UniForum Chicago October Fermilab Tour

UniForum Chicago October Fermilab Tour
(see construction detour described below in the 10/14/16 directions update)

Abstract:

UniForum Chicago is proud to announce it has arranged for a special tour of Fermilab in Batavia, Iliinois on Tuesday, October 25th from 6:00-9:00 pm.

For those who attended our 2012 tour this will be an opportunity to see how Fermilab has evolved since then. For those who've never been there it will be a chance to see what America's particle physics and accelerator laboratory is all about.

The tour will include displays at Wilson Hall, Remote Operations Center for CERN, the new particle source RSQ Pre-Accelerator (which replaced the Cockroft-Walton Accelerator), Linear Accelerator, Main Control Room, the new Experimental Controls Center and the Grid Computing Center. We will adjourn to a yet to be decided restaurant for an informal get-together after the meeting. That restaurant will hopefully be disclosed here at least a week before the tour. 10/22/16 Update - That restaurant will be Gammon Coach House, 3 South Batavia Avenue, Batavia, IL 60510. We have reservations for whoever wants to join us there from the Fermilab tour. It's about 2.3 miles west from the west exit of Fermilab at Wilson Street and Kirk Road. Here are Google Directions To Gammon Coach House (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kirk+Rd+%26+E+Wilson+St,+Batavia,+IL+60510/3+South+Batavia+Avenue,+Batavia,+IL+60510/@41.8536829,-88.3130486,14z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m19!4m18!1m10!1m1!1s0x880efc5bb8c34457:0xffb2812e8a92b92!2m2!1d-88.2788517!2d41.8537828!3m4!1m2!1d-88.2797257!2d41.8536998!3s0x880efc5bc40b6ca5:0x70f02ceaad4e8ba2!1m5!1m1!1s0x880efcabdbf285ed:0xe04628ea6f61a91c!2m2!1d-88.3123553!2d41.8496379!3e0)

It will not be a bus tour. We will transport ourselves around the Fermi campus by car and foot. The only identification that will be required will be driver's license for those who will be driving.

The tour is free for members in good standing (ie. the member is up to date on dues) or $5/person for non-members which can be paid at the tour. You can join or renew your membership ahead of time online here: http://uniforumchicago.org/membership-info.html or we will accept check or cash at the tour.

We will be using this Meetup.com page to collect a list of attendees for the tour. You must sign up before 6pm on October 18th (one week before the event) and there is a cap of 40 attendees so it's better to sign up sooner than later. Each attendee must RSVP individually on this Meetup page. (Final count will show 41 because one RSVP is actually a tour guide and does not count as an attendee.) If there is a reason that you can't add yourself as member to the UniForum Chicago Meetup Group and RSVP for the event, please use the Contact Us link below to send us an email or call.

We will meet at Fermilab at Wilson hall, Kirk Road and Pine Street, Batavia, IL at 6pm. We will arrange travel groups (carpooling) for within the complex and then the tour will start at 6:30pm. At the present time they advise us to park to the far right of Wilson Hall. Fermilab's own driving directions are here: https://www.fnal.gov/culture/NewArts/fermi_directions.shtml.

More info is here: http://www.fnal.gov/pub/visiting/hours/index.html

About Fermilab:

http://www.fnal.gov/pub/about/index.html

Fermi Lab's Vision and Mission:

Fermilab is America's particle physics and accelerator laboratory.

Our vision is to solve the mysteries of matter, energy, space and time for the benefit of all. We strive to:

• Lead the world in neutrino science with particle accelerators

-Lead the nation in the development of particle colliders and their use for scientific discovery

• Advance particle physics through measurements of the cosmos

Our mission is to drive discovery by:

• Building and operating world-leading accelerator and detector facilities

• Performing pioneering research with national and global partners

• Developing new technologies for science that support U.S. industrial competitiveness

Getting to the meeting

The entrance at Pine and Kirk will be closed due to construction. Please see 10/14/16 directions update below for more info.

The October 25th general meeting of UniForum Chicago will be:

Fermilab
Wilson Hall
Kirk Road and Pine Street
Batavia, IL 60510

Google Directions To Fermilab (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kirk+Rd+%26+Pine+St,+Batavia,+IL+60510/@41.840644,-88.2817538,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x880efc646e159141:0x23251dcd3860b115!8m2!3d41.840644!4d-88.2795651))

Fermilab Site Map (http://news.fnal.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Fermilab_SiteMap.pdf)

From Wheaton: Take Butterfield Rd (Rt 56) west about 10 miles to Farnsworth/Kirk Road. Turn right, and travel until Wilson Street. Turn right at Wilson Street.

From Chicago: From Chicago, travel west on the Eisenhower (I-290) to I-88 (80 cents) Exit I-88 at the Farnsworth exit, north or right (60 cents). Farnsworth becomes Kirk Road. Follow Kirk Road to Wilson St. Turn right at Wilson Street.

For more information about UniForum Chicago visit our website at http://uniforumchicago.org/ or Contact Us at info@uniforum.chi.il.us.

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10/14/16 directions update

Due to a construction project, entrance and exit on Pine Street and Kirk Road on the west end will be closed October 17th - November 4th. This is shown with the black lines in the West End Map below.

To access on the west end, take Wilson Street east from Kirk Road. This is detailed on the red arrows on the West End Map below. There will be signs guiding you. The red arrows show the route to Wilson Hall.

Here is the entire, but unmarked Fermilab Site Map (http://news.fnal.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Fermilab_SiteMap.pdf)

West End Map

http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/5/c/e/9/600_455063785.jpeg

To access on the east end, take Batavia Road west from Rt 59 which will take you to the east gate house. You will be directed from there to take Batavia Road East as shown with the Red arrow on the East End Map below which will take you to Wilson Hall.

East End Map

http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/5/c/f/2/600_455063794.jpeg

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10/22/16 Update - The restaurant we will be going to for our "after the meeting meeting" will be Gammon Coach House, 3 South Batavia Avenue, Batavia, IL 60510. We have reservations for whoever wants to join us there from the Fermilab tour. It's about 2.3 miles west from the west exit of Fermilab at Wilson Street and Kirk Road. Here are Google Directions To Gammon Coach House (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kirk+Rd+%26+E+Wilson+St,+Batavia,+IL+60510/3+South+Batavia+Avenue,+Batavia,+IL+60510/@41.8536829,-88.3130486,14z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m19!4m18!1m10!1m1!1s0x880efc5bb8c34457:0xffb2812e8a92b92!2m2!1d-88.2788517!2d41.8537828!3m4!1m2!1d-88.2797257!2d41.8536998!3s0x880efc5bc40b6ca5:0x70f02ceaad4e8ba2!1m5!1m1!1s0x880efcabdbf285ed:0xe04628ea6f61a91c!2m2!1d-88.3123553!2d41.8496379!3e0)