Information for Attendees
All the technical sessions for the Workshop will be held in
Room 2006 of the Engineering Building (called the S.J. Carew
Building) at Memorial University of Newfoundland. The University is
about a 10 minute drive from downtown, where the Quality Hotel
and Delta Hotel are located. A shuttle bus service will be provided.
See below for more details.
Technical Program and Presentation Requirements
The technical program is now available. Please note that
each paper is given 25 minutes including time for
questions. Presenters will have
a choice between (1) an overhead
projector and (2) an LCD projector with a computer supporting
PowerPoint 2000 and with the ability to connect up a laptop.
It is recommended that you bring overhead tranparencies/foils
as backup to any electronic presentation.
Social Events
(1) Wednesday, August 14
Welcoming Reception at Crow's Nest Officers Club
Time: 7:30 - 9:30
Directions: See below for directions to Crow's Nest.
(2) Thursday, August 15
Banquet at Fluvarium
Time:
6:30 - 7:30, Pre-dinner Reception (cash bar)
7:30 - 9:30, Dinner
Directions: Shuttle bus will be provided. See below for details.
If you would like to bring a guest to the banquet, you may
order extra banquet tickets, complete and fax banquet ticket form.
(3) Saturday, August 17
Tourism Excursions (*** Not included with registration fee. ***)
Time:
8:30 - 12:30, Puffin and Whale Watching Boat Tour
2:00 - 5:00, Excursion to Signal Hill / Cape Spear
Directions:
Whale watching - Bus will leave Quality Hotel at 8:30
and Delta Hotel at 8:40. Bus will return to downtown
hotels around 12:30.
Signal Hill / Cape Spear - Bus will leave Quality Hotel at 2:00
and Delta Hotel at 2:10. Bus will return around 5:00.
In addition, lunches and refreshment breaks
will be provided on Thursday and Friday.
Directions to the Crow's Nest
The first event of the conference is the welcoming reception
at the Crow's Nest on Wednesday, August 14, 7:30 to 9:30.
The Crow's Nest is located downtown on Water Street;
it is on the top floor of the building pictured. This is
close to the hotels and is not
within walking distance of the University. You can find the Crow's
Nest by getting to the War Memorial between
Duckworth Street and Water Street.
Once you are at the War Memorial, from Water Street,
the Crow's Nest is off the path on the right (looking away
from the harbour). You must enter the gate located at the
side of the building (the gate is up the stairs in the picture
but is not visible);
once through the gate, you will ascend a flight of stairs outside and then
take one more flight of stairs to the top floor inside.
The following directions and map of downtown
will help you find the War Memorial and, subsequently, the
Crow's Nest.
From Quality Hotel - Take Water St. west to the War Memorial.
From Delta Hotel - Take BartersHill/Waldegrave towards the harbour until
you reach Water St. Take Water St. east for about
10 to 15 minutes until you reach the War Memorial.
From University - Take a taxi from the University to the War Memorial.
Residences
Shuttle Bus
A shuttle bus will be available to conference attendees to travel
from the downtown hotels to the University in the morning
and from the University to the downtown hotels in the evening.
The times for the shuttle are:
From To Leaves
---- -- ------
Thursday, August 15:
Quality Hotel University 8:00 a.m.
Delta Hotel University 8:10 a.m.
University Delta/Quality Hotels 5:30 p.m.
University Fluvarium (banquet) 6:30 p.m.
Quality Hotel Fluvarium (banquet) 7:00 p.m.
Delta Hotel Fluvarium (banquet) 7:10 p.m.
Fluvarium (banquet) University/Hotels 9:30 p.m.
Friday, August 16:
Quality Hotel University 8:00 a.m.
Delta Hotel University 8:10 a.m.
University Delta/Quality Hotels 5:30 p.m.
** Note that the shuttle bus schedule gives attendees the option
of briefly returning to their hotel between the last talk and the
banquet (at the expense of missing most of the pre-dinner reception).
Alternatively, attendees can take the shuttle to the Fluvarium from
the University at 6:30 for the pre-dinner reception.
** Also note that the Fluvarium is very close to the University
and, if the weather is nice, it is a very pleasant walk around
a lake (actually called "Long Pond") ranging from 15 to 40 minutes, depending on whether
you take the short or long route.