ET Workshop Spring 2012

Spring Einstein Toolkit Workshop 2012

These are the basic details for the spring workshop in Atlanta. More will be added as becomes available.

First Announcement

The Einstein Toolkit (<a href="http://einsteintoolkit.org">http://einsteintoolkit.org</a>) will host its spring workshop 2012 following the April APS meeting in Atlanta, GA, from Tuesday, April 3rd 4pm to Friday April 6th noon.

This workshop is targeted at new and potential new users of the relativity infrastructure. It will provide a general introductions into numerical relativity (although some previous knowledge would be beneficial) and in code development within large collaborations. Hands-on sessions will help to familiarize attendees with the Einstein Toolkit. Participants are asked to bring their own laptops. We would like to invite especially students from physics and computer science to participate.

The number of attendees is limited, and while registration is free, it is required. We anticipate to be able to support a small number of participants financially, by covering parts/all of their travel, hotel and meal cost. Preference will be given to students.

In order register, write an email to <a href="mailto:workshop@einsteintoolkit.org">workshop@einsteintoolkit.org</a>, specify: - your name, affiliation and title - your estimated arrival and departure time/date - your whether you apply for support (and if so, state if you are undergraduate / graduate student / postdoc) - your special needs

Detailed workshop information can be found at <a href="https://docs.einsteintoolkit.org/et-docs/ET_Workshop_Spring_2012">https://docs.einsteintoolkit.org/et-docs/ET_Workshop_Spring_2012</a>.

The Einstein Toolkit Consortium.

Details

Dates	Tues, 3. April @ ~4pm -- Fri, 6. April @ noon
Location	Georgia Tech Student Center, Georgia Tech, Atlanta
Contacts	Frank Löffler (knarf@cct.lsu.edu, +1-225-202-1752) or Tanja Bode (tanja.bode@physics.gatech.edu, +1-814-360-2715)
Hotel	A small block of rooms are reserved at the Hampton Inn Atlanta - Georgia Tech, 244 North Ave NW (404-881-0881). The group rate is $117 per night plus tax (appr. 16%, resulting in a ~$136 rate) and includes a hot breakfast and high speed wireless access. A group web page will be available to book online in the next week. In the meantime, the group rooms may be reserved by calling the hotel and asking for the "Einstein Toolkit Workshop" rate. Attendees have until 20. March to reserve.
Transportation - Hotel	The best way to get to the hotel from the airport (or elsewhere) is by taking MARTA's red or gold rail line, which costs about $2.50 one-way, to the North Avenue station. It should take approximately 20 minutes to the station. From North Ave station, walk west for ~0.5 miles or transfer to MARTA bus route 26 to the stop immediately in front of the hotel.
Transportation - Workshop	The student center is a 5-minute (~1/3 mile) walk from Hampton Inn. Georgia Tech campus (specifically the student center) can also be easily reached by taking the Georgia Tech Trolley (free) from e.g. the Midtown MARTA station to its end station.