18th BCCE Fees, Costs, & Misc. Info
Registration Fees
Des Moines to Ames/ISU Van Service
Air Travel and Rental Car Discounts
On-Campus Dining and Housing
Graduate Course & CEU Credit
Connecting Your Computer to the ISU Network
This information is provided on a tentative basis for those BCCE participants who need to submit travel requests to their schools/institutions.
This page was up-dated: July 8, 2004
Applications for conference registration, on-campus housing, and on-campus dining will be available via the World Wide Web starting on April 15, 2004.
*******Message posted April 15, 2004 9:30 am CDT
Several workshop leaders have requested last minute changes in their
schedule and their fee. Some of the tours have has last minute schedule
changes. We are at this hour making the last minute corrections. Once
we put the program up live and allow folks to register we can't make changes.
I have a meeting today at 11 am with the folk involved with the workshop
and another meeting today at 3:30 pm with the folks involved with the
tours and social events. At these meetings we will go over the entire
program and try to make sure everything is in order. We believe we can
post the live link on our web site by 4:00 p.m. today. 5:00 pm at the
latest.
Thank you for your patience.
Tom Greenbowe******************************
Here are the tentative fees and costs for attending the 18th BCCE:
Registration Fees
Maple Dorm
Frederiksen Court $150 per night for the entire suite. $37.50/night per person assuming occupancy of 4 individuals per apartment. If there are three individuals in the apartment the cost is $50.00/night per person. If there are two individuals the cost is $75/night per person. Four single bedrooms/single bed, kitchen, living room, bathroom, washer & dryer. See digital images on the 18th BCCE on-campus housing web site. In order to receive the best rate, you will need to locate 3 other individuals willing to room with you for the same nights you want to stay at the conference. We hae postsed a 18th BCCE room mate request list on our web site.
Pre-conference on-campus housing will be available. Post-conference housing on-campus will not be available. ISU is having the dorms and Frederiksen Court paineted/refurbished starting Thursday July 22, 2004.
On-campus dining
Pre-conference and post-conference on-campus dining meal plans will be
available. A variety of meals plans will be offered. On-campus dining
will be available at Maple-Willow Larch Commons.$18-$20/day (breakfast/lunch/dinner)
($13 on Tuesday -breakfast and lunch - 18th BCCE Banquet on Tuesday evening)
with the 18th BCCE meal plan tickets.
Cash and carry food service will be available at Frederiksen Court. 18th
BCCE meal plan tickets will not be usable at Frederiksen Court.
Des Moines Airport to Ames and the ISU Campus Van Service
Iowa State University Conference Services will organize the vans from
Des Moines airport to Ames/ISU Campus (and return). The request for van
service between Des Moines and Ames and return will be included in the
on-line conference registration (begins April 1). The cost is $25 one
way and $50 for a round-trip.
Airline Travel and Rental Car Discounts
Travel and Transport (1-800-747-8182) will help you arrange airline travel and car rental reservations starting Monday, January 19, 2004. 10%-15% air travel discounts are available from American, Northwest, Delta, and United air lines. Avis is the official rental car company for the 18th BCCE. Travel discounts for attendees of the 18th BCCE are available if you state the official code phrase "ISU Chemistry Meeting". Travel and Transport will coordinate your air travel with the ISU Conference Service to keep track of you during your travel to Ames, Iowa. Travel and Transport also has a 24 hour emergency number you can use if necessary due to unexpected changes in your travel plans.
Individuals registering for the 18th BCCE have the option of enrolling at ISU in either Chem 555 "Chemical Pedagogy" or Chem 589 "Current Topics in Chemistry" for 1 credit, 1 semester credit (15 clock hours) or 1 credit, 1 semester credit (15 clock hours). Both Chem 555 "Chemical Pedagogy" and Chem 589 "Current Topics in Chemistry" will require individuals to submit a paper on a change or improvement they plan to make in their classroom as a result of attending the 18th BCCE. Enrolling for graduate credit requires a fee. If you plan on attending mostly pedagogy sessions, enroll in Chem 555. If you plan on attending mostly chemistry "content" sessions, enroll in Chem 589. You need to keep a written record of which sessions you attend. You need to show that you have attended at least 14 hours of sessions (you may count plenary and keynote sessions).
