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An Expression of Interest to hold a DUNE Collaboration Meeting at - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
An Expression of Interest to hold a DUNE Collaboration Meeting at - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
An Expression of Interest to hold a DUNE Collaboration Meeting at Manchester Stefan Sldner-Rembold, on behalf of the DUNE universities in the North of England The City - Founded in Roman times - Birthplace of Industrial Revolution (cotton
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The City
- Founded in Roman times
- Birthplace of Industrial
Revolution (cotton mills)
- Vibrant, modern city
Benjamin Disraeli: ‘Manchester is as great a human exploit as Athens.’
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Particle Physics - Past
- Rutherford split the atom in
Manchester (gold foil experiment)
- Rochester and Butler discovered
the Strange Particles
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Particle Physics – Present
About 40 staff and 40 graduate students.
including a strong theory group and accelerator physics.
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Dinner Possibilities
Whitworth Hall Museum of Science and Industry Old Trafford
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Reaching Manchester
- 2nd largest UK airport with direct flights to
Europe, US (incl. Chicago), Asia
- 30 mins from airport to venue by public transport
- Regular fast trains to/from London
- Many possibilities for excursions (e.g., York,
Chester, Chatsworth, Lake District, Peak District)
- Visa support
- Hotels at all price levels
- Lower-cost student halls
- No need for rental cars
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- All meetings within walking distance, sufficient meeting
rooms of all sizes.
- Facilities to organize additional smaller workshops
(computer clusters, breakout rooms etc..)
- University is within 10 mins of city centre.
- Lots of lunch options (about £5/$6).
- Registration Fee in the range £50-100/$60-125,
depending on whether lunches are included.
- AV/wifi available (eduroam, guest accounts)
- Can also organize visit to Daresbury Lab.