Hi Alan, The conference sounds super interesting and… all the QC guys are willing to go! So, we have a enthusiastic response from: - Gian - Salvatore - Borja - Jhonathan - Ian We are happy to share a car and accommodation (we are also open to share an apartment, in case this was the cheapest option)! Cheers, Gian From: Alan Aspuru-Guzik Sent: Friday, October 9, 2015 11:21 AM To: A-G Group Subject: [Aspuru-Guzik group list] Fwd: ThinkQ 2015 - Challenges andapplications for medium size quantum computers If any of the quantum folks want to attend and present a poster, let me know ASAP and cc Marlon and Siria. We could have you guys go in a shared car rental and share hotel rooms so it is not too expensive.  Alan ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jay M Gambetta <jay.gambetta(a)us.ibm.com> Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2015 Subject: ThinkQ 2015 - Challenges and applications for medium size quantum computers To: Jerry M Chow <chowmj(a)us.ibm.com> Cc: Matthias Steffen <msteffe(a)us.ibm.com> On behalf of IBM we would like to cordially invite you to attend the first ThinkQ conference held at the IBM TJ Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York on December 2-4, 2015. The purpose of this conference is to bring together experts in the broader field of quantum computing, and exchange not just our thoughts about the current status of various quantum technologies but also emphasize the tremendous challenges ahead. Our hope is to increase awareness of the tasks ahead of us for building a practical quantum computer, and identify potential technical focus areas in common across several quantum computing platforms with emphasis on superconducting qubits. In addition to presentations from leaders in the broader quantum information and computing community, there will be an industry panel to highlight the needs and thoughts from a different perspective for this developing technology. You or any of your team you may bring along are also encouraged to present a poster which will be part of a number of poster sessions throughout the conference. Please find information about the conference at http://researcher.watson.ibm.com/researcher/view_group.php?id=6292. If you are interested please let us know by October 20th the names of the people that would like to attend this event. Thanks Jerry Chow, Matthias Steffen and Jay Gambetta Jay M. Gambetta Manager, Theory of Quantum Computing and Information IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Rm 01-025 Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 914-945-1035 -- Alán Aspuru-Guzik | Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University | 12 Oxford Street, Room M113 | Cambridge, MA 02138 (617)-384-8188 | http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu | http://about.me/aspuru