[seek] SEEK All Hands Meeting October 24-28, 2005, San Diego

[Arcot Rajasekar]

Hi Folks:
Here are the details about the upcoming SEEK All Hands Meeting.

Date:  October 24-28, 2005
    	   arrive Oct 23 (sunday) or Oct 24 (Monday morning)
	   the first session starts at 1PM
           leave Oct 28 afternoon (book flights after 3PM)
Venue: San Diego Supercomputer Center
	La Jolla (use San Diego Airport)
	California.
Web Page: (for more info)
   http://seek.ecoinformatics.org/Wiki.jsp?page=AllHandsMeeting2005



Travel Arrangements:
Please call Rio Grande Travel at 1-800-778-6861 or 505/768-7999 as soon as
possible and ask to speak to a UNM Representative.  You
 may also contact the following representatives directly for assistance:
Rita Ortiz at RitaO at RGTravel.com,  Tracey Fria at Tracey
F at RGTravel.com or Darlene Aragon at darleena at rgtravel.com.  Tell the agent
that the LTER Network Office at UNM (contact: Pam Griego)
is paying for your ticket.  If you have any other problems, please
e-mail the manager, Doris Phillips, DorisP at RGTravel.com with
 a copy to pgriego at LTERnet.edu.  Once you have made and approved your
reservation, Rio Grande will forward the itinerary to the Network Office,
which will pay for the ticket.

If you wish to purchase the airline ticket yourself, please e-mail Pam
Griego your arrival/departure dates/times, flight number and
the amount of the ticket.  Reimbursement for the ticket will be made
after the meeting.


Hotel Stay Arrangements:
A block of rooms has been reserved for the SEEK All Hands Meeting at
the following hotel:

        Radisson Hotel La Jolla
        3299 Holiday Court
        La Jolla CA 92037
        http://www.radissonlj.com
        Phone:  (858) 453-5500

Please make your own reservations directly with the hotel.
        Online reservations:  www.radissonlj.com, reference code SEEK
        Telephone reservations:  (800) 333-3333, reference code SEEK

These rooms will be available to SEEK participants until September 23,
at which time the unreserved rooms will be available to outside
requestors and to SEEK participants on an "as available" basis.   The
charge for the room will be made to a SEEK Master Account, however you
will be asked for credit card information to complete their records and
to cover any incidental costs.

Courtesy transportation from the San Diego Airport is available.
Please call (858) 453-5500 on arrival and the Radisson Shuttle will
pick you up.  Cloud 9 Shuttle offers alternative transportation,
departing continuously from the Ground Transportation area of the
airport.  One-way fare to the Radisson La Jolla is approximately $12.

Transportation from the Radisson La Jolla to the San Diego
Supercomputer Center will be available each morning and return at the
end of each day.  Since parking on the UCSD Campus is limited, you are
encouraged to use this service.  Details of pickup times and location
will be available when you check into the hotel.