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 ===== AARM S4 Collaboration Meeting in Minneapolis.  Nov 11-12 ===== ===== AARM S4 Collaboration Meeting in Minneapolis.  Nov 11-12 =====
  
-Registration is OPEN.  We recommend you buy tickets ASAP.  
 Friday is a full day, so you should come the night before.  The formal program will end Saturday at 1 pm, but optional meetings will take place Saturday afternoon, so we expect some people to stay over Saturday night as well. Friday is a full day, so you should come the night before.  The formal program will end Saturday at 1 pm, but optional meetings will take place Saturday afternoon, so we expect some people to stay over Saturday night as well.
  
   * To Register: Just send an email to Jody Kaplan mailto:<kaplan@physics.umn.edu>    * To Register: Just send an email to Jody Kaplan mailto:<kaplan@physics.umn.edu> 
     * Give name, institution, which nights you will be at the conference hotel, and whether you wish to present a talk (include short description)     * Give name, institution, which nights you will be at the conference hotel, and whether you wish to present a talk (include short description)
-    * See "Lodging" below for the details of the designated hotel.  A block of rooms is reserved until this Friday, Oct 21. You must contact the hotel directly to reserve your room.+    * See "Lodging" below for the details of the designated hotel.  A reserved block of rooms is now full, but you can try anyway.  You must contact the hotel directly to reserve your room.
  
 ==== Agenda ====  ==== Agenda ==== 
-Our on-going goal is to create a Common Simulation Framework, including backgrounds and muon flux, for  experiments at Homestake and around the world, as well as our own simulation for the FAARM facility. A high priority item for this meeting is collaboration with the Dark Matter Writing Group to establish a depth requirement for DM experiments. 
  
 +Revised {{{{:agenda_nov2011v4.pdf|Agenda}} is posted here.
 ==== Posted Talks ==== ==== Posted Talks ====
 +You can find the talks that were given here [[meeting4:postedtalks|Agenda with Posted Talks]]
  
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 ==== Conference Location ==== ==== Conference Location ====
    
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 There is a free shuttle from the hotel to the Physics Dept. There is a free shuttle from the hotel to the Physics Dept.
 ==== Meals ==== ==== Meals ====
-We will provide coffee breaks, but you will have to purchase your own lunches. There are plenty of places within walking distance for lunch near Aloft (Friday) and the Physics Dept (Saturday).  Friday night will be a banquet at a restaurant soon to be determined.+We will provide coffee breaks, but you will have to purchase your own meals. There are plenty of places within walking distance for lunch near Aloft (Friday) and the Physics Dept (Saturday).   
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 +Friday night dinner will take place at Spoon River within walking distance of Aloft.  You can check them out at [[http://spoonriver.com|Spoon River Website]].  I have reserved for 22-25 people, so if you do NOT intend to come to the banquet, I need to know, in case I have to reduce that number.
 ==== Lodging ====   ==== Lodging ====  
 The Aloft Hotel has reserved a block of rooms which will be released on Oct 21. The Aloft Hotel has reserved a block of rooms which will be released on Oct 21.
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   * Cost is $99/night or $109 with a $10 food voucher (breakfast, etc)   * Cost is $99/night or $109 with a $10 food voucher (breakfast, etc)
  
-==== Travel Reimbursement ==== +
-As part of the AARM S4 funding, we can offer reimbursement on travel and lodging of up to $800. with receipts, etc. +
-You will have to pay for your room and get reimbursed. +
    
 ==== Directions  ==== ==== Directions  ====
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-==== Reimbursement  ====  +==== Travel Reimbursement ==== 
 +As part of the AARM S4 funding, we can offer reimbursement on travel and lodging of up to $800. with receipts, etc. 
 +You will have to pay for your room and get reimbursed. 
  
   * Reimbursement Form  {{:expense_report-_aarm_meeting.xls|}} and receipts should be handed in at the meeting or sent to Jody afterwards.   * Reimbursement Form  {{:expense_report-_aarm_meeting.xls|}} and receipts should be handed in at the meeting or sent to Jody afterwards.
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 +==== COOL STUFF ====
 +  * If you want to bike to the Saturday meeting or are staying longer, take a look at this: [[https://www.niceridemn.org/how_it_works/|Short term Bike Rental]]
 +  * If you want something to do Saturday night, check the calendar at  [[http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/City Pages]].  There is theater everywhere and Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 at Orchestra Hall.
  
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