****message posted June 24, 2004*** 18th BCCE participants can now register for ISU credit by going to <http://www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/register.htm> and completing the e-mail form. This requires you to provide some information and to fill in the appropriate course and section, which are as follows: CHEM 589, XV or CHEM 555, XV
Register by e-mail. https://www.ats.iastate.edu/forms/ece/regform.html
When you enter a course under 'course department', use the abbreviation listed with the course. For example, for Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (BBMB) 404, enter BBMB under 'course department'.Register for Graduate Course Credit
Course Descriptions
Chem 555 "Chemical Pedagogy" (1 credit) Learning theory and methods of instruction for undergraduate chemistry recitation, laboratory, and lecture.
Chem 589 "Current Topics in Chemistry" (1 credit) Presentations of recent lierature and chemical problems under current investigation.
Continnuing Education Units ***NEW***Posted July 8, 2004
The Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are uniform units of assessment that measure individual participation in non-credit continuing education. Adults may use these assessment units for quantitative measurement, recording, reporting, accumulation, transfer, and recognition of participation in a variety of non-credit continuing education activities. CEUs are not normally used to measure participation in traditional academic course work, however some courses may be offered for both credit and non-credit. ISU offers one CEU for each 10 hours of approved participation in a recognized event.
Participants of the 18th BCCE can sign-up for Continuing Education Units when they check-in at the registration desk of the conference. The fee should be $10. We cannot do on-line registration for CEUs for the 18th BCCE.
Due to a number of factors, arranging for CEUs was one of the last things that we did for this conference.
Structuring CEUs for a conference is complicated process. We have arrived at scheme that will (hopefully) simplify the process. If you want CEU's, pay the fee and we will issue you a form to fill-out during the conference. You must keep accurate track of each session you attend and you must obtain a signature from the presider, organizer or workshop leader of each session you attend. We think we can offer 1, 2 or 3 CEUs depending on how many hours of sessions you attend. More details will be available at the 18th BCCE Registration Desk when you check-in.
Connecting Your Personal Computer to the Iowa State University Network
Conference attendees will have internet access for their presentations if they use the conference computers (PC or Mac) that are connected to the multi-sync projectors in each symposia rooms in the Scheman Building, Gilman Hall, or the Molecular Biology Building. There will not be internet access through the Iowa State University network for personal computers, whether on campus or in the symposium rooms. The public wireless network at Iowa State University verifies staff or student status at the University in order to successfully connect to most network resources (wireless or wired)
Symposium presenters are encouraged to use our on-line system to electronically transfer their presentation to us prior to the start of the conference. We will load your presentation on our conference computers. Alternatively, we encourage presenters to bring their presentation on a USB micro-drive or on a CD.
Dialup internet access:
Attendees may connect to the internet using their dialup account. The attendee will be responsible for any long-distance charges. Most national ISP's will have a local dialup number. It is the attendee's responsibility to obtain the local dialup number for Ames from their ISP.High-speed internet access:
Attendees who require high-speed internet access should check the list of area hotels in the "Off Campus Accommodations" section of the 18th BCCE website. Many of these hotels have high speed internet access available. We will have an internet corral in Gilman Hall for the use of 18th BCCE participants, their family members, and guests.Gilman Hall Internet Corral. We will have an internet corral in Gilman Hall for the use of 18th BCCE participants, their family members, and guests. The internet corral will be open from 10:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m. and 1:10 p.m.–4:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of the conference.
Ames Public Library, located at 515 Douglas Avenue in dowtown Ames, has public comptuers with internet access. Hours:9:00a.m.-9:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday, and Sunday 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Contact the Library at www.amespubliclibrary.org.or (515) 239-5656.
Burgie’s Espresso Café at 110 Airport Road, Ames, Ames, Iowa . (515) 233-9004 has an wireless internet conection. You must use your own computer.