[Mpi-forum] Oct 24-26, 2011 meeting in Chicago

[William Gropp]

Remember, most people flying into ORD (or coming by train) can rely on  
public transportation - most of us won't have a way to get to ANL  
(other than an expensive taxi/limo).

Bill

On Sep 8, 2011, at 8:59 AM, Jeff Hammond wrote:

> Very true.  I was working under the assumption that people would check
> out in the morning, go to Argonne (reverse commute is fast) and leave
> directly from Argonne to the hotel.  The total distance is greater but
> it is logistically simpler than walking, taxiing, etc. to some new
> location, is it not?
>
> The Argonne is zero cost for the space, which may be an advantage
> relative to other sites, such as at one of the hotels.
>
> I agree that my idea is far-fetched, but I live 3 miles from Argonne.
> I am pretty sure Dave and Darius will be much happier as well.
>
> Jeff
>
> On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 9:49 AM, Bronis R. de Supinski  
> <bronis at llnl.gov> wrote:
>>
>> However Argonne is much further from the hotel and not as easily
>> served by public transportation to O'Hare. It would involve much
>> more challenging logistics for most attendees.
>>
>> On Thu, 8 Sep 2011, Jeff Hammond wrote:
>>
>>> AON center to O'Hare is 19.3 miles, whereas it is only 7 more from
>>> Argonne, but with 90/94 traffic, Argonne is arguable closer to ORD  
>>> in
>>> space-time on a Wednesday afternoon.  Traffic definitely favors  
>>> going
>>> to MDW from the west in the afternoon.
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 10:05 PM, Graham, Richard L. <rlgraham at ornl.gov 
>>> >
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The hotel information for the Oct meeting in Chicago is now  
>>>> posted, and
>>>> can
>>>> be accessed from the meeting logistics page
>>>> (http://meetings.mpi-forum.org/Meeting_details.php).  Please note  
>>>> that
>>>> the
>>>> cutoff date for the group rate is Oct the 3rd.   The first two  
>>>> days of
>>>> the
>>>> meeting will take place at the usual Microsoft location in down  
>>>> town, but
>>>> the location of the final day is still being worked out.  We  
>>>> expect this
>>>> will be down town, close to the meeting hotel.  The registration  
>>>> page is
>>>> still several days away from being ready.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Rich
>>>>
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William Gropp
Director, Parallel Computing Institute
Deputy Director for Research
Institute for Advanced Computing Applications and Technologies
Paul and Cynthia Saylor Professor of Computer Science
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign