STEREO Science Working Group Meeting

February 3-5,   2009

Courtyard by Marriott, Old Pasadena, CA

Sponsored by the Astrophysics and Space Sciences Section at JPL
and by the Space Radiation Lab at Caltech.

Contents

• Registration
• Meeting Agenda
• Planetarium Show and Conference Dinner
• Lodging and Pasadena Information
• Maps, Directions, Parking
• Local Organizing Committee

General Information

The next STEREO SWG meeting is to be held February 3-5, 2009, at the Courtyard by Marriott, Old Pasadena, CA.

Please register if you are planning to attend the meeting. We need an accurate count of attendees on each day to order refreshments. The deadline for registration is Monday January 19, 2009, 8AM Pacific time.

Wireless access to the internet will be available.

Meeting Agenda

The SWG meetings will start at 9:00am each morning.

STEREO SWG agenda.

Please contact Mike Kaiser ( ) to propose agenda items for the STEREO SWG.

Planetarium Show and Conference Dinner

Tuesday, February 3

There will be a SECCHI Planetarium Dome Test showing, presented by E. DeJong, J. Hall, P. Liewer/JPL Solar System Visualization Team, Tuesday evening 5:30-6:30 PM at the Glendale Community College Planetarium.

Google map and directions to the planetarium from the meeting.
The Dome will be visible on the right as you head north on Canada (see picture on Google Map Instruction 10). Park in the lot across the street from the Dome..Lot 32 on the GCC map...and use the pedestrian footbridge to get to and from the parking lot to the dome. THE LOT IS METERED and TAKES QUARTERS ONLY: 4 quarters gets you 2 hours of parking.

Wednesday, February 4

There will be a conference dinner - A Mediterranean/Armenian Buffet - Wednesday, February 4th at Burger Continental, 535 South Lake Ave, Pasadena. The TOTAL COST per person is $40 which includes dinner (appetizers, various main dishes, salads, desserts), all drinks (beer, wine, soft drinks, coffee & tea) and tax and tip. The drinks and appetizers will start at 6:30pm and dinner will served from 7-9 PM. The buffet will include vegetarian options.

Please send email to Jacqueline M Gonzalez () if you plan to attend and if you are bringing a guest. Please sign up by Wednesday, January 28.

We will collect the money for the dinner at the meeting on Tuesday, so please be prepared and bring $40 in cash with you to the meeting if you plan to attend.

Lodging and Pasadena Information

180 North Fair Oaks Avenue
Pasadena, California 91103
626-755-2526-direct line
626-755-2540-fax

• A list of other local hotels that have negotiated special rates with JPL.
  Say that you are attending a Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) meeting, and ask for the JPL preferred rate.

• The Pasadena Convention and Visitors Bureau

Maps, Directions

• Local airports and Pasadena Map

Local Organizing Committee

• Paulett Liewer, JPL - Chair ()
• Eric DeJong, JPL ()
• Richard Mewaldt, Caltech ()
• Mark Wiedenbeck, JPL/Caltech ()

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