12th Eastern Gravity Meeting Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 2009 June 15-16 http://ccrg.rit.edu/~EGM2009/ EGM2009@ccrg.rit.edu Announcement The 12th Eastern Gravity Meeting will be held at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY, hosted by the Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation and co-sponsored by RIT's School of Mathematical Sciences and Department of Physics. Participation is encouraged by researchers -- especially students -- in all areas of gravitational physics, including classical, quantum, theory, observation, computation and experiment. Since this is a regional meeting, most participants are expected to be from the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada, but all are welcome. Location and Lodging Information The meeting will take place in the CIMS building on the RIT campus. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Radisson Hotel adjacent to campus. Participants should reserve their rooms by 2009 May 25 and mention "RIT Eastern Gravity Meeting to receive the discount rate. More information can be found on our hotel information page at http://ccrg.rit.edu/~EGM2009/lodging.php Registration In the tradition of past EGMs, no registration fee will be charged (and no financial support will be provided), but attendees are encouraged to register to enable a head count for the coffee breaks. Registration is now open at http://ccrg.rit.edu/~EGM2009/registration.php Wireless Internet Access In order to have wireless access on campus during the meeting, participants need to submit the MAC address of their wireless card by 2009 June 1. This can be done via the registration page. Talks The meeting will follow the format of previous Eastern Gravity Meetings (and other regional gravity meetings such as the Pacific Coast Gravity Meetings and Midwest Relativity Meetings): All presentations will be the same length (probably 10-15 minutes), and every effort will be made to accommodate all submissions, which should be made by 2009 May 18 to ensure full consideration. Participants can submit a talk title and abstract at http://ccrg.rit.edu/~EGM2009/abstract.php Student Prize There will be a $200 prize for the best talk by a student, provided by the APS Topical Group on Gravitation. Contact Further questions can be directed to the local organizing committee at EGM2009@ccrg.rit.edu and up-to-date information can be found at the conference website: http://ccrg.rit.edu/~EGM2009/