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| Accommodation and more: N-AERUS 2008 Workshop, Edinburgh, 12th December 2008 | |
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HOW TO GET THERE: The Workshop will take place at the School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. The rooms where the workshop will take place will be signposted from the entrances to the School of the Built Environment’s two buildings: Sir William Arrol and Sir Edwin Chadwick. Heriot-Watt University’s Edinburgh campus is in the city’s Greenbelt, to the west of the city and close to Edinburgh Airport. For location maps showing where the campus is go to http://www.hw.ac.uk/maps/edinburgh-road.pdf. For a map showing the location of the School of the Built Environment within the campus go to http://www.hw.ac.uk/maps/detailed-campus-map.pdf - the School is located in Buildings 9 & 10. For directions to get to Edinburgh and for local travel and public transport information to reach the campus go to http://www.hw.ac.uk/welcome/directions.htm. This webpage provides comprehensive travel information, but you may also find the following website useful if you are coming by air and you are looking for a low-cost flight: http://www.flycheapo.com/flights/edinburgh ACCOMMODATION: Heriot-Watt University’s Edinburgh Conference Centre offers accommodation on campus at reasonable prices. For information on this go to http://www.edinburgh-conference.com/stay/information_for_guests If you wish to find accommodation in the city rather than on campus you may find the following website useful: http://www.edinburgh.org/accom/. If you intend to use public transport to reach the campus from your accommodation, it would be advisable to stay somewhere near the routes of local buses number 25, 34 or 45. VISA REQUIREMENTS: You might need a visa to enter the United Kingdom. For more information go to http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/ SHOPS: On weekdays and Saturdays shops normally open from 9/10 am to 5/6 pm. On Thursdays many shops are open until 8 pm. Many shops now open on Sundays. BANKS: The currency in the United Kingdom is the Pound Sterling (£). Generally banks open from around 9 am to 5 pm. Some banks are open on Saturdays. WEATHER: In December it is likely to be fairly cold, temperature varying between 1-7 degrees C, and maybe wet and days are short. Sunrise (if we are lucky) is at around 8:30 and sunset 15:30 – see typical weather chart at: http://uk.holidaysguide.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-1228958-edinburgh_weather-i. Please come prepared – however the buildings will be warm and cosy, as will be the typical Scottish welcome! |
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