7th Capra Meeting
29 May - 5 June, 2004
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Capra 7 Meeting & Workshop
29th May- 5th June 2004, Brownsville, Texas
The Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy (CGWA), a NASA University Research Center recently formed at The University of Texas Brownsville, will host the Radiation Reaction Meeting on May 29-31 (Capra 7) and June 1-5 (workshop). The meeting will consist of a dozen invited talks and contributed presentations.
Past Capra meetings:
The "Capra Ranch Meetings" started in 1998 in San Diego.
Program
Saturday, 29th May
Sunday, 31st May
Monday, 1st June
Tuesday, 2nd June
Wednesday, 3rd June
Thursday, 4th June
Friday, 5th June
Logistics and Organizers
Title: Capra 7 Meeting & Workshop
Dates: May 29 2004 - Jun 5 2004
Location: SETB
Location Comments: The Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy Department is located in building SET-B of the UTB/TSC Campus (building 41 in the campus map). This is in Brownsville, Texas at 80 Fort Brown, between International Boulevard and Ringgold Road and between Ridgely Road and Gorgas Road, approximately 300 yards from the US/Mexico border.
Accommodations: Residence Inn by Marriott
Accommodations comments: Hotel: A block of rooms has now been reserved in the Residence Inn by Marriott. The address and phone number are located in the Additional Notes. We also ask participants to confirm their hotel reservation before the new deadline. *Note: A shuttle will be provided from the Marriott Inn to the UTB campus, but a taxi will be required to commute from the airport to the Marriott Inn.
Fees: N/A
Deadlines: Please send the title of your talk by May 1st to: Carlos Lousto lousto@phys.utb.edu. Please let our secretary, Rosie Flores rflores@utb.edu know about your arrival and departure dates by May 1st, so she will make the corresponding hotel reservations at: Marriot Residence Inn 3975 N. Expressway Brownsville, TX Tel (956) 350-8100 This hotel provides a complimentary shuttle service to UTB and the BRO airport. The Marriot will also have free internet connections available. The meeting will be held on the 3rd floor conference room in the Science, Engineering and Technology Building (SETB). Labeled as 41 in http://pubs.utb.edu/campusmap/campusmap.htm How to get to UTB? Look, for instance at http://cgwa.phys.utb.edu/directions/directions.php The webpage on the meeting is http://cgwa.phys.utb.edu/events/Capra7/meetings.php See you in Brownsville, PS: All non US-citizens should bring a valid passport and visa to Brownsville. You will be asked to show that by INS officers at BRO or HRL airports. We also plan some dinner in the nearby city of Matamoros, Mexico.
Additional Notes: Marriot Residence Inn 3975 N. Expressway Brownsville, TX (956) 350-8100 *If you have a wireless card and wish to have access to the wireless network at UTB, then please send the MAC address of your wireless card to the System Administrator, 1 week prior to scheduled meetings. Also, 7 computers will be avaiable to visitors in the SPS Library room. Also, internet access is available in the rooms of the Marriott Inn. Rosie Flores (Accomodation and Transportation assistant) Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy and Department of Physics and Astronomy The University of Texas at Brownsville 80 Fort Brown - Brownsville, Texas 78520 Phone: (956) 554 5193 Leslie Gomez Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy and Department of Physics and Astronomy The University of Texas at Brownsville 80 Fort Brown - Brownsville, Texas 78520 Phone: (956) 574 6778
Organizers/Credits: Chairperson: C. Lousto, Staff Support: Leslie Gomez, Rosie Flores, Charlie Torres
Coordinator Email: lousto@phys.utb.edu
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About the Center
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We would also like to further add the introductory note by Carlos O. Lousto to the collection of works published from this Capra meeting.
G _ - C_O_Lousto_2005_Class._Quantum_Grav._22_E01.pdfWe thank Carlos O. Lousto for providing these resources.
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