Schedule

Please Note: As of July 27, 2019, some of the group activities may be booked full or approaching capacity (including Saturday's Reunion Dinner). Contact the Reunion Organizers to check if space is still available at reunion2019_no_spam_please_@i_mean_it.no_spam_whatsoever.nyscaa.org.

Here is the schedule of events as of July 26, 2019. The detailed schedule will be provided after paid registration.

Reunion Contacts – Feel free to email the reunion organizers at reunion2019_no_spam_pleazzz_ @ i_mean_it.no_spam_whatsoever.nyscaa [dot] org or call Sheila Stevens at 408-679-0838.

Thursday, August 1, 2019

3:00pm: Hotel check-in

Fairfield Inn & Suites San Jose Airport
1755 N 1st Street
San Jose CA 95112
Phone: 408-453-3133
5:00pm–8:00pm: Reunion check-in at the Hospitality Area in the Fairfield Inn Breakfast Room
Anytime: Dinner on your own.

Feel free to instigate a group to go to one of the many area restaurants. It is possible to walk across the hotel parking lot to Starbucks, Subway, Chipotle and Pho Bel-Air. VTA lightrail or short rideshares can take you to Downtown San Jose. Many options in nearby Santa Clara.

Friday, August 2, 2019

6:30am–8:30am: Breakfast at hotel for hotel guests
8:00am–8:20am: Make your own bag lunch (fixings for sandwiches, snacks, and fruit will be provided)
8:30am: Depart hotel for group activities:

Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve ($5 fee) – Docent tour for private Nature Walk

Elkhorn Slough Safari Nature Boat Tour ($39 fee) – 1.5 to 2-hour tour with nature commentary (advance registration with event coordinator and purchase of tickets is required)

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park ($10 fee per auto)

Roaring Camp Railroad – Redwood Forest Steam Train ($36 fee)
6:00pm–9:00pm: Hospitality Area open in the Fairfield Inn Breakfast Room. Hotel guests and local attendees welcome!
7:00pm: Potential group pizza party in the Fairfield Inn Breakfast Area, or dinner on your own if you prefer. Extra minimal cost to participants.

Saturday, August 3, 2019

6:30am–9:00am: Breakfast at hotel for hotel guests
9:00am: Depart hotel
9:30am: Arrive at (or meet at) alumni home in Stanford CA which will serve as our daytime home base. Folks are welcome to hang out at the house, swim, relax, or join the group activities in the nearby area:

Stanford Dish Loop Trail – 3.8-mile hike

Cantor Arts Center – Docent tour; check out the Anderson Collection and the Rodin Sculpture Garden

The Oval, Main Quad, and Memorial Church

Engineering Quad (EQ) Tour

Hoover Tower Tour ($4 fee)

Stanford Bookstore

Mountain biking at Stanford or Pearson-Arastradero Preserve

Driving tour of Stanford for those who may prefer to see the sights by car
Lunch at alumni home in Stanford CA
Afternoon group activities: Additional time at alumni home, Stanford, or depart for NASA Ames:

NASA Ames Research Center – Advance registration with event coordinator is required for both the guided tour of the historical museum (addtional $5 fee) and the guided tour of the wind tunnel
5:00pm: Carpools depart hotel for Reunion Dinner
5:30pm–10:00pm: Reunion Dinner at alumni home in Los Altos CA

Sunday, August 4, 2019

7:00am–10:00am: Breakfast at hotel for hotel guests
Possible group activities depending on interest
12:00pm: Hotel check-out