Astronomy Colloquia


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Information for Colloquium Speakers

The Department has made arrangements for a parking permit to be waiting for you at the kiosk.  Please pick up your parking permit at the red kiosk on the right just inside the main campus entrance (at the intersection of Bay and High Streets). Details of parking near the ISB (Interdisciplinary Sciences Building) and additional information for visitors can be found here.

Astronomy colloquia are scheduled from 3:45-5:00PM Wednesdays. Colloquia are preceded by coffee and cookies and followed by dinner with your faculty host, students and faculty. If you arrive before noon you will be taken to lunch by a group of graduate students. To make the necessary reservations, please let us know when we can expect you to arrive on campus and if you will be able to go to lunch and/or dinner.

We ask that you make your own airline and car reservations. If possible, please plan on flying into San Jose Airport, not the San Francisco Airport which is much further away. We can make lodging reservations for you at the Mission Inn. The address of the Mission Inn is 2250 Misson Street, Santa Cruz, 831 425-5455.


Some other details for colloquium speakers:

  1. A Post Travel form must be completed and signed by colloquium speakers within 21 days of the last day of travel. This form is a summary of all expenses incurred while on travel status.
  2. All travelers must utilize the most economical mode of transportation and the most commonly traveled route consistent with the authorized purpose of the trip. In the interest of economy, travel on commercial airlines shall be by coach or any discounted class.
  3. Travelers who are not University employees and are not covered by their personal insurance policy or personal credit card, need to be aware that the optional insurance waiver offered by the car rental agency should be considered, but is not a reimbursable expense under University policy.
  4. If you are not a U.S. citizen, but are currently working in the U.S., you must have either a J or H visa to be reimbursed for travel expenses. If you are coming to the U.S. just to give a talk, you must have customs indicate on your visa that you are here on business only. Canadians need a B-1 visa.