Re: Computing School Prior to the Osaka 2008 meeting

["Frances C. Bernstein" <fcb@bernstein-plus-sons.com>]

     I would like to point out the in the United States Sept. 1, 2008
is Labor Day.  Many universities and colleges start their academic
schedule immediately thereafter and many people will have trouble
getting home in time from the IUCr Congress itself.  If you schedule
the computing school after the Congress you will be severly limiting
the number of USA academics who would be able to attend.

     A quick check of ten universitites shows the following institutions
starting classes during that week or even earlier:
     University of Michigan
     Yale
     New York University
     Brandeis (begins before Labor Day}
     UC Berkeley (begins before Labor Day)
     Rutgers University
     University of Illinois at Chicago
     University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (begins before Labor Day)
Only two universities (Harvard, Princeton) begin significantly later.

     It would be courteous to USA academics to schedule the computing
school before the IUCr Congress rather than after.

                   Frances Bernstein
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On Mon, 14 May 2007, Atsushi Nakagawa wrote:

> Dear  Members of the IUCr Computing Commission
>
>    I have to say that we can book the Awaji Yumebutai International
> Conference Center only AFTER the OSAKA 2008 congress (Sep.1-).
>
>    If the computing school has to be held before the IUCr congress, I
> have to find another place.
>
>
>    Best wishes,
>
> Atsushi
>
> At 0:18 PM +0200 07.5.14, a.l.spek wrote:
> >Dear Members of the IUCr Computing Commission
> >
> >We are currently working on the organisation of a Computing School to
> >be held prior to the OSAKA 2008 congress.
> >
> >Our Committee member, Prof. Atsushi NAKAGAWA has investigated options
> >for a suitable site for the school. His suggestion for a suitable
> >meeting site is the nearby 'Awaji Yumebutai International Conference Center
> >on the Awaji Island'
> >
> >http://www.yumebutai.org/english/index.html
> >
> >We hope that the fee for the school participants can be in the order
> >of 500 Euro (similar to the Siena 2005 school) for 60 students + 20
> >teachers (free housing + meals - no travel).
> >
> >What we now need is a suitable theme for this school.
> >
> >Please respond a.s.a.p. with ideas and suggestions.
> >
> >Best wishes
> >
> >Ton Spek
> >
> >Chaiirman of the IUCr computing Commission.
> >
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