Astrobiology: Life in the Universe

NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI)


  1. NAI Executive Council in-person meeting, Sept 14-16 at Fayetteville, NY

    The NAI Executive Council meeting on September 14-16, 2011 will be held at Fayetteville, NY, hosted by NAI teams at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Penn State University.


    Where:

    The Craftsman Inn and Conference Center
    Meeting Room: Mission B/Langan
    7300 East Genesee Street
    Fayetteville, New York 13066
    Tel. 315.637.8000 or 1-800-797-4464 (toll free)
    Website: http://www.craftsmaninn.com/


    Lodging Reservations

    Each meeting participant must call the Craftsman Inn to reserve a room. The deadline for making room reservations is August 14, 2011. When calling for a reservation, please mention that you are reserving a room for the “NAI Executive Council Meeting.”

    The cost per room is $93 per night + tax (13.0%).


    Travel

    Syracuse is the closest airport (about 20 minutes away). Transportation will be provided for the field excursions, so there is no need to rent a car.


    Schedule and Field Trips

    Click here to view the detailed agenda.

    Wednesday, Sept 14
    – All day meeting at Craftsman Inn and Conference Center
    – 6pm: Social hour

    Thursday, Sept 15
    – Morning: meeting at Craftsman Inn and Conference Center
    – Afternoon: walking excursion at Green Lake to view and sample microbial bioherms; microscopes will be available in the lodge (the Old Administration Building) to examine samples of diverse cyanobacteria and protists
    – 6pm: group dinner

    Friday, Sept 16
    Morning: Optional half-day boat excursion to sample chemocline water; microscopes will be available in the lodge (the Old Administration Building) to examine samples of anoxygenic phototrophs


    Please register for the meeting:

    Please register with NAI Central so we know who is attending, and so that we can send meeting information updates if necessary.


    Please indicate which NAI team you are representing at the meeting, or (if not representing a team) your affiliation.



    Attendee Name



    Email




    Office phone

    Cell phone (optional)


    Will you participate in the Green Lake walking excursion on Thursday, Sept 15?

    Will you participate in the half-day boating excursion on the morning of Friday, Sept 16th?

    If you are bringing a spouse or other participant(s) on the field trips, please indicate this in the comments section at the end of the form.


    In case we need to coordinate local travel, please help us by providing your arrival and departure plans:

    Arrival information (please provide the Date of Arrival, Airline, Flight #, and Arrival Time)


    Departure information (please provide the Date of Departure, Airline, Flight #, and Departure Time)




    Special Requests/Food Preferences (vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, etc.)




    Comments







Minutes and Agendas