breakfast, morning coffee break, lunch

For more information about dining at Marconi, please see the Conference Center website

Accomodations
There is room for 62 people to spend the night. Students will be housed in triple rooms. Faculty and postdocs will be housed in double rooms. There may be a few single rooms available depending on the final number of attendees.

To see floor plans of the rooms, click here.


Getting to Marconi Conference Center

Maps and Driving Directions

Parking:
Parking is available on site at no charge. There are two parking lots (please see Conference Center map). Most of our retreat activities will take place at Buck Hall, which has a small lot. Poster presenters may park here to unload posters, but once you have done so, please move your car to the other lot in order to allow enough space for others to get their posters set up.

Car Pools:
If you will need a ride to Marconi and would like to be placed on a carpool list, please notify Debbie.

If you plan to drive and could accomodate riders, please let Debbie know how many people you could take, when you will leave and when you plan to return.

Cell Phones:
The cell phone reception at the Marconi Conference Center is terrible and just about non-existent so make sure to bring phone cards if you think that you will need to make telephone calls.

Guides:
Marconi Conference Center Guest Guide

Local Area Guide: This guide has information about bicycle rentals, kayak rentals, restaurant and shop locations, golf courses, beaches, horse stables, etc.