Workshop Location, Travel and Accomodation
Location
The workshop will be held in the auditorium at the new SNOLAB surface
facility building. This is at the SNOLAB site at INCO's Creighton
mine #9 shaft in Lively near
Sudbury.
See the following map
"Directions to SNO"
for directions to the SNO site.
Also see
"Directions to SNO from airport".
Please be sure to very strictly
obey traffic signs while on INCO property (eg. stop signs and speed
limits).
Shuttle Service from Hotels
We have arranged a bus to pickup from the recommended hotels to come to
the workshop site each day, so that all participants do not all
need to rent a car. The bus will pickup at the hotels with the
following schedule:
Mon, Tue and Wed (15-17 Aug):
7:40am Depart Howard Johnson Hotel
7:50am Depart Quality Inn
7:55am Depart Travelways Inn
8:00am Depart Travelodge Hotel
8:30am Arrive SNOLAB site
Monday and Tuesday:
5:15pm Depart SNOLAB site
5:45-6pm Drop off at Hotels
Wednesday:
1:30pm Depart SNOLAB site
Accommodation
Accommodation is available at several nearby hotels
(for example see this listing).
We will arrange for block reservations at the following hotels.
Travelodge Hotel
1401 Paris Street, Sudbury
Tel: (705) 522-1100 or 1-800-578-7878
SNO rate: $72 + tax, 50 rooms reserved, block release July 17th.
Howard-Johnson Plaza Hotel
50 Brady Street, Sudbury
Tel: (705) 675-5602 or 1-800-461-1144
SNO rate: $93 + tax, 30 rooms reserved, block release July 15th.
Quality Inn
390 Elgin Street, Sudbury
Tel: (705) 675-1273 or 1-800-461-1120
SNO rate: $93 + tax, 30 rooms reserved, block release July 17th.
Travelway Inn
1200 Paris Street, Sudbury
Tel: (705) 522-1122 or 1-800-461-4883
Travel
Travel to Sudbury, Canada, is arranged by the participants. Sudbury has a local airport
(Sudbury Airport YSB),
where rental cars or taxis are available for transport to hotels.
Travelers may also choose to rent a car from
Toronto Airport
and drive approximately 4.5 hours to Sudbury.
A minibus will provide transport from the above arranged hotels to the workshop site
according to a schedule to be posted on the website and announced at the workshop.
You can get city maps and regional maps, such as these
(map1 and
map2),
from Mapquest.
Meals and Restaurants
Coffee service and lunches are planned and will be included in the
registration fee. Also a banquet dinner is planned - check back for
more information soon.
Other meals can be arranged by participants at hotels and local restaurants.
Here is a list of Sudbury restaurants, pubs and night clubs. Maps and suggested restaurants will be posted
on this website and made available at the workshop.
