A poster session is an important part of conference schedule. The poster boards are 4ft x 4ft. In August, the weather is usually warm to hot and the nights typically cool. It is five minutes from the beach and five minutes from the central pedestrian mall in Traverse city. Rooms have either a king size bed or two double beds.
Kids stay free.
60 rooms have been set aside for the conference, but since this is peak season in upstate Michigan, reservations need to be made before July 3rd to ensure a room. Reservations should be made directly with the hotel. About 3 flights per day from Detroit are jet service, and the remainder are commuters. Alternatively, Traverse City is about 4 hours by car from Lansing and about 5 hours from Detroit. The Proceedings are published as a book in the Fundamental Materials Science series.