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Quantum Materials Summer School
May 25-28, 2009


Map
This map shows the locations of all events of the summer school, and the location of the main meeting. Click on each of the blue markers to see the address and further information.


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Arrival and Accommodation
From the airport, the easiest way in to campus is by taxi, which should cost roughly 35 CAD and take about 30 minutes depending on traffic. Tell the taxi driver that you are going to UBC, to the Marine Drive Residences. The address is
2205 Lower Mall. The exact directions, assuming you drive north on SW Marine Drive are to pass 16th Av., turn right on Agronomy Rd, turn left on Lower Mall Rd, take the first left onto the Marine Drive Residence Driveway. The check-in desk is located in building 6.

You will be staying at the Marine Drive Residence on UBC for the duration of the summer school and Main Meeting. Check in is on Monday, May 25th, from 3pm and check out is on May 31st, before 11am. Of course, if you are arriving later or leaving earlier, you will be able to check in and check out. Please note that in order to use the internet from your room you will have to bring your own ethernet cable. Wireless internet is available on most of the campus, but not in Marine Drive Residence. See info sheet (pdf) for further information.

Welcome BBQ
The welcome BBQ will be at Koerner's Pub on Monday, May 25th, starting at 6pm. Koerner's Pub is located on the lower level of the Graduate Student Center on UBC at 6371 Crescent Road. To get there from Marine Drive Residence, walk northwest (left) on Lower Mall, take a right on University Blvd., left on West Mall, and right on Crescent Rd. The Graduate Student Center will be on your left.

Breakfast
Breakfast will be held between 7:00-8:30 in the Shrum Lounge at Place Vanier Residence, which is a short walk northwest of Marine Drive Residence. If you take a left onto Lower Mall, Place Vanier will be on your left.

Lectures and Coffee Breaks
The lectures will be held in room 102 of the Michael Smith Laboratories and Coffee Breaks will be held in room 101.
From Marine Drive Residence go left on Lower Mall, turn right on University Blvd, turn right on East Mall and the building will be on your right side.

Lunch
Lunch will held in the Ballroom at Place Vanier.

Banquet
The banquet will be held at Nyala, the African Restaurant, located at 4148 Main St. (corner of King Edwards).
The easiest way to get there from campus is to catch bus #25 from the bus loop on UBC (bay 11). It leaves every ten minutes (see schedule) and takes about half an hour to get there.
Poster Session
The poster session will be held at the Abdul Ladha Science Center on UBC. From the Michael Smith Laboratories, take a left onto East Mall. Walk past University Blvd. and the building will be on your left.
Main Meeting
The summer school ends after lunch on Thursday, May 28th. The Main Meeting will be held at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Vancouver (see schedule, pdf). The first event will be a presentation of the poster ads followed by the poster session on Thursday at 3:30pm. The Main Meeting will end on the morning of the 31st of May.

To get to the Renaissance Hotel, walk to the UBC bus loop (see direction below, under Transit). On weekdays (Mon-Fri) take bus #44 (see schedule) from bay 7. After about 30 minutes get off at the corner of W Pender and Burrard. Head northwest, back up W Pender St., turn right at Thurlow St. and left at W Hastings St. On the weekend, take bus #99 from bay 2 (leaves frequently) to Granville, walk back to the intersection and left to Granville, and catch the #98 (going north) to the Burrard Station. Walk up Burrard to the corner of W Pender and follow the walking directions above. The address is 1133 West Hastings St.

Transit
The transit company in Vancouver is Translink.Their website includes maps, schedules and a trip planner.
A transit map for Vancouver might be useful. Most buses from leaving from UBC leave from the Bus Loop located on Wesbrook Mall just north of University Blvd. From the Michael Smith Laboratories go left up East Mall, right onto University Blvd, and left onto Wesbrook Mall. We will provide ten bus tickets per person in the registration package. The price of a regular bus ticket is 2.50 CAD and you must have exact change.
Things to do on Campus
A few suggestions: Nitobe Memorial Garden - a traditional Japanese garden, the famous Museum of Anthropology, and the UBC Botanical Garden.

One of the best short outings on campus is a trip to Wreck Beach - a beautiful undeveloped and wild beach right at the foot of the campus. There are several trails leading down to the beach. To go straight to the main beach, take trail 6, accessible from Marine Drive, just north of University Blvd. You can hike north along the beach and go back up to campus on one of the other trails. Trail 3 starts at the intersection of NW Marine Dr. and Chancellor Blvd, close to the Museum of Anthropology. Note that the beach is clothing optional.

There are three pubs on campus: Koerner's, located on the lower level of the Graduate Student Center, the Pit, located on the lower level of the Student Union Building (SUB) and Mahoney's, located on University Blvd., just west of the intersection with Wesbrook Mall.


Things to do in the City
Vancouver is a beautiful city - lots of green spaces, parks, long beaches and mountains. The most well known attractions are Stanley Park, Granville Island, Grouse Mtn., and Capilano Bridge. Other places of interest: the promenade along the beach and around False Creek, Science World, the Van-Dusen Gardens, the Vancouver Aquarium, and Queen Elizabeth Park.

Granville St. (between Davie and Robson) is the main entertainment hub for Vancouver nightlife. The best source of information about what's happening in the city is the Georgia Straight. It is a free weekly magazine which can be picked up on campus, on street corners, in some stores or just read it online.

Restaurants
There are many restaurants along Broadway St. (take bus #99, get off and walk around), Commercial Drive is a lively area (take #99 to Commercial), W 4th ave (between Vine and Burrard, take #4), W 1st and Cypress, and downtown (take #99 and transfer to #98 at Granville) Robson St., Davie St. (between Burrard and Jervis) and Denman St.