Located in downtown
Vancouver, The Westin Bayshore is tucked away in picturesque Coal
Harbour and offers an unparalleled location with panoramic views of the
coastline, mountains and historic Stanley Park. Please sign
up for announcements for notifications by email.
Use the ICSE
09 group rate when you book your hotel reservation. Those
interested in sharing a room might try the
ICSE'09 Discussion Board.
If you are going to lodge at another location, please be aware that the
conference events will take place inside the hotel.
The Hotel's Green
Award
The Hotel Association of Canada (HAC)
has awarded the Westin Bayshore a
4
Green Key Rating.
CAPS
Funds to Support Students Travel
The SIGSOFT CAPS program (Conference Attendance Program for Students)
provides financial assistance to students to help defray costs of
attending SIGSOFT-sponsored conferences and workshops. Please visit the
CAPS web site
for more information.
Breakfast
ICSE
provides breakfast on all conference days (incl. pre- and
post-conference) at 8:00 in the conference area. The
Westin Bayshore Hotel does not provide (free) breakfast for their hotel
guests.
Internet Access
ICSE provides internet access in the conference
area. The
Westin Bayshore Hotel provides free internet access in the guest rooms
for ICSE hotel guests. Guests of the hotel can also access the
wireless internet in the Lobby, Currents Restaurant, etc., if
they sign into the hotel network via their room account.
Transportation From Airport
to Hotel
Via Bus.
The cheapest way from airport to hotel is via public bus.
- Take bus route "424 AIRPORT STN" from Vancouver
International Airport Level 1 to Airport Station.
- Then get on bus route "98 BURRARD STN B-LINE" from
Airport Station to Northbound Seymour St at W Georgia St.
- Finally take a Westbound bus route (e.g., 240, 247,
250, 253, ...)
from Westbound W Georgia St at Seymour St (or Grandville St) to
Westbound W Georgia St at Cardero St.
- (Or ask Google
Map for a Public Transit proposal.)
The
total trip takes about 40 min. The bus runs frequently (about every
8
minutes during peak hours). The fare is 3.75 CAD from start of
service to 18:30 weekdays, or 2.50 CAD after 18:30 and on weekends.
Drivers take exact
Canadian fare only; bills are accepted, but change is not
given. And
there is nowhere to get change once you have left the arrivals
terminal, so get change first! Keep your transfer ticket, as it is good
for 90 minutes of
travel on any public transit, from time of purchase.
Via
Airporter/Taxi. If you don't mind spending the extra
money, more convenient is the YVR
Airporter (Schedule)
(1-800-668-3141)
which costs 13 CAD one way or 20 CAD return, and drops off at major
hotels
downtown. The airporter service runs only 8:00-22:00.
The public transit option described above runs later than the
airporter.
A taxi ride downtown will cost about 25-30 CAD. All taxis that serve
the
airport are required to accept credit cards. The taxi ride is usually
under
30 min. [WikiTravel]
Via Car.
Consult Google
Maps.
Via Hotel
Shuttle.
The Westin Bayshore Hotel does not provide shuttle service between the
airport and the hotel. The hotel shuttle bus only does a loop from the
hotel to Robson Street and ends at Pacific Center. It is a
shopping shuttle.
Other helpful directions and maps can be found here.
Hotel Floor Plan
The conference will span the first (lobby) and second
floors of the hotel. The floor plans are provided
below. If you would like more information about the rooms, please visit
the
hotel's floor plan page.
Help? Further information needed?
If you did not find what you are looking for, please do not hesitate to contact me
(Dirk Beyer, Location Arrangements Chair).
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