Mini-Retreat Two

• November 14-15, 2008

• Genentech Hall, 4th floor, [http://pub.ucsf.edu/missionbay/ UCSF Mission Bay], 600 16th St. San Francisco, CA 94158

• Alex's cell: 415-328-3967

Logistics

• Flights: arrive Thursday night, depart Saturday evening

• Hotels: [http://www.bookability.net/b2/hoteltop.php?pcod=&month=11&day=13&year=2008&nightstay=2&submit=Check+Availability&bubmit=bubmit&origdate=&numberrooms=1&siteid=394&hnum=195 The Powell Hotel ($120)](NOTE: we experienced bed bugs here 2 years ago!)[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=28+Cyril+Magnin+St,+San+Francisco,+CA map], [http://www.hotelmarktwain.com/ Hotel Mark Twain ($100)][http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=345+Taylor+St,+San+Francisco,+CA map], [https://reservations.synxis.com/lbe/rez.aspx?hotel=481&chain=481&arrive=11%2f13%2f2008&depart=11%2f15%2f2008 Nikko Hotel ($210)][http://www.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=Hotel+Nikko&near=222+Mason+St,+San+Francisco,+CA+94102&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=17 map] -- pair up to save money! And [http://channels.isp.netscape.com/whatsnew/package.jsp?name=fte/bedbugs/bedbugs&floc=wn-nx check for bed bugs]!

• More Hotels! [http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/Visitors/hotels.html see list here]

  • The Queen Anne is particularly recommended [http://www.queenanne.com/] ($125; It's not close by, however. We would have to organize pick ups/ drop offs)

• Transportation: You can take [http://www.bart.gov/guide/airport/inbound_sfo.aspx BART] to and from the SFO airport. And there is the [http://transit.511.org/schedules/index.aspx#m1=S&m2=rail&routeid=26606&cid=SF K/T-line train] that connects downtown SF to the campus (takes ~20min)

• Schedule: THUR - nothing planned; FRI - all day meeting, breakfast and lunch on campus, dinner reservations for 6:30PM at [http://www.kohsamuiandthemonkey.com/dinner_menu.htm Kohsamui & The Monkey (thai)] ; SAT - pastries and coffee provided in the morning, lunch on campus.

Topics for Discussion

• TBA

Goal

Pre-meeting Comments

Meeting Notes