Watch for updates added at the end of this list
1) For the speakers:
* The abstracts of the talks are online http://sites.ucfilespace.uc.edu/gpots/abstracts
* A schedule of the talks is online http://sites.ucfilespace.uc.edu/gpots/schedule Please check and contact us ASAP if there is a serious conflict with your travel plans.
* All the rooms will have a
i) document camera projecting regular paper documents
ii) transparencies projector
iii) computer (running PDF or Powerpoint slide presentations, MS Office, Internet browsers, etc) that accepts flash cards (USB port)
iv) the possibility to link directly with your own laptop (sometimes tricky)
v) a small whiteboard.
For iii) and iv) it would be however much safer to take also a paper copy of the talk.
2. Airport arrival. From the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) you can take Airport Executive Shuttle ($15, desks in any of the baggage claim areas or call to reserve 859-261-8841 or 800-990-8841) Or you can take a cab ($25, taxi desk in Terminal 3 bag claim
or use the courtesy phone in Terminal 2 bag claim.)
3. Dormitories
The dormitories are at the Campus Recreation Center (marked CRC Student Residence Hall on the campus map - see http://www.uc.edu/visitors/). They can be accessed by car from Martin Luther King Drive -->Campus Green Drive which ends at the Rec Center Circle (see http://www.uc.edu/housing/ResHall_Options/Rec_Center_Housing.html). The entrance (the rightmost of the two entrances close to the circle) should be clearly identified by a flashing LED marquee.
Regular check-in is up to 5 pm. We will have late check-in on Monday and Tuesday night. We can have late check-ins on other nights IF YOU NOTIFY us at least a few days in advance of the time you expect to arrive at the dorms.
In case of travel delays, use 513-256-9948 . Suggestion: enter this number in your cell-phone memory before leaving.
4. Registration and welcome reception
* On Tuesday there will be a registration table from 4 pm to 9 pm at the Max Kade German Cultural Center on 736 Old Chemistry building (see annotated U. Cincinnati map on the page http://sites.ucfilespace.uc.edu/gpots/parking). There will be a reception there from 5pm to 10 pm.
* Registration also near the lecture rooms in Braunstein Hall all day Wednesday and for a couple of hours each of the following days.
* The registration fees are
$ 30 graduate students
$ 50 postdocs (not in a tenure track position and ≤ 5 years from PhD)
$ 100 others
*If you are staying at the University dorms, we will collect during registration the $35 x day dormitory fees.
Payments can be accepted only in US dollars (cash, travelers checks, or checks drawn on a US bank). Sorry, we are unable to process credit cards.
5. Banquet
* Friday 6pm at the Taft Museum. Cost: $35
* Sign-up at registration. We will also need a headcount for how many banquet participants will need transportation and how many have a car and can provide transportation.
* If you want to attend the banquet but arrive on a later day, please e-mail us - we need to give a head count to the caterer by Wednesday noon.
* Please consider seriously attending this banquet. The Museum is interesting, the caterer is excellent, and there will be a talented harpist. Last and not least, GPOTS will get a sizeable discount if we get 100 attendees.
6. Talks start at 8:30 am Wednesday morning in Braunstein Hall 300. This building is adjacent to the Old Chemistry where we have the Tuesday reception (see map as above).
Coffee and other refreshments in Braunstein Hall 312 near the lecture rooms, mornings and afternoons.
7. Getting to Campus.
The dormitories are a very short walk from the reception (Old Chemistry) and the talks (Braunstein Hall) -see Campus map on the page http://sites.ucfilespace.uc.edu/gpots/parking.
Participants staying at the Vernon Manor or at the Kingsgate will have an organized shuttle (or walk 20-25 minutes). Contact the Hotel front desk the evening before for details and times. At the end of the day, there will be also a shuttle to bring you back to the hotel, but many of you may prefer to walk to some restaurants near Campus.
8. GPOTS Campus Area Safety Information
As with most if not all urban campuses, walking alone at night in the area is not advised.
Some areas around campus (within a 20 block radius) are safer than others, as is the case all over the city. That being said, we believe we are among the safer cities in the US.
9. Computer/internet facilities
i) Computer lab in Old Chemistry 825 open from to 7:45 am to 7 pm
ii) The conference rooms and nearby rooms all have ethernet connections. If you have a laptop you may want to bring an ethernet cable.
iii) A hotspot named "uptownwireless" is free for the first 3 days and after that it costs $1 per day. It should be accessible from a large part of the campus. It requires a credit card for identification. More info will be in the registration package.
10. Preprint table. Bring your preprints.
11. We will collect and then post on the GPOTS Web page copies of all the talks. Especially if you prepare you talk by computer, please send us a pdf copy of it in advance.
12. Wiring financial support/travel expenses refunds
If instead of a check you would prefer to receive a wire transfer (in the currency of your choice), you will need to provide us:
Bank name
Bank address
Account number
name and address the bank has for your account
and if in the USA, the ABA routing number (generally the 9 digit number printed on the bottom of your checks)
if abroad, the SWIFT code, the IBAN number, and the currency
14. Travel and Reimbursement Forms need to be submitted to the UC Math office no later than Monday, June 30th . They can be mailed (with a note that it is for GPOTS) to
Department of Mathematical Sciences
University of Cincinnati
PO Box 210025
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0025
