Second Circular

The time is drawing near to this year's annual Midwest Relativity Meeting (MWRM18) at the University of Notre Dame. Meeting dates are Friday and Saturday, October 24-25. See details at the conference web site: http://www.nd.edu/~astro/MWRM18/. All talks will be held in the Jordan Hall of Science. See map at the conference web site.

We will be organizing the sessions soon. If you plan to attend, especially if you plan to give a talk, please register soon with your title at the conference web site: http://www.nd.edu/~astro/MWRM18/.The deadline for abstract submission is October 10. Even if not giving a talk, please register.

Accommodations:

These blocks will be held until September 23, 2008. After that date room availability cannot be guaranteed.

The Morris Inn is closest to the conference center, http://morrisinn.nd.edu/. The conference rates for the rooms are $132.00 plus tax for one person in a room and $152.00 plus tax for two people in a room. The rates include breakfast off the menu in the Hotel Restaurant and free wireless. Call the hotel directly to make reservations at 574-631-2000 and mention the group number 4880 or the Midwest Relativity meeting.

A less expensive block of rooms is being held at The Waterford Estates Lodge, approximately 2 km north of campus. The Lodge will provide shuttle service to and from the conference and also to and from South Bend Regional Airport upon prior arrangement. To make reservations call the Lodge at 877-783-8496 and mention the Midwest Relativity Meeting.

Alternative Local Hotels:

Inn at Saint Mary's: 574-232-4000
Hilton Garden Inn: 574-970-4444
Ivy Court Inn & Suites: 574-277-6500
Jameson Inn: 574-277-3211
Hampton Inn & Suites: 574-277-9373

We look forward to seeing you at the 2008 Midwest Relativity meeting.

Local Organizing Committee:

Grant Mathews
Chris Kolda
Xinghai Zhao

Scientific Organizing Committee:

Grant Mathews
Chris Kolda
Samir Bose
David Garfinkle
Gregory Comer