CAV 2005: Registration and booking of accommodation
accommodation in Edinburgh is now very scarce
because of the G8 summit demonstrations. Please bear with
us as we attempt to find accommodation for you, but we
may very likely have to give you accommodation that is well outside
your specifications, and which is located further out from town.
A two step process
You can register and also book your accommodation through us,
using the following link:
Click here to go to registration
and accommodation booking.
But before you do that, please read the following instructions.
Registration is a two step process.
IMPORTANT: The early registration deadline is June 8th, but
to secure accommodation before these are booked up, you should register and
book accommodation as early as possible.
Step 1
In Step 1, you will fill
out a form in which you will specify:
- what events you want to register for;
- what extra items (extra proceedings or banquet tickets) you want
to buy;
- what date you will arrive and depart;
- Accommodation information:
- whether or not you require accommodation;
- dates you require accommodation;
- your accommodation budget range: we offer three choices:
£55 or less, £55-70, and £70 or higher.
- In addition to budget range, there is a "special requirements"
box where you can specify more specific information about
the accommodation you will need (read below about accommodation).
- In the "special requirements" box, you will also specify special
dietary requirements (such as vegetarian, etc.).
You then click the submit button and submit this form.
You will then receive an email confirmation.
You will then be asked to go to Step 2, where you
will pay via credit card for your registration fees as well
as charges for extra
items such as extra proceedings and extra banquet tickets.
Your registration is not confirmed until you have made payment.
In a separate email, you will also then be told what accommodation
has been provisionally booked for you, and you will be asked
to contact that accommodation directly in order to confirm
your booking by giving them
your credit card information.
Accommodation
We have block booked accommodation at special rates
at a number of different
hotels, inns, and dormitories which are all close to the
conference venue, Appleton Tower (all within ~15 minutes walk).
When you ask for accommodation, you will be picking one of
the three budget
categories mentioned above.
If you need to, you can also specify additional requirement
in the "special requirements" box,
such as the fact that you are a student and want inexpensive
shared dormitory accommodation if available, or the fact that
you want a double room for 2 people,
etc. Our goal is to place you in accommodation that best matches
your budget and specifications. However, we can not guarantee that
your exact choice will be available for you. If possible,
we ask you to be
flexible and please only specify your budget category
and let us find something appropriate within that category.
For your benefit, we now list some of the places where we
have block booked accommodations, together with APPROXIMATE
price ranges for these place. We can not guarantee these prices,
nor can we guarantee that you will get the precise accommodation
you ask for if you ask for a specific place. However, this
will give you some sense of the kinds of accommodation available,
and will also allow you to ask to stay in a given place if you
absolutely need to.
Here is a list of some of the accommodation:
- The Carlton Hotel: approximately £80.00 (per night for a single).
- The Jurys Inn: approximately £62.00
- Southside Guest House: approximately £55.00
- Pollock Halls of Residence: (U. of Edinburgh
shared dormitories, private rooms, and apartments):
approximate costs ranging from £22.40 - £71.20
Step 2
In Step 2, as mentioned earlier, you will be paying
(by
credit card) for your registration fees, plus for extra items
such as extra proceedings or extra banquet tickets.
(You will not be paying for accommodation in this step.)
You will be doing this via the U. of Edinburgh online payment
system and forms.
This will require you to do the following:
- give your email address again, and
to choose a password.
- You will then specify your name and address.
The name you give should match your registration name.
- You then see several menu items, asking you what "product"
you want to pay for. You should make the following choices
in each of the three menus:
- (1) College/School/Department: choose "Informatics".
- (2) Category: choose "Conference".
- (3) Product: choose "CAV 05 (6th - 12th July 2005)".
- You will then see a list of registration items (such as
non-student/early registration for CAV'05 conference, or
student early registration, etc.),
together with associated fees for each.
Click the buttons next to precisely those items that you
had asked for in the form that you filled in Step 1.
Then a "Proceed" button will appear at the bottom of the page,
which you can click to proceed. You will then be asked for
your credit card information to pay for the items you chose.
Make sure the items you choose match precisely those items
you chose in Step 1.
That is all.
Now, to go on to register and booking of accomodation, please click the following
link:
Click here to go to registration
and accommodation booking.