The conference will be held at Crystal Mountain ski area, in the beautiful Cascade Mountains of Washington state, just northeast of Mt. Rainier National Park and within three hours' drive of Mt. St. Helens. Although in the wilderness, Crystal Mountain is only a two-hour drive from Seattle airport. If you wish, you can take our shuttle van service to and fro, or for greater freedom you can of course rent a car. In addition, the UW Center for Astrobiology and Early Evolution will run a concurrent, informal Summer Institute in Astrobiology on the UW campus in Seattle for the three weeks of Mon. 30 July through Fri.
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In addition, the UW Center for Astrobiology and Early Evolution will run a concurrent Summer Institute in Astrobiology on the UW campus in Seattle for the 3 weeks of Mon. 30 July through Fri. If we can accept you as a participant, we will find you a desk and computer, etc. There will be a series of seminars, but otherwise the format will be very informal. Unfortunately we cannot cover any travel or per diem expenses associated with the Summer Institute.