SKIING INFORMATION
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LIFT TICKETS:
Discounted group lift tickets are available for all Rocky attendees. Please note these must be purchased in advance on the Registration Page. Lift tickets also includes the Mountain Advantage Savings including 10% off food at on mountain restaurants.
Advance discounted tickets are available for purchase until November 9. After this date, discount tickets will not be available.
DISCOUNT SKI LIFT TICKETS
Rocky Discount Ticket Prices
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| ADULT (18-64) |
CHILD (7-12)
TEEN (13-17)
SENIOR (65+)
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| $75 per day |
$75 per day |
| Lift tickets are valid for use on only these days - November 28 – December 8. |
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Tickets can also be purchased on-site directly from a Snowmass or Aspen ski ticket desk on-site https://www.aspensnowmass.com/visit/tickets-and-passes/lift-tickets.
SKI LIFT TICKET RULES
Group lift tickets will not work in Aspen Snowmass prior to the first day of group arrival Sunday, November 28, 2021. If you arriving earlier than this date, please contact "This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it." to make arrangements.
Every group lift ticket is loaded with Mountain Advantages, which entitles group members to discounts at select Aspen Snowmass locations, such as Four Mountain Sports, Ski and Snowboard Schools, One Free Tubing Ride on the Tubing Hill in Snowmass and select on-mountain restaurants.
Group members must present both their group lift ticket and Mountain Advantage envelope in order to receive their discounts.
Please keep lift ticket in the ticket envelope, in their jacket pocket at all times - separate from their phone and/or wallet - not to interfere with their group lift ticket (Radio Frequency card) from scanning at our lift gates. If purchasing more than one ticket, put ONLY ONE ticket in your pocket each day.
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SKIING/SNOWBOARD EQUIPMENT RENTALS:
BOOK IN ADVANCE TO RECEIVE SPECIALS AND DISCOUNTS
The instructions below are also in the attached flyer.
To all from the Rocky Conference,
Thank you for choosing Four Mountain Sports for your rental and retail needs while visiting Aspen Snowmass. Four Mountain Sports provides unparalleled convenience and selection during your stay. The only rental and gear shop with locations at the base of all four mountains. Choose from premium equipment, free overnight storage and transfer of skis and poles between the mountains.
CLICK HERE TO USE YOUR DISCOUNT CODE AND BOOK ONLINE
Or you can copy and paste the link below into your browser:
https://store.aspensnowmass.com/estore/Content/Commerce/Products/DisplayProducts.aspx?ProductGroupCode=14
&_ga=2.14255671.1481970855.1509120465-1137288685.1507841537
The link takes you to our Group Equipment Rental page.
• Select your rental products: rental package or individual items. Rental packages include skis/snowboard, boots and poles. Individual items are skis only, snowboard only, boots only, helmet etc.
• Begin checkout process by selecting your dates and rental options.
• Payment screen – enter your discount code (see below) in the appropriate discount code box.
• Your 35% off the walk in rate will be applied and you may continue to complete your transaction.
OR BOOK OVER THE PHONE:
Book over the phone with an agent by calling 1-877-282-7736
• At the time of payment, provide your group rental discount code to the agent in order to receive 35% off the walk in rate.
YOUR GROUP RENTAL DISCOUNT CODE IS: ROCKY_2122
This discount code provides 35% off the walk-in rental rates.
• This discount only applies to advanced bookings. Advanced booking is 7 days or more in advance of your first rental day. Group members renting in store will receive 25% off using their group lift ticket.
SEE YOU ON THE SLOPES!
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SAVE THE DATE! ROCKY 2022 will be held December 8-10, 2022 at the Viewline Resort Snowmass
ROCKY 2021 WILL BE IN PERSON!
