SCALA 2018 - SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING AROUND LOUISIANA
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, BATON ROUGE
FEBRUARY 2-3, 2018
LOCATION: LSU Digital Media Center Theatre, 340 East Parker Street @ West Lakeshore Drive
***ALL SUBMISSIONS HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
The LSU Center for Computation and Technology (CCT) and Tulane University's Center for Computational Science (CCS) will co-sponsor a meeting to:
(1) highlight cutting-edge topics in scientific computing,
(2) showcase the research at Louisiana institutions and,
(3) promote collaborations across the state of Louisiana.
This meeting is open to any faculty, post-doctoral researcher or student from any college in and around Louisiana. The meeting will start Friday at 1:00 p.m. and end Saturday afternoon.
INVITED SPEAKERS:
- Marisa Eisenberg, University of Michigan
- Howard Elman, University of Maryland
- Johnny Guzman, Brown University
SCHEDULE: CLICK HERE to view schedule. Contributed talks will be 15 minutes (including questions). Posters should be no larger than 30" x 40".
SUBMISSION & REGISTRATION:
Submissions for talks or posters are now closed (deadline January 18, 2018).
Registration is FREE and the deadline to register is January 18, 2018 (early registrations encouraged). To view a list of registered participants, click here.
LODGING: special rates have been reserved for SCALA 2018 attendees at the Staybridge Suites University Area located near campus.
Ask for group code “SCA" when calling:
Staybridge Suites-Baton Rouge/University Area
4001 Nicholson Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
$97/night single studio queen bed
(225)456-5430
Cut off date for this rate is January 2, 2018. After this date, rooms and rates will be based on availability.
PARKING: Parking is available in the lot (#X116) nearest the Digital Media Center (#341) located off East Parker Drive. Click for map (on the map key it is area L23). If you will be driving and do not have a LSU parking tag, please let us know when you register by selecting the "Parking tag needed" box.
LOCAL MARDI GRAS PARADES: For those interested in Mardi Gras, Baton Rouge has two parades worth seeing during your visit.
1) February 2 (7:00PM) - Krewe of Artemis
2) February 3 (6:30PM) - Krewe of Orion
ORGANIZERS:
Susanne C. Brenner, Louisiana State University
Lisa Fauci, Tulane University
