November 7-9, 2018 at SLAC

HPS has just submitted its first physics publication, is upgrading vertexing and tracking code and preparing for production reconstruction and analysis of its 2016 data.

We're also working on both trigger and SVT upgrades for our physics run next summer.And we're starting to explore searches for additional hidden sector physics. 

All of these topics, and more, will be discussed at this upcoming collaboration meeting.

We look forward to seeing you at SLAC!

Registration

       All visitors are now required to fill out the DOE Foreign Access Central Tracking System (FACTS) Questionnaire (download pdf)

          Please do so as soon as possible and return the completed questionnaire to Traci Kawakami (traci@slac.stanford.edu)

• Please register here.

• List of registrants available here.

Social Activities

• Dinner on Thursday night at 7 PM: REGISTER TO ATTEND

• Social Event on Friday Afternoon:
           The weather looks very cooperative, so at the meeting, we can discuss and chose between two options.  A picnic lunch and wine tasting/tour (last time we didn't tour because of the weather) on the mountaintop at Ridge Vineyards https://www.ridgewine.com/visit/monte-bello/, or a casual afternoon by the Pacific Ocean sitting outside at the Half Moon Bay Brewing Company https://www.hmbbrewingco.com/visit/hmb-brewco.

Accommodations

Stanford Guest House – Currently all rooms are booked, but you can request to be added to the waiting list.  The Guest House phone number is +1-650-926-2800. https://rde.stanford.edu/hospitality/stanford-guest-house 

Program

The program of presentations will become available on the JLab indico site.

Note that access to this page will be set to "Restricted" and an access code will be sent to the all-HPS mailing list.

Dining at SLAC

• The SLAC Cafe serves both breakfast and lunch on weekdays and is located in the SUSB across the street from the Guest House.
• Starbucks has a location at SLAC, directly in front of the Guest House, with both food and drinks.
• Eric's Gourmet deli is a short walk down the path and along Sand Hill Rd. in the Sharon Heights Shopping Center along with a number of other restaurants and shops.
• Quadrus Cafe is a nice full-service cafe in the Venture Capital campus across Sand Hill Rd. from SLAC.

Things to Do

There are a number of possibilities for Friday afternoon and evening after the meeting:

• Go for a short hike in the Redwoods (closest access is 8 minutes from SLAC) in the Thornewood Open Space Preserve.
• Go for a short hike or run (4 minutes from SLAC) in the Stanford "Dish" preserve.
• Go for a longer hike in one of the larger Open Space Preserves (several within 30 minutes of SLAC - Windy Hill, Russian Ridge and Rancho San Antonio are all close by and recommended) and/or County Parks(Wunderlich and Huddart parks are close by and recommended.)
• Go for a walk on a deserted beach near the quaint coastal town of Pescadero - 45 minutes away (suggestions here, here and here) or somewhat larger Half Moon Bay - 30 minutes away (suggestions here) or high on the cliffs over the Pacific (30 minutes from SLAC) on the Devil's Slide Trail.

... and San Francisco is only about 40 minutes away if you beat the afternoon rush!  Wondering what else is possible?  Ask Tim Nelson or another local for a suggestion!