Venue
The 2019 South East regional Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics will take place on the historic campus of The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The main conference will be held at North Lawn Hall @ The University of Alabama on Saturday, January 19th and Sunday, January 20th.
North Lawn Hall
221 Hackberry Ln
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Please refer to the map below for directions.
The events on Friday, January 18th including conference check-in, panel discussion, and conference dinner will be held at the Hotel Capstone.
North Lawn Hall
221 Hackberry Ln
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Please refer to the map below for directions.
The events on Friday, January 18th including conference check-in, panel discussion, and conference dinner will be held at the Hotel Capstone.
 
Lodging
All conference participants requiring accommodation will be staying at either :
Hotel Capstone, located on the historic University of Alabama campus. Hotel Capstone 320 Paul W Bryant Dr, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 or |
Hampton Inn, located adjacent to the University of Alabama Campus
600 Harper Lee Dr, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 |
Hotel Capstone is a short walk (~ 15 minute) to the main event venue. Hampton Inn is a short drive from the venue. If you are driving to the conference, you will be able to park your car at the hotel parking lot for the duration of the conference at no additional charge. Shuttles will be available to transport participants to/from North Lawn Hall.
Please do not make your own hotel reservations without first consulting us.
Participants will be accommodated in shared double rooms, with two separate beds. You do not need to book the accommodation; it will be reserved for you by the local organizing committee, who will also arrange room allocations. We welcome roommate and housing requests during registration and will do our best to honor them. If requests or preferences are not specified, we will group students by school where possible. Should you have a specific accommodation request or special accommodation needs, please make us aware of these as soon as possible by adding those needs to the questions in the online registration form, and / or by emailing cuwip@ua.edu.
While we can only be responsible for the accommodation costs of accepted students and invited speakers, if you are attending CUWiP to assist with transportation of participating students, or to observe a CUWiP before hosting one, you are very welcome and we are very happy to have you! We have reserved sufficient rooms to include you in the arranged hotel accommodation discount, and we would like to include your needs in the catering for events. Please notify us at cuwip@ua.edu as soon as you are aware you are coming, in order that we can work together to include you in the program.
Upon arrival at Hotel Capstone, please have your photo ID available to check in at the front desk. No additional purchases may be charged to the room; a personal credit card must be used for any additional purchases.
Please do not make your own hotel reservations without first consulting us.
Participants will be accommodated in shared double rooms, with two separate beds. You do not need to book the accommodation; it will be reserved for you by the local organizing committee, who will also arrange room allocations. We welcome roommate and housing requests during registration and will do our best to honor them. If requests or preferences are not specified, we will group students by school where possible. Should you have a specific accommodation request or special accommodation needs, please make us aware of these as soon as possible by adding those needs to the questions in the online registration form, and / or by emailing cuwip@ua.edu.
While we can only be responsible for the accommodation costs of accepted students and invited speakers, if you are attending CUWiP to assist with transportation of participating students, or to observe a CUWiP before hosting one, you are very welcome and we are very happy to have you! We have reserved sufficient rooms to include you in the arranged hotel accommodation discount, and we would like to include your needs in the catering for events. Please notify us at cuwip@ua.edu as soon as you are aware you are coming, in order that we can work together to include you in the program.
Upon arrival at Hotel Capstone, please have your photo ID available to check in at the front desk. No additional purchases may be charged to the room; a personal credit card must be used for any additional purchases.
 
MEALS
The Friday evening conference banquet, and the breakfast on Saturday and Sunday, will take place in the Hotel Capstone. Lunches will be provided on Saturday and Sunday at North Lawn Hall. The Saturday conference dinner venue will take place at the Hotel Capstone or ?. Please notify us of any special dietary requirements or accommodation needs by answering the appropriate questions on the registration form in detail; and contact us at cuwip@ua.edu with any further questions.
 
Cost
All accommodation and meal costs for accepted participants will be met by the CUWiP organization with help from our generous sponsors.
About Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa is located along the banks of the Black Warrior River and is the fifth largest city in Alabama. It is home to just over 100,000 residents. Tuscaloosa is also known as “Druid City” because of numerous water oak trees in its downtown streets. In recent years, Tuscaloosa has been named the "Most Livable City in America”, one of Americas "100 Best Communities for Young People”, and one of the "50 Best College Towns” in the United States. There are a number of activities available for visitors to Tuscaloosa and Alabama. Please more details, please visit: http://visittuscaloosa.com/