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Dear
Participants:
We
hope
this
letter
finds
you
all
well
and
looking
forward
to
the
2009
Nanotechnology
Workshop.
We
would
like
you
to
know
the
following
information.
Program:
We
have
a
very
full
and
exciting
program
planned.
We
will
begin
each
day
at
8:30
AM
and
conclude
at
5:00
PM.
A
light
breakfast
and
full
lunch
will
be
provided.
You
will
be on
your
own
for
dinner.
The
program
will
be
available
on
our
website
shortly.
Website:
http://www.umassk12.net/nano.
All
sessions
will
be in
the
new,
fully
air-conditioned
Integrated
Sciences
Building.
It is
just
north
of
the
campus
pond.
For
campus
maps,
go to
http://www.umass.edu/visitorsctr/Campus_Map/
Clothing:
For
the
Institute,
please
wear
lightweight,
comfortable
clothes
and
shoes.
Most
areas
will
be
air
conditioned
but
we
may
go
outdoors
from
time
to
time.
You
may
want
a
sweater;
at
times
the
air
conditioning
is
set
very
cool.
A
few
other
items
of
information:
- Please
bring
a
digital
camera
on
Monday
if
you
have
one,
along
with
the
cable
or
card
reader
needed
to
transfer
images
to
a
computer.
(If
you
don't
have
a
digital
camera,
it
is
not
a
problem.)
- If
you
have
a
laptop
bring
it in.
We
expect
to
have
wireless
access
available
for
laptops
in the
classrooms
and the
dorms.
We
also
have
a
computer
lab
where
you
can
access
the
Internet
- For
all
Nano
Participants,
staff
member
Rob
Snyder
is
hosting
an
Evening
Barbeque
on
Tuesday
at
6
PM
at
his
home.
Everyone
is
welcome,
and
you
can
bring
a
guest
if
you
like.
We
will
need
to
know
on
Monday
morning
how
many
people
are
planning
to
attend.
- For
Credit:
For
those
of
you
who
are
registering
for
graduate
credits,
you
must
sign
up
and
pay
by
check
or
credit
card
by
Wednesday.
Registration
forms
will
be
provided
on
Monday.
You
will
receive
an
Incomplete
grade
in
the
summer
and
a
letter
grade
in
December.
-
STAYING
IN
THE
DORMS.
The
dorms
provide
new
air-conditioned
single
rooms
in
singles-sex
suites.
Linens
are
provided,
but
the
beds
are
firm;
you
may
want
to
bring
a
pad
of
some
sort. If
you
arrive
on
Sunday,
you
should
report
to
North
Building
C
in
the
North
Residential
Area.
To
get
there,
you
drive
north
on
North
Pleasant
Street
past
the
pond
and
Hasbrouck
Lab.
At
the
traffic
light,
turn
right
on
Eastman
Lane,
go
past
a
parking
lot
and
a
gym,
and
turn
left
into
the
dorm
area.
Park
temporarily
and
ask
for
the
registration
office.
Someone
will
be
there
on
staff
24/7
to
check
you
in.
For
campus
maps,
go
to:
- Parking
Your commuter
parking
lot
is
63.
It
is
adjacent
to
the
new
Integrated
Sciences
Building (ISB)
and
across
the
street
from
Hasbrouck
Lab, the location of the STEM
Ed
offices and of earlier STEM Ed institutes see
map
above).
A
STEM
Education
Institute
staff
member
will be in the ISB lobby at 8 AM. Please
arrive
in
the
lobby
by
8:30
AM.
After 5 PM, and on weekends, you can park in any campus lot without a permit. However, on weekdays from 7 to 5 parking rules are strictly enforced. They TOW!
We
hope
that
this
answers
all
the
questions
that
you
have.
If
you
want
to
speak
with
a
staff
person
directly,
you
may
call
Dan
Gullage
at
(413)
545-2016
M-F
in
the
afternoons
or
Marie
Silver
(413)545-0734
Tues-Fri.
all
day.
We
look
forward
to
your
arrival
at
the
University
of
Massachusetts/Amherst
on
July
20,
2009.
Dan
Gullage
-
dan
@
umassk12.net
Marie
Silver
-
msilver
@
umassk12.net
Mort
Sternheim
-
mort
@
umassk12.net
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