ICALEPCS'95
Companion Program
and Special Events
Sunday, October 29, 1995
An Evening Welcome Cocktail Gathering
Time : 6:30 p.m.
Where: Edelweiss Room (43rd Floor)
Monday, October 30, 1995
GET ACQUAINTED BREAKFAST
Time: 8:00 a.m.
Where: Edelweiss Room (43rd Floor)
Cost: Free for Companion (charge for extra person)
An opportunity to meet the Chicago Hostess Committee and
others who will be sharing the tours.
Monday, October 30, 1995
"HERE'S CHICAGO"
WATER TOWER PLACE
ROCKEFELLER CHAPEL and the LAUREL SPELMAN ROCKEFELLER CARILLON
Cost: $21.00 per person
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO LOW SIGN-UP LEVEL
Alternatives will be discussed at the Get Acquainted Breakfast.
Your patment will be refunded at the Registration Desk.
Suggested independent evening events:
John Hancock Tower - breathtaking view of the outer drive
roadway along the lake-front and the lights of the nearby central
city.
Sears Tower - panoramic view of Chicago from the top of the
tallest building in the world.
Tuesday, October 31, 1995
Tour of Argonne and Fermi Laboratories and "The Cave"
Time: 0800
Cost: Free (including a box lunch)
Transportation: buses with be in front of the hotel
(Half of the busses will go to Argonne first and the others
to Fermilab first. After lunch at the labs, the busses
will exchange destinations.)
The two facilities we will be seeing at the Argonne National
Laboratory are the Advanced Photon Source (APS) and the CAVE
(a virtual reality visualization facility). The APS is a
synchrotron radiation x-ray source that provides super-intense x-
rays for basic and applied research in materials science, biology
and medicine, chemistry, physics, geology, and environmental
science. The tour will include the main control room and a view of
the experimental floor, now being populated with experimental
facilities.
The Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE) is one of four such
sophisticated virtual reality facilities in the world. The CAVE
lets scientists "see","touch",and "hear" data from their research.
Based on the technology that has popularized virtual reality games
in the entertainment industry The CAVE interactively simulates
scientific experiments and industrial situations in three
dimensions. Three sets of projectors and mirrors overlap two
pictures on each of three screens. Stereographic glasses translate
the pictures into a hologram-like image which can be seen by a
small group of people in the CAVE.
The Fermilab Laboratory tour includes the accelerators main control
room, the control areas of the CDF (Collider Detector at Fermilab)
and the D-Zero experiments. These two experiments recently
announced the discovery of the top quark; the accelerator was
integral in making that discovery possible. The tour also includes
a visit to the Fermilab Proton Linac, and the Neutron Therapy
Facility. This facility, until recently, treated a large number of
cancer patients with some considerable amount of success. For
those interested there will also be a stop at a large non-
operational physics experiment. (The choice of a non-operational
experiment is to allow access to the experimental hall so that you
can observe the scope of high energy physics experimentation.)
Tuesday Evening, October 31, 1995
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Place: Orchestra Hall, 220 South Michigan Avenue
Conductor: Daniel Barenboim
- Mozart: Piano Concerto #13, K.415
- Bruckner Symphony #8
Cost: Ticket prices range from $31 to $61 each*
Transportation: Walking or taxi (1 mi. - 1.6 km)
There are a limited number of seats available for an evening
at Orchestra Hall with the world renowned Chicago Symphony
Orchestra. The Mozart and Bruckner program will feature Daniel
Berenboine as conductor and soloist.
* Ticket Information:
Main Floor: rows (from stage) 5, 12, and 13: $61. Rows 16, 17, and 18: $51.
Top Balcony: rows 13, 14, 15, 17, and 18 (high rows in top balcony): $31.
Wednesday, November 1, 1995
Shopping Trip
Place: Gurnee Mill Outlet Mall
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Cost: $18.00
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO LOW SIGN-UP LEVEL
Alternatives will be discussed at the Get Acquainted Breakfast.
Your patment will be refunded at the Registration Desk.
Wednesday Evening, November 1, 1995
Andrew Lloyd Webber's
"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"
Place: Chicago Theater, 175 N. State Street
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $48.00 each
Transportation: Walking or taxi (0.9 mi. - 1.4 km)
We have a limited number of seats for "Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat." Returning to the Chicago Theater for a
short run, this entertaining musical is based on the Old Testament
story of Joseph and stars Donny Osmond. This is a sold out
production.
