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Proposal for DUNE 2018 Collaboration Meeting at the University of Minnesota

Proposal for DUNE 2018 Collaboration Meeting at the University of Minnesota

• When?

– Mid-May to Mid-August, 2018

• Where?

– Tate Hall

• Newly renovated for $95 million
• Rooms for plenary and parallel

sessions, satellite meetings

• WiFi inside and outside with

EDUROAM access

• Previous Meetings

– Snowmass 2013 – AAPT 2015 – CIPANP 2009

Tate Hall Atrium

Proposal for DUNE 2018 Collaboration Meeting at the University of Minnesota

• Logistics

– Three hotels and >50 restaurants within 15 minute walk – LRT to MSP Airport and Minneapolis and St. Paul City Centers (rental car not needed) – Conference Fee:

• ~$25 per day for coffee and
• snacks. No facility costs.

– Banquet Venues

• McNamara Alumni Center
• Weisman Art Museum
• TCF Bank Stadium
• Mississippi Dinner Cruise

Metro Transit Light Rail Train

Proposal for DUNE 2018 Collaboration Meeting at the University of Minnesota

• Other Activities

– Weisman Art Museum – Walker Art and Sculpture – Minneapolis Art Institute – Mall of America and Ikea (no tax on clothes) – Major and minor league baseball – Como Park Zoo and Amusements – Guthrie Theater – Children’s Museum

• Physics Tours

– Sanford Lab – NOvA Ash River Lab

“Spoon and Cherry” at Sculpture Garden

Proposal for DUNE 2018 Collaboration Meeting at the University of Minnesota

• Why Minnesota?

– Outstanding no cost facilities for meeting – Convenient access with no rental car required – Multiple accommodation

• ptions including dorms

– Attractive venues for accompanying persons and families – Well-located for physics add-

• n trips to Sanford Lab and

NOvA

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