Before you arrive
Preparing for CU*iP 2025
Registration for the conference closes December 4th, 5 PM ET.
Poster information
Students are encouraged (but not required) to submit a poster presenting their undergraduate research. Students who would like to present a poster, will need to indicate that when completing the registration form and provide us with a preliminary title for your poster.
If you would like to present a poster and have not provided the poster title on the APS Registration form, please submit the poster title to cuwipboulder@colorado.edu by January 6th!
Poster boards will be provided and are 4 feet by 6.5 feet. Please print posters so they will fit within the poster board size. A typical poster size of 3'x4' or 4'x4' will fit nicely on these boards.
Please bring your posters will you to the UMC Ballroom on Saturday morning so you can set up your poster during breakfast.
Travel and Lodging
The conference will be held in the University Memorial Center (UMC) and the Duane Physics building on the University of Colorado Boulder main campus.
Department of Physics
Duane Physics
2000 Colorado Ave
Boulder, CO 80309-0390
Hotel information
Students and speakers will be staying at
(TBD)
Guaranteed check-in is 4 PM, check out is 11 AM.
All students will be randomly paired with one other attendee to room with and all hotel rooms will have two double beds.
Getting to Boulder
There are several options for students and speakers to get from Denver International Airport (DIA) to either Duane Physics or the Millennium Harvest House.
*Recommended* - RTD bus Westbound Route AB1
Runs ~once per hour, Trip time ~1 hr. Schedule can be found at the RTD website and realtime bus location can be found on the Transit App or RTD app
Picks up from DIA Transit Center at Bus Gate 8.
The closest campus drop off point is the Euclid and Broadway stop. This will drop off right in front of the University Memorial Center where attendee registration will occur on Friday afternoon from 1-9 PM. (We can store luggage at registration if you need to arrive early for a tour.)
Fee: $10 for a full day pass (required for bus from airport). Can be purchased by cash or buying the pass on the Transit App or RTD app (links above)
An airport shuttle that must be booked in advance
Shuttles operate roughly hourly from the airport from 4:30 AM until 12:30 AM.
Picks up at DIA and you must arrange to have it drop you off at CU Boulder campus at the University Memorial Center.
Fare is $62 for the first person and $30 for every additional person in the same group
Taxi/Uber/Lyft
Picks up at airport
Fare >$100 (NOTE: Taxi fare will not qualify for reimbursement except in extreme cases which are pre-approved by the Conference Organizers)
Parking information
(To be filled)
Travel reimbursement
We expect that all attendees first ask their home university department to fund travel to and from the conference. If your home institution is unable to provide travel funds, we will need an official letter from your department head/Chair stating that you have requested their support but that they are unable to provide travel funds to the conference. Please send this letter to cuwipboulder@colorado.edu.
You must obtain approval from us for travel reimbursement by contacting cuwipboulder@colorado.edu before the conference. Reimbursed travel expenses must be reasonable and the cheapest option. For example, we will NOT reimburse flight upgrades, extra baggage, Uber or Limo service from the airport, etc. All flights should be pre-approved for reimbursement by emailing the planned itinerary to cuwipboulder@colorado.edu before booking. If flights are not pre-approved, full reimbursement is not guaranteed.
Carpooling is strongly encouraged as it is usually the most economical option. Students should estimate the costs of air and of car, taking into account the efficiencies of carpooling and choose the least expensive option. If the choice is questionable, students should contact the local organizing committee through email and provide paperwork showing how the transportation decision was made.
Keep all travel receipts to ensure you will be reimbursed. You will receive a reimbursement form included in your welcome packet at registration that you will fill out and return to us after the conference with attached receipts. A check will be mailed to you usually within one month of the conference.