2023 Packard Fellows Reunion
September 5-8, 2023 | Colorado Springs, Colorado
REUNION INFO
A unique gathering of creative astronomers, biologists, chemists, computer scientists, ecologists, engineers, geoscientists, material scientists, mathematicians, neuroscientists and physicists.
PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS

The Packard Fellows Reunion features a lively set of presentations and posters that give a fascinating picture of science and engineering research underway in the laboratories and research groups of young faculty across the country.

First-Year and Graduating Fellows: We invite you to give a presentation about your research. Each Fellow is allotted 20 minutes: please plan to complete your talk in no more than 16 minutes, so that we have time for a few questions. As you prepare your talk, please note that your audience will be an unusually broad one of Fellows, Advisory Panel members, Packard Foundation Trustees and staff. This audience will be very knowledgeable about science and technology, in general, but few will be experts in your field.

All Fellows: We invite and encourage you to present a poster of your work. The poster session provides a vehicle for conversation among Fellows, Advisory Panel members and Foundation staff and Trustees. Poster boards are 8 feet wide by 4 feet tall.
GENERAL INFORMATION

Dress Attire
The recommended attire for this event is business casual.
 
Weather
The weather in Colorado Springs, CO in September has an average high of 58°F, and an average low of 30°F. It is recommended that you check the current conditions and forecast before departing.
MONTEREY WEATHER
Travel
Please be sure to review the Foundation's updated Reimbursement Policy.
    
The Foundation will reimburse reunion attendees for transportation to and from Colorado Springs. Reunion attendees should make their own travel arrangements; we respectfully request that you make your arrangements economically. These travel sites may be helpful in making your flight arrangements: Google Flights, Orbitz, Expedia, Travelocity.
 
Please note that we do not cover guest travel and expenses. Once in Colorado Springs, families are welcome to join for all meals and activities you are attending and are a part of your hotel reservation.
    
We encourage attendees to fly directly into Colorado Springs; the airport code for the Colorado airport is (COS). It is a small airport so you may need to take a connecting flight from Denver (DEN). Please book your travel as early as possible and no later than two weeks before the reunion.
    
It is not necessary to rent a car from the airport in Colorado Springs. The Packard Foundation will reimburse you for taxi/Uber/Lyft expenses and transportation will be provided, if necessary, for any offsite events.

Hotel
Meeting attendees will be guests at the Broadmoor hotel. The Foundation will make hotel assignments and email reservations to attendees on August 25, 2023.
 
The Packard Foundation will provide accommodations Tuesday, September 5 through Friday, September 8. If you would like to extend your hotel dates, please enter your date requests when you register for the reunion. You will be responsible for any expenses incurred for dates beyond that which is provided by the Foundation.
 
There are a multitude of amazing activities offered by the Broadmoor that are made available to guests. You can access our recommendations here: Broadmoor Activities
The Broadmoor

1 Lake Ave
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Phone: (719) 634-7711
Toll Free: (855) 634-7711
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Colorado Springs Information
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COVID-19 Guidelines
We are following Colorado's current COVID-19 guidelines, which you can find here. To reference Colorado Springs’ current regulations, please click here. If you are having symptoms and/or test positive during the meeting, please feel free to refer to Colorado's treatment and isolation guidelines.

Please note that COVID-19 tests and masks will be made available on-site.

If you have any questions and/or concerns regarding COVID, please reach out to Wanchee Pei (WPei@packard.org) and Alex Lee (ALee@packard.org).
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