Accommodation and Facilities
Conference
Facilities
An
information sheet for delegates may be downloaded (pdf format). Printed
copies will be available in each delegate pack.
A map
of the Whiteknights campus (pdf format) is available for download to
show the location of the facilities for this conference.
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Conference activities will take place in
the modern Agriculture building on the Earley Gate side of campus, offering
state of the art lecturing and presentation facilities, breakout rooms and
refreshment areas. A wireless network is available in communal areas within the
building.
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Accommodation is offered in Whiteknights
Hall, a short walk across campus. Each room has ensuite facilities and internet
connection. There is ample parking close to Whiteknights Hall.
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Catering: The Conference Dinner will
take place on Tuesday night at CEDARS on the Whiteknights campus. The
Whiteknights Hall bar will be open until late on Monday and Tuesday night. Lunch
and refreshments will be served in the Agriculture Building.
Whiteknights Campus
The conference buildings are located within
some 320 acres of landscaped parkland, with lakeside walks, formal gardens and
informal wooded areas rich in flora and fauna.
The campus also offers a Waterstones
bookshop, coffee shops Dolche Vita and Fusion, and a cashpoint machine. Reading
town centre is a short bus ride away.
Reading
Reading is ideally located, lying in the
heart of the Thames Valley, just 60km west of London. It offers the best of town
life with the peace of some of England's finest countryside. London is within
easy reach, just a 22 minute fast train journey from Reading.
Reading town centre has excellent shopping
facilities in the newly developed Oracle centre, as well as a vibrant night life
with a multitude of clubs, pubs and cinemas. For those seeking peace and quiet
there are the Chiltern Hills and the Berkshire Downs in the surrounding
countryside. Historic towns of Windsor, Oxford, Henley-on-Thames and Ascot are
also nearby.
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AES Conference Programme 2007 
