2002 IEEE LESTER EASTMAN CONFERENCE ON HIGH PERFORMANCE DEVICES

 

AUGUST 6-8, 2002

 

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, TRABANT UNIVERSITY CENTER

 

 

CONFERENCE LOCAL INFORMATION SITE:

 

Site Map:

I. Travel Information and Directions

II. Student Travel Support Guidelines

III. Local Room and Board

IV. Presentation and Poster Info

V. Conference Committee Members

 

 

I. TRAVEL INFORMATION AND DIRECTIONS:

 

Conference Venue Location:

Trabant University Center; South College Avenue and Main Street ;

map:  http://www.publications.udel.edu/UDmap/trabant.html

 

Oral Presentations and Principal Meeting location:

Movie/Lecture Theater in Room 010, below ground level at northeast end of Center

 

Conference Registration:

 

Multipurpose Rooms 141 (A,B,C) on ground level at northwest end of Center

 

This will also be the location of posters, breaks, and the Tuesday evening reception:

 

On-site registration will be available staring Monday evening (5 August) from 7 pm to 9 pm, and starting Tuesday at 8 am.  The cost of the conference barbecue banquet on Wednesday is included in the full time registration fee. 

 

A one-day registration will be available for $150.  For the one-day registrants only, the cost of the Wednesday barbecue will be an extra charge of $55.

 

An abstract book is included with all registration fees. Extra copies of the abstract book will be available for $60.

 

 

University of Delaware Directions and Maps:

 

http://www.udel.edu/engg/maps-directions.html

 

http://www.udel.edu/admissions/viewbook/visit/directions.html

 

 

Transportation to the University of Delaware:

 

Nearby Airports:
Philadelphia Int'l Airport

Baltimore Washington Int'l Airport (BWI)

 

These shuttles pick you up at the baggage claim area of the airport

and drop you off in Newark at your lodging door at all hours.

 

Airport Shuttles:

These shuttles pick you up at the baggage claim area of the airport

and drop you off in Newark at your lodging door, at all hours.


Delaware Express
(800) 648-5466
SuperShuttle
(888) 258-3826

 

 

Automobile Parking:  High-rise garage is located adjacent to the west of the Trabant Center:

 

http://www.publications.udel.edu/UDmap/trabant.html

 

Directions for garage use: 

Get ticket stub at entrance gate. 

At departure, first pay cashier at window to receive an exit pass that will open the gate barrier

 

 

 

 

II. STUDENT TRAVEL SUPPORT GUIDELINES:

 

Limited financial assistance for travel is available to first-named student authors who are presenting papers. This assistance should be requested when the abstract is submitted.

The Conference Committee expects that the assistance may be sufficient to cover registration expenses and perhaps some transportation and lodging.

The exact amount of funds available will not be known until after the conference.

 

Expenses will be reimbursed versus giving funds out in advance.

 

To receive reimbursement, students must submit copies of paid expense receipts (not bills) to:

Professor James Kolodzey

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Delaware

140 Evans Hall

Newark, DE 19716-1001

USA

 

 

 

 

III. LOCAL ROOM AND BOARD:

 

University of Delaware Dormitory Rooms:

 

Conference attendees may check in directly at the Ray Street Residence Hall,

open from Saturday August 3 through Sunday August 11.

 

The residence hall is Ray Street Building B and is located on Ray

Street (http://www.ece.udel.edu/~kolodzey/EastmanConf/RayStreetMap02.htm).

Check in is at 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm in the lobby.  Any late

arrivals should check in at the Christiana Commons front desk.  The

Commons is located off of 896 North, past Clayton Hall in a one story

building in between the Christiana East tower and Christiana West

tower.  The desk is open 24 hours/7 days a week.  The number for the

front desk is (302) 831-1245.

 

Ray Street rooms have two twin beds, 2 desks, 2 dressers, and share a

bathroom with another room.  There are internet connections in all rooms. 

Attendees must have their own service provider. The building is air conditioned

and has laundry facilities and a community kitchen with a full size

refrigerator, stove with oven and microwave.  There is a parking lot on

the side of the building but this requires a parking pass that may be

purchased at Public Safety.  Parking is complimentary in the lot next to

Christiana Commons (http://www.ece.udel.edu/~kolodzey/EastmanConf/RayStreetMap02.htm).

An orange parking pass may be picked up at the

Christiana Commons front desk.

 

 

Local Hotel List:

 

Here are some local hotels with the closest to the University listed first:

Sleep Inn-630 College Avenue, Newark, DE 19711; tel:  800.453.2585

Embassy Suites-654 College Avenue, Newark, DE 19711; tel:  800.362-2779

Howard Johnson's-1119 South College Avenue, Newark, DE 19711; tel:  800.446.4656

Holiday Inn-1203 Christiana Road, Newark, DE 19711; tel:  800.465.4329

Christiana Hilton-100 Continental Drive, Newark, DE 19711; tel:  800-445.8667

Courtyard By Marriott-48 Geoffrey Drive, Newark, DE 19711; tel:  800.321.2211

 

 

Restaurant List: (left click for list)

 

A Food Court is located on the first floor of the Trabant Center (conference venue) - hours  are 730am to 4pm

 

 

 

IV. PRESENTATION AND POSTER INFORMATION:

 

Presentation Rooms:

 

Trabant Movie/Lecture Theater in Room 010, below ground level at northeast end of Center

Conventional view graph projectors and computer (PowerPoint) projector are available.

If you plan to give a computer presentation, please bring a zip or CD disk containing your file.

Do not plan to use your own laptop or notebook computer.

Experience shows that computer incompatibilities delay the talks.

 

 

Poster Rooms:

 

Multipurpose Rooms 141 (A,B,C) on ground level at northwest end of Center (1st floor).

 

A 4 feet x 4 feet area on a bulletin board will be available for each poster, starting from Tuesday morning. Some thumbtacks and tape will be available.  Attendees must hang their own posters.  All posters must be removed before 1 pm on Thursday, 8 August.

 

Coffee Break Rooms:

 

same as poster rooms

 

 

 

 

V. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

 

Conference Committee List: at: http://www.ece.udel.edu/~kolodzey/EastmanConf/LECcommlist02.htm

 

 

 

Conference Website:  http://nina.ecse.rpi.edu/shur/EastmanConference/

 

Register on-line, or at the conference.

 

ADVANCE REGISTRATION FORM (register on-line at: https://crayola.hcs.udel.edu/conf/registration/ieee)

 

this page last updated by J. Kolodzey on 2 August, 2002