************************************************************************ * * * F I N A L A N N O U N C E M E N T * * * * Chicago Workshop on Adaptive Mesh Refinement Methods * * * * hosted by the ASCI/Alliances Center * * for Astrophysical Thermonuclear Flashes * * University of Chicago * * * * ** Please circulate this announcement message. ** * * * * Workshop to be held in Chicago, September 3-5, 2003 * * * * * ************************************************************************ * VENUE * IMPORTANT The conference will be held at the Searle Chemical Laboratory and NOT in the Kersten Physics Teaching Center as initially announced. If you are not staying in Ramada Inn hotel and will arrive to the University campus on your own, the address is: Searle Chemical Laboratory 5735 South Ellis Avenue Kent 120 Chicago, IL 60637 Consult our meeting web site for maps and directions. If you plan on using our annotated campus maps, the Searle Lab is located just accross the street from KPTC. Early September is usually very pleasant, with warm and sunny days, and we hope you will find time to see the beautiful City of Chicago. Current long term forecast predicts plenty of sun, temperatures in the high 70s (26 C), with 10-20% chance of rain during the dates of our meeting. The workshop web site, http://flash.uchicago.edu/amr2003/ provides basic local information with maps, weather conditions, and guides to the Chicago area as well as the most recent information related to our meeting. * REGISTRATION * If you did not pay your registration fee, please do so upon arrival at the conference desk. Our conference coordinators accept personal checks and money orders; cash is always welcomed. * COMPUTER AIDED PRESENTATIONS * If you plan on using computer presentation and prefer to travel light without your laptop, we will provide a multimedia desktop PC system. To ensure that your presentation will be shown correctly, please send a complete archive to us for check up. Please submit your presentation no later than on Monday evening, September 1, to allow sufficient time for testing. Person to contact is Brad Gallagher, jbgallag@flash.uchicago.edu. Video equipment and overhead projectors will be at your disposal. * SOCIAL EVENTS * Reception will take place in Kent 120, Searle Laboratory building, the main venue of our meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m. The reception will be followed by dinner on your own. If you prefer to stay in Hyde Park for dinner, your folder with conference materials will include a list of local restaurants and maps. Conference dinner will take place in Quadrangle Club on Thursday, September 4, at 7:00 p.m. * IMPORTANT DATES * Registration September 3 at 7 AM, Searle Lab Workshop begins September 3 at 8 AM Reception September 3 at 6:30 PM, Searle Lab Dinner September 4 at 7:00 PM, Quadrangle Club Workshop ends September 5 at 3:30 PM Manuscript submission deadline October 15 * CONTACT ADDRESS * Carrie Eder Chicago AMR Workshop The ASCI Flash Center www: http://flash.uchicago.edu/amr2003/ The University of Chicago email: amr2003@flash.uchicago.edu 5640 S. Ellis, RI 468 ph: +1-773-834-2057 Chicago, IL 60637 fax: +1-773-834-3230 *******************************************************************************