"Black Hole" by Julie Weekes |
4th EDOARDO AMALDI CONFERENCE ON GRAVITATIONAL WAVES
Amaldi 4 July 8 - 13, 2001
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|
"Black Hole" by Julie Weekes |
4th EDOARDO AMALDI CONFERENCE ON GRAVITATIONAL WAVES
Amaldi 4 July 8 - 13, 2001
|
TRAVEL
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* NOTE: VISA REQUIREMENTS:
* When purchasing your airline ticket please confirm
visa requirements for Australia.
* Passengers will be denied boarding by airlines
if they do not have correct entry
* requirements for Australia.
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VISAS
Please ensure you apply well in advance for an entry visa to Australia
if this is required.
Instead of a visa, an Electronic Travel Authority can be arranged when purchasing your airline ticket for those holding passports from the following countries: Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, UK and the USA (amongst others).
Please check the following web pages of the Australian Dept. of Immigration for further information and a complete list of countries:
http://www.immi.gov.au/general/travel2.htm
Further information at:
http://www.immi.gov.au/facts/51entry.htm
http://www.immi.gov.au/facts/50touris.htm
Information received 28/5/01
The Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
has launched its Internet Electronic Travel Authority (IETA) website. The
website address is: http://www.eta.immi.gov.au
Through this website you can apply for Visitor or Business Short Validity
ETAs for a nominal processing fee of AUD $20.00. Business Long Validity
ETAs will be made available on the website in the future. ETAs may
still be obtained through your travel agent or through the airline carrying
you into
Australia.
The Visitor ETA is suitable for tourism or visiting purposes.
The Business Short Validity ETA is suitable for attendees of conferences,
business meetings, conventions and seminars.
Personal pre and post Conference Tours
These can be arranged via
the W.A.Tourism Commission
If delegates wish to visit other tourist destinations in Western Australia you may like to browse the following pages from the Western Australian Tourism Commission and the Dept. of Conservation and Land Management (national parks).
Western Australian Tourism Commission
The Western Australian Department of Conservation and Land Management
The Government of Western Australia
Airport Transfers
The cost of a taxi fare from the International Terminal to UWA is ~US$15
and from the Domestic Terminal is ~US$14. Buses from the terminals
to Perth City Centre are available - another taxi or bus is then required
to UWA.
If taking a Transperth bus from the City Centre to UWA you must walk
to the bus stop on St George'S Tce near Westralia Square. Take bus
no. 72. These buses do not run late at night and there is a reduced
service on Sundays.
Taxis
Taxis cannot be flagged down in the street. You must wait at
a Taxi Terminal or call for a taxi:
Swan Taxis - 131388
Black and White Taxis - 9333 3333.
Car Hire
Thrifty Car Rental: International and Interstate reservations:
+61 1300 367 227
Hertz Australia Pty. Ltd.: International reservations: +61 1800
550 067; Interstate reservations: 13 3039
Travel around Perth
Details of using the metro bus system around Perth can be obtained
from Transperth. This
web page provides a route service where you can type in where you wish
to catch a bus and where you wish to go - the page will supply details
of the route you should take and timetable.
The following buses operate between the City and the UWA campus :
Bus No. 103
St George's Terrace - King's Park Road - Thomas Street - Hospital Avenue
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Hampden Road - UWA - Fremantle and return
Bus No 23
St George's Terrace - Mounts Bay Road - Hackett Drive - UWA - Claremont
and return
Bus No 24
St George's Terrace - Thomas Street - Hospital Avenue - Monash Avenue
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Hampden Road - UWA - Claremont and return
Bus Nos. 71, 72 and 73
St George's Terrace - Mounts Bay Road - UWA - Cottesloe and return
The 71, 72 & 73 buses run from outside Uni (front entrance, Mounts
Bay Rd) to the busport in the city where you can catch
connecting buses. They travel to Cottesloe beach in the opposite
direction.
The 78 bus runs from Wellington St bus station straight to Uni and back
again at 10 - 15 minute intervals during morning and
evening peak hour. During the middle of the day the 78 service
operates at half hour intervals.
SUBIACO TRAIN STATION/UWA SHUTTLE BUS
No. 97 - Subiaco Train Station to the Campus
Monday to Friday : every 15 minutes
: 7am to 6.30pm
Saturday :
every 30 minutes : 9am to 6pm
Sundays/public holidays : every 60 minutes 9am to 6pm
Fare (one way) $1.80
The Shuttle leaves from the bus stand at the top level of Subiaco Train
Station outside Subi Centro, travels via
Rokeby Road, Nicholson Road, Derby Road, Aberdare Road, Hospital Avenue,
Monash Avenue, Hampden Road, Broadway, Clark Street,
Fairway and returns via the same route to Subiaco Train Station
CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT/ENQUIRIES
Ms D. Greenwood
Conference Manager
Amaldi4 Secretariat
Department of Physics
The University of Western Australia
Nedlands WA
6907
Australia
Telephone: +61.8.9380.3909 or +61.8.9380.2736
Fax: +61.8.980.1170
Email: amaldi@physics.uwa.edu.au
