Glasgow FP Workshop Guide 1995

Here is travel etc. information for the 1995 Glasgow FP Workshop.

Travel

Our Coach

The easiest way to get to Ullapool is to take our coach from Glasgow, leaving the department at approx. 14.30 on Sunday (to arrive by 20.00), returning on Wednesday at approx. 23.00. The coach will pass through Inverness en route at approx. 18.30 in both directions.

Car

Some people have arranged to take private cars (at least one from Inverness on Sunday evening). If you're either planning to take a car, or need a lift, please let me know so that I can match everyone's travel plans.

If you're driving there yourself, you should first get to Inverness (from Glasgow, either take the A80/M80 to Stirling then the A9 past Aviemore, or take the A82 to Fort William then along Loch Ness). From Inverness you need to take the A9, then either the A832 or the A835 at Tore (they merge again later, stay on the A835 for Ullapool).

Alternatively, there is a shortcut from the A82 at Drumnadrochit on Loch Ness to the A832 on the A833 which avoids Inverness if you come that way and want some excitement en route (there's a moderately steep hill and snowpoles).

Scottish Citylinking Bus, No. 961

The fare is #6.40 single, or #10.70 return from Inverness to Ullapool. The timetable is quite poor, unfortunately, and there are NO alternative services! The bus station in Inverness is called Farraline Park.


			NSuM	M	NSuM
(Glasgow)		----	----	1045
Inverness		0715	1045	1515	
Ullapool		0835	1205	1645

			NSuM	M	NSuM
Ullapool		0905	1235	1700
Inverness		1025	1355	1825
(Glasgow)		1435	1755	2235

NSuM means neither Sunday nor Monday. M means Monday only.

Plane/Train

The nearest airport is at Inverness, about 10 miles from the town centre in the Elgin direction. You'll then need to proceed from there. Let me know if you're planning to come this way (and give me some idea of your travel options) -- we'll do what we can to make things work out smoothly.

The nearest railway station is also at Inverness. Again, let me know if you're coming this way (with your alternative arrival/departure times), and we'll try to merge transport requirements.

Hotel Address

The Ceilidh Place,
West Argyle St.,
Ullapool,
Wester Ross, IV26 2TY.
Tel: +44-1854 612103	Fax: +44-1854-612886

I don't have a map, but I remember it as being on the far side of town from Inverness (Ullapool only has one main street, from memory, having gone through most of the town, you need to turn off this to the left; the hotel is near the loch).

Talks

You can give a talk even if you don't submit a paper (or vice versa). We expect most participants to give a talk, but you're not absolutely required to. So that we can plan the schedule, please let us know by MONDAY 3RD JULY if you'd like to talk. We normally aim to have very short talks (15 minutes), with plenty of question and discussion time. We'll have an OHP, and probably flipcharts or portable whiteboards, but nothing more sophisticated.

Demonstrations

We're not planning any formal demonstrations, but people are certain to take their own portable machines. It would probably be easiest to arrange serious demos. at Glasgow after the workshop, or load the software here, and access remotely via modem (text-based systems).

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