Frequently asked questions

Welcome Reception

The Welcome Reception will be held on Sunday 21 July 2002 from 6.00pm to 7.30pm at The Ian Potter Museum of Art

Registration will begin during the Welcome Reception. The Ian Potter Museum of Art is located on Swanstons Street, Parkville (Building 136, Grid Ref. E 13) on the campus map


Registration will take place:

4.30pm - 5.30pm Sunday 21 July - St Mary's College

6.00pm to 7.30pm Sunday 21 July - The Ian Potter Museum of Art

8.00am - Monday 22 July - Architecture Building foyer, near the (Building 133, Grid Ref. F 10) on the campus map

Morning and Afternoon refreshments will be served each day in the foyer of the Architecture Building (Building 133, Grid Ref. F 10) on the campus map

Presentations

The Prince Philip Theatre is equipped with a Mac and a PC computer with CD and 250 meg zip drive, an overhead projector and a computer projector. Presentations can be made with transparencies or PowerPoint files on CD-ROMs or floppy disks. Please make sure the computer can read your files. It’ll be a good idea to bring a hardcopy of your presentation on transparencies in addition to your computer files especially if you use floppy disks. Each paper is allocated about 20 minutes, 15 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for questions. It is advisable to pre-load your presentation to the desktop during the session break prior to your talk, to assist with the speaker change over. Please report to your session chair 5 minutes before the session starts.
Information on the Prince Philip Theatre is available from
http://www.ists.unimelb.edu.au/asp/ltdetail.asp

Poster Preview Sessions:

Presenter involved in the poster preview session should sit in the first two rows of the Prince Philip Theatre to be ready for their presentation. This will make sure there is a smooth and quick change over for the session

Poster Presentations:

The size of posterboard for poster papers is 4 feet by 6 feet (1.2 m by 2 m). There will be two posters per board. Posters should be:

80cm wide and 110cm high

Pins and stickers will be provided to mount your posters. Please have your posters displayed prior to the commencement of the poster viewing sessions.

Session 1
Monday 22 July - 10.00am and conclude Tuesday 23 July at 6.00pm.

Session 2
Wednesday 24 July - 10.00am and conclude Thursday 25 July at 6.00pm.

Please take them off at the end of the poster session. Please make yourselves available for the hour in front of your posters to present your papers to visitors and answer their questions. Poster Presentations will take place in the Concourse of the Architecture Building (Building 133, Grid Ref. F 10) on the campus map

Conference Tour to Philip Island Penguin Parade:

The Conference tour will now leave at 2.00pm from outside the Architecture Building to allow time to have lunch before departure.
Tour:


There will be approx. 300 penguins coming ashore at Philip Island nesting grounds at around 5.45pm

PLEASE NOTE: It is winter in Melbourne and you are advised to dress in warm clothes and coats. The penguin parade is outdoors on the beach foreshore

Internet Access:

6 PCs will be available in the first year learning centre, physics building, to enable internet access. The First Year Learning Centre can be found on level 2 of the Physics building - delegates can follow the signs at the top of the ramp near the Physics Building. Instructions on logging on and getting internet access will be available at the Centre.

Proceedings Submissions:

Please remember to supply 2 copies of their manuscripts (plus electronic version). Paper lodgement will take place at the Publications Table (located in the foyer of the Architecture Building) between 1.00pm and 4.00pm each day


Conference Banquet Dinner

The Conference Banquet Dinner is to be held on Thursday 25 July 2002 from 7.00pm to 11.30pm on board the Voyager, for a leisurely cruise along the Yarra River and out on to Port Phillip Bay. Enjoy the sights of Melbourne from the water as you relax for the evening with new friends sumptuous food and fine wines.

The Voyager leaves from Berth , Victoria Dock, Docklands, just near Colonial Stadium.

Public transport to the Conference Dinner
Walk or take a tram down Swanston Street to Lonsdale Street and then take another tram down Lonsdale Street past Colonial Stadium. Victoria Dock is a short 2 minute walk from the Tram stop. When you see the black and white Cow in the tree - you are almost there.


Where is the Prince Philip Theatres and what equipment is available?

The Prince Philip Theatre is located in the Architecture Building ( Building 133, Grid Reference F 10 ). A map of the campus is available in pdf format.

Campus Map

The Theatres are equipped with a PC, Data Projection etc.

Further information is available from

http://www.ists.unimelb.edu.au/


 

How to get to the Conference from the airport

The easiest way to get to the city is via the Skybus from the airport. It costs about AUD$15.00 per person. SkyBus offers a shuttle bus service from the airport to Melbourne CBD and city hotels. This service operates 24 hours, 7 days and departs every half hour.
For more information Skybus can be contacted on (61 3) 9670 7992

http://www.skybus.com.au

A Tram or Taxi could then deliver you to St Mary's College or the University of Melbourne, located on Swanston Street, near Elgin Street.

http://www.stmarys.unimelb.edu.au

Taxi from the Airport

There is a Taxi Rank at the Airport. Fares to the CBD are approximately AUD$40.00

A taxi from Spencer Street (CBD bus depot) will cost approximately AUD$10.00

Further public transport information - multi lingual

http://www.victrip.com.au


Here is the street directory map that may help

http://maps.ausway.com.au/ausway.cgi?CITY=MELBO&STREET=swanston&SUBURB=parkville&Find.x=1&Find.y=14

What is the weather like in Melbourne

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for monthly averages
http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/Melbourne_AU_c.html

for current forecast

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Emergency Contact Information

In case of an emergency, please contact:

Dominique Azzopardi or Bronwen Hewitt
Phone: 8309-1077
Mobile: 0425-761-077


Services and Facilities available on campus

Many services and facilities are available on campus.
For a more detailed list please click here