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LOFAR surveys meeting

17th - 19th June 2009, Edinburgh, UK


Workshop times

The workshop will start at 09:30 (registration from 09:00) on Wednesday 17th June, and will finish around 16:00 on Friday 19th June.

Day 1 will be open to everyone, and is intended to inform the LOFAR:UK and wider community of the current status of LOFAR, recent results from commissioning, and the future plans of the various KSP teams, with an emphasis on their overlap with the Surveys KSP. Days 2 and 3 will be open to members of the Surveys KSP team only, and will consist of detailed discussions of the commissioning and science plans.

Social Events

There will be a workshop dinner on the Thursday evening, in a location to be decided. There will be no charge for the conference dinner.

Accomodation

Participants are responsible for arranging their own accomodation, and making their own way to the Royal Observatory. We have listed a number of nearby options here, all of which are about 15 minutes walk from the ROE site and are well located for public transport to the centre of Edinburgh and Waverley railway station (about 15 minutes by bus or 10 minutes by taxi). Quoted prices are intended as a guide only and depend on the type of room desired (single, twin/double for single or shared occupancy, etc).

June is high season for tourism in Edinburgh, so we advise booking your accommodation as soon as possible.

Directions to the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh

The workshop will be held in the lecture theatre of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, which is situated on Blackford Hill, to the south of the city, and should not be confused with the pre-1893 Royal Observatory (or City Observatory) on Calton Hill. A zoomable map with the location of the observatory is available here.

View of the ROE

Apart from by road, the main ways of arriving in Edinburgh are at the airport (to the west) or at Waverley rail station (central). Taxis will bring you direct to Blackford Hill for about 17 pounds (airport) or 6 pounds (rail station).

From the City Bypass: (by car)

Leave the bypass at Straiton Junction. Follow the signs to Edinburgh South and City Centre (A701). Follow along Howdenhall Road and continue down Liberton Brae. Take a left-hand fork onto Mayfield Road. At the lights, turn left onto West Mains Road and continue until you come to the red sandstone archway at the foot of Observatory Road. Turn left and go to the top of the hill.

From the City Centre via Cameron Toll Shopping Centre: (bus + 20 minute walk)

Many buses regularly travel from the City Centre to Cameron Toll Shopping Centre including the 3, 8, 24, 29, 31, 33, 37, 37A, and 42. Alight at Cameron Toll Shopping Centre. Walk west (left) on Lady Road. Cross the Craigmillar junction and continue walking on Esslemont Road. Go straight across to West Mains Road. Continue walking until you come to Observatory Road on your left. Go through the red sandstone archway and continue to the top of the hill.

From the City Centre via Blackford Avenue: (bus + 10 to 15 minute walk)

Take the 24 from Princes Street or the 41 from the Mound (Art Galleries) in Edinburgh's City Centre and alight at Blackford Station. Walk along the second half of Blackford Avenue (away from the City Centre) until you reach the red sandstone archway at the bottom of Observatory Road. Turn right and climb the hill. Every half hour the 41 continues up the second half of Blackford Avenue to Kings Buildings so you can alight close to the red sandstone arch.



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