Arrangements for New England Workshops on Science and Social Change
Organizer: Peter J. Taylor, University of Massachusetts Boston, Programs in Science, Technology and Values and Critical and Creative Thinking.
Location: Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), Woods Hole MA, USA
Accommodation:
- While in Woods Hole -- in MBL dormitories, per night: $83 single occupant; $42 each for double occupancy - specify preferences in application + $20 registration fee; pay when at MBL (credit cards accepted) unless covered by workshop funding.
- Accommodation in Boston before or after the workshop: approx. $80 per room (single or joint) at a downtown Boston hotel using priceline.com.
- For even cheaper accommodation, if you can tolerate disturbances of a dormitory in a hostel, consider Boston Hostel.
Meals:
Participants pay. Estimated costs: breakfast on your own in Woods Hole (around $5) + collective food & refreshments (tea breaks and snacks, lunch and take-out dinners from local restaurants and beverages) -- costs shared among participants, averaging $25/day (with sliding scale to allow for low incomes or low consumption)
Ground Travel:
Pickup by workshop rental van/car (either at airport around 5-6.15pm or at UMass Boston, outside campus center, at about 6.30pm - subject to confirmation according to people's different travel plans. To get from airport to UMass on your own, take the silverline (a bus) to South Station where the subway (redline) takes you to JFK/UMass stop, then a free shuttle bus. You need to buy a "charlie ticket" ($2) from a machine in the airport terminal.
Or
Bus to Woods Hole, from Boston (Logan) airport $47 round trip; from South Station, $35 round trip
Or via your own means.
Air travel:
Send your arrival and departure times as soon as you know them so we can coordinate ground transportation and accommodation.
Access to facilities at MBL:
Bring flash drive of files you might want to work on or printout - you will have 24/7 access to computers & printers in the library at MBL.
Rooms have Ethernet connections - bring your own cable - and wireless as well. Instructions for access are in a pamphlet available at Swope hall reception.
Workshop will have a laptop, computer projector, printer, flip charts, etc. but not an overhead projector.
Photocopying and printing can be done in the library using copy cards.
What to Pack
Notebook.
Books to read aloud from for one evening.
Beach walking shoes.
Anti-allergy medicines (May is high-allergy season; late April coud also be bad).
Raincoat or waterproof jacket.
Hat to shade you from the sun.
Tasks to assist workshop organization (divided among participants)e.g., Buying lunch supplies, milk, etc.each morning; Buying dinners and bring them to Swope Hall; Buying evening drinks and bringing the bottle openers to dinner; Keeping meeting room tidy; Collate everyone's forms/paperwork, etc.
Financial Support
Funding so far for the 2009 workshop covers the facilities charges.
If additional funds are secured for participants' travel and accommodation, priority will be given to graduate students and independent scholars.
Reimbursements (Subsidies & stipends)
- complete and submit before the end of the workshop a W9 and an "Add Vendor" form
- for those whose subsidy or stipend includes partial payment of plane travel, submit your itinerary or receipt showing the ticket has been paid for
International visitors:
- Specify business when you complete your I94 for entry to the USA. For visitors not from "visa waiver" countries, apply for a business visa (B1).
- Submit a W8, W9 and a FOREIGN NATIONAL INFORMATION FORM (leave the places for Soc. Sec. Number blank) and give the organizer photocopies of:
your I94, the page with their name & photo from the passport and the page with the immigration stamp received when you enter the USA, and the visa waiver or BI visa.
Application process
Email to organizer by the specified deadline (for spring workshops: December 31) an application consisting of five parts:
- Name, Preferred mailing and emailing addresses, Telephone number, Citizenship, Affiliation, Education
- Research, teaching, institutional development, and other experience related to workshop theme and process, including possible areas in which you might develop new syllabi and curriculum units (primarily for college-level courses) or outreach activities (e.g., hosting a citizen forum on a science-based controversy (250-500 words)
- Selected relevant publications, courses, websites, and activities
- Request for subsidy of travel and accommodation, if needed
- Preference for single occupancy or double occupancy room
- For graduate students only: Interest in serving as graduate student "apprentice"
The desired size for the workshop is 12-14 participants. Successful applicants will be notified within a month, by which time we will know whether there are funds for stipends and subsidies of travel and accommodation (see above).
Please confirm your participation by submitting the arrangements form that will be attached. Please do this promptly so we can finalize the subsidies and extend the invitation to additional participants (which partly depends on your rooming preferences). Suggestions are welcome for people to contact if spaces become available.
Last update 3 May 08