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GO-ESSP 2011 Workshop May 10th - 11th Asheville, North Carolina |
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The ninth Global Organization for Earth System Science Portals (GO-ESSP) workshop is being hosted by NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) in Asheville, North Carolina. Dates for the workshop are the 10th-11th May, 2011, with an Earth System Grid Federation (ESGF) meeting on Monday the 9th of May, and a CF governance meeting on Thursday, May 12th. The agenda for the workshop is being developed; more details will be posted in the near future. The primary venue is the Marriott's Renaissance Asheville Hotel located in downtown Asheville. A block of rooms has been set aside at the Renaissance hotel for workshop attendees. Please reserve your room at the Renaissance as soon as you can to ensure your stay at this hotel. Details are below under "Lodging." This page will continue to be updated until the start of the workshop. NewsMay 31st, 2011: The final Workshop Report has been posted on this site. May 26th, 2011: The final workshop attendees list has been posted along with the text from the TitanPad.com notes. May 19th, 2011: The workshop presenations have been posted on this site. The presentations for Earth System Grid Foundation Day are posted here. The presentations for the GO-ESSP Workshops are posted here and the presentations for the CF day are posted here. All the presenations are available as a zip archive here. April 25th, 2011: The workshop agenda has been finalized and posted. The Earth System Grid Federation agenda has also been finalized and posted. February 19th, 2011: Reservations for the block of 40 rooms at Marriott's Renaissance Asheville Hotel will be available Thursday of next week. If you wish to stay at the Renaissance, please call them at 1-(828)-252-8211 to reserve a room or go to their web site. Additional lodging is available in Asheville. February 18th, 2011: A call for participation has been distributed. RegistrationPlease register for the workshop by following this link. Registering allows us to email you any important announcements and print-up documents ready for you at the workshop. Abstract SubmissionIf you would like to present your work at this year's 2011 GO-ESSP workshop, please submit an abstract for consideration to http://go-essp.gfdl.noaa.gov/2011/register.html by March 15th, 2011 containing the following information:
AgendaApril 25th, 2011: The workshop agenda has been finalized and posted. The Earth System Grid Federation agenda has also been finalized and posted. Two other meetings will be taking place and co-located with the GO-ESSP 2011 Workshop in order to take advantage of the confluence of individuals: an Earth System Grid Federation (ESGF) meeting on Monday the 9th of May, and a CF governanace meeting on the afternoon of Thursday, May 12th. Information regarding those meetings will be distributed through their separate channels. LocationThe National Climatic Data Center, located in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, is hosting the ninth GO-ESSP workshop. The main venue for the workshop is the Marriott's Renaissance Asheville Hotel, also located in downtown Asheville.
TransportationAirportsThe closest airport to Asheville is the Asheville Regional Airport (AVL), only 15 miles away. The next two closest airports are Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP), 78 miles away from Asheville, and Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), 124 miles away. All three airports serve several major US airlines. RailwayWhile Amtrak does not service Asheville, there are Amtrak stations in the region. Please visit the Amtrak website for station and route details if you plan to travel by rail. Taxis/Automobile RentalsGround transportation and automobile rentals are offered at all three airports listed above. VenueTuesday through Wednesday, the workshop will be held in the Marriott's Renaissance Asheville Hotel in downtown Asheville, 10-11 May 2011. The Windsor Room (providing 2,400 sq ft, making a 112-person capacity for a schoolroom set-up) has been reserved
0800-1600 on Tuesday the 10th of May,
A breakout room (providing 864 sq ft, making a 50-person capacity for a schoolroom set-up) has been reserved.
1300-1600 on Tuesday the 10th of May,
The following audio-visual support has been reserved for the Windsor room:
6' x 8' professionally draped fast fold screen,
The following audio-visual support has been reserved for the breakout room:
meeting room LCD projector,
Catering will be provided
Tuesday the 10th - continental breakfast (breakfast breads and pastries,
sweet butter and preserves, Gevalia Coffee and Tazo Tea)
LodgingFourty guest rooms have been set aside at the Marriott's Renaissance Asheville Hotel for workshop attendees. All fourty rooms are available at the US government per diem rate of $81 per day. Adding the tax of $9.52 for each day makes the government per diem rooms $90.52 per day with tax. Please reserve your room at the Renaissance as soon as you can to ensure your stay at this hotel. Their phone number is +1 (828) 252-8211. Check-in time at the Renaissance is 4:00 PM. Check-out time is 11:00 AM. On-site parking is available. Service animals are allowed for individuals with disabilities. Pets are allowed, but you must contact the hotel in advance for details. The hotel web site lists room amenities and guest services. Additional LodgingThe Asheville area has many fine hotels and other sorts of accommodation available. If you do not plan to stay at the Asheville Renaissance Hotel, a good starting point for finding additional accommodation is the official Asheville tourism site, under "where to stay." Tourism LinksAsheville
The official Asheville tourism site
Additional Links
Global Organization for Earth System Science Portals
(GO-ESSP)
ContactEmail: NCDC GO-ESSP Workshop Contact Page last updated Thursday, 23 February 2012. |
