SDSC regularly receives visit requests from K-12 programs, collaborators, prospective faculty, funding agencies, government officials, and other external contacts. This policy is designed to help SDSC team members respond appropriately and route requests to the right people to help ensure our center and spaces remain secure and follow access policies.
Routing Visit Inquiries
If you receive a visit or ‘tour’ request from someone outside SDSC, route it to the Education and Outreach Team (EOT). EOT members are available to meet with visitors and can respond to inquiries regarding access policies, visitor registration, and other coordination. Requests must be submitted at least two weeks before the visit date.
Planning SDSC Visits
All visits and tours are recommended to be a lobby-only visit.
- You can utilize a walk through of SDSC’s public lobby space and utilize the viewing window into the Data Center.
- Tours are optimal when supporting groups of 20 or fewer guests. Larger groups should be divided with multiple tour guides.
- One SDSC staff member is recommended for every 5 non-UCSD visitors while in the building.
Tours entering the Data Center are highly restricted and require approval from both Data Center staff and SDSC leadership.
Data Center access is never included in a standard visit unless preauthorized by Data Center staff and appropriate leadership. If a visitor indicates interest in seeing the Data Center, note that in the request to EOT so the team can route the request for evaluation.
The Data Center never allows:
- Minors in the Data Center
- Groups larger than 5 people
- More than 15 people at once (3 groups of 5)
- Unauthorized visitors, which are people without completed visitor documentation and/or without approval by the Data Center staff.
If you have an inquiry for a general SDSC visit, please contact the Education and Outreach Team.