SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Coffee breaks for the morning and afternoon sessions will be provided: coffee, tea, lemonade, cookies.
Welcoming reception:
Sunday, July 24. This will give you the opportunity to register
and hang out with the attendees. There will be an inaugural talk.
Cocktails and Hors d'oeuvres will be served.
This event is included upon registering to the conference.
Posters: There will be one session on Wednesday, July 27. Refreshments will be provided.
Conference Banquet: Will be held at the UCLA Covel Commons on Thursday, July 28. The cost to attend is $75 USD.
Excursion:
Cost = 15.00 USD.
Wednesday July 27th, 1:30pm-5:30pm. The excursion will consist
of a trip to the
Getty Conservation Institute (GCI),
part of the Getty Center in Brentwood. (Click
here for other events
going on at the Getty).
1:30 pm: Shuttle departs.
2:00 pm: We will start by a general introduction to the work
conducted in the GCI.s science laboratories (15 min.).
For more information, see:
www.getty.edu/conservation/science/about.
2:15 pm: We will break up into groups of 20 to visit four
of the major research areas of GCI Science (approx. 20 min. each tour):
1)
Museum Research Lab
2)
Analytical Technologies
3)
Environmental Studies
4)
Building Materials
The visit to the GCI will take approximately 1.5 hours, allowing time for questions.
After the tour, guests can explore the galleries at the Getty Museum at their own pace.
Please regroup no later than 5:20 pm, as the buses will be leaving at exactly 5:30pm.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES recommendations
Here is a list of restaurants, bars, and places that are recommended from our students at UCLA. Another great website to visit for restaurants in the vicinity is: www.bruinfood.com . You can look up the addresses and public evaluations of the restaurants mentioned below and more! But keep in mind that breakfast and lunch is included in your stay at the UCLA commons.
Restaurants:
Fancy ($20 + per person)
Palomino. Cuisine: Mediterranean
Napa Valley Grille. Cuisine: Californian
Moustache Café. Cuisine: French
Eurochow. Cuisine: Chinese, Italian
Tanino. Cuisine: Italian
Not so fancy ($10-20 per person)
California Pizza Kitchen. Cuisine:
Italian
BJ's. Cuisine: Hamburgers Pizza
Bombai Bite. Cuisine: Indian
Isshin. Cuisine: Japanese
Thai House. Cuisine: Thai
The Gardens. Cuisine: French, Italian, Seafood
Nature's Way Cafe. Cuisine: Vegetarian
Ambala Dhaba. Cuisine: Vegetarian, Indian
Budget ($10 and less)
In-N-Out Burger. Cuisine: Hamburgers (only found in California)
Fat Burger. Cuisine: Hamburgers
Falafel King. Cuisine: Mediterranean
Mr. Noodle. Cuisine: Chinese, Thai
Headlines. Cuisine: Diners
Coffee and Desserts
The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf
Elysee. Cuisine: Bakery, Deli (great desserts).
Kerckoff Coffee House
Bars
Maloney's (not very good, but close
to campus)
Westwood Brew Co. (good for beer)
The Room (on 14th St and Santa Monica)
Places to Visit
These are a few places that are within easy reach to UCLA and a few others that are a bit more distant but worth seeing.
The Getty Center
Santa Monica Beach and Pier
3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica
Venice Beach
The Walt Disney Concert Hall
Rodeo Drive
Hammer Museum
Westwood movie theatres (there are plenty theatres where the movie
premiers take place).
Melrose
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
The cemetery where Marilyn Monroe is buried.
Hollywood and Vine (walk of the stars)
Griffith Park
UCLA live