Gstlal F2F – July 29th - August 2nd
Please register by adding your name here
If you have questions please reach out to Amanda Baylor (acbaylor@uwm.edu)
Location Details
Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex (KIRC)
- 3135 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211
- Room number: Mon-Thurs 2175, Fri 2035
- Zoom connection info available here
Travel Info:
Useful places in Milwaukee:
Use this interactive map to find recommended places to eat and things to do during your visit!
Lodging:
There are lots of hotels in downtown MKE which are a short uber/lyft ride from campus. UWM guest housing may also be available within walking distance of campus.
UWM Guest Housing
- Apply as soon as possible by filling out the form on this page. You would be considered a “Department Guest”. In the “Additional Notes” section of the form you may indicate that you are a guest of the physics department. If you have trouble please reach out to Amanda at acbaylor@uwm.edu.
- Guest Housing offers two-bedroom fully-furnished apartment units in Kenilworth Square Apartments at reasonable prices. Consider sharing with someone else to save money!
- Many food options nearby. Close to the beach.
- 1.2 mi/38 min walk to campus
- 10 min bus ride
Hyatt Regency Milwaukee
- Downtown with many food/activity options
- 3.3 mi/12 min drive to campus
- 30 min bus ride
Hilton Milwaukee City Center
- Downtown with many food/activity options
- 3.8 mi/14 min drive to campus
- 30 min bus ride
Fairfield Inn & Suites Milwaukee Downtown
- Downtown with many food/activity options
- 3.5 mi/14 min drive to campus
- 30 min bus ride
Airbnb
- There are many Airbnb options in Milwaukee
- Check distance to UWM’s campus
Airports:
MKE (Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport)
- Will have to be picked up and/or uber to downtown MKE
- Can rent a car if desired.
- Might have to get a connection through Chicago
ORD (Chicago O’Hare International Airport)
- May be able to get direct flight
- Rent a car for 1-2 hour drive to MKE
- Or take a Coach USA bus from the Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility at ORD to Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station in downtown MKE, then uber/bus/walk to accommodation. Book Coach USA bus tickets here.
MDW (Chicago Midway International Airport)
- May be able to get direct flight
- Rent a car for 1-2 hour drive to MKE
Tentative Schedule:
Every morning: pastries/bagels & coffee
All other meals, with the exception of dinner on Tuesday, will not be provided.
We will meet every day in KIRC 2175.
Monday July 29: Finishing O4
Location: KIRC 2175
9:00 - 9:30am pastries/bagels & coffee
9:30 - 10:30am Introductions. Discuss goals for the week (All)
10:30am - 12:00pm Discuss plans for switching to HLV analysis (All)
12:00 - 1:30pm Lunch
1:30 - 2:30pm GWTC-4. Discussion on finishing O4 with our current understanding. Create a timeline. (All)
2:30 - 5:00pm Git branch maintenance (All)
Evening: Game night at Caitlin’s apartment
Tuesday July 30: Development & Maintenance
Location: KIRC 2175
9:00 - 9:30am pastries/bagels & coffee
9:30am - 12:00pm Breakout groups. ROTA/maintenance tasks.
12:00 - 1:30pm Lunch
1:30 - 5:00pm Review (Pratyusava, Leo, Victoria, Jolien)
Evening: Dinner at Cafe Hollander 2608 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211 (6:00 - 8:00pm)
Wednesday July 31: Online Ops & Miscellaneous Projects
Location: KIRC 2175
9:00 - 9:30am pastries/bagels & coffee
9:30 - 10:30am How the pipeline sees transient noise (Zach)
10:30am - 12:00pm Discussion on mass-models and pastro (Anarya)
12:00 - 1:30pm Lunch
1:30 - 2:00pm Discussion on introducing tidal-effect parameter into low-mass templates (Victoria)
2:00 - 3:00pm Review (Pratyusava, Jolien)
3:00 - 5:00pm sgn/greg presentation & discussion (Yun-Jing)
Evening: Dinner at Kawa Ramen & Sushi (6:00pm). Axe Throwing at AXE MKE (8:30 - 10:00pm)
Thursday August 1: Rapid PE & Offline Ops
Location: KIRC 2175
9:00 - 9:30am pastries/bagels & coffee
9:30am - 12:00pm work time, operations call 10 - 11am (All)
12:00 - 1:30pm Lunch
1:30 - 3:30pm Rapid PE Presentations (Caitlin Rose, Yinglei Peng, Risa Hardison)
3:30-4:30pm Status of offline R&P injection study (Pratyusava, Amanda)
Evening: Dinner at Hacienda (6:00pm)
Friday August 2: Code Sprint & Individual Meetings
Location: KIRC 2175
9:00 - 9:30am pastries/bagels & coffee
12:00 - 1:30pm Lunch
2:00 - 5:00pm Meeting with Patrick Brockill and other Nemo admins
Evening: Happy Hour at the Hubbard Park Beer Garden (5:00pm)