PRESENCE 2005
The 8th Annual International Workshop on Presence

September 21-23
London

Accommodations and Transportation

Arrangements and expenses for travel and accommodations are the responsibility of each participant in the conference. However, where possible members of the Conference Organizing Committee will be glad to help attendees make arrangements.

Accommodations

Discount rates have been secured for conference attendees at the hotels below. To receive the discounted rates be sure to mention University College London (UCL) and the PRESENCE 2005 conference (if further confirmation is needed, please refer the hotel personnel to UCL's Department of Computer Science and the contact person Ms. JJ Giwa (see contacts page)). Booking should be made early in order to assure availability at the discounted rate.

All hotels are within 15 minutes walking distance of UCL.

• Grafton Hotel
• Novotel London Euston
• Thistle Bloomsbury Hotel

The Tavistock Hotel London is also recommended though there is no special discount rate. Other Imperial chain hotels --  The Imperial, Bedford, and President are also within 15 minute walking distance of UCL.

Transportation

There are three main airports in London:

• London Heathrow - journey time to the center of London is 40 minutes by Underground train and 15 minutes by Heathrow Express.
   
• London Gatwick - journey time is 30 minutes by mainline rail services into Victoria Station, which connects to the London Underground Victoria Station, and UCL is about 15 minutes from there (to the Warren Street Underground Station).
   
• London Stanstead - about 50 minutes on mainline rail to Liverpool Street Station, which is also an Underground station, and from there to Euston Square (a short walk from UCL) is about 20 minutes.

Once you're in London you can travel on the famous London Underground (the tube), rail, taxi, bus, and more. Detailed information is available on the Transport for London web site.

Detailed maps and directions for getting to University College London are available here.

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