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84th Annual Meeting (Feb 2013)

General Information

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Location
          Pasadena Library (Courtesy of Greg Asbury/Pasadena Convention and Visitors Bureau)The 84th Annual Meeting of The Society of Rheology will be held in Pasadena, California on February 10-14, 2013; the optional associated short course will be offered on February 9 and 10. The technical program will take place in the Pasadena Convention Center/Conference Building, adjacent to the Paseo Colorado, a short walk from Old Town Pasadena and 1.5 miles away from the California Institute of Technology. A dynamic city centered in beautiful Southern California, Pasadena is a city of discovery – from dining and shopping to theater and art galleries.

Pasadena, the Crown of the Valley, is best known as the host of a celebration more than a century old, the annual Tournament of Roses Parade and Rose Bowl football game, every January. The City also boasts numerous cultural amenities, such as the Old Town with the famous Castle Green, an imposing seven story Moorish Colonial and Spanish style building sitting next to Central Park in Old Pasadena; the Norton Simon Museum, known around the world as one of the most remarkable private art collections ever assembled; the Gamble House, an outstanding example of American Arts and Crafts style architecture designed by Charles and Henry Greene in 1908 for David and Mary Gamble of the Procter & Gamble Company; Huntington Gardens, 120 acres of more than a dozen specialized gardens arranged within a park-like landscape of rolling lawns; Pacific Asia Museum, one of only four U.S. institutions dedicated to the arts and culture of Asia and the Pacific Islands; Pasadena Museum of California Art (PMCA), dedicated to the exhibition of California art, architecture, and design from 1850 to the present.

Pasadena offers the SoR attendees a surprising combination of sophisticated charm, culture, history, and fun, in the mild and beautiful winter of Southern California [average temperature: High 70°F (21°C)/Low 45°F (7°C) with an average rainfall of 3.9 in (99 mm) in February]. For more information about the city, visit the City of Pasadena website.

We look forward to welcoming you to Pasadena!

A Cafe in Old Pasadena (Courtesy of Pasadena Convention and Visitors Bureau) For more information, visit Pasadena Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Download the free GoPasadena smartphone app for visitors.
 

Air Transportation
Pasadena is conveniently located close to four airports as listed below:

Los Angeles International [LAX] – 30 miles, offers nonstop and direct flights daily from every major domestic and international airline carrier, (www.lawa.org/LAX).

Bob Hope Burbank Airport [BUR] – 16 miles, located closest to Pasadena, the airport is serviced by Alaska, American, Delta, JetBlue, Skybus, Southwest, United and U.S. Airways, (www.bobhopeairport.com).

Long Beach [LGB] – 28 miles, serviced by Alaska, Delta, JetBlue and U.S. Airways, (www.longbeach.gov/airport).

Ontario International [ONT] – 37 miles, offers flights on Alaska, American, Continental, Delta, ExpressJet, JetBlue, Southwest, United and U.S. Airways, (www.lawa.org/welcomeONT.aspx).
 

Ground Transportation from the Airport
To/from the airports, there are several transportation options to get to the conference site, the Pasadena Convention Center, and the hotels in Pasadena:
  • From LAX the most economical way (less than $10/trip) to get to Pasadena is to take the FlyAway Bus to Union Station (be sure the bus goes to Union Station!) and transfer to the Gold Line metro (Direction Sierra Madre Villa). The Del Mar Station is less than a 0.5 mile walk from the hotel and convention center. (Taxis will NOT be available at Del Mar Station.)
     
  • For more direct transportation, you can take shared vans such as: Super Shuttle (800) 660-6042 www.supershutttle.com, Prime Time Shuttle (800) 733-8267 www.primetimeshuttle.com, or Roadrunner Shuttle (800) 427-7483 www.rrshuttle.com. Note that some of the listed shared vans charge less for additional passengers when you take the same van for the same destination. A shared van from LAX will cost approximately $25 to a Pasadena hotel, a bit less ($23) from Burbank (BUR).
     
  • There are also taxi cabs available in each airport, with minimum charge of $35 from Burbank airport and $71 from LAX to Old Town Pasadena. However, note that charges may increase quickly, especially in rush hour traffic. City Cab: (818) 848-1000, United Taxi: (800) 892-8294, Yellow Cab & Checker Cab: (800) 750-4400.
     

Parking
Parking for Convention Center is available on-site and also within a one-block radius of the site. Most of the hotels will charge parking fees to their registered guests.
 

Registration

Conference registration includes access to all technical sessions and the vendor display, program and abstract booklets, and all receptions and coffee breaks. The registration fee does not include the Bingham Award Banquet; see details on the meeting registration page.

On-site registration will be held on Sunday, February 10th from 3 pm to 6:30 pm in the lower level of the Conference Building of the Convention Center. Registration will also be held Monday through Wednesday, from 8 am to 4 pm, at the same location.
 

Welcoming Reception
The Welcoming Reception will be held on Sunday, February 10th, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm in the lower level of the Conference Building of the Convention Center. The Welcoming Reception is hosted by TA Instruments.
 

Society Business Meeting
All attendees are encouraged to attend the annual business meeting of The Society of Rheology. This year the business meeting will be held on Tuesday February 12th at 12:05 pm in Room C106, Conference Center. Box lunches will be available for the first 100 attendees.
 

Bingham Award Reception and Banquet
Caltech Corridor (Courtesy of Pasedena Convention and Visitors Bureau)The Bingham Award Reception and Banquet will be held on Tuesday, February 12th at the Athenaeum at California Institute of Technology. Buses to/from Caltech will be available at the convention center. The reception will begin at 7 pm and be followed by the Bingham Award Banquet at 8 pm. The reception is open to all meeting participants at no extra charge. Banquet tickets can be purchased with the meeting registration (see meeting registration page for details). The Bingham Award Reception is sponsored by a generous contribution from Xpansion Instruments.
 

Poster Session
The Poster Session and Reception will be held from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm on Wednesday, February 13th in the lower level of the Conference Building of the Convention Center. The reception at the Poster Session is sponsored by a generous contribution from Anton-Paar USA.
 

Exhibits
Vendors will demonstrate their products from 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Wednesday in the Exhibit area of the Conference Building lower level. Coffee breaks will also be held in the Exhibit area. Vendors should contact the Local Arrangements Committee Chair (John F. Brady, California Institute of Technology) directly about exhibit space.
 

This page will be updated when information becomes available.

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