{"id":28,"date":"2015-01-29T12:30:45","date_gmt":"2015-01-29T12:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ldapcon.org\/2015\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2015-11-16T17:56:42","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T17:56:42","slug":"venue-and-travel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ldapcon.org\/2015\/venue-and-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Venue and Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Venue<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"About the Forum\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/schools-departments\/informatics\/about\/forum\/about\">The University of Edinburgh School of Informatics Forum<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>10 Crichton Street Edinburgh EH8 9AB<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WiFi will be available. We may also have wired ethernet for the tutorial day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_432\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ldapcon.org\/2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/LDAPCon-locations.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-432\" class=\"size-full wp-image-432\" src=\"http:\/\/ldapcon.org\/2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/LDAPCon-locations-tiny.jpg\" alt=\"Thumbnail of locations map\" width=\"200\" height=\"236\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conference Locations (3.5MB)<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Travel<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"Location and Travel\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/schools-departments\/informatics\/about\/location\">Location and Travel from the University of Edinburgh website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openstreetmap.org\/?mlat=55.94467&amp;mlon=-3.18727#map=18\/55.94467\/-3.18727\">Informatics Forum on OpenStreetmap<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/maps?building=informatics-forum\">Campus Map<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Informatics+Forum,+Edinburgh+EH8+9AB,+UK\/@55.944781,-3.187282,17z\/data=!4m6!1m3!3m2!1s0x4887c783808f4dfd:0xb8b2415ee37c6dd4!2sInformatics+Forum,+10+Crichton+St,+Edinburgh,+Midlothian+EH8+9AB!3m1!1s0x4887c7847f57fce7:0xa55424c3cecbf4c9\">Informatics Forum on Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If travelling by air, take either the <a href=\"https:\/\/edinburghtrams.com\/\">tram<\/a> to St Andrew Square or the <a href=\"http:\/\/lothianbuses.com\/timetables-and-maps\/airlink?utm_source=Short-URLs&amp;utm_medium=Short-URLs&amp;utm_campaign=airlink\">Airlink 100<\/a> bus to Waverley Station. Both will put you very close to the station. The Informatics Forum is about 20 minutes walk south from here, and many hotels are close to the route. Remember to buy a ticket from the machine before boarding the tram.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/edinburghtrams.com\/plan-a-journey\/journey-planner?from=edinburgh+airport&amp;to=EH8+9AB\">Edinburgh transport planner<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edinburghairport.com\/transport-links\">Edinburgh Airport transport links<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/walkit.com\/walk\/?city=edinburgh&amp;from=waverley+station&amp;fuid=3152734_3597059&amp;to=EH8+9AB&amp;tuid=2431696_2735472&amp;rta=new&amp;direct=0\">Walkit walking route planner<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0Accommodation<\/h2>\n<p>There is a wide range of accommodation in Edinburgh, ranging from basic hostels to 5-star hotels. This is a relatively quiet time of year so you should not have difficulty in finding something suitable. Public transport in Edinburgh is very good, but you may prefer to stay within walking distance of the venue (and the dinner venue which is closer to the main railway station in the city). These links may help:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edinburghfirst.co.uk\/for-accommodation\/\">Edinburgh First<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/maps\/search\/hotels\/@55.9485047,-3.1891624,15z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m8!2m7!3m6!1shotels!2sInformatics+Forum,+10+Crichton+St,+Edinburgh,+Midlothian+EH8+9AB!3s0x4887c783808f4dfd:0xb8b2415ee37c6dd4!4m2!1d-3.187282!2d55.944781?hl\">Google Maps hotel search<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/maps\/search\/hostel\/@55.9483393,-3.1908739,16z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m8!2m7!3m6!1shostel!2sInformatics+Forum,+10+Crichton+St,+Edinburgh,+Midlothian+EH8+9AB!3s0x4887c783808f4dfd:0xb8b2415ee37c6dd4!4m2!1d-3.187282!2d55.944781?hl\">Google Maps hostel search<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.expedia.co.uk\/Hotel-Search?#&amp;destination=Edinburgh,%20Scotland,%20UK%20%28EDI%29&amp;startDate=10\/11\/2015&amp;endDate=13\/11\/2015&amp;regionId=6069845&amp;adults=1\">Expedia hotel search<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/hotels\/205\/Edinburgh-Central-hotel\">Travelodge Edinburgh Central<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibis.com\/gb\/hotel-8484-ibis-edinburgh-centre-south-bridge\/index.shtml\">Ibis hotel Edinburgh South Bridge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The Pub<\/h2>\n<p>On the evenings of 10th and 11th November we will meet at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.taylor-walker.co.uk\/pub\/doctors-edinburgh\/s9469\/\">The Doctors<\/a> which is a large pub near the Informatics Forum. It serves food from 14:00 to 22:00. The address is <span class=\"bigtext-line0\">32 Forrest Road, Edinburgh, EH1 2QN<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Dinner Venue<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/ldapcon.org\/2015\/?page_id=416\">Conference Dinner<\/a> on Thursday evening will be at The Caves, 8-12 Niddry Street South, EH1 1NS<\/p>\n<h2>The Other Pub<\/h2>\n<p>On Friday evening we will meet at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gait.bar\/\">The Canon\u2019s Gait Cellar Bar<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Venue The University of Edinburgh School of Informatics Forum 10 Crichton Street Edinburgh EH8 9AB WiFi will be available. We may also have wired ethernet for the tutorial day. 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