Rubin Community Workshop 2026 will be held at the SLAC, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, see map and directions.

Site Access - workshop attendee

As you approach SLAC, please have your photo ID ready to present to SLAC Security at the Main Gate to gain access.

There are no nationality-based access restrictions for the Rubin Community Workshop. 

Visit the registration desk in the Lobby of Building 053 to check in and pick up your conference ID badge, which must be worn during your visit. Building 053 is located directly across from the SLAC entrance/main gate, with several parking lots nearby.

Site Access - SLAC Guest House

As you approach SLAC, please have your photo ID ready to present to SLAC Security at the Main Gate to gain access. The Uber driver should drop you off at the Guest house and not at the first SLAC building they see. Once you are checked into the hotel your room key can be shown to re-enter SLAC.

SLAC Guest House list of guests is updated daily every 4 hours and will be available at the Security checkpoint at the Main Gate. If you booked a room for yourself and guests, the name on the list will be yours, and the list will indicate “your name + guests”. If you and your guests are planning to arrive at SLAC at different times, please make sure to contact the SLAC Guest House in advance to request that your guests’ names be included in the list on the Security check point at the Main Gate.

SLAC Guest House Contact: (650) 926-2800   |   guesthouse@stanford.edu

Important addresses:

Stanford Guest House:

For directions on Google Maps, please type:
Stanford Guest House, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025

If you are driving a rental/personal car, here are the parking options:

• ROB Parking (North)
• FKB Parking
• ROB Parking (West)

Please see map for directions

If you are Ubering to the general workshop, please type the following address to Trinity Building # 53 where there is an assigned parking for Ubers:
2575 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025

SLAC Site Access form

Instructions:

1. Under the Events/Conference Attending drop-down menu, select RCW2026.
2. Complete the SLAC Site Access portal form 
3. Next screen- will ask you for any affiliation with T4 countries.
4. Submit form.
5. You will receive a notification approval email for SLAC site access.

Who needs to complete the SLAC Site Access form?

Option A - If you are a SLAC User and have an active SLAC User badge

You do NOT need to complete the SLAC Site Access form.

Option B - If you are a SLAC User with an expired badge

You need to complete the SLAC Site Access form
Go to SLAC badging to complete your training and update your badge.

Option C - If you are a visitor and US citizen and do not have a SLAC User badge

You need to complete the SLAC Site Access form

Option D - If you are a visitor and a non-US citizen

You need to complete the SLAC Site Access form.
You need to attach the documents required. (see attached SLAC site access form 1).
Note: Per Azeb Amii, there is no issue with foreign nationals attending the RCW2026.

• Passport bio page
• Types of visa and documents if you are currently traveling on
• Curriculum vitae (CV) must conform to the following guidelines:
  • All education and work history back to the start of college;
  • Beginning and end dates of education and experience must include month and year (mm/yyyy format)
  • Include all science and technology specialties
  • Names of all academic institutions attended must be current/accurate
  • There should be no gap in the CV. Any gaps in education and/or employment must be noted and explained
  • Do not include social security numbers, government ID numbers, passport numbers, or any other similar data