dpf:snowmass:washington [Assay and Acquisition of Radiopure Materials]

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Proposal and separate budget
Organizing Committee: Shih-Chieh Hsu (Associate Professor), Gordon Watts (Professor), Ann Goussiou (Professor), Henry Lubatti (Professor)
Venue: Seattle Campus
Original proposal was for 11 days. New costs and proposal are below (modified for 10 days)
Total cost
- Plan A: $783,609 (including lunch for 1000 people),
- Plan B: $575,709 (without lunch).
Additional apples-to-apples questions
- Coffee break prices for 1000 people for 10 days is $190k.
- Banquet is $50/person and reception is $41/person, assuming 500 people +- 250.

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Somewhat geographically isolated, though it is close to a major airport.
- indeed, essentially far from everywhere.
Expensive registration on top of expensive distance and I wouldn't expect seattle to be that cheap either…
Local organizing committee a little small? (I thought there would be more at UW)

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Mike K:
- Pros: Probably the most interesting place to visit? Lots of choices outside of the meeting (this is important in such a long meeting). Has hosted some fairly large meetings in the past as well as the nuclear theory school. Getting there by plane isn't too hard from most of the US.
- Cons: Expensive registration. Not too many close hotels. Longer plane rides for most. Driving impractical for most. Unclear on exactly how many meeting rooms are available, what their sizes are, and where they are. The proposal could have used another iteration.