BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241106T191419Z UID:374D9001-4B66-46EA-83C5-82707FD017B5 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241005T100500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241005T121500 DESCRIPTION:Topic\n\nJoin our IEEE Lafayette Section for a tour of the Lase r Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) in Livingston\, LA! \n\nThe U.S. National Science Foundation Laser Interferometer Gravitationa l-Wave Observatory (NSF LIGO)\, was designed to open the field of gravitat ional-wave astrophysics through the direct detection of gravitational wave s predicted by Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity. NSF LIGO's multi -kilometer-scale gravitational wave detectors use laser interferometry to measure the minute ripples in space-time caused by passing gravitational w aves from cataclysmic cosmic events such as colliding neutron stars or bla ck holes\, or by supernovae. NSF LIGO comprises two widely-separated inter ferometers within the United States—one in Hanford\, Washington and the other in Livingston\, Louisiana—operated in unison to detect gravitation al waves.\n\nLIGO made its first detection of gravitational waves\, genera ted by a pair of colliding black holes some 1.3 billion light years away. Since that historic day\, LIGO's engineers have continued to improve the d etectors' sensitivities. The success of these improvements is evidenced by the many more gravitational wave detections that have since been made. Ul timately\, with continued refinement and upgrading\, LIGO's detectors will achieve a sensitivity 10 times greater than Initial LIGO\, bringing 1000 times more galaxies into our observational range.\n\nAgenda\n\nTour will t ake place at LIGO in Livingston\, LA on Saturday\, October 5th. LIGO is lo cated at 19100 Ligo Rd\, Livingston\, LA 70754 - searching "LIGO Livingsto n" in Google Maps will direct you to the parking lot area. We will meet in the parking lot as a group for 10:05 AM and the tour will start at 10:15 AM and will last 1.5 to 2 hours.\n\nPlease make sure you are there on time so we do not leave you behind!\n\nRegister by Wednesday\, October 2nd\, 2 024 at 2:00 pm to let us know you will be attending so we can let LIGO kno w a head count.\n\n[]\n\nLIGO\, LIGO Road\, Livingston\, Louisiana\, Unite d States\, 70754 LOCATION:LIGO\, LIGO Road\, Livingston\, Louisiana\, United States\, 70754 ORGANIZER:tbroussard@ieee.org SEQUENCE:53 SUMMARY:A Tour of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory ( LIGO) URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/432399 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast -font-family: 'Times New Roman'\;"><span style="text-decoration: underline \; font-size: 14pt\;">Topic</span></span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal">Join o ur IEEE Lafayette Section for a tour of the Laser Interferometer Gravitati onal-Wave Observatory (LIGO)&nbsp\; in Livingston\, LA!</p>\n<p class="Mso Normal">The U.S. National Science Foundation Laser Interferometer Gravitat ional-Wave Observatory (NSF LIGO)\, was designed to open the field of grav itational-wave astrophysics through the direct detection of gravitational waves predicted by Einstein&rsquo\;s General Theory of Relativity. NSF LIG O's multi-kilometer-scale gravitational wave detectors use&nbsp\;laser int erferometry to measure the minute ripples in space-time caused by passing gravitational waves from cataclysmic cosmic events such as colliding neutr on stars or black holes\, or by supernovae. NSF LIGO comprises two widely- separated interferometers within the United States&mdash\;one in Hanford\, Washington and the other in Livingston\, Louisiana&mdash\;operated in uni son to detect gravitational waves.</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal">LIGO made its &nbsp\;first detection of gravitational waves\, generated by a pair of col liding black holes some 1.3 billion light years away. Since that historic day\, LIGO's engineers have continued to improve the detectors' sensitivit ies. The success of these improvements is evidenced by the&nbsp\;many more gravitational wave detections that have since been made. Ultimately\, wit h continued refinement and upgrading\, LIGO's detectors will achieve a sen sitivity 10 times greater than Initial LIGO\, bringing 1000 times more gal axies into our observational range.</p>\n<p><span style="text-decoration: underline\; font-size: 14pt\;">Agenda</span></p>\n<p>Tour will take place at LIGO in Livingston\, LA on <strong>Saturday\, October 5th</strong>. LIG O is located at 19100 Ligo Rd\, Livingston\, LA 70754 - searching "LIGO Li vingston" in Google Maps will direct you to the parking lot area.&nbsp\; W e will meet in the parking lot as a group for 10:05 AM and the tour will s tart at 10:15 AM and will last 1.5 to 2 hours.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Please make sure you are there on time so we do not leave you behind!</p>\n<p><span st yle="color: #e03e2d\;"><strong>Register by Wednesday\, October 2nd\, 2024 at 2:00 pm</strong></span> to let us know you will be attending so we can let LIGO know a head count.</p>\n<p><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\;"><span style="text-decoration: underline\; font-size: 14pt\;"><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/4 777e856-4853-4ff1-b3a8-64ba15d5d438" alt="" width="1056" height="708"></sp an></span></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR