[NeXus-committee] Next NIAC meeting

[Thomas Proffen]

Dear collegues,

I agree with Freddie that October 21/22 would be the best since I assume
many of us will attend the NOBUGS meeting (I will). Having it in the same
location rather than having to go to Grenoble is cutting down on time and
cost, so I am in favor of that too.

Thomas

At 03:15 AM 5/19/2004, Akeroyd, FA (Freddie) wrote:
>21-22 would probably be preferable for people attending NOBUGS itself; 22-23
>might be preferable for people flying out for the NIAC only (so they don't
>need to stay an extra day for the Saturday night ticket rate). Maybe we need
>to clarity who on the committee will be attending NOBUGS as well as the NIAC
>before we fix an exact date. Otherwise, holding the meeting after NOBUGS
>makes most sense as there will probably be issues and suggestions raised
>during NOBUGS and these could then be considered.
>
>Regards,
>
>Freddie
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nexus-committee-bounces at anl.gov [mailto:nexus-committee-
> > bounces at anl.gov] On Behalf Of Ray Osborn
> > Sent: 18 May 2004 16:17
> > To: NeXus Committee
> > Subject: [NeXus-committee] Next NIAC meeting
> >
> > Dear colleagues,
> > There has been some behind-the-scenes correspondence concerning the date
> > and
> > place of the next NIAC meeting, but I thought we should probably debate
> > this
> > on the list now.  As many of you know, there will be a NOBUGS meeting at
> > PSI
> > from October 18-20, 2004, which Mark is helping to organize.  It clearly
> > makes sense to coordinate our meeting so that committee members can attend
> > both in one trip.
> >
> > Mark had an interesting suggestion.  They had considered using a hotel in
> > Zurzach (do a Google search on the web) for NOBUGS, but it was a little
> > too
> > small.  However, it would be ideal for NIAC.  Although we had wondered
> > about
> > holding the meeting in Grenoble, I think it makes sense to hold it close
> > to
> > Zurich since Mark will find it difficult to travel too far close to
> > NOBUGS.
> > I also think it makes sense to hold it just after NOBUGS (say Oct. 21-22
> > or
> > 22-23 - do people mind meeting on a Saturday?) rather than before, when
> > NOBUGS organization will be at its most intense.
> >
> > Przemek has confirmed that we have funding to provide travel support.
> > Since
> > the committee has expanded, it may not be quite as generous as last year
> > but
> > should be substantial enough to persuade your management to let you go.
> >
> > This is not yet an official proposal, but we should make a final decision
> > fairly soon so that we can start the preparations.  If you have any
> > comments
> > or counter-suggestions, please make them to this list.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ray
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> >
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