COVID-19 INFORMATION AND POLICIES FOR ROCKY 2021 ATTENDEES
All ROCKY conference attendees are required to follow the United States CDC (Center for Disease Control) COVID mandates AND all Rocky2021 attendees, upon check-in at the Rocky conference registration desk, will be required to:
- Show documentation with proof of COVID-19 vaccination, OR the results of a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours of arrival at the Rocky registration desk AND,
- Wear masks at all indoor Rocky hosted activities - per local Pitkin County requirements.
If you are required to get tested prior to leaving the United States, the document at the link below includes a link to Pitkin County (Snowmass/Aspen) testing sites. We have pinned this message to the top of the SLACK Channel.Here is more details and where to find more information. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vpxiOz6G2djvGLcPQZR6taJzq0gXHVNGB1nXsZFqnxc/edit?usp=sharing
The ISCB Rocky Mountain Bioinformatics Conference series began nineteen years ago as a regional conference and has grown into an international program with a spotlight on regional development in the computational biosciences. The presenters of the Rocky conference are students, early and late career scientists representing a broad spectrum of universities, industrial enterprises, government laboratories, and medical libraries from around the world.
The Conference has much to offer and is a great place for early career researchers and students to present their work and for senior researchers to bring their lab teams and grant teams for an affordable retreat at a luxury resort!
The conference includes short "flash" presentations (10 minute talks), poster presentations and keynote presentations on current projects including significant works-in-progress involving the application of advanced computational methods to significant problems in biology or medicine.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Rocky Conference $75 discounted lift tickets are available until November 9. After this date, tickets may be purchased at full price at the ski slope Aspen/Snowmass ticket office.
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11/2/2021 - Additional Hotel rooms available at the Stonebridge Inn – see information here. https://www.iscb.org/rocky2021-genl-info/rocky2021-hotel
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As of 10/22/2021 VICEROY HOTEL SOLD OUT
The Rocky organizers are working on finding additional housing. Please join the ROCKY SLACK messaging app account for updates: https://join.slack.com/t/rockyconference/shared_invite/zt-xhu5y9wj-hn0TcQje4~8oT2goyA1NUg
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Rocky 2021 will be held at
Viceroy Snowmass
130 Wood Road
Snowmass Village, CO 81615
Phone: +1 970 923 8000
viceroyhotelsandresorts.com/snowmass
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
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MELISSA HAENDEL, PhD
FACMI
University of Colorado
United States
Who Has long-Covid? A Small and Big Data Approach |
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MICHAEL A. HINTERBERG, PhD
Senior Bioinformatics Scientist
SomaLogic, Inc.
United States
Dramatically Elevated Proteomic Risk Profiles Predict COVID-19 Severity
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DIANE M. KORNGIEBEL, DPhil
Bioethics Team, Google
Affiliate Associate Professor, in the Department of Biomedical Informatics & Medical Education and Department of Bioethics & Humanities, University of Washington School of Medicine
United States
Humans “in-the-loop”: Practical Recommendations for Enhancing the Trustworthiness of AI Development for Healthcare
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WOUTER MEULEMAN, PhD
Principal Investigator
Altius Institute for Biomedical Sciences
United States
Mapping and Navigating the Human Regulatory Genome |
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THOMAS SCHAFFTER, PhD
Lead of Research & Benchmarking Technology Workstream
Senior Bioinformatics & Full Stack Engineer
Sage Bionetworks
United States
NLP Sandbox: Overcoming Data Access Barriers to Reliably Assess the Performance of NLP Tools |
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DAVID VAN VALEN, PhD
Assistant Professor
Biology and Biological Engineering
CalTech
United States
Single-cell Biology in a Software 2.0 World
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Keynote Speakers page - Click here
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LOCATION AND TRAVEL
TIPS FOR TRAVELING AT HIGH ALTITUDE
Aspen/Snowmass are 9,100 feet above sea level and Altitude sickness is something that visitors to Colorado commonly experience. Read tips for helping ease altitude sickness.
www.aspenchamber.org/blog/tips-getting-adjusted-to-altitude
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MAPS
Interactive Snowmass Maps: www.gosnowmass.com/about-us/maps-travel/town-maps/
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DRIVING DIRECTIONS
Note: Independence Pass is closed in December, please do not attempt to drive through Leadville
From Denver & Eagle Airports and all points east of Aspen:
1. Take I-70 west to Glenwood Springs.
2. Take Exit 116 at Glenwood Springs, follow the signs for Hwy. 82 (right at 1st traffic light, right again at 2nd traffic light, onto Grand Ave./Hwy. 82, crossing bridge over Colorado River), toward Aspen.
