Joint Perseids/TIGLIO Meeting November 4-6 2015

Contents

Perseids/TIGLIO Meeting

November 4: CTS Roundtable

November 5-6: Exploring requirements for managing image annotations

Tufts University

Medford, MA



Contact information:

lisa.cerrato [at] tufts.edu
bridget.almas [at] tufts.edu
pietro.liuzzo [at] zaw.uni-heidelberg.de

Schedule:

CTS Roundtable November 4: Schedule is on the slack group

TIGLIO Schedule

Webex for Thursday: https://tufts.webex.com/tufts/j.php?MTID=m0b66e9059d819ce8453fa61df699f24f

Meeting password: uUaVy737

Location:

The meeting will be held on the Medford campus of Tufts University. The Perseus Digital Library is located in Eaton Hall, room 134C. There may be other campus locations used for specific breakout sessions.

Booking travel and reimbursements:

It is preferable for you to book your own transportation and lodging.

Airfare:

Please save your boarding passes and any baggage fee receipts, as well as receipts for transportation to and from the airport and between the airport and your hotel or home (see Per diem below).

Hotel:

The recommended hotel is the Hyatt Place in Medford Square. Please ask for the Tufts rate.

Meals, Incidentals and Per diems:

The method used will differ depending upon which project is funding you.

TIGLIO-funded participants: please keep receipts for all meals and incidentals and submit them, along with your travel receipts, to Pietro Liuzzo.

Perseids-funded participants: Tufts prefers a per diem method accounting method as it requires less documentation. You do not have to produce receipts for meals, snacks, subways passes, or other small expenses. Tufts will pay a per diem at the standard US government rate. This is currently $71/day for Medford ($53.25 on the first and last day of travel). If you participate in a group meal (such as a group dinner) and do not pay out of pocket, the per diem may be reduced, according to travel policies. We will make every effort to reimburse you as much as possible. Note: Receipts are still required for transportation on the day of your arrival and departure. Anything that takes you between your home, the airport, and your hotel: so airport shuttles, taxis, trains, etc. When in doubt, save all of the transportation-related receipts, especially on your arrival and departure days.

Other Information:

Tufts is served by Logan International Airport in Boston. A cab fare from the airport to Medford Square should be about $40 US. The hotel runs a shuttle available upon request to the Tufts campus. The group should be able to schedule this shuttle each morning. Please let us know if you have any special concerns or requests. Additional Tufts and Boston area travel information may be found at the Tufts travel portal.

Evening Activities:

For other evenings, if you want to explore beyond Medford, you can take the hotel shuttle to the Wellington T Station. (Check with the front desk on how far they’ll take you: they may be able to bring you to Davis Square You should be able to schedule a time if you’re traveling as a group). PDF of the MBTA (Greater Boston area subway). With all of these recommendations, take a minute to see what Yelp! says. Davis Square has a variety of options for food (and you can try your hand at Candlepin bowling at Sacco’s). Recommendations include Redbones , Boston Burger Company, and the Foundry on Elm in Davis Square. One T stop away (or a short walk) is Porter Square. Christopher’s and the Tavern in the Square in Porter Square have casual dining and drinks. Near the Wellington Station T there are a few places around Station Landing nearby that are good for casual drinks: Margarita’s, Pizzeria Regina (the North End original is a Boston institution and where you’ll find authentic Boston-style pizza), and Not Your Average Joe’s as well as a sushi bar, Yoki (also another location on Mass Ave in Cambridge). At North Station, which is north on the T from Wellington: Porter’s and Boston Beer Works are both recommended as well as The Fours. If the Celtics (basketball) or Bruins (hockey) are playing, it’s best to try North Station after the games start (~ 7 pm ) and avoid the crowds leaving the games (~10 pm). Near Kenmore Square, the Yard House has a massive beer menu and Kings has bowling and pool in the Back Bay. Harvard Square is the place to wander: it has an eclectic variety of shops and stores and is two stops away from Davis Square. For those culturally inclined, the MFA is also open late Wednesday – Friday evenings and admission is free after 4 pm on Wednesdays.