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2015 Jelinek Summer Workshop Participant Information
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Welcome to the University of Washington and the 2015 Jelinek Summer Workshop. If you are an international visitor, please review the information on the UW's J-1 Reference Guide page.
If you need information on hotel/dorm accommodations, options for dining and groceries, and suggestions for transportation and area tourist attractions, the links above will take you to the relevant pages.
Information on the page below includes:
Schedule
Social Events
- Welcome Picnic: Monday, July 6, 4:30pm at Sylvan Grove I Sign-up
- Final Team Presentations: Thursday & Friday, August 13 & 14, all day, in Odegaard 220
- Farewell Dinner: Friday, August 14, 5pm at The Burke Museum I RSVP Required
- Weekly Plenary Talks: July 10, 17, 24, 31 and August 7, 10:30am, in EE 105
Opening Day
The workshop begins on Monday, July 6, with the following events:
- Opening Ceremony: 8:30am-12pm (Kane 220) I Parking Information
- 8:30am-9am: Coffee & Networking
- 9am-10am: Welcome & History of JSALT Workshop
- 10am-12pm: Team Overviews
- Sponsors and JSALT organizers lunch at UW Club
- Welcome Picnic: 5:15-7pm at Sylvan Grove
Summer School
Following is the schedule for June 22 through July 2:
- 8:30-9am: Continental Breakfast (MEB 242)
- 9-10:30am: Lecture 1 (MEB 242)
- 10:30-10:45am: Break
- 10:45am-12:15pm: Lecture 2 (MEB 242)
- 12:15-1:30pm: Lunch Break
- 1:30-5pm: Afternoon lab (EEB 265/269)
- 5-5:15pm: Break
- 5:15-6pm: socials/talks (rm specified below)
Workshop
The workshop begins July 6, with the following agenda:
- Opening meeting: 9am-12pm (Kane 220)
- Sponsors and JSALT organizers lunch at UW Club
- Welcome Picnic: 5:15-7pm (Sylvan Grove)
Detailed schedules for each week are available as follows:
- Week 1: July 6 -- Meetings | Plenary (Nima Mesgarani)
- Week 2: July 13 -- Meetings | Plenary (Ruslan Salakhutdinov)
- Week 3: July 20 -- Meetings | Plenary (Xuedong Huang)
- Week 4: July 27 -- Meetings | Plenary (Jeffrey Heer)
- Week 5: Aug. 3 -- Meetings | Plenary (Claire Cardie)
- Week 6: Aug. 10 -- Meetings
Closing Presentations: Aug. 13-14
- Full schedule for both days (includes location and parking information)
Contacts
- Mari Ostendorf- mo@ee.washington.edu (Student contact)
- Sanjeev Khudanpur- khudanpur@jhu.edu (Team leader, senior member, sponsorship contact)
- Les Atlas- atlas@uw.edu (Senior member, sponsorship contact and local arrangements)
- Lindsay Appesland- lappesla@uw.edu (Housing & meals related questions)
- Pam Eisenheim- pamk@uw.edu (Visa related questions)
- Nicole Aaron- naaron1@jhu.edu (Airfare related questions)
Emergency Phone Numbers:
- Emergency: Dial 911 for medical, fire and police.
- Hospital: UW Medical Center, 1959 N.E. Pacific St., Seattle, WA 98195 (206.598.3300)
Workshop Venue
Location and Map
The workshop is located at the University of Washington, Department of Electrical Engineering:
185 Stevens Way
Paul Allen Center
Seattle, WA 98195-2500
Click on the map above or find a campus map here.
Access
Coming soon- check back for more information in coming months.
Classrooms
The two-week summer school teachings will take place in Mechanical Engineering Building (MEB) 242. The lab sections will take place in Electrical Engineering Building (EEB) 269/265. Over the course of the six-week workshop, the Friday morning weekly Plenary Speaker will take place in Electrical Engineering Building (EEB) 105 from 10-11am PDT. Relevant Electrical Engineering Building floor plans to help you find your way are: EE Upper Basement and EE Second Floor.
Daycare
Daycares
Below is a list of daycare/childcare providers that are located near the University of Washington. It is the responsibility of the participant seeking childcare to research and contact daycares, as this is strictly a list of vendors. Also, a directory of UW students seeking part-time employment as caregivers is available here. You will find contact information, availabilities and preferred type of employment.
- Bright Horizons- U Village
- University Temple Child School- 1415 NE 43rd St, Seattle, WA 98105
- Cooperative Children's Center- 4759 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105
- University Family YMCA- 5003 12th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105
- University Child Development School- 5062 9th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105
- Trettin Drop In Preschool- 4515 16th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105
- Global Garden Preschool- 4001 9th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105
Summer Camps
Other Resources
