NOvA Collaboration Meeting at UC Irvine, 2023

 

 

 

The NOvA experiment is the flagship neutrino program in the US. The primary physics goals of the NOvA experiment are the ordering of neutrino mass eigenstates and the neutrino CP phase angle, two fundamental particle physics problems.  The international NOvA collaboration is made up of more than 240 scientists and engineers from 51 institutions in seven countries.

 

 

 

AGENDA Download (Likely out of date)

 

 

 

 

CLICK HERE for a list of attendees [this will be updated weekly]

 

 

 

 

 

 

UCI Student Center & Event Services
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-2050

Please visit the URL below for maps that can help you locate the Student Center:

 

The meeting rooms are below:

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM NOvA Collaboration Meeting Pacific Ballroom AB
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM NOvA Collaboration Meeting Pacific Ballroom C 

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM NOvA Collaboration Meeting Woods Cove AB
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM NOvA Collaboration Meeting Woods Cove C 

 

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UC Irvine is located in Orange County, California, about 4 miles from John Wayne Airport (SNA). Driving from SNA to UCI takes about 15 min.

UCI is about 50 miles from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Driving from LAX can take up to more than 2 hours during busy hours, but it usually takes less than 1.5 hours during weekends. You can also book shuttles in advance. The most frequent shuttles are super shuttle and prime time shuttle.

 

The Atrium Hotel is very close to SNA, about 2.5 miles from the meeting venue. Uber/Lyft/Taxi or car rental are recommended. Uber cost from the Atrium Hotel to the UCI Student Center is $12-15. The hotel front desk can help to call a taxi. If you drive, parking rate on campus is $13 per day. Please note that the Atrium Hotel does not provide shuttle service to UCI after COVID-19.

 

Bus routes 59 and 178 are also available on weekdays between Atrium and UCI, but they are not available on weekends.

 

 

The most convenient parking facility is the Student Center Parking Structure (SCPS) located next to the UCI Student Center (our meeting venue). If SCPS is full, you can use Lot 5 across W. Peltason Dr. for parking, and you have to go to SCPS kiosk to buy a permit and then go park at Lot 5.  A map of direction for SCPS and Lot 5 see attached map. If you park in the Student Center Park Structure or Lot 5 and want to have the "One Day - General" rate of $13.00/day, please do purchase the parking permit from the SCPS kiosk marked on the map. If you use "Paid-by-space" dispenser which provides permits for stalls with Number-marked stalls, you will have to pay more, $4 per hour. More details of visitor parking can be found at:

 

https://parking.uci.edu/permits/visitorpermits.cfm.

 

 

Please visit the URL below for more driving and parking directions:

 

 

Please figure out eduroam before you come.

You can also register as an off-campus guest - please see the following site: https://www.oit.uci.edu/mobile/registration/ .

The student center has a wifi in meeting rooms: “Student Center Visitors”, password is “anteaters”.

 

 

 

Please click HERE to secure your lodging with the reduced UCI group rate of $119 + tax, which includes a breakfast buffet every morning of your stay for up to 2 people and complimentary self parking.

 

Atrium Hotel
https://atriumhotel.com
Address: 18700 MacArthur Blvd, Irvine, CA 92612
Phone: (949) 833-2770

[119 / night + tax] 

 

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At the collaboration meeting location, there is large variety of food options, both on campus and off campus.

 

There is Gullivers Restaurant, IHOP, El Torito and the Trendy Food Hall a few doors down from Atrium Hotel in walking distance.

 

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VISA:
On a reciprocal basis, citizens of countries participating in the Visa Waiver Program may enter the U.S. for short-term business or tourist visits without having to obtain a B-1/B-2 visa stamp at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate. Updated information and more information regarding the program (e.g. which countries and airlines participate in the VWP; requirements on machine readable passport; proof of short stay and support) can be found on the U.S. Department of State website.

 

If your country does NOT participate in the Visa Waiver Program, you must obtain a valid visa stamp before entering the United States. 

 

For participants who require visa to enter the US, if a invitation letter is required for the visa application, please VISA Letter Request - NOvA Collaboration Meeting 2023 to send an email request to the organizers.

 

In the The information below should be included with the request.

 

1.      Name (as it appears on attendee’s passport) and mailing address.

2.      Attendee’s registration confirmation number.

3.      Speaker may indicate the title of presentation.

4.      Include the email address or fax number of where letter can be sent.

 

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Department of Physics and Astronomy

3129 Frederick Reines Hall

University of California, Irvine

Irvine, California 92697

949-824-8389

 

 

Jan Strudwick
jstrudwi@uci.edu
Department of Physics and Astronomy

4129 Frederick Reines Hall

University of California, Irvine

Irvine, California 92697

(949) 287-3922