Local information

Conference location

both SNC and PASCO conferences will be held in the North Campus Building (located east of the Middlesex College), room 117
the PASCO '07 - SHARCNET Tutorial Sessions will also be held in the North Campus Building, but in room 285
click here for a map. See also the local maps and directions section below for more maps and indications.

Accommodation

UWO campus residences
Reservations:
- tel: +1 519 661-3476
- online booking
- rates
5 minute walk from the conference site
Delta Armouries Hotel
Hilton Hotel London
Windermere Manor has reserved for SNC/PASCO participants:
- 4 standard rooms at the rate of $106
- 2 suites with 2 double beds and 1 pull-out couch ($116 + $10 extra person)
- 2 suites with a queen or king bed and a couch ($116 + $10 extra person)
The rooms will be held until June 24. Reservations:
- tel. (800) 997-4477 (for calling from North America)
- +1 519 858-1414 (for calling from outside North America)
- e-mail: reservations@windermeremanor.com
The Windermere Manor is 1 km by walk through campus from the conference site.
Station Park Hotel has reserved 40 rooms (each accommodating 2-3 persons) at the reduced rate of $125/room, for SNC/PASCO participants for July 24-29 (5 nights). The rooms will be held until June 24.
Contact for reservations:
- tel. (800) 561-4574 (for calling from North America)
- +1 519 642-4444 (for calling from outside North America)
- e-mail: hotel@stationparkinn.ca
- Please mention that you are with SNC/PASCO.
The Station Park hotel is located in London downtown, 3.5 km from the conference site, reachable either by a pleasant one-hour walk along the Thames river or by bus #6 and #13 These buses go every 15-20 minutes each, the whole trip from the hotel to the conference site should take no more than 30 minutes. The bus fare is $2.50. Exact fare is required, or tickets can be purchased at convenience stores.
Days Inn Hotel has reserved 40 rooms at the reduced rate of $89.95/room, for SNC/PASCO participants for July 24-29. The rooms will be held until June 30.
- one breakfast per room included
- for reservation call 1-866-266-8266 or 1-519-681-1240 or e-mail hotel@daysinnlondon.com
- the Days Inn hotel is located in the South of London near highway 401, 10 km from UWO.
- the conference site (Middlesex College, U.W.O) is accessible from Days Inn by bus #10 (step off at Natrual Science and walk to Middlesex) or #13 (step off in front of Middlesex). The trip by bus should take about 1 hour.

Local maps and directions

Picture of the Middlesex College, University of Western Ontario
UWO Campus maps
London is located halfway between Toronto and Detroit, precisely here, surrounded by three Great Lakes
Maps of London
from the Station Park hotel to Middlesex College: google map
from the Windermere Hotel to Middlesex College: windermere-directions.jpg
from the parking lot to Middlesex College: parking-directions.jpg

Transportation

From London, ON airport: by taxi (roughly $25)
From Toronto Pearson Airport: by Robert Q shuttle bus (2 hours 15 minutes) to the Robert Q Airbus station in London, then by taxi. If you decide to travel by Robert Q shuttle bus, please make a reservation in advance (can be made on-line at www.robertq.com)
From Detroit Metro Airport: by Robert Q shuttle bus (3 hours 30minutes) to the Robert Q Airbus station in London then by taxi. If you decide to travel by Robert Q shuttle bus, please make a reservation in advance (can be made on-line at www.robertq.com)
To Waterloo, Ontario: by bus or by train to Kitchener, Ontario, then by taxi or by Kitchener/Waterloo public transportation
London is also accessible by bus from Toronto, Hamilton, and Detroit downtown, and by train from Toronto downtown.

Parking

The Medway parking lot (first turn right from the Richmond street campus entrance) will be freely available at the time of conference and is 5 minutes away from the conference site.

Attractions

Welcome to the Forest City!
Here are London's tourism info, natural areas, and the beautiful Fanshawe lake
Niagara Falls are only two hours' drive away!
Icewine, killer whales with belugas, and boat rides there!
Grand Bend beach and the Pinery provincial park less than one hour away!
Gallery Stratford and Southern Ontario's famous Stratford Festival
The Rock the Park festival in London (featuring Deep Purple, Pat Benatar, George Thorogood & The Destroyers)
University of Western Ontario
U.W.O. library and its books on computer algebra, symbolic computation, and parallel computation
Museum of Ontario Archaeology