Southern California (TASC) Meeting (2009)
Overview :: Registration :: Program :: Participants :: Organizing Committee :: Travel :: Lodging :: Parking :: Eats
Overview
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The 2009 Theoretical Astrophysics in Southern California (TASC) Meeting is scheduled for Friday, October 23rd, 2009 at the campus of University of Southern California (USC) and will be hosted by the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
In previous years, the TASC meeting has been hosted by Caltech (2001), KITP at Santa Barbara (2002), and UCLA Physics and Astronomy (2003), UCI (TASC 2004), Caltech (2005), UCSB (TASC 2006), UCLA (TASC 2007) and UCI (TASC 2008).
As in previous years, the one-day meeting is intended as a venue to bring together the Southern California Theoretical Astrophysics community (faculty, researchers, postdocs, students) so as to help each other become familiar with broad range of research activities in the area.
We will have talks (following an informal format) on current research and the preference will be given to graduate students and postdocs. We give equal time to all speakers (in the past, this has been approximately 8 minutes to each talk). A competent group of judges will present at least one prize for the best student talk at the meeting.
Details
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Date: Friday, October 23rd, 2009 :: 9:00AM - 6:00PM (approx.)
Montgomery Ross Fisher Building (MRF), Room 340
USC University Park campus map
Organizing Committee
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:: Loris Colombo: colombo@usc.edu
:: Silvia Ameglio: ameglio@usc.edu
:: Elena Pierpaoli: pierpaol@usc.edu
:: Werner Däppen: dappen@usc.edu
Registration
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This is an open meeting and there is no registration fee, however we ask the attendees to register as soon as possible to facilitate the required preparations. If you plan to give a talk, please notify that during registration, even if you don't have a title yet. Remember that students are eligible for the students prize.
Deadline for Registration is October 16 2009.
List of Participants
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Program
If you are presenting a powerpoint or pdf talk, a laptop will be available on the speakers table.
We strongly encourage talks in .PDF format. If you are planning to give a Powerpoint presentation,
please provide also a PDF copy as a backup.
Please send a copy of your presentation to Silvia Ameglio (ameglio@usc.edu) by Midnight, Wed Oct 21.
Travel
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Directions By Car:
From 10 Fwy (east-bound)
- Exit the freeway at Hoover Street
- At the bottom of the off-ramp, turn right on Hoover Street
- Take Hoover to where it ends at Jefferson Boulevard
- Turn right into campus at Royal Street (USC Gate #4). Across from the Shrine Auditorium.
From 10 Fwy (west-bound)
- Exit the freeway at Hoover Street
- At the bottom of the off-ramp, turn right on Hoover Street
- Take Hoover to where it ends at Jefferson Boulevard
- Turn right into campus at Royal Street (USC Gate #4). Across from the Shrine Auditorium.
From 110 Fwy (north-bound)
- Exit the freeway at Exposition Boulevard
- At the bottom of the off-ramp, go straight through the signal and keep to the left
- Follow the road under the freeway
- Cross Flower Street and turn right onto Figueroa Street
- Take a left at the 2nd signal on Jefferson Boulevard
- Turn left into campus at Royal Street (USC Gate #4). Across from the Shrine Auditorium.
From 110 Fwy (south-bound)
- Exit the freeway at Exposition Boulevard
- At the bottom of the off-ramp, cross Flower Street and turn right onto Figueroa Street
- Take a left on Jefferson Boulevard which is the 2nd signal
- Turn left into campus at Royal Street (USC Gate #4). Across from the Shrine Auditorium.
From L.A. Airport (LAX)
- Exit the Airport going south on Sepulveda Boulevard
- Get on the 105 (Century) Freeway East
- Take the 105 to the 110 (Harbor) Freeway North
- Exit the 110 at Exposition Boulevard
- At the bottom of the off-ramp, go straight through the signal and keep to the left
- Follow the road under the freeway
- Cross Flower Street and turn right onto Figueroa Street
- Take a left on Jefferson Boulevard which is the 2nd signal
- Turn left into campus at Royal Street (USC Gate #4). Across from the Shrine Auditorium.
From 405 (San Diego Freeway) South or North
- Transition to the 10 (Santa Monica Freeway) east heading toward Los Angeles
- Take the Hoover Street exit. Turn right at the light.
- Continue until Hoover Street ends at Jefferson Boulevard. Turn left on Jefferson Boulevard,
- Turn left into campus at Royal Street (USC Gate #4). Across from the Shrine Auditorium.
101 (Hollywood/Ventura Freeway) North or South
- Transition to the 110 (Harbor) Freeway South
- Exit the freeway at Exposition Boulevard
- At the bottom of the off-ramp, cross Flower Street and turn right onto Figueroa Street
- Take a left on Jefferson Boulevard which is the 2nd signal
- Turn left into campus at Royal Street (USC Gate #4). Across from the Shrine Auditorium.
5 (Golden State/Santa Ana Freeway) North or South
- Transition to the 10 west (Santa Monica Freeway) and then to the 110 south (Harbor Freeway).
Note: An alternate route if you are north of downtown and driving south on the 5: Exit directly to the 110 south and take it through the downtown area to Exposition Boulevard which is just south of downtown.
- Exit the freeway at Exposition Boulevard
- At the bottom of the off-ramp, cross Flower Street and turn right onto Figueroa Street
- Take a left on Jefferson Boulevard which is the 2nd signal
- Turn left into campus at Royal Street (USC Gate #4). Across from the Shrine Auditorium.
Public Parking Options
University Park public parking
Lodging
Radisson Hotel Los Angeles Midtown at USC
Vagabond Inn - Los Angeles (USC)
Places to Eat
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) 408
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
CA 90089-0484
Phone: (213) 740-0848
Fax: (213) 740-8094
e-mail: physics@college.usc.edu