Workshop Announcement – First Circular
New World Luminescence Dating Workshop
at UCLA in West Los Angeles, California, Sept 6 – 9, 2012
Thursday Sept 6 2012 to Saturday Sept 8, with an all-day field trip on Sunday Sept 9, 2012. Our plan is to have an introductory workshop on Thursday morning covering the basics of luminescence dating for the uninitiated (e.g. new students, interested potential users), and start the workshop proper in the afternoon, with talks continuing through Friday and Saturday. Posters will be displayed throughout.
Travel and accommodation: At this time of year we are able to make use of UCLA teaching rooms, equipment and accommodation at special rates, and keep costs to a minimum, and the weather is typically warm and sunny. It should be possible to fly in Thursday morning and stay 2, 3 or 4 nights. (LAX is around 30 mins away by cab, and there is a “Westwood Flyaway” bus to UCLA every hour on the hour for $10). Other travel options include Burbank and Long Beach airports, though these are further from UCLA. We have several accommodation options ranging from shared rooms at around $77 each person per night, and single rooms at around $124 (breakfast included for both). We have more expensive luxury rooms, and there are many hotels nearby too (we will post details in due course). There are two nearby hostels that are cheaper and we will attempt to find limited in number of grad student volunteers to provide floor space/spare rooms.
Registration: Our initial estimates are that we will need to charge a registration fee to cover costs such as refreshments, prizes, invited speaker, room hire etc., probably about $100 for students and $160 for professionals. We are currently constructing a webpage with information, and this will later have a link to registration and card payment facilities. Meanwhile, please send any enquiries to Ed Rhodes, Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, UCLA (erhodes@ess.ucla.edu).
Sponsorship: We will do everything we can to keep costs low to improve access, and we are actively looking for corporate or private sponsors (suggestions/donations welcome!).
Expression of interest: If you plan to come, it would be great if are able to send Ed Rhodes an email telling us how many people (faculty/researchers or students) are likely to come from your group. Also, please forward this flier to anyone who may be interested who may not have been included in this first circulation. We are looking forward to the workshop, and remember, there are many things for families to do nearby (beach, mountains, Hollywood, Disneyland, Universal Studios etc), so you might want to tack on a few extra days and family members!