5th Annual GeoIPS Users Workshop & ONR SIDBAR Reviews
We are excited to announce the 5th Annual GeoIPS Users Workshop, the ONR SIDEBAR Reviews, as well as the upcoming release of GeoIPS v2.0!
This year the GeoIPS Workshop will again be held in conjunction with the ONR SIDEBAR Reviews at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) at Colorado State University. The ONR reviews (by invitation only) will be held Monday-Wednesday 20-22 July, and the workshop Thursday-Friday 23-24 July.
Please register whether you intend to attend one or both of the SIDEBAR reviews or the GeoIPS Workshop, even if you intend to attend the workshop remotely.
For the GeoIPS Workshop, we will provide virtual attendance options and will host most workshop activities on Jupyter Hub.
This workshop will teach users how to use the new features provided by GeoIPS’ v2.0 including the long-awaited Order-Based Procflow and Class-Based Plugins. It will be a two-day workshop with hands-on tutorials the first day and help sessions with the GeoIPS developers on the second day.
Agenda
A more complete agenda will be released soon. To be notified when it is, please register!
Monday – Wednesday, July 20th – 22nd (By invitation only!)
ONR SIDEBAR Reviews
Please reach out to joshua.h.cossuth.civ@us.navy.mil for more information regarding the ONR SIDEBAR reviews.
Thursday, July 23rd – 09:00-17:00
Hands-on training using Jupyter Notebooks
Friday, July 24th – 0900-12:00
Help sessions with GeoIPS developers
Registration
Please register for the SIDEBAR reviews and GeoIPS workshop as soon as possible. Once you are registered, you will receive updates as they become available.
To register, please complete this survey
Logistics
Dates:
ONR SIDEBAR Review: July 20th-22nd
GeoIPS Workshop: July 23rd and 24th
Location:
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
We do not anticipate that there will be any installation requirements this year, however, each participant is expected to bring a laptop to the workshop.
Map & Directions
Driving Directions
From the CSU Main Campus LSC
From the Lory Student Center:
Parking on campus requires a permit. You can purchase hourly or daily parking. https://pts.colostate.edu/visitors/parking/
- Take Laurel west to Shields
- Turn left onto Shields and then right onto Elizabeth
- Take Elizabeth west to Overland Trail
- Turn right onto Overland Trail
- Turn Left onto Laporte Ave
- Travel west on Laporte until you see a sign for Atmospheric Science Center (this is past the Colorado State Forestry Service sign)
- Turn left into the Atmospheric Science Center driveway.
- At the fork in the driveway, you will bend left with the road and head up a small hill
Coming from Denver International Airport (DIA – No Tolls)
- Take Pena Blvd from DIA to northbound Tower Road.
- Continue on Tower Road to 104th Avenue and turn left (West, towards the mountains).
- Take 104th Avenue to I-25 Northbound towards Fort Collins.
- Continue on I-25 north for about 65 miles.
- Take exit number 269 (Mulberry Street and CO-14) and head west.
- After passing through downtown Fort Collins, Mulberry Street will dead end at Overland Trail.
- Make a right turn on Overland Trail and head north for about a 1/2 mile until you arrive at Laporte Avenue.
- Make a left on Laporte Avenue and head west for about a 3/4 mile. You should see the main building appear on the left side of the road.
- While the Forest Service entrance looks tempting, keep going past it until you see the sign for Atmospheric Science.
- Parking on campus requires a permit. You can purchase hourly or daily parking. https://pts.colostate.edu/visitors/parking/
- From the parking lot, follow the path down to the building that says CIRA. The main entrance is on the Northside of the building.
Coming from Denver International Airport (DIA – Tolls)
- Take Pena Blvd from DIA to northbound E470 (toll charges apply).
- Take E470 to northbound I-25 toward Fort Collins.
- Take I-25 north for about 60 miles.
- Take exit number 269 (Mulberry Street and CO-14) and head west.
- After passing through downtown Fort Collins, Mulberry Street will dead end at Overland Trail.
- Make a right turn on Overland Trail and head north for about a 1/2 mile until you arrive at Laporte Avenue.
- Make a left on Laporte Avenue and head west for about a 3/4 mile. You should see the main building appear on the left side of the road.
