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 ===== AARM S4 Collaboration Meeting in Minneapolis.  June 22-23 ===== ===== AARM S4 Collaboration Meeting in Minneapolis.  June 22-23 =====
  
-Friday is a full day, so you should come the night before.  The formal program will end Saturday at 1 pm, but important meetings will take place Saturday afternoon, so we expect many people to stay over Saturday night as well.+Friday is a full day, so you should come the night before. The banquet Friday night is a river cruise and dinner.  The formal program will end Saturday at 1 pm, but important 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)
 +    * We also need to know if you will attend the banquet and whether you need a vegetarian alternative.
     * See "Lodging" below for the details of the designated hotel.  We have reserved a block of rooms under the name "AARM" in the same hotel as the meetings on Friday.  You must contact the hotel directly to reserve your room.     * See "Lodging" below for the details of the designated hotel.  We have reserved a block of rooms under the name "AARM" in the same hotel as the meetings on Friday.  You must contact the hotel directly to reserve your room.
 +    * The list of registered attendees is {{:aarm_registration_for_ws_06.2012.xls|here}}(06.12.2012).
  
 +  * **Walking (biking) map from ALOFT to Physics Bldg {{::map.pdf|MAP}}** 
 +==== Agenda ====
 +A pdf of the agenda (updated 6/19) is found {{::agenda_jun2012.pdf|here}}\\
 +Agenda with posted talks and notes will appear [[meeting5:talks|here]]
 +=== Agenda Outline ===
 +== Friday starts promptly at 8:30 am in the ALOFT Hotel Conference Room. ==  
 +
 +  * **0.** AARM Goals and Future Plans. 
 +  * **I.**  Establishing Radiopurity and Understanding Backgrounds  
 +  * **II.** Collaboration on a Universal Materials Database
 +  * **LUNCH**   (12:30 – 2:00) walk to neighborhood restaurants
 +  * **III.** Updates from the Simulation Packages
 +  * **IV.** Establishing Standardized Benchmarks for Geant4 Implementation
 +
 +  * **DINNER**     leave at 5:45 from hotel
 +
 +== Saturday starts promptly at 8:30 in Room 435, Tate Lab (Physics Bldg)  Free Shuttle from ALOFT.  ==
 +
 +  * **V.** Benchmarking Cosmogenic Simulations & Physics to Data
 +  * **VI.** Working Group Meetings (breakout sessions) 
 +    * Cosmogenics (group leader: Vitaly Kudryavtsev) 
 +    * Radiogenics  (group leader: Jody Cooley)
 +
 +  * 12:00 Reports from the Working Groups and Action Items
 +
 +**LUNCH** – walk to neighborhood restaurants
 +
 +
 +== Afternoon Meetings == 
 +
 +  * Soudan Neutron Benchmarking Discussion (time stamps, etc)
 +  * Universal Database Planning Meeting
 +  * Cosmogenic Simulation: Geant4 v FLUKA and improvements to both
  
 ==== Conference Location ==== ==== Conference Location ====
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 ==== Directions  ==== ==== Directions  ====
   * The BEST WAY (fastest & cheapest) is Light Rail from inside airport northbound (to Minneapolis) to Metrodome stop and walk 2 blocks.     * The BEST WAY (fastest & cheapest) is Light Rail from inside airport northbound (to Minneapolis) to Metrodome stop and walk 2 blocks.  
-  * Cabs (Roughly $40) +  * Cabs (Roughly $45) 
-  * Rental Car (Parking is $15/day at hotel)+  * Rental Car (Parking is $15/day at hotel, free on some streets if you can find it.)
      
  
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   * {{::expense_report_template_aarm_06.2012.xls|Reimbursement Form}} and receipts should be handed in at the meeting or sent to Jody afterwards.   * {{::expense_report_template_aarm_06.2012.xls|Reimbursement Form}} and receipts should be handed in at the meeting or sent to Jody afterwards.
  
-The meal on Friday night is free - we will be leaving the dock at 6:30 pm sharp on the Minneapolis Queen River Boat, which includes a buffet dinner.  We will also provide some coffee breaks, but you will have to purchase lunch and any other meals. There are plenty of places within walking distance for lunch near Aloft (Friday) and the Physics Dept (Saturday).+The meal on Friday night is free - we will be leaving the dock at 6:30 pm sharp on the Minneapolis Queen River Boat, which includes a buffet dinner.  We will also provide some coffee breaks during the day, but you will have to purchase lunch and any other meals. There are plenty of places within walking distance for lunch near Aloft (Friday) and the Physics Dept (Saturday).
 ==== COOL STUFF ==== ==== 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 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://www.citypages.com/|CityPages Mag]].  Aloft offers guests half price tickets to some shows at the Guthrie next door.   * If you want something to do Saturday night, check the calendar at  [[http://www.citypages.com/|CityPages Mag]].  Aloft offers guests half price tickets to some shows at the Guthrie next door.
  
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