3. Follow Hwy. 82 for approximately 38 miles. DO NOT turn at the first sign for Snowmass (note mileage); this will take you to "Old Snowmass." Follow the signs for Snowmass Village/Snowmass Ski Area.
4. Turn right onto Brush Creek Road at the traffic light, following signs toward Snowmass Village/Snowmass Ski Area.
5. At traffic circle, continue straight to stay on Brush Creek Rd for another 2 miles
6. Turn left onto Wood Rd./Wood Run Rd. (turn left to stay on Wood Rd.)
7. Hotel on the left: Viceroy Snowmass Hotel, 130 Wood Rd., Snowmass Village, CO 81615 (970) 923-8000
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Directions From Colorado Springs:
> Click here for Google Maps
1. Take I-25 North from Colorado Springs about 70 miles
to Exit 194 (C470 West)
2. Take C470 West to I-70 West
3. Go to Step 1 (above) under "From Denver & Eagle Airports and all points east of Aspen:"
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GROUND TRANSPORTATION
Transportation with EPIC no longer available. The Rocky organizers are working on finding alternative transportation. If you have questions, please write This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
We apologize for any inconvenience.
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AIRLINE INFORMATION
If traveling by air to the conference, you have three options.
1. Fly to Denver and drive to Aspen/Snowmass (approx. 220 miles). - http://flydenver.com for airport/airline information and ground transportation options.
2. Fly directly to Aspen/Snowmass Airport - https://aspenairport.com/
3. Fly to Eagle/Vail airport and drive to Aspen/Snowmass (approx. 55 miles) - http://flyvail.com for airport/airline information, ground transportation options and driving directions to Snowmass.
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Other helpful information
- Aspen and Snowmass Visitor Guide Information: www.aspensnowmass.com/
- Colorado Tourism: www.colorado.com
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Rocky Communications
Join the ROCKY SLACK messaging app account for travel and housing updates: https://join.slack.com/t/rockyconference/shared_invite/zt-xhu5y9wj-hn0TcQje4~8oT2goyA1NUg
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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CONFERENCE HOTEL
Links within this page:
- Viceroy Hotel
- Stonebridge Inn
- Viceroy Hotel Policies
- Stonebridge Inn Policies
- Maps
The Rocky organizers are working on finding additional housing. Please join the ROCKY SLACK messaging app account for updates: https://join.slack.com/t/rockyconference/shared_invite/zt-xhu5y9wj-hn0TcQje4~8oT2goyA1NUg
ROCKY 2021 MEETINGS WILL BE HELD AT THE VICEROY HOTEL IN SNOWMASS, COLORADO
The Viceroy hotel is SOLD OUT. See below for overflow hotels.
VICEROY HOTEL SOLD OUT
130 Wood Road
Snowmass Village, Colorado 81615 USA
Phone: +1 970 923 8000
Fax: +1 970 923 8001
viceroyhotelsandresorts.com/snowmass
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OVERFLOW HOTELS
STONEBRIDGE INN, DESTINATION BY HYATT
The Stonebridge Inn offers Snowmass hotel rooms featuring a variety of modern amenities just steps away from the Snowmass ski slopes and a short shuttle ride to the Viceroy.
