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The Carnegie Observatories

Contributing to basic research in astronomy since 1904, as a part of the Carnegie Institution of Washington

Information for Colloquium Speakers


The offices of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington (OCIW) are located at 813 Santa Barbara Street, Pasadena.

Our colloquia are held in the William T. Golden auditorium at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday afternoons, preceded by refreshments at 3:30 p.m.

Accommodations

Colloquium speakers are normally housed in the Atheneum, on the Cal Tech Campus (551 South Hill Avenue), or the Guest Center at Fuller Seminary (700 Locust Street). Both are within 20-30 minutes walking distance of OCIW.

Directions

Maps and/or driving directions are available for the following itineraries (Note that the links connect to a map service provider):

Contacts

For questions concerning accommodation or travel details please contact Silvia Hutchison (silvia[at]ociw.edu). Questions regarding colloquium scheduling may be directed to Michael Rauch (mr[at]ociw.edu).

The Observatory phone and fax numbers are (626) 577-1122 and (626) 795-8136 respectively.

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