Fifth Huntsville Gamma-Ray Burst Symposium
Social Activities
Welcome Reception
The
Symposium Organizing Committee invites attendees
to the
Huntsville Museum of Art for a Welcome Reception on Monday evening,
18 October, from 7 to 9 PM.
Complimentary beverages and hors d'oeuvres will
be served. This reception will offer a wonderful opportunity for everyone to
greet old friends, and meet new ones, while exploring the variety of
exhibits offered throughout the Museum. During this time the Museum will be
closed to the public. Attendees who have preregistered can retrieve
their Symposium packets, and those who have not yet registered are encouraged
to do so here.
The Museum is housed in a beautiful new building in Big Spring
International Park, a short walk from the Hilton. Seven spacious
galleries feature a lively mix throughout the year of major touring
exhibitions, works by nationally and regionally acclaimed artists, and
shows that are drawn from the Museum's own 2,300-piece permanent
collection.
Directions:
The Museum is located at 300 Church Street, and is an easy walk of a few
minutes from the Hilton. Turn right out of the Hilton parking lot,
cross Williams Street at the next traffic light, turning left onto
Church Street. The Museum is the big building on the left in
Big Spring Park.
Symposium Banquet
The Symposium Banquet will held on the
evening of Thursday, 21 October. Please refer back to this page for
details of the Banquet dinner.
Jack Daniel's Distillery Tour
The
home of the world-famous Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey is a
short 45 minute scenic ride from Huntsville to Lynchburg, Tennessee,
population 361 (see map).
At the conclusion of the Symposium, we have planned an excursion to
visit the distillery on Saturday, 23 October. The trip will
include a free tour of the Jack Daniel's Distillery, and
we will also spend the afternoon in Lynchburg for souvenir shopping and
lunch/dinner in the town square.
Jack Daniel himself, shown in the image on the right,
used to travel the dirt road via mule wagon to
Huntsville to sell his goods.
More
information on the distillery is available for your perusal.
Graduate Student Social
The graduate students at BATSE from
The University
of Alabama in Huntsville would like to invite all graduate students
attending the 5th Huntsville Gamma-Ray Burst Symposium to the graduate
student social to be held Tuesday evening, 19 October. The event
will provide an excellent opportunity to make new friends in the field.
The evening will begin with a 6pm dinner at Bubba's Restaurant.
Dinner
Bubba's is a popular restaurant and bar located in downtown Huntsville
within walking distance from the Hilton Hotel (directions to be given
at the Symposium). The menu at Bubba's includes items such as
burgers, steaks, ribs and seafood, just to name a few. One can expect
to spend approximately $10-$15 for dinner. Please note that
this event is not included in the Symposium registration fee.
Students are expected to bring money for this event.
RSVP
We encourage all students interested in attending to RSVP by sending
a brief message indicating the number of attendees to Timothy Giblin
at
Timothy.Giblin@msfc.nasa.gov.
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Modification date:
06 Dec, 2002