There are plenty of things to do during your stay here. Follow the links below to find out about some of the events planned.

Midyear Meeting Events

Midyear Meeting Tours

Sunday, January 27th
Livermore Valley Winery Tour
10:30 AM - 4:30 PM                          

Pre Reg: $45/On Site: $50, 28 people max

California is the largest producer of wine of any state in the USA. Each year, it produces many millions of liters of good quality table wines and an increasingly large volume of high quality vintage wines. Californian wine has gained its place next to the older Italian and French wines.  Livermore Valley Wine Country is the home to nearly 40 wineries, each encompassing a friendly charm and unique wine tasting experience. A visit to the California Wine Country can be quite interesting and a lot of fun.

Tuesday, January 29th   
Saint George’s Distillery
2:30-5:00 PM                                                

Pre Reg: $40/On Site: $45, 24 people max
Distillation was once the domain of the alchemists, who blended science, magic and art. As Americas first and foremost craft distillers, St. George Spirits leads the revival of the ancient art form. Their products include hand-crafted Single Malt Whiskey, pot-distilled American Vodka, and a complete line of traditional Eaux de Vie sourced from local fruit. For those of you who have ever wanted to see the inner workings of the distillery, wanted to understand how distillation works, or lay awake at night wondering how they get twenty pounds of raspberries into a single 375ml bottle of eau de vie, here's your chance.

Wednesday, January 30th
Port of Oakland
9:00-12:00 pm                                               

Pre Reg: $40, 28 people max

The Port of Oakland was the first major port on the Pacific Coast of the United States to build terminals for container ships. Established in 1927, the Port is a world-class international cargo transportation and distribution hub and was among the first ports globally to specialize in the intermodal container operations which have revolutionized international trade and created the global economy. The Port occupies 19 miles of waterfront on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay, with about 900 acres devoted to maritime activities and another 2,600 acres devoted to aviation activities and owns, manages and markets seaport facilities on San Francisco Bay and the Oakland Estuary. It ranks among the top 4 in the nation and 20 in the world in terms of annual container traffic.

For security purposes, US citizens
must submit their background information by January 16, 2008. Foreign visitors must submit their background information by January 7, 2008. Foreign visitors must also fill out this Department of Homeland Security form.

Wednesday, January 30th
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
2:00-4:30 PM                                    

Pre Reg: $40, 28 people max

The Advanced Light Source (ALS), a division of Berkeley Lab, is a national user facility that generates intense light for scientific and technological research. As one of the world's brightest sources of ultraviolet and soft x-ray beams--and the world's first third-generation synchrotron light source in its energy range--the ALS makes previously impossible studies possible. The original building, situated in the East Bay Hills overlooking San Francisco Bay, was completed in 1942. Designed by Arthur Brown Jr. (designer of Coit Tower in San Francisco), it was built to house Berkeley Lab’s namesake E.O. Lawrence’s 184-inch cyclotron, an advanced version of the first cyclotron he invented and for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1939.

The 88-Inch Cyclotron supports a local research program in nuclear science and is the home of the Berkeley Accelerator Space Effects (BASE) facility. The 88-Inch is a K=140 sector-focused cyclotron with both light- and heavy-ion capabilities and supports ongoing research programs in nuclear structure, astrophysics, heavy element studies, fundamental interactions, symmetries, and technology R&D by LBNL and U.C. Berkeley. Major instrumentation under development at the 88-Inch Cyclotron includes GRETINA, the next generation Gamma Ray Energy Tracking Array, and VENUS, a third-generation superconducting ECR ion source, which is the prototype for RIA.
Opportunities are available in experimental, theoretical, and computational research on intense laser interaction physics with application to advanced accelerators. The LOASIS Program has a fully equipped laser lab that includes a state-of-the-art Ti:Sapphire laser system. Ongoing research projects include laser acceleration of electron and ion beams, laser propagation through plasmas, and laser-driven sources of short pulse radiation (from the THz to X-ray regimes).

IMPORTANT NOTE: For security purposes, US citizens and foreign visitors must submit their background information by January 16, 2008.

Self-Guided Tours

Tours around S.F. Bay Area