Workshop Venue

The Workshop will be held in the Seminar Room, Ground Floor, National ICT Australia Ltd (NICTA), Bay 15 Locomotive Workshop, Australian Technology Park (ATP), Eveleigh, Sydney. A map of the ATP is available at http://www.atp.com.au/dyncontent.cfm?MenuID=67. For full information on how to get to the ATP click here http://www.atp.com.au/findus.cfm. Virtual tours of the ATP are available here http://www.atp.com.au/dyncontent.cfm?MenuID=136#.

Audio Visual Equipment

The seminar room is equipped with a data projector, audio system and podium. Presenters are requested to bring a laptop or their slides on a memory stick. Please send any requests for additional audio visual equipment to Rosemary Eliott at reliott@ics.mq.edu.au.

Registration

To register for this workshop please download the registration form at http://www.hcsnet.edu.au/files2/RegistrationFormEIWorkshop.doc. and return to Rosemary Eliott by 10 September 2007.

Times

The Workshop will commence at 9:30am on Thursday, 13 September and conclude at 4:00pm on Friday, 14 September. A tentative program is available at http://www.hcsnet.edu.au/hcsnetevents/2007/hi4workshop/program.

Meals and Refreshments

Lunch, morning and afternoon tea will be served in an ante-room off the Seminar Room and the surrounding public space at the times designated in the program. Please indicate any special dietary requirements in the registration form.

Workshop Dinner

The Workshop Dinner will be held at 6:30pm on Thursday, 13 September at I Thai Restaurant , 19 Lime Street, King Street Wharf (Darling Harbour, map available here). Please indicate if you to wish to attend on the registration form (Note: The Workshop Dinner cost of $37:80pp for the banquet menu is not covered by HCSNet). For more information, including a map, details of how to get to the restaurant by public transport, nearby car parks etc, please visit http://www.ksw.com.au/default.aspx?page=14.

Travel Support

Workshop participants who have been awarded travel support are asked to make their own travel and accommodation arrangements and submit receipts to Rosemary Eliott at the workshop who will arrange for cheque/EFT reimbursement. Any additional receipts should be posted to Rosemary as soon as possible after the workshop. Please note that if you will be driving to the workshop, we can only reimburse receipts for petrol expenses (not kilometre allowance). Mailing address for receipts: Rosemary Eliott, HCSNet Administrative Coordinator, Department of Computing, Division of Information and Communication Sciences, Macquarie University NSW 2109.

Accommodation

Workshop participants travelling from outside of Sydney should make their own accommodation bookings. Listed below are some options within the local area.

http://www.hotel.com.au/Sydney/Chippendale-Sydney-hotel.asp

• Y Hotel City South Sydney
• Waldorf Apartments South Sydney - self-contained
• Medina Classic Chippendale (apartments) self-contained

Other hotels - not far, one train stop or short cab ride

Pacific International Hotel

http://www.pacificinthotels.com/sydney/hotel_george.aspx
717 George Street - ph. +61-2-9289-4400 (Single Room: $119 per night)

Hotel UniLodge (Best Western)

http://unilodge.com.au/
Corner Broadway and Bay Streets - ph. +61-2-9338-5000 (Single Room: $115 per night)

Sydney Central YHA

http://www.yha.com.au/hostels/details.cfm?hostelid=29
Corner Pitt and Rawson Streets (opposite Central Station) - ph. +61-2-9218-9000 (Double/Twin Room with bathroom $100 per night for members, $107 per night for non-members)

To book hotels you may wish to consider using Need-It-Now:
http://www.needitnow.com.au/needitnow/needitnow.asp
or Wotif:
http://www.wotif.com/

Transport from the Airport to the Australian Technology Park

(See also http://www.atp.com.au/findus.cfm)

Delegates should organise their own transport to the Australian Technology Park.

A cab from Sydney Airport to the ATP will cost about $30.00. The entrance to the ATP for taxis is from West Link Road.

Airport Link is a fast and convenient way to reach the centre of Sydney, and trains run approximately every 10 minutes. To travel by train to the ATP, take the Airport Link to Central Railway Station (8 minutes) and then take a train to Redfern Railway Station (2 minutes). Exit via Platform 10 at Redfern Station, walk past the WaterTower apartment block and follow the walkway through to the Australian Technology Park (5-10 minute walk). For further information see http://www.airportlink.com.au/.

Car parking at the Australian Technology Park

The entrance to the ATP car park is from Garden Street. A Pay and Walk ticketing system is in operation. Collect a ticket from the boom gate and drive through to the car park. Prior to leaving the ATP please ensure your parking has been paid and validated at any of the ticket pay stations. These can be located in the following areas:

Bay 8 - Locomotive Workshop

Bay 4 - Locomotive Workshop

Bay 16 - Locomotive Workshop

Biomedical Building on Central Ave

Parking Fee for 3 hours or more: $15.00. Please note Parking Ticket Pay

Stations accept: $20, $10, $5 notes and $2, $1, 50c, 20c, 10c coins only.

There is also on-street parking around Alexander Street and surrounds, and you can enter the ATP by walking through the 'Deliveries - Bus & Taxi Entrance' on Henderson Road.