Meeting Location The meeting will be held on the Main Campus of Ohio University in Athens. Established in 1804, Ohio University is the oldest public institution of higher learning in the state of Ohio and the first in the old Northwest Territory. Ohio University celebrates its bicentennial in 2004.

The sessions will be held in the new Science Lecture Hall Facility and in the nearby Grover Center. Both buildings are adjacent to the new Bicentennial Garden, designed by Athens native Maya Lin (architect/designer of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, DC).

How to Get Here
Athens is located on the Hocking River, in the rolling Appalachian foothills of southeastern Ohio, roughly 90 minutes southeast of Columbus and 1 hour west of Marietta.
Follow these directions to the Ohio University Visitor's Center. The Lecture Hall building is diagonally across the street, building 156 on this map. Grover Center, where the Saturday morning sessions will be held, is building 89, just to the north. If you are arriving Friday, your parking permit will allow you to park in any lot colored purple or dark green on the map. Lot 134 has the most direct access. After 5:00 PM on Friday, no permit is required.

Lodging
Participants should make their own reservations. Blocks of rooms have been reserved at the following two properties. Please be aware that the AmeriHost is holding these rooms only until March 16.
Amerihost Inn, (740)-594-3000
Days Inn, (740)-592-4000
Other hotels in the area may have rooms available, but are not holding them for the meeting. These include:
Ohio University Inn, (740)-593-6661
Ramada Inn (Nelsonville), (740)-753-3531

Host Institution and Department
Ohio University Front Door
Campus Map and Virtual Tour
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Clippinger Research Laboratories
Edwards Accelerator Laboratory

Interesting Places to Visit in the Athens Area
Kennedy Museum of Art
Dairy Barn Southeast Ohio Cultural Arts Center
Passion Works Studio
Hocking Hills State Parks
Glasshouse Works Gardens
Jorma Kaukonen's Fur Peace Ranch Guitar Camp