Elliot Meyerowitz 75th Birthday Celebration and Symposium
Please join us to celebrate Elliot Meyerowitz's 75th birthday on the weekend of May 15-17th on the campus of Caltech in Pasadena, California.
Put on your best Hawaiian shirt and join us Friday, May 15th in the Alles Courtyard for a welcome reception. There will be a happy hour with dinner provided, live music, and the lab will be open to tour and see your old benches. They probably still all look about the same!
The primary event will be a Symposium of talks by former lab members held Saturday, May 16th with a celebration dinner to follow that evening. More information on speakers and schedule of talks to follow soon. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be provided for all attendees on Saturday.
A farewell breakfast, along with any final talks, will take place on the morning of Sunday, May 17th prior to departures.
If you are traveling with guests or family members they are welcome to attend.
Please RSVP HERE indicating which events you plan to attend along with the number of people in your party.
Travel Information
Options for Travel from LAX
Rental cars: Please be advised that if you rent a car make sure you check with your rental provider on the location of pickup. LAX is transitioning to a consolidated rental car center but your pick up may still be outside the center. Check their website or your rental agreement, https://www.flylax.com/lax-traffic-and-ground-transportation#4257225834-538602395.
One option for transportation to Pasadena from LAX is the Flyaway bus service, https://www.flylax.com/flyaway-bus/union-station. This can take you from the airport to Union Station. From Union station you can take the Metro https://cdn.beta.metro.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/12151356/801_TT_12-14-25.pdf. The metro website has fare options and where to purchase a TAP card.
If you do take the Metro Rail from Union Station, we recommend exiting the train at Lake Ave. Station. From there take one of the Pasadena Arts buses down to Colorado Blvd and it would be a short walk down to the Pasadena hotel or near another hotel, https://www.cityofpasadena.net/pasadena-transit/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/PT-System-Map.pdf.
Options for travel to and from Burbank or Ontario (you may also use these from LAX)
Shared Van service: You must book prior to your trip, subject to availability. They are not a frequent as they once were.
https://www.shuttletolax.com
https://www.primetimeshuttle.com/#/search
Uber, Lfyt, Waymo
Driving Directions
Each of these parking structures are within walking distance to the events.
Photos and Videos for the Event
If you cannot attend and would like to make a short video greeting to be played at the event or if you have photos that you would like to have projected during the symposium or added to a book of the event you can upload them HERE.
We are excited to welcome you back to Caltech to celebrate Elliot's 75th birthday!