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Dear Participants:
We hope this letter finds you all well and looking forward to the 2008
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
Clothing: For the Institute, please wear lightweight, comfortable
clothes and shoes. Most areas will be more or less air
conditioned but we may go outdoors from time to time.
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, it will be useful
some days but probably not on
Monday. We expect to have wireless access available for laptops. We
also have a computer lab where you can access the Internet
- We have
set up an online discussion forum
for this program. You can access a tutorial at http://www.umassk12.net/nano/vb.htm.
You will receive a username and password in a separate email. Please
log into the Forum at http://www.umassk12.net/forums and enter a short
biographical note: where and what you teach, your other interests, etc.
We will use the Forum to share information and submit reports during
and after the institute.
- Sunday evening open house: My wife
Helen and I are holding an Open House on Sunday, 5-8 PM, for those arriving early and staying
in the dorms. If you have a car, it is an easy 10 minute drive to our
home. If you don’t, we can pick you up at the dorm.
Directions to our house:
Drive east (uphill) on Eastman Lane, the street in front of the dorms.
At the top of the hill, turn right onto East Pleasant Street. After
about 0.6 miles, turn left onto Strong Street. At the end of Strong
Street, turn right onto East Street. At the traffic light, turn left
onto Main Street. Continue about 1 mile to Heatherstone Road. Turn
right, and take the second left onto Echo Hill Road. We are the corner
house on the left, 72 Heatherstone Rd. Call 413-253-9462 if you need
more directions or a ride.
- 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 Fall 2008 graduate
credits, you may sign up and pay by check or credit card during the
Institute. Information will be provided on how to sign up for
credit early in the week. There is no rush.
- STAYING IN THE DORMS. 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 parking
lot is 63. This lot is currently surrounded by
construction, but now has a brand new
driveway. It is located diagonally across the street from
Hasbrouck, north one short block. A STEM Education Institute
staff member will meet you in the lot (after 8 am) to give you a
parking pass when you arrive. Since our program begins at 8:30
AM, please arrive in the lot by 8:20 AM.
- This picture shows the
short little driveway that leads to the parking lot behind the
chainlink fence and construction vehicles. Since this picture was
taken, it's easier to see the entrance because of the new driveway.
Trust us, there’s a parking lot behind there!
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 7, 2008.
Dan Gullage - dan @ umassk12.net
Marie Silver - msilver @ umassk12.net
Mort Sternheim - mort @ umassk12.net
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