The 11th International Workshop on Finite Elements for Microwave Engineering FEM2012

Some Details about Social Program

Monday, June 4, 2012: Conference Banquet 19:30 - 22:30

Wednesday June 6, 2012: Trip to Rocky Mountain National Park (paid by a sponsor)
8:00 - 14:00: Picnic lunch included

Rocky Mountain National Park, http://www.nps.gov/romo, established as NP in 1915, is one of the most visited national parks in the US. The bus tour of the park will feature (preliminary plan) a drive along Trail Ridge Road (the highest continuous motorway in the US), visits to Continental Divide and the start of the mighty Colorado River (which makes the Grand Canyon on its way west), to the "Land Above the Trees" [reaching 12,183 feet (3,713 m) above sea], with a lot of snow (and sun) in June (see http://www.rmnp.com), a visit to the Alluvial Fan http://www.rmnp.com/RMNP-Areas-HorseshoePark-AlluvialFan.html, a drive (and brief stays) through lowland meadows (with herds of elk) and aspen groves, and a picnic lunch at Bear Lake, one of the most photographed spots in Colorado.

Stanley Hotel Ghost & History Tour - if interested, please choose, within the Conference Registration, either Monday 17:30-19:00 tour or Tuesday 17:30-19:00 tour, but not both. (paid by a sponsor)

The extremely popular spooky sojourn through time at The Stanley Hotel, http://stanleyhotel.com/tours/, led by the professional and experienced tour guides, includes: 1900's history tour featuring the beginnings of the Hotel, F.O. & Flora Stanley and the Stanley Steamer, Stephen King's The Shining connection to the Hotel - his room #217, where the creation of The Shining began, ghost stories and sightings, the Stanley most haunted rooms and places, tours through the underground tunnel. The Ghost & History Tour lasts approximately 90 minutes.