APROPOS Workshop Logistics
The Apropos meeting is being held December 15 - 17, 1997, at Asilomar, a conference facility and California State park located on the Pacific Ocean in Pacific Grove, a few minutes by car from downtown Monterey. A detailed description of Asilomar can be found at: http://www.worldint.com/asilomar.
Quoting from Asilomar's web-page: "Asilomar ("Refuge-by-the-sea") is located on the tip of California's Monterey Peninsula overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Asilomar occupies 109 secluded acres of forest and sand dunes near the northern entrance to the 17-Mile Drive and is just minutes from the Peninsula's world famous golf courses, fishing, shopping and dining in nearby Carmel, Monterey, and Pacific Grove. Sea otters and seals swim off-shore. Deer and raccoon live on the grounds. And, the tide pools of Asilomar State Beach are a short stroll along the boardwalk through the dunes. Asilomar's lodging, meeting and dining rooms are secluded and sheltered by Monterey pines and cypresses.
The original buildings, designed by noted architect Julia Morgan, date back to 1913 and were built to harmonize with the natural surroundings. Eleven buildings are National Historical Landmarks. A continuing capital improvement program has extensively and effectively refurbished the older buildings and expanded both meeting facilities and lodging accommodations."
Lodging Information:
A block of rooms has been reserved at a rate of $118 per person per night for a single room. To add a person to a room increases the room rate by $24. This rate includes three meals per day. While at Asilomar, all meals are taken at fixed times at the conference center dining room. There are 10 rooms still available in the block. UCAR will make all reservations. Those who have already been in contact with UCAR regarding flights to the workshop are already registered for lodging.
Transportation to the Conference Center:
To get to Asilomar, one can fly to Monterey directly and then take a taxi $18/trip) or bus to Asilomar (see http://www.monterey.com/mc7/tran.html or for public transportation: http://www.mst.org/services/routes/route1.htm), or fly to either San Francisco or San Jose, and drive or take a bus
(regularly scheduled services to Monterey are available from both airports
- for San Jose see: http://www.quickaid.com/airports/sjc/stop/sjc0669/sb.html
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for SFO see: http://www.quickaid.com/airports/sfo/stop/sfo0669/sb.html)
to downtown Monterey and then as before to Asilomar itself via taxi or bus.
If you are planning to drive to Asilomar, a useful map of the Monterey area can be found at: http://WWW.mty.com/images/bigmap.gif
Basic Schedule:
The workshop begins at 8:45 am Monday, December 15 and ends at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, December 17.
There will be a dinner and private, self-guided tour at the Monterey Bay Aquarium from 7:00 - 10:30 pm., December 15. Anyone wishing to join us should contact Cathy Clark at UCAR for a reservation (clarkc@ucar.edu). The cost of the dinner will be approximately $37.
Weather:
Typical wintertime highs in Monterey would be between 50 and 60 deg F and lows between 30 and 40 deg F. Although sunny California is usually just that, one should be prepared for rain (remember: 7 times out of 10, El Nino means a wet winter in CA). Weather info for the Monterey area can be found at http://WWW.mty.com/weather.html.
For further information on the APROPOS Workshop, please contact Cathy Clark of UCAR-JOSS at apropos@joss.ucar.edu.
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