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Proposal for DUNE 2018 Collaboration Meeting at the University of Minnesota

Proposal for DUNE 2018 Collaboration Meeting at the University of Minnesota • When? – Mid-May to Mid-August, 2018 • Where? – Tate Hall • Newly renovated for $95 million • Rooms for plenary and parallel sessions, satellite meetings • WiFi inside and outside with EDUROAM access • Previous Meetings – Snowmass 2013 – AAPT 2015 – CIPANP 2009 Tate Hall Atrium

Proposal for DUNE 2018 Collaboration Meeting at the University of Minnesota • Logistics – Three hotels and >50 restaurants within 15 minute walk – LRT to MSP Airport and Minneapolis and St. Paul City Centers (rental car not needed) – Conference Fee: • ~$25 per day for coffee and snacks. No facility costs. – Banquet Venues • McNamara Alumni Center Metro Transit Light Rail Train • Weisman Art Museum • TCF Bank Stadium • Mississippi Dinner Cruise

Proposal for DUNE 2018 Collaboration Meeting at the University of Minnesota Other Activities • – Weisman Art Museum – Walker Art and Sculpture – Minneapolis Art Institute – Mall of America and Ikea (no tax on clothes) – Major and minor league baseball – Como Park Zoo and Amusements – Guthrie Theater – Children’s Museum Physics Tours • – Sanford Lab “Spoon and Cherry” at Sculpture Garden – NOvA Ash River Lab

Proposal for DUNE 2018 Collaboration Meeting at the University of Minnesota • Why Minnesota? – Outstanding no cost facilities for meeting – Convenient access with no rental car required – Multiple accommodation options including dorms – Attractive venues for accompanying persons and families NOvA Far Detector – Well-located for physics add- on trips to Sanford Lab and NOvA