Reservations (by phone only):
+1-970-429-5055 mention Rocky Conference - between 8:00 am and 6:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (MST) – Monday – Friday or between 9:00am and 5:00pm Mountain Standard Time (MST) – Saturday and Sunday. Mention Rocky 2021 Conference
Group Room Rates:
The Stonebridge Inn will offer 10% off standard rates at the time of booking based on availability. Minimum length of stay requirements in place at time of booking will apply.
Location: (Photo Gallery)
300 Carriage Way, Snowmass Village, Colorado 81615 USA
Phone: +1 970-429-5055
www.destinationhotels.com/stonebridge-inn
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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HOTEL POLICIES
VICEROY HOTEL POLICIES
Room rate includes: Round trip Aspen scheduled airport transfers, Wi-Fi access, complimentary fitness, complimentary airport transportation and village transportation, 24-hour fitness studio access. Resort fees have been waived for the Rocky attendees.
Taxes: The hotel rates will be subject to all state, county and city taxes in effect at the time of the Rocky 2021 meeting. State tax is currently 12.8% and 1.5% Snowmass Base Village Assessment charge and are subject to change.
Payment Policy:
• At Reservation: Hotel will require a non-refundable advanced deposit equal to 50% of the total reserved room plus 12.3% tax and 1.5% Snowmass Base Village Assessment for each reservation.
• 30 days prior to arrival: The remaining balance will be automatically charged as a second advanced deposit to the credit card guaranteeing that reservation and will also be non-refundable.
Cancellation Policy:
• Cancellation 31 days or more prior to arrival, the individual will not be refunded their initial 50% deposit or the 12.3% tax and 1.5% Snowmass Base Village Assessment Fee.
• Cancellation on or after 30 days prior to arrival, the individual will not be refunded their deposit on file (equal to their entire length of stay) or the 12.3% tax and 1.5% Snowmass Base Village Assessment Fee.
Check-in Time: 4:00 p.m. Check-out Time: 11:00 a.m.
Parking: Parking $25.00 per day
Roll away beds: $50 per day. Please note roll-away beds do not fit in Studio rooms
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STONEBRIDGE INN POLICIES
Stonebridge Inn amenities include:
24-hour Front Desk & Concierge service, The Artisan restaurant and bar on-site - Breakfast, Happy Hour, and Dinner, Complimentary shuttle service to Aspen airport - must be booked in advance by calling 970.923.7087, Wireless internet, Outdoor heated pool and hot tubs, Steam room and sauna inside renovated locker rooms, Fitness facility, Overnight ski storage, Mini refrigerator, In-room safe, Humidifier, Ceiling fan, Hair dryer, Iron and ironing board, Coffee maker, 42" flat-screen TV, Cable TV and DVD player, Voicemail telephone messaging, Complimentary parking in the summer, Parking permits $12.50/day in the winter, Housekeeping will be provided every other day beginning on the third day of your stay.
Resort Fee & Taxes: We do charge a 6% taxable resort fee. Current taxes are 12.8%. If tax exempt, provide proof of tax exempt status but the resort fee will still be applicable..
Deposit & Cancellation Policies:
• 1 night initial deposit, non-refundable due upon booking
• 100% of reservation charged 30 days prior to arrival
• If cancelled 31 days or more prior to arrival, initial deposit non-refundable
Check-in Time: 4:00 p.m. Check-out Time: 10:00 a.m.
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MAPS
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS (Oral & Poster)
Call for submissions has closed.
The Rocky 2021 Conference will provide opportunities for short "flash" presentations (10 minute talks) and poster presentations on current projects from as many attendees as possible. Original presentations (including significant works-in-progress) are solicited in all areas that involve the application of advanced computational methods to significant problems in biology or medicine.
Click on the link above after August 2 to access the Submission Form where you may select to give a "poster presentation", an "oral presentation", or "both an oral and poster presentation." We will attempt to accommodate all requests and will confirm your request on October 27, 2021.
Please note: All presenters must register as a conference attendee by November 9, 2021 in order to give a presentation at Rocky 2021.
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