Thursday, November 2, 1995
Suggested independent sightseeing:
John G. Shedd Aquarium, the Field Museum of Natural History, and the Adler Planetarium. Admission at the door ranges from $4 to $8. These facilities
are walking distance from each other, with a long walk through Grant
Park from the hotel. Taxis or buses can be used for the 2.25 mile
(3.6 km) trip.
Thursday Evening
Conference Dinner
Program: Dinner at the Art Institute with a special showing of the
Monet Exhibit
Time: 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. View Monet Exhibit, 7:30 dinner.
Place: The Art Institute of Chicago
South Michigan Avenue at Adams Street
Transportation: Buses from hotel
You start the evening with an exclusive showing of Monet Paintings
from all parts of the world. This major retrospective of Monet's works
is not a traveling exhibit and will only be shown in Chicago. The paintings were gathered from around the world, many not seen before in the United States, and many from private collections. Cocktails will be served near the Chagall stained glass windows, followed by a delicious banquet-style dinner.
One dinner ticket is included with conference registration. If a
companion wishes to attend, another ticket is required. The price
of an additional ticket is $45.
PLEASE NOTE:
It is necessary to make advance arrangements for the Companion Program
tours and transportation. We request that you have your reservation in by
Tuesday, October 10th (same as registration deadline). Please
remember that there are a limited number of tickets available for the
evening programs (Chicago Symphony Orchestra and "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"). These will be assigned on a first-come,
first-served basis and are open to all conference attendees. If you wish
to participate in these events, get your registration in early! All
companion program fees must be included with the regular registration
fees. See registration form for a summary of all fees.
We look forward to your visit with us in October-November.
Illinois is a beautiful and exciting state and Chicago is a place
of happenings! We have planned events that we feel that you will
enjoy. We hope that you'll join us and have a wonderful time
exploring this great city "Chicago."
Companion Hostess Committee:
Arlene Knott,
Irma Kraimer,
Carolyn Lenkszus,
Gail McDowell, and
Sherrol Shea.
Traveler Safety Tips:
- Don't answer the door in your hotel room without
verifying who it is. If a person claims to be an employee, call the
front desk and ask if someone from their staff is supposed to have
access to your room and for what purpose.
- When returning to your hotel late in the evening, use the main
entrance.
- Close the door securely whenever you are in your room and use
all of the locking devices provided.
- Don't needlessly display guest room keys in public or
carelessly leave them on restaurant tables, or other places where
they can be easily stolen. In American hotels, the guest usually
retains the room key throughout the stay.
- Don't draw attention to yourself by displaying large amounts
of cash or expensive jewelry.
- Don't invite strangers to your room.
- Place all valuables in the hotel safe deposit box.
- Do not leave valuables in your vehicle.
- Check to see that any connecting doors are locked.
- If you see any suspicious activity, please report your
observations to the hotel management.
- Be street-wise. Remove your conference identification while
sightseeing.
- Travel only in groups in well lighted and populated areas in
the evening.
- Not all areas of Chicago are safe. Know where you are going.
Tips for Those New to the U.S.A.:
- Many Chicago restaurants and other public buildings, including
the airport terminals, are No Smoking facilities. Your hotel room
may be a No Smoking room. Most restaurants have both Smoking and
No Smoking areas.
- Foreign currency can be exchanged at only a few Chicago
locations. No stores accept foreign currency or foreign travelers'
checks. It is recommended that charge/credit cards (American
Express or VISA) and/or travelers' checks in American dollars be
used. The few locations known to exchange money are:
- The International Terminal at O'Hare Field.
- Thomas Cook exchange at 100 East Walton St.
- American Express office at 625 North Michigan Ave.
The conference hotel, Swissotel-Chicago, will also accept foreign
currency.
- Waiters and waitresses earn most (and sometimes all) of their
income from tips. A tip of 15% is average, but can range from 10%
to 20% if you wish to indicate poor or good service. For groups of
eight or more, the tip is sometimes required and included in the bill.
- Except for occasional Spanish and those languages encountered in
ethnic restaurants (German, Italian, French, for example), English
will be the only language spoken and understood.