LOCATION
The
venue for ISMVL-2012 and the ULSI Worksop is
Harbour Towers
Hotel & Suites 345
Quebec Street Victoria
BC V8V 1W4 Canada Phone:
250.385.2405 Fax:
250.480.6572 |
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The
Hotel is just a short walk from the inner harbour and the main downtown tourist
attractions, restuarants and shopping.
HOTEL RESERVATIONS
The
hotel is holding a number of rooms. You
are advised to book as soon as convenient to avoid disappointment and certainly
before April 13.
Please
book by going here and not via the Hotel main web
page to ensure you receive the special conference rate.
(Note
if your pdf viewer has trouble geeting
to the on-line reservation form through the link above, please go here.)
FLIGHTS TO VICTORIA
It
is common to fly to Vancouver Airport (YVR) and then take a short flight to
Victoria Airport (YYJ). There are also connections through Seattle
(SEA-TAC). Connections can also be made
through Calgary Airport (YYC) and Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ).
SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION TO DOWNTOWN VICTORIA
From Victoria Airport
It is about 28 km
from Victoria International Airport (YYJ)
to the Harbour Towers Hotel. The taxi fare is about $60.
There is an airporter shuttle service (AKAL). Reservations are recommended and can be made on the
AKAL web site. The fare is $21 per person.
From Vancouver Airport
Pacific Coach
Lines
offers bus service from Vancouver International Airport (YVR).
This is about a 3.5 hour trip including a 1.75 hour ferry ride.
From Seattle
There is a passenger
ferry from Seattle to Victoria. See this
link for information including
transportation from Seattle-Tacoma Airport (SEA-TAC) to the ferry.
February 10, 2012