2016-11 ACME Fall Meeting
- Renata McCoy
ACME Fall Most-Hands Meeting
Important Due Dates Information
Oct 13, 2016 - Hotel Reservation Deadline
Oct 13, 2016 - Meeting Registration Deadline
Oct 24, 2016 - Poster Abstract Submission for ACME 2016 Fall Meeting Deadline
Oct 24, 2016 - Award Nomination Deadline
Oct 24, 2016 - Solicitation for Agenda Topics Ideas
Nov 1, 2016 - Request Breakout Session for 2016 ACME Fall Meeting Deadline
Nov 1, 2016 - Notifications on invited Talks
About
The ACME Fall Meeting is the second face-2-face most-hands meeting for ACME members, it is required for all the leadership members, group and team leaders, it is optional for other ACME members. Collaborators and university partners are invited to attend as well. The meeting will focus on planning for next year with emphasis on v1 simulation campaigns and preparation for v1 release. Planning for v2 version will also be included. There will be Group sessions for inter-group and cross-group discussions (so called speed dating) to facilitate communication exchange within and between groups. The poster session will be included to promote discussion in 3 areas: Early Results, Problem-solving and Future Direction.
Dates
The meeting dates: 8am MT, to 12pm MT (the conference rooms will be available till 5pm MT on 11/11 if anyone would like to stay longer for discussions)
Who Should Attend
Most of the ACME team members should plan to attend. The meeting presence is required for all the leadership members, group and team leaders, it is optional for other ACME members. Collaborators and university partners are wellcome to participate.
Hotel
A block of rooms have been reserved for Nov 8, 2016 - Nov 11, 2016 at a special room rate of $178.00 per night will be available until Oct 13th or until the group block is sold out. whichever comes first.
Reservation web page address is: http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/D/DENCHDT-LLN-20161108/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG
- Group Name: ACME Project & P.I. Meeting
- Group Code: LLN
- Check-in: 08-NOV-2016
- Check-out: 11-NOV-2016
1405 Curtis Street Denver, Colorado 80202 US
Transportation to Hotel
Consider taking the TRAIN from the airport to the Curtis Hotel for the upcoming ACME meeting in Denver, CO:
- A $9 airport fare will get you from Denver International Airport (DEN) to UNION Station. Tickets are available at DEN and Union Station, as well as all other RTD stations.
- A Line trains depart as often as every 15 minutes during peak hours and every 30 minutes otherwise.
- Free CITY SHUTTLE buses travel up and down the 16th Street Mall between Union Station and Civic Center station.
- The Mall Ride stops on every corner as often as every 90 seconds and runs from 5:00 a.m. to 1:20 a.m. on weekdays, 5:30 a.m. to 1:20 a.m. on Saturdays and 6:30 a.m. to 1:20 a.m. on Sundays.
- See Airport-Rail---A-Line.pdf info for a map of Downtown Denver with rail and shuttle lines, transportation schedule times, etc.
Alternate TRANSPORTATION options in Denver:
- Rental Car (est. cost: $40 per day)
- Hotel parking (est. cost: $56 per day)
- TAXI (est. cost: $80 per trip; DEN/the Curtis)
Directions to the HOTEL:
the Curtis Hotel - 1405 Curtis St., Denver, CO 80202
Click herefor additional information about Downtown Denver
Registration
There is a $100.00 registration fee, which covers lunch and snacks, go to the Registration Site to register, the deadline is Oct 13, 2016.
Poster Abstract Submission
We invite ACME team members to submit a presentation abstract for the ACME meeting. The following 3 topics are solicited: (R) Early science or computational Results from the ACME project, (P) Problem-solving or issue topics to solicit ideas and feedback toward creative solutions, or (F) Future directions that ACME could consider (and why). A poster template with a quad-chart type format is provided on submission page. Please go to Poster Abstract Submission for ACME 2016 Fall Meeting page for specific instructions on abstract submission. Due date: 2 weeks before the meeting - Monday, Oct 24, 2016.
Nomination for Awards
ACME will continue an award process for team members in recognition of those who have gone “above and beyond” to contribute to the project. This includes demonstrated commitment, important scientific or technical ideas or advances, or noteworthy inter/intra-disciplinary teamwork. We will be presenting two awards in the plenary session. The award nominations are solicited for ACME team members; Group-Leads and Council members should be excluded. Due date: 2 weeks before the meeting - Monday, Oct 24, 2016.
Solicitation for Breakout Rooms
There will be several openings for reservation of a breakout room for discussions in small groups, such as for Deep Dives. Please make your request on a Request Breakout Session for 2016 ACME Fall Meeting. Anyone is invited to request a breakout meeting. Please give a short explanation of planned activities. Breakout Room requests are due by Nov 1, 2016.
Solicitation for Agenda Topics
The agenda topic ideas can be proposed on the Agenda Topics Ideas page. Please specify if you are proposing plenary of breakout (in group session) topic. The deadline is Oct 24, 2016.
Presentations
All oral presentations should be upload to 2016-11-09 ACME Fall Meeting Presentations and then linked to the Agenda.
Agenda
Agenda - 2016 ACME Fall Meeting
Call in Number
The call in numbers and WebEx conference screen sharing (and possibly video) will be available in all 3 rooms. We will be recording the conference and the videos will be made available as soon as possible after the meeting.