[time-nuts] NIST time and frequency seminar - 11-14 June in Boulder, CO

[jimlux]

On 2/15/19 11:06 PM, Tom Van Baak wrote:
>>> https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2019/06/2019-nist-time-and-frequency-seminar
>>
>> Mother of God, John, what makes this meeting worth the price?
> 
> Hi Bill,
> 
> Yes, it sounds high but perhaps not out of line for multi-day professional conferences / seminars these days. True, you have to factor in Denver flights and Boulder hotels. But when you consider where it's held and who's speaking and how long it lasts, it starts to look like something between a bargain and a worthy bucket list item. NIST takes T&F seriously; this is not some sort of cheap corporate or product marketing show.

Hotels in Boulder aren't that expensive, compared to other places. Govt 
per diem is $159/lodging, Meals & Incidentals $66. The implication is 
that you'll find plenty of places where hotel is <=$159/night (Compare 
Boston for IMS at $273  + $71 and let's not even get started on Silicon 
Valley hotel costs)

  Denver is a big hub airport so you can get there non-stop from lots of 
places.

Particularly if you're going to it as part of "work", the cost is quite 
reasonable in the context of your salary - which is how conference 
organizers look at it.  When I was on the organizing committee for a 
conference last year, we struggled with the whole "what should it cost" 
thing. Obviously, you'd like it as cheap as possible, but there are 
significant costs associated with putting on a conference.

Since NIST is US Government, there's probably GSA rules about how much 
they have to charge for the use of the resources.


> 
> Look over the agenda and note both the wide range of topics covered and the personnel doing so. The sessions tend to be very high quality. A portion of attendees are the kind sent by their companies to "learn about time & frequency" this week, so as a practicing time nut you are well above that. On the other hand, NIST keeps the conference current and practical and detailed so even the most seasoned time nut will learn a great deal. You may also meet lifelong contacts. I have attended and highly recommend it.
> 
> If it's just registration price that keeps an energetic curious time nut from attending let me know. In years past I've recommended NIST allow a limited time nut discount and that's worked. Let me know off-list if this is something you'd like to be considered for.
> 
> /tvb
> 
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