CfA Colloquia: Information for Speakers

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Colloquium Schedule | Instructions for Local Hosts

Staff Contacts

Name	Position	Email Address
Douglas Finkbeiner	Organizing Committee Co-chair	dfinkbeiner@cfa.harvard.edu
Aneta Siemiginowska	Organizing Committee Co-chair	asiemiginowska@cfa.harvard.edu
Lisa Rowen	Administrative Issues (hotel reservations and travel reimbursements)	lrowan@cfa.harvard.edu
Irene Coyle	HCO Business Office (dinner reimbursements for speaker's host)	icoyle@cfa.harvard.edu
Chris Hayward	Student Facilitators (help with the AV equipment and other details)	chayward@cfa.harvard.edu
Ryan O'Leary		roleary@cfa.harvard.edu
Cesar Fuentes		cfuentes@cfa.harvard.edu
Jean Collins	Astronomy Department Coordinator	jcollins@cfa.harvard.edu
Douglas Finkbeiner	Webmaster	dfinkbeiner@cfa.harvard.edu

General Information

Travel and Accommodation: Lisa Rowan will contact you directly concerning accommodations and reimbursement. Once your visit dates are determined, she will arrange your lodging (usually a B&B at walking distance from the CfA). This procedure allows us to take advantage of special lodging rates. We try to prepay the lodging to minimize your out-of-pocket costs. Please do not make any travel arrangements yourself until you have consulted with her or one of the organizers.
Location: CfA Colloquia are normally held in Phillips Auditorium (Building D) at the Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA USA. The Maps and Directions to the CfA page may help with your travel plans.
Time: Talks start at 4:00 PM, preceded by tea at 3:30 PM. Please plan to finish your presentation before 5:00 PM to leave time for questions.
Title and Abstract: We need the formal title of your talk and a short abstract as soon as possible, but no later than two weeks before the Colloquium. This allows us time to have the talk announced in local calendars.
Local Host: You will be assigned a local host who will help you find your way around the CfA, arrange for the Colloquium dinner, and coordinate with the student facilitator for audio/visual needs. The Instructions for Local Hosts has details on the local host's duties.
Video Release Form: Please complete and sign the release form which gives permission for a video file of your presentation to be posted on the CfA web pages (or requests that it not be posted). If you are unable to do this beforehand, the student facilitator in charge of AV equipment will have copies on hand.
Student Interaction: We hope that you will be able to meet with the graduate students for a pizza lunch (typically) on Friday at noon.