- While the Forest Service entrance looks tempting, keep going past it until you see the sign for Atmospheric Science.
- Parking on campus requires a permit. You can purchase hourly or daily parking. https://pts.colostate.edu/visitors/parking/
- From the parking lot, follow the path down to the building that says CIRA. The main entrance is on the Northside of the building.
Coming from the south (Colorado Springs, Denver, etc.)
- Take I-25 north to exit number 269 (Mulberry Street and CO-14) and head west.
- After passing through downtown Fort Collins, Mulberry Street will dead end at Overland Trail.
- Make a right turn on Overland Trail and head north for about a 1/2 mile until you arrive at Laporte Avenue.
- Make a left on Laporte Avenue and head west for about a 3/4 mile. You should see the main building appear on the left side of the road.
- While the Forest Service entrance looks tempting, keep going past it until you see the sign for Atmospheric Science.
- Parking on campus requires a permit. You can purchase hourly or daily parking. https://pts.colostate.edu/visitors/parking/
- From the parking lot, follow the path down to the building that says CIRA. The main entrance is on the Northside of the building.
Coming from the north (Wyoming)
- Take I-25 south to exit number 269B (Mulberry Street and CO-14) and head west.
- After passing through downtown Fort Collins, Mulberry Street will dead end at Overland Trail.
- Make a right turn on Overland Trail and head north for about a 1/2 mile until you arrive at Laporte Avenue.
- Make a left on Laporte Avenue and head west for about a 3/4 mile. You should see the main building appear on the left side of the road.
- While the Forest Service entrance looks tempting, keep going past it until you see the sign for Atmospheric Science.
- Parking on campus requires a permit. You can purchase hourly or daily parking. https://pts.colostate.edu/visitors/parking/
- From the parking lot, follow the path down to the building that says CIRA. The main entrance is on the Northside of the building.
Parking & Hotels
Parking on CIRA Foothills Campus
Parking at CIRA on the CSU Foothills Campus:
- Parking on campus requires a permit. You can purchase hourly or daily parking. https://pts.colostate.edu/
Hourly parking costs $1.50/hour and can be purchased in the parking lot using the hourly pay machines. The machine for the Foothills Campus is located down off Laport by the Colorado National Guard building. You can also access these pay stations through the Park Mobile application on your mobile phone zone 2017. Have your license plate number ready.
Daily parking permits can be purchased online or at the Parking and Transportation Services located in the Lake Street Garage for $8/day for a Foothills Only Pass
Hotels
Hotels with available ground transportation (Bus)
| Hotel | Starting Transit Center | Bus Lines | Ending Transit Center | Google Map |
| Hilton | Prospect & Whitcomb (CSU Transit Center) | 2, FHS | CSU Atmospheric Science Building. | Map |
| Best Western University Inn | University & Mason | Horn, 32, FHS | CSU Atmospheric Science Building. | Map |
| The Armstrong Hotel | CSU Transit Center | 32, FHS | CSU Atmospheric Science Building. | Map |
| The Elizabeth Hotel | Downtown Transit Center | 10, 32, FHS | CSU Atmospheric Science Building. | Map |
From the Atmospheric Science Building drop off walk east up the path until you see signs for the CIRA Conference Center.
Additional Hotel Options
| Hotel | Miles from CIRA Conference Center | Google Map |
| Quality Inn and Suites | 8.0 | Map |
| Hilton Garden Inn Fort Collins | 11.4 | Map |
| Holiday Inn Express | 10 | Map |
| Residence Inn | 9.7 | Map |
| Home2 Suites by Hilton | 10.8 | Map |
Getting Around Fort Collins
Getting around Fort Collins:
Fort Collins public transportation is run through Transfort. They offer bus lines as well as a MAX line that runs parallel with the university.
We have provided a list of hotels in Fort Collins that can access CIRA VIA Public Transportation. Please see the Hotels tab for more information
If you choose to bike Fort Collins you can view and download a Bike Route Map — Click Here
To learn more about the TransFort bus routes — Click Here
To learn about the MAX line — Click Here
Fort Collins also offers a Bike Share program — Click Here to learn more