Venue

Meeting sites: The meeting venue is the California NanoSystems Institute, which is located on the UCLA Campus.  

UCLA CNSI
UCLA, 570 Westwood Plaza
Building 114
Los Angeles, CA 90095

UCLA is approximately 8 miles east of the Santa Monica and Venice Beaches. It is only 2 miles west of Beverly Hills (Rodeo Drive), 6 miles west of Hollywood, and 10 miles west of downtown Los Angeles, home of the Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall, the LACMA and MOCA art museums, the Hollywood Bowl, and Dodger Stadium.

Other nearby attractions include Disneyland, Universal Studios and Magic Mountain. There are abundant hiking opportunities in nearby Will Rogers State Park and the Santa Monica Mountains recreation area. Catalina Island is 26 miles across the sea, less than two hours by ferry.