About

Dates: May 30 - June 2, 2023
Location: Charleston, SC
House Info: We have a house in the city (https://www.vrbo.com/1541307)


Past Events

VIS Summer Camp 2016 in Eugene, Oregon
VIS Summer Camp 2017 in Park City, Utah
VIS Summer Camp 2018 in Denver, CO
VIS Summer Camp 2019 in Nashville, TN
VIS Summer Camp 2021 in Minneapolis, MN
VIS Summer Camp 2022 in Atlantic City, NJ

Logistics

Travel to Charleston, SC: We recommend that you arrive on May 30th (Tuesday), any time in the afternoon (we don't know when the check-in time is, but we're guessing some time around 2pm). You should plan on leaving on the June 2nd (Friday), also some time in the morning or early afternoon. The general schedule is that we'll have a social meet-and-greet on Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday are full workshop days. On Friday we'll use the morning to clean up and checkout (we assume check-out is around noon).

Travel to camp house: On your own

Address:
23 1/2 Cannon St.
Charleston, SC 29401



Food: There are restaurants everywhere in Charleston.

Rooming Situation: There should be a room for everyone.

Cost: VGTC will be paying for the house. Depending on the budget other expenses might be covered as well.


Schedule

"Sessions" approximately distribute time into 3 chunks (AA,BB,CC)

In addition, you will decide the content for Wednesday's Unconf. Bring ideas!

*** Disclaimer: The schedule is subject to change ***

Day/Time Activity
Tuesday (May 30) Afternoon: Arrive!
Meet and Greet (Also, trips to the grocery store to stock the fridge)!!
Check-in time: ??
Wednesday (May 31)
8:30AM - 9:30AMBreakfast + opening remarks/ground rules
9:30AM - 11:00AMSession: Intro 12-min Talks 1-4 (45,30,15)
45 minutes presentation, 30 minutes QA and discussion, 15 minutes break
11:00AM - 12:30PMSession: Intro 12-min Talks 5-8 (45,30,15)
12:30PM - 2:00PMLunch
2:00PM - 3:300PMSession: Intro 12-min Talks 9-12 (45,30,15)
3:30PM - 5:30PMSession: Challenges and Tricks of Being a Professor (10,80,30)
5:30PM - 6:00PMUnconf Setup and Planning
6:30PM - Dinner
Thursday (June 1)
8:30AM - 9:30AMBreakfast + Morning Reflections
9:30AM - 11:00AMUnconf Session 1 (5,70,15)
11:00AM - 12:30PMUnconf Session 2 (5,70,15)
12:30PM - 2:00PMLunch
2:00PM - 3:30PMUnconf #3 (5,70,15)
3:30PM - 5:00PMUnconf #4 (5,70,15)
5:00PM - 6:00PMLong Break + Collect Feedback and Thoughts on Future Summer Camps
6:00PM - Dinner
Friday (June 2)
8:00AM - 9:30AM Breakfast
10:00AM - Clean up and Leave
Check-out time: ??

Some Possible Unconf Topics


Campers

Name Affiliation
Arvind Satyanarayan MIT
Lace Padilla Northeastern
Remco Chang Tufts
Kristi Potter National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)
Joshua Levine Arizona
Jillian Aurisano Cincinnati
Dylan Cashman Brandeis
Isaac Cho Utah State
Zhutian Chen Minnesota
Carmen Hull Northeastern
Mahmood Jasim LSU
Alex Kale Chicago
Fabio Miranda UIC
Carolina Nobre Toronto
Steve Petruzza Utah State
Qianwen Wang Minnesota
Yalong Yang Georgia Tech


Acknowledgements

Vis Summer Camp is made possible by our external sponsor, VGTC, who we graciously acknowledge.