Society of Women Engineers: Region B 2009 Conference
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Sandia National Laboratories
Friday, 1/30, 8:00am – 11:00am (bus leaves at 8:15pm from Marriot Uptown)
Price: $20.00
Restrictions: U.S. Citizens only – participants must present a government issued ID at the front desk and sign in for a building badge.
Limit: 30
Tour the Technology, Training & Demonstration Area at the International Programs Building (IPB). The IPB houses Sandia National Laboratories' International Security Center and its Cooperative Monitoring Center (CMC) where Sandians, US government policymakers, and non-governmental organizations meet with foreign technical and policy experts to collaborate on arms control and other security issues. The Technology Training and Demonstration area is a unique component of the CMC that allows visitors and CMC personnel to gain hands-on experience with technologies useful in cooperative monitoring applications. Sandia-developed technologies are displayed along with technology from other laboratories and industry.
National Atomic Museum
With regrets, the Conference Planning Team has elected to cancel the tour of the National Atomic Museum due to lack of interest. In lieu, please consider signing up for the other morning tour (Sandia National Laboratories). 01/15/09 KLG
Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway
Friday, 1/30, 1:00pm – 5:00pm (bus leaves at 1:15pm from Marriot Uptown)
Price: $35.00 - Includes flight ticket
Note: Please dress appropriately as it will be very cold and possibly snowy at the mountain top.
Experience the breath-taking views as you ride the world’s longest aerial tramway. The flight takes about 15 minutes and is 2.7 miles to observation deck atop 10,378 foot Sandia Peak in the Cibola National Forest. As part of the tour we will get a "behind the scenes" 20 minute technical presentation of the mechanical room. Because of the difficult terrain, topographical engineering, foundation engineering, and studies of the geology were required to build the bi-cable double reversible aerial passenger tramway. The Tram is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Central New Mexico. At the mountain top, stop in at the High Finance Tavern for some hot cocoa.
Gruet Winery
Friday, 1/30, 1:00pm – 5:00pm (bus leaves at 1:15pm from Marriot Uptown)
Price: $30.00 - Includes a Riedel/Gruet Winery souvenir champagne or wine glass
Note: Must be 21 to sample wine.
Learn about the engineering aspects and chemical processing of wine making as we tour the Gruet Winery. Visit the tasting room to sample a selection of the award-winning sparkling and still wines. The Gruet family began selling wine in Albuquerque in 1989. In 2005, Gruet produced 80,000 cases of wine and distributed them to 47 states. They now produce seven different sparkling wines: Brut NV (non-vintage), Blanc de Noirs NV, Rosé NV, Demi Sec NV, vintage Blanc de Blancs, vintage Grand Rosé, and the vintage Gilbert Gruet Grande Reserve. They also produce two excellent Chardonnays and two Pinot Noirs, both with a regular bottling and an unfiltered barrel select reserve bottling.