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SUMMARY:Palo Alto May 2026 National Board Meeting Registra
 tion
DESCRIPTION:To all ARCS Members:\n \n \n \n REGISTRATION IS OP
 EN for the National Board Meeting May 14-16\, 2026
 \, in Palo Alto\, California! Don't miss this chan
 ce to round out the year with your ARCS colleagues
  and lay the foundation for a stellar 2026-27 ARCS
  year of programs. \n \n \n \n Plan to arrive to t
 he ARCS Foundation Board Meeting in Palo Alto\, CA
  on Thursday\, May 14. Concurrent committee meetin
 gs will likely take place that afternoon starting 
 at 1 pm. After meetings\, attendees will travel to
  the Menlo Country Club for a hosted Welcome Recep
 tion and Dinner\, with shuttles provided to and fr
 om the The Graduate Hotel in Palo Alto. We will al
 so honor the 2025 and 2026 ARCS Light award winner
 s at this dinner. \n \n \n \n On Friday\, May 15\,
  participants will gather at the Stanford Faculty 
 Club for a continental breakfast\, and then partic
 ipate in the ARCS National Board Meeting. After th
 e meeting\, attendees will hear from Ken Goodson\,
  the VP Provost for Graduate Education & Postdocto
 ral Affairs with an update on Stanford’s focus.  A
 fterward\, attendees will enjoy a buffet lunch\, h
 ear from an ARCS Northern California Chapter Schol
 ar and then take part in both an immersive tour of
  the Stanford Robotics Lab (https://cs.stanford.ed
 u/group/manips/)\, and a guided walk through the C
 antor Arts Center (https://museum.stanford.edu/). 
  The day will conclude with a dine around with fel
 low ARCS colleagues in easy walking distance from 
 the hotel.   \n \n \n \n Saturday\, May 16\, befor
 e you travel home\, optional activities include a 
 visit to the Gamble Garden (https://www.gamblegard
 en.org/) and the Allied Arts Guild (https://allied
 artsguild.org/) with lunch. \n \n \n \n Please tak
 e note of the schedule details and location below.
  We look forward to seeing you in Palo Alto\, CA! 
 \n \n \n \n Hotel Information:\n \n Location: The 
 Graduate Hotel\, 488 University Ave\, Palo Alto\, 
 California\, 94301\, USA\n \n Reservation informat
 ion: Please use this link to book your hotel room 
 by April 15! \n \n \n \n Registration & Schedule I
 nformation: \n \n \n \n Member and Guest Registrat
 ion: $400\n \n Thursday Dinner at Menlo CC Only: $
 100\n \n Virtual Attendee Registration: $75\n \n \
 n \n Wednesday\, May 13\, 2026\n \n Early Arrivals
  *no activities scheduled for this day*\n \n \n \n
  Thursday\, May 14\, 2026\n \n 12:00 PM -- Council
  of Advisors and Org Growth Committee Joint Lunch 
 at Crepevine Restaurant\n \n 1:00 PM — Badge and w
 elcome packet pick-up (The Graduate\, Palo Alto)\n
  \n 1:00 PM — IS Committee / IS Collab Network (an
 yone interested in the website is invited!)\n \n 2
 :00 PM -- University Relations \n \n 3:00 PM - Sch
 olar Relations Committee AND Scholar Relations CN 
 social hour with refreshments on the Rooftop Bar P
 resident’s Terrace\n \n 5:00 PM — Happy Hour (Roof
 top Bar\, The Graduate\, Palo Alto)\n \n 6:00 PM —
  Shuttle pick-up to travel to Menlo Country Club\n
  \n 6:30 – 9:00 PM — Welcome Dinner at Menlo Count
 ry Club and ARCS Light Recognition. Dress code: no
  denim\; Phone use is limited.\n \n 9:00 PM — Shut
 tle return to The Graduate\n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n
  Friday\, May 15\, 2026\n \n (Dress code for the d
 ay is smart casual)\n \n 7:30 AM — Shuttle pick-up
  to travel to Stanford Faculty Club\n \n 8:00 AM —
  Continental breakfast\n \n 8:30 – 10:30 AM — ARCS
  Board Meeting\n \n 10:30 – 11:15 AM — Insights fr
 om Stanford (Kenneth Goodson\, VP Provost)\n \n 11
 :30 AM – 12:00 PM — ARCS Board generative discussi
 on - “Ask Jill”\n \n 12:00 – 1:00 PM — Lunch buffe
 t\n \n 1:00 – 1:30 PM — Travel to Robotics Lab\n \
 n 1:30 – 2:30 PM — Robotics Lab guided tour\n \n 3
 :00 – 4:00 PM — Cantor Arts Center & Rodin Sculptu
 re Garden guided tour\n \n 4:30 PM — Shuttle back 
 to hotel\n \n 5:30 PM -- Happy Hour at Hotel Bar\n
  \n 6:00 PM — Dine Around Palo Alto (walkable)\n \
 n \n \n  \n \n \n \n Saturday\, May 16\, 2026 (Ple
 ase indicate your interest in attending these in t
 he registration form. Final details will be provid
 ed closer to the event. You may attend either\, or
  both!) \n \n Optional Activity #1 — Gamble Garden
  Tour (https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https
 %3A%2F%2Fwww.gamblegarden.org%2F&c=E\,1\,QTATwqTeg
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 en2C9FLBavFp2_Kas8UJZ7ZbGS4jnZZeBxCiXQ6pH4eL8HNyy_
 ZbEXJObO0Y\,&typo=1)\n \n \n \n \n 	Historic 2.5-a
 cre public garden with themed gardens and seasonal
  blooms\n 	Location: 1431 Waverley Street\, Palo A
 lto\, CA 94301\n 	Transportation: Uber on your own
  (approximately 1 mile)\n \n \n Optional Activity 
 #2 (includes lunch) — Allied Arts Guild (https://l
 inkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3A%2F%2Fallieda
 rtsguild.org%2F&c=E\,1\,3gu4zvHoXsL4LMNCdaLBbOa-PL
 iuXnb9yPQeIcnIvtaPrHIQ3amRhbwNw2IIXgifhX8Ig1wz02W0
 cYmvhzgRD2A4aWwMF9V46mem8qyJQ1d0Lw\,\,&typo=1) vis
 it and group lunch at Café Wisteria\n \n \n \n \n 
 	Historic garden setting with shops\, artists’ stu
 dios\, and café \n 	Location: 75 Arbor Road at Cam
 bridge Avenue\, Menlo Park\, CA 94025\n 	Transport
 ation: Walk or Uber on your own (approx 1 mile)\n 
 \n \n \n \n For those unable to travel\, we are of
 fering the option to participate virtually for the
  Friday morning Board Meeting.  More to come on th
 is.\n \n \n \n Thank you\, and we can’t wait to se
 e you in Palo Alto! \n \n \n \n Jill Bray\n \n Nat
 ional President\n \n ARCS Foundation Inc.\n \n 
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DTSTAMP;TZID=UTC:20260514T160000
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260514T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260516T170000
LOCATION:488 University Ave\n Palo Alto\, CA 94301\n United
  States\n 
URL:https://phoenix.arcsfoundation.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=2692
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