Pasadena Postdoc Retreat 15-17 April 2009

Goal	The purpose of this retreat is to encourage interaction and collaboration between postdocs at the various Pasadena astronomical centers by bringing researchers from these institutions together in relaxing surroundings. The format will consist of informal, 5-10 minute talks with ample time for discussion and interaction.
Location	The conference will be held at the beautiful UCLA Lake Arrowhead Conference Center, which is a convenient 2 hour drive from Pasadena. Lake Arrowhead is a premier mountain resort in the San Bernardino Forest.
Transportation	Transportation will not be provided. If you are planning to drive and have room in your car for other participants, please email Jeff Crane (crane at ociw.edu). This information will be posted below. Carpools available: Sally Dodson-Robinson has room for 3 people as of 6 April. Kelle Cruz has room for 3-4 people, but is leaving Thursday afternoon, so can only provide rides to Lake Arrowhead. Mike Kesden has room for 4 people as of 8 April. Inese Ivans has room for 2-3 more people as of 14 April. Looking for a ride: Yanling Wu
Accommodations	Lodging and meals will be covered by your host institution. The condolets at the conference center offer a queen size bed with bath downstairs and a second queen size bed with bath upstairs. A living room area with wood-burning fireplace is shared by two conferees, furthering after-hours conversation. All condolets have expansive decks with wonderful lake or forest views. Please see the participant list below and the current list of roommates to identify a postdoc with whom you would like to share a condolet, and email this information to Jeff Crane by 1 March.
Meals	Meals, snacks, and beverages will be provided. Dinner will be served on 15 April. Breakfast (buffet), lunch, and dinner will be provided on 16 April, and breakfast and lunch will be provided on 17 April. The conference center can accommodate most dietary requirements when arrangements are made in advance. Please email Jeff Crane (crane at ociw.edu) by 1 March if you have special requirements.
Agenda	15 April 4:00pm - 5:00pm Check-in 5:00pm - 6:00pm Welcome, Talks: Coe, Cluver, Menéndez-Delmestre, Brooks 6:00pm - 6:30pm Break 6:30pm - 8:00pm Dinner 8:00pm - 10:00pm Reception / cocktail hour(s) 16 April 8:00am - 8 :30am Breakfast 10:00am - 10:50am Talks: Wu, Ivans, Jullo, Kesden 10:50am - 11:10am Break 11:10am - 12:00pm Talks: Cruz, Rasmussen, Peng, Hester 12:00pm - 1:15pm Lunch 1:15pm - 2:05pm Talks: Vanderveld, Ouchi, Peter, Edwards 2:05pm - 2:20pm Break 2:20pm - 3:10pm Talks: Konidaris, Labbé, Siana, Kulkarni 3:10pm - 6:30pm Free time 6:30pm - 8:00pm Dinner 17 April 8:00am - 8:30am Breakfast 10:00am - 10:50am Talks: Chiu, Bai, Quimby, Ott 10:50am - 11:10am Break 11:10am - 12:00pm Talks: van Eyken, Momcheva, Dodson-Robinson, Retreat Summary 12:00pm Check-out time 12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch
Talks	If you would like to give an informal, 5-10 minute presentation of your research, please submit a title and short abstract by 1 March to Jeff Crane (crane at ociw.edu). Abstracts can be found here.
Registration	To register, send an email to Jeff Crane. Registered participants are listed below. If you register and later find that you cannot attend, please notify Jeff as early as possible. Registration, food, and lodging costs for Carnegie and Caltech postdocs are transparent and covered by your host institution. IPAC/SSC postdocs must submit a registration form to Gillian Tong at OCIW by 1 March. JPL postdocs should seek approval from their supervisors to guarantee their funding. Following that, they need to submit a different form and a check to cover the retreat costs, also by 1 March. They can then submit for reimbursement by JPL. Please CC Jeff Crane when you email your registration form to Gillian.
Participants	Lei Bai (OCIW) Alyson Brooks (CIT) Kuenley Chiu (CIT) Michelle Cluver (IPAC) Dan Coe (JPL) Jeff Crane (OCIW) Kelle Cruz (CIT) Sally Dodson-Robinson (IPAC) Louise Edwards (IPAC) Richard Ellis (CIT Faculty) Julian van Eyken (IPAC) Janice Hester (CIT) Inese Ivans (Princeton/OCIW) Eric Jullo (JPL) Mike Kesden (CIT) Juna Kollmeier (OCIW Staff) Nick Konidaris (CIT) Shri Kulkarni (CIT Faculty) Ivo Labbé (OCIW) Karín Menéndez-Delmestre (OCIW) Iva Momcheva (OCIW) Christian Ott (CIT) Masami Ouchi (OCIW) Fang Peng (CIT) Annika Peter (CIT) Robert Quimby (CIT) Jesper Rasmussen (OCIW) Brian Siana (CIT) Tanya Urrutia (SSC) Ali Vanderveld (JPL) Yanling Wu (IPAC)