SasView? Code Camp-II

(Last edited: 10-Dec-2013)

Where

Code Camp-II will be held at the ​Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), UK, home to ​ISIS & the ​Diamond Light Source.

When

The Camp will formally run from the morning of Monday 31 March until lunchtime on Sunday 6 April 2014 but, by prior arrangement, participants are welcome to ask to stay on into the following week.

It is planned that there will be a 'meet-and-greet' over dinner on the evening of Sunday 30 March.

Getting to/from RAL

The nearest international airport is London Heathrow (​LHR). Journey time by car or taxi (latter is ~£120 one way) is approximately 50 min.

The nearest railway station is Didcot Parkway (DID) on the mainline from London Paddington (PAD), about 15 min from Reading (RDG). Journey time to Didcot from Paddington is approximately 45 min. For service information see the ​National Rail website.

Paddington is connected to Heathrow by the ​Heathrow Express rail service.

Reading is connected to Heathrow by the ​Rail Air coach service.

Taxis between Didcot at RAL cost ~£12, or there is a bus service (service numbers ​32/X1/X32).

Purpose of the Code Camp

• To learn about the SasView? development environment
• To progress and complete tickets in an encouraging and nurturing expert environment
• To shape the future development of SasView?

Local Organiser

​Dr Stephen King

Cost

There is no registration fee for the Camp. Participants will be responsible for their own travel, accommodation, and subsistence costs.

Formalities

All external (non-STFC/non-Diamond/non-RC@H) participants will need to be pre-registered by the Local Organiser in order to get a Site Pass and wireless network access. Please email the Local Organiser your arrival and departure dates.

A Site Pass is not necessary to access the Visitor Guesthouse, but is necessary to access the RAL Restaurant!

The registration deadline is March 1 2014.

NOTE: Please would internal participants also contact the Local Organiser so that a track can be kept on attendance

Accommodation

There is only limited accommodation in the immediate vicinity of RAL and so if participants do not wish to commute each day they are strongly encouraged to use the RAL Visitor Guesthouse, ​'Ridgeway House'.

 Ridgeway House Cancellation Policy
 
 Period Of Notice          Per Person          Group Bookings
 
 Up to 3 weeks                No Fee             50% of Value
 
 3 weeks - 4 days             No Fee             50% of Value
 
 4 - 1 Days                75% of Rate           75% of Rate
 
 Less than 24 Hours       100% of Rate          100% of Rate

PLEASE NOTE: As of December 3 2013, ISIS will now be in-cycle during the Camp. This means that once experiment scheduling takes place (probably from mid-January 2014) there will be fewer rooms available in Ridgeway House. Prospective participants are therefore strongly advised to book accommodation at Ridgeway House as soon as is practical.

Housekeeping

Whilst it may be possible for ISIS to provide a limited number of desktop Windows PCs, participants are strongly encouraged to bring their own computing hardware for the Camp so that they gain familiarity in developing SasView? in an environment they use naturally.

The venue is equipped with wireless networking (including Eduroam), a limited number of fixed network sockets (if needed), and a data projector.

Participants

As they registered!

• Steve King (ISIS) - confirmed
• Peter Parker (ISIS) - confirmed
• Mathieu Doucet (SNS) - expected
• Tobias Richter (DLS) - confirmed (part week only)