[labnetwork] UGIM '16 SLC: Invitation to register for research cleanroom administration conference June 12-15, 2016

[Ian Harvey]

Dear Research Cleanroom Labnetwork,

If you are associated with administering or operating a research (user) cleanroom, UGIM'16 in SLC continues the informational programming that should be of interest to you.

Visit our webpage for the draft day-by-day program: ugim.nanofab.utah.edu/program

Technical Highlights:
• Sessions and panels on operational and facilities safety
• Expert panel and discussion sessions on laboratory finance and facility upgrade planning/architecture
• Sessions on managing difficult (toxic, cross-contaminating) materials
• Extended workshops on managing the infrastructure including HPM sourcing, sensing and abatement
• Sunday bootie camp to cover operational basics, operational safety and entry level open-source community-developed lab management software 

Networking Opportunities:
• Sunday introductory session for new labs and new attendees
• Working topical and role-based lunches
• Evening mixers on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday

Lasting Value: 
• Presentation PDF's will be available for download
• The program guide will be in a PDF format easy to annotate in real-time and archive for later searching

International Guests: 
Please contact me if you need an official letter of invitation to assist the issuing of a visa.

In Need of Travel Justification?  
We have a session specifically intended to help you:  Sunday morning our opening session will introduce first-time attendees, new fab facilities and others.  
Please contact the session chair if you need an invitation: Bill Flounders <bill at eecs.berkeley.edu>

Hotel Information:
We recommend registering early (before May 1, 2016) to save yourself some money by visiting http://ugim.nanofab.utah.edu/registration/.  Hotel reservations at the University Guest House on the University of Utah campus can be made OVER THE PHONE ONLY by calling 1-888-416-4075.  This gets you access to $109 rates in the UGIM reserved block of rooms.
ugim.nanofab.utah.edu/lodging-2/

Stay and Play:
• Social evening events monday and tuesday are open to registered attendees and their guests:  Train ride up a local canyon, and mountain gondola to closing banquet
• There are several groups who are beginning to plan group camping, golfing, and hiking events before and after the conference.  
	For more information contact: Duane Bingaman <duaneb at lesker.com>
https://ugim.nanofab.utah.edu/while-you-are-here/
http://ugim.nanofab.utah.edu/files/2016/03/visitors-guide.compressed.pdf

We hope to see you soon!

—Ian


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Ian R. Harvey, Ph.D.

Associate Director
Utah Nanofab 
Cleanroom Fabrication and Surface Analysis & nano-scale Imaging
801/585-6162 (voicemail)
www.nanofab.utah.edu
http://sal.nanofab.utah.edu

Chair, UGIM '16
http://ugim.nanofab.utah.edu/



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