First off, a reminder that the Stanyan Park Hotel will hold our rooms
through TODAY, after which time we will not be able to guarantee their
availability! Call (415)751-1000 for reservations and a reduced rate.

On a slightly aggravating note, we have run into issues with the
registration page on the California Academy of Sciences site. We hope
to have registration up and running by Wednesday, and I'm actually
optimistic that we'll reach that goal. My apologies for the delay:
this is the first workshop or conference the Academy has held, so we
had to create the ticketing system for it *as well as* the online
interface. We've climbed a bit of a learning curve.

Once registration opens, we're looking at $100.00 for the full three
days, which will include most meals.

As soon as we confirm with the California Symphony, it looks like the
"pre-workshop trip" to Walnut Creek on 5 May for Jose Francisco's
performance will be about $80.00, which will include the price of the
ticket, transportation from the Stanyan Park Hotel to the performance,
and a box lunch to eat along the way. To find out more about the
concert, check out the California Symphony website:
http://www.californiasymphony.org/events/programfour

Again, the web page for 2009 Astronomy Visualization Workshop is still
up:
http://www.calacademy.org/astroviz09/

Also, beginning 22 April, the Academy will also be hosting the "From
Earth to the Universe" exhibit organized by our friends at the Chandra
X-ray Center:
http://www.fromearthtotheuniverse.org/

We'll be looking for volunteers to stand in front of their images and
chat with the twenty- and thirtysomethings who attend Thursday
evening's "NightLife." (But beware, flirting may occur!) Part of the
idea behind the evening program is to offer more informal interactions
with scientists.

Spaces in the planetarium and 3D theater Wednesday night are starting
to fill up, so if you're interested in either of those venues, please
contact me as soon as possible and include "astro-viz" in the subject.

A more complete schedule will appear on the website soon.

And the usual spiel... Nearly 1.2 million people have visited the
Academy since we reopened in late September 2008, and more then
375,000 have already experienced our debut planetarium show, "Fragile
Planet." The Academy also boasts a stereoscopic theater that makes use
of Dolby's impressive 3D technology, and our "Science in Action"
exhibit features a two-by-two power wall. For more information on the
Academy and our LEED platinum building, you can check out our website:
http://www.calacademy.org/

And for more on NightLife, take a look at our own page, or track us on
Facebook:
http://www.calacademy.org/events/nightlife/
http://tinyurl.com/nightlife-facebook

We hope you can join us in San Francisco next month!


Ryan Wyatt, Director
Morrison Planetarium and Science Visualization
California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118
415-379-5183