General Information

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Location

MIT campus maps /directions

Main meeting location:

Room 123 [Kirsch Auditorium], Ray and Maria Stata Center [Bldg 32]

Street address: 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA 02139

F2F dates and locations:

	when	where
Charging workshop	July 26-27	NW17-218
Burst	July 21-22	NW22-150
CW/Periodic	July 22	NW22-220
Inspiral	July 22	NW17-218
Stochastic	July 22	NW22-268

Fees

Please note: As of June 17, the fees have changed.

LSC-LV conference - USD 265
LSC-LV conference + charging Workshop - USD 340
LSC-LV conference + charging Workshop + 1 day F2F - USD 365
LSC-LV conference + charging Workshop + 2 days F2F - USD 390
LSC-LV conference + 1 day F2F - USD 290
LSC-LV conference + 2 days F2F - USD 315
Charging workshop only - USD 75
1 day F2F only - USD 25
2 days F2F only - USD 50

Contact at MIT

Marie Woods
mwoods@ligo.mit.edu
LIGO MIT
NW 22-295
185 Albany St.
Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
+1.617.253.4824 phone
+1.617.253.7014 fax

Travel Security FAQ

See US Transportation Security Administration's website for guidelines on US airline security procedures. Also, see a list of FAQ at the TSA website.

Lodging

Blocks of rooms have been reserved in Cambridge area hotels at the MIT rate. All the hotels have non-smoking rooms and high-speed Internet. Reserve your room ASAP as rates increase substantially once released.

See Lodging

Parking

Parking is very limited around the campus. As hotels are within a 5-min walk from the meeting room, we suggest that you do not rent a car and use public transportation instead.

Kendall Station
Boston subway

Meals and Dinner

Contact Marie Woods [mwoods@ligo.mit.edu, 617.253.4824] with any special dietary requirements in advance.

LSC Banquet

Monday, July 23, 7:00 PM

Morss Hall
142 Memorial Drive, Cambridge   [MIT Bldg 50]

LSC Council Meeting, Working Dinner

Wednesday, July 25, 6:00 PM

Hotel@MIT
Luscomb Ballroom
20 Sidney Street, Cambridge

Restaurants in the Cambridge area

Computing

We will be using MIT wireless networking infrastructure to support the connectivity for this meeting. Please see MITnet Rules of Use for more information on the use of this network.

As a reminder, the LIGO Laboratory rules for use of Lab computing equipment can be found here.

There will only be limited access to wired Ethernet ports. Wired Ethernet access will not be available in the main conferences room.

Please contact Fred Donovan [fjd@ligo.mit.edu, 617.253.6413] if you have any questions.

Weather

Current conditions and forecast for Cambridge area