DIS2000, Liverpool April 25-30 2000, Admin Home Page

Organisers

Things to do

Accommodation

Deposit for University Accommodation not needed as have University account.

University accommodation will be paid for through us, hotels through Mersey Conf. team. (Josephine)

Bags

DESY bags with DIS2000 and Liverpool logos. (Josephine)

``Suffing'' in Liverpool. (Josephine)

Bookstalls

Steve has talked to World Scientific about bookstall. They want to know how much we would charge. Do a deal, free bookstall if publish proceedings cheaply. (Steve)

Companions Programme

Liverpool Tour (Mersey Conf. Bureau) (Josephine)

Computing for Delegates

Liverpool Windows NT system can be used in principle. Neterm gives telnet-like functionality, e-mail program yet to be investigated. (Tim)

Organise documentation and supervisors for e-mail etc. (Dave/Tim)

Conference rooms

Deposit needed for Science Faculty rooms? (Josephine)

Ethernet in Science Faculty rooms? Not in reception area! What about in offices? (See also Registration below!) (Tim)

Need rooms for convenors/final day plenary speakers with desks, unix, xerox... (John to talk to Bill Stirling)

Conference team

H1, HERMES and CDF students will be needed for various jobs during conference. (All at Liverpool to organise Liv students, Manchester help will be in hands of Martin McDermott)

Informal evening tours/entertainment

Telescope Technologies Ltd. could handle visit of about 20 people. Mike Bode happy to help. End April they will have complete Liverpool Telescope assembled. Contact Daresbury/Clatterbridge, evening tours? (Tim)

No LPO concert during conference, other concerts/exhibitions? (Tim)

Finances

Budget (Tim)

Money to be transferred to account (Erwin)

PPC has given us 9k pounds.

IoP has given us 500 pounds.

University DIS2000 account.

Royal Society/British Council funding for ex-USSR scientists? (Erwin/John)

Food, Banquet and Reception

First night reception in Science Faculty building (Josephine/Tim)

Deposit for Town Hall 800 pounds (Josephine)

Banquet food drink (Josephine/Tim/John)

Book restaurant/Staff House for Committee Dinner (Josephine)

List of recommended local restaurants

Overheads

Plenary speakers on day 1 to bring paper copy of transparencies or provide file so talks can be put on web. Alternatively give us URL so we put in a link to the talk.

Convenors responsible for getting all speakers in their sessions to provide paper copies or file of transparencies or URL where talk can be found.

Martin McDermott is to co-ordinate convenors and enforce the above.

Purchase scanner (and PC?) (Girish/Tony)

Sponsorship

Contact Brainboxes, Oxford Intruments, Micron, Plessey, Pilkington. Display space in return for sponsorship? Material in conference bag in return for sponsorship? (Erwin/John)

Travel

Organise transport to/from accommodation

Web

Update public web pages (Girish)

Update admin web pages (Tim)