======================== SIP 2013 events calendar ======================== Last updated 6/7/13 [*** means preference will be given to students working on astronomy related projects] ---------------- 5/1/13 - Informational lunch for Castilleja SIP 2013 interns ### (Castilleja ACE center) 5/7-9/13 - Remote observing from UCSC using the Lick 3-meter telescope *** (Tue/Wed/Thu nights - 8pm onwards for as long/little as the student can stay for) ################################################ ###### CANCELLED due to schedule conflict ###### #### Hope to reschedule this in early August ### ################################################ 5/18/13 - Technical writing workshop for SIP 2013 interns - for Harker SIP interns (and SIP interns from other schools by invitation only) (Sat morning) ################################################ 5/17/13 Informal lunch gathering for SIP mentors at Joe's - 12:00 noon to and 1:00 pm on Friday and Monday. We'd like to hear from past SIP 5/20/13 mentors about best practices. It is particularly important for new SIP mentors to attend on at least one of these two days. For those mentors who work off campus, we can set up a skype meeting at another time if there's interest. 6/2-3/13 - Remote observing from UCSC using the Keck 10-meter telescope *** (Sun/Mon nights - 11pm onwards for as long/little as the student can stay for) 6/10/13 - Official start date of 2013 SIP program. The shuttle will start providing service on this date, but the housing program will start on June 23. 6/10/13 - Opening day kick-off meeting from 11am-noon in the plaza between the Interdisciplinary Sciences Building and Earth&Marine Sciences - all mentors and interns are encouraged to attend 6/23/13 - Start of campus housing program 6/27/13 - Field trip to Lick Observatory, Mt Hamilton w/ SCIPP students *** (Thu late afternoon departure from UCSC, return to Los Gatos/UCSC at around midnight/12:30am; transportation provided; weather permitting, the field trip will include viewing through the historic Lick 36-inch refractor telescope) 7/11/13 - Lunch at Joe's - 12:30 to 1:45 pm - with a visiting group of 35 interested students and teachers from China; preliminary project reports by selected SIP interns (after lunch from 1:45-2:45 pm in ISB 102) 7/19/13 - Field trip to Lick Observatory, Mt Hamilton w/ COSMOS students *** (Fri afternoon departure from UCSC, return to Los Gatos/UCSC at around midnight/12:30am; transportation provided; weather permitting, the field trip will include viewing through the historic Lick 36-inch refractor telescope) 7/22/13 - Remote observing from UCSC using the Lick 3-meter telescope *** (Mon night - 8pm onwards for as long/little as the student can stay for) 8/16/13 - End of campus housing program 8/17/13 - SIP final presentation day ### (Sat all day - lunch provided - parents/siblings/teachers welcome) ---------------- Please email for details about any of these events. Attendance is optional - but strongly encouraged - for most events. The mandatory events are marked with a (###).