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)