Registration has begun for the Semiannual CPAC Sponsor Meeting on November 3-6, 2008 at Hotel Deca, 4507 Brooklyn Avenue, in Seattle's University District. Preliminary details including a registration form can be found here.
The CPAC Spring Meeting will be available via a web-meeting format if we receive sufficient sign-up (a minimum of 5 sponsor participants). We can confirm that Hotel Deca will provide a stable internet connection. CPAC knows that the web-meeting approach broadens out the exposure of CPAC research project reviews and focus group discussions and hopes there will be sufficient support to offer this service.
CPAC's Spring Meeting will open with an optional workshop, Chemometrics Applications for Optical Spectroscopy and Chromatography, presented by Brian Rohrback, InfoMetrix, Inc. (CPAC Associate Sponsor) and David J Veltkamp, CPAC Chemometrician.
The Monday morning tutorial topics are: Bio-Energy, Degradation, and Food.
Monday afternoon will feature general updates on CPAC Activities, selected topics, and a CPAC students poster presentations. (Note: The Poster Session will require a CPAC NDA for non-sponsors.) The content of the posters will emphasize the background of CPAC projects, to provide the audience with a better understanding of the origin of the work and some of the historical progress that has been accomplished.
There will be the traditional Monday evening reception where vendors are encouraged to display their new products. This can provide an excellent opportunity to obtain feedback on product prototypes and to showcase new products.
All-day Tuesday and Wednesday morning will include technical presentations. This Spring 2008 the presentations will include 14 new research projects for your consideration. Tuesday afternoon will include CPAC lab tours followed by the Tuesday event in the UW Club.
The UW Club reception and dinner will include a new feature - we will have a joint Poster Session with CPAC and EigenU. EigenU is holding a Spring Workshop in Seattle and the attendees will join us for the reception and dinner.
On Wednesday the Industrial Focus Groups will follow the final technical presentation. The CPAC IAB Meeting will be held in the afternoon.
The NeSSI™ Workshop will take place on Thursday.
During the meeting there are many opportunities for networking such as the welcome reception on Monday evening, the dinner on Tuesday, the focus group sessions, and free time during lunch. We hope that you will take CPAC Graduate Students to lunch.
The CPAC Meeting Registration Fees are:
Sponsors (per person) - $500.00 - full meeting, $225.00 - Monday only including the vendor showcase
Guests (per person)*- $550.00 - full meeting, $275.00 - Monday only including the vendor workshop showcase
Vendors-Exclusively Monday Display/Reception Only -$350.00 for the company (up to 3 participants).
NeSSI™ Workshop Only (per person) - $275.00 - Thursday, November 6
Note: The full Meeting registration fee includes all of the activities beginning with the Monday Tutorial through the NeSSI™ Workshop.
The registration fee includes morning and afternoon breaks, Monday's vendor showcase and reception, and Tuesday's event in addition to all presentations and materials. Lunches are on your own, and, to broaden communication, we encourage sponsors to take a graduate student to lunch.
*Guests must sign a CPAC Nondisclosure Form in order to attend portions of the meeting that include the poster session on Monday and the technical presentations and focus groups on Tuesday and Wednesday. Open portions of the meeting are Monday's morning and afternoon presentations (with the exception of the Poster Session), the vendor display/reception, and the NeSSI™ workshop.
To register, please fill out the attached registration form (see links above for printed and electronic versions) and send it to CPAC with a check payable to University of Washington or your credit card information by November 3, 2008 .
The meeting will take place in Hotel Deca, 4507 Brooklyn Avenue N.E., Seattle, WA 98105. A block of suites is being held in the hotel at a special rate through October 15, 2008. Please call (800) 899-0251 or (206) 634-2000 and ask for the CPAC rate. We are also suggesting an additional hotel location that is closer to downtown and has access to the UW Shuttle for campus access - Courtyard Marriott, Seattle Lake Union, Contact: Jeff Martin, (206) 403-4342
If you need transportation, there are special phones near the airport baggage claim and a waiting area for the Super Shuttle and taxicabs in the parking garage. Typical taxicab fare from the Seattle-Tacoma Airport to the Hotel Deca is $45 while the Shuttle Express is $28. If you need help with airline tickets or a rental car, please call Lake Union Travel, (206) 343-7000 or (800) 727-8544, Denine Hughs, and mention you are attending the UW/CPAC Meeting.
If you have any questions about the meeting, please call or e-mail Nan Holmes, CPAC Administrative Manager, (206) 685-4323, nan@cpac.washington.edu. We hope to see you in November!