Local Arrangements
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| 26th -29th July Local Arrangements |
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Welcome to the UAI 2005 local arrangements website, this page has been designed to help you navigate your way
around the conference venue and the city.  Surrounding area of conference venue Conference VenueThe main conference, workshops, tutorials and poster sessions will be held at Appleton Tower, which is situated within the main University campus. Crichton Street Edinburgh EH8 9LE UAI RegistrationRegistration DeskThe registration desk will be open from 8.15 on Tuesday 26 July and Wednesday 27 July, and from 8.30 on Thursday 28 July and Friday 29 July. Local Information and conference venue booklet (.pdf)Latest Travel News
Due to industrial action, Lothian Regional Transport buses will operate on a SATURDAY service from MONDAY 25 JULY through FRIDAY 29 JULY Daytime Lothian Buses and Airlink services will operate a SATURDAY service. Night Buses will operate a normal Monday to Friday early morning service. AccommodationAll accommodation can be booked through the Edinburgh Conference Bureau. Accommodation Booking form (for faxing only)Hotel price list and reservation information Edinburgh Conference Bureau Terms and Conditions The Hotel options are: The Apex Hotel (4*)Jurys Inn (3*) The Clarendon (3*) Ibis Hotel (2*) Good quality guest house accommodation will also be available (N.B. booking in good time will assure you are placed as near the conference venue as possible). *Please note that the deadline for accommodation bookings is 13th June 2005*
 The Playfair Library Social ProgrammeThe welcome reception will be held on 26th July from 7-9pm at the Playfair Library. Enter through arch (Robert Adam 1789) beneath the dome by Robert Rowand Anderson, into the Old Quad (William Playfair 1819-27), and up the steps to the left. Playfair's Library is on the first floor, with its eleven bays of books supporting a coffered vaulted ceiling, it is one of Edinburgh's grandest interiors. The Playfair Library The Conference Dinner will be held from 7pm on Thursday 28th July
in the Roxburghe Hotel , which is situated in Charlotte Square, the last commissioned work of Robert Adam (1728-92). Please state on registration form if you will be attending. The Roxburghe Hotel Institute for Adaptive and Neural Computation Information from The Scottish Tourist Board The following contacts can be used in the unfortunate event that you need to contact the emergency services during your stay. Hospital For urgent treatment, The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Little France, Old Dalkeith Road (t: 0131-536 1000) has an Accident and Emergency Department. Babies and children up to age 13 can also be taken to The Royal Hospital for Sick Children, 9 Sciennes Road (t: 0131-536 0000). For minor injuries such as sprains, cuts, bites or minor burns, the Western General Hospital, Crewe Road (t: 0131-537 1330) has a walk-in service available every day of the week, all year round, from 9.00 am - 9.00 pm. Dentist An emergency service for the relief of pain only is available at the Casualty Department of the Edinburgh Dental Institute, Lauriston Place (t: 0131-536 4958) on weekdays from 9.00 am to 3.00 pm. In the evenings (7.00 pm to 9.00 pm) or at weekends (10.00 am to 12.00 am), an emergency clinic operates at the Western General Hospital, Crewe Rd (t: 0131-537 1338). You will be charged the standard NHS rate for all treatment you receive, whichever emergency clinic you attend, so please remeber to take a means of payment with you. Police In an emergency, call 999. Otherwise, Lothian and Borders Police operate an information centre in central Edinburgh at 188 High Street (t: 0131-226 6966). |
38 Charlotte Square