General information

Contact

Organisation is, like the web pages, sub-divided into

• the "scientific level", to which this page belongs,
• the "local level", where the entry page is found under "Location, accommodation, etc.".

E-mail addresses are as follows:

• for the "scientific level" (e.g., organisation of talks) please use sat09@swansea.ac.uk
• for the "local level" (e.g., accommodation or travel) use conferences@swansea.ac.uk (stating "SAT09" in the subject header).

If in doubt, then you may send your e-mail to both addresses.

Posters

• For every paper presented at the conference there can be some form of poster.
• This might be just one piece of paper, or a print-out of the talk, or a full-fledged poster.
• The Seminar Room 2 is used for all breaks and for registration, and it stays open otherwise.
• In this room 10 poster boards are provided (can be used on two sides, if necessary).
• You are invited to put up there your poster at any time, starting from Monday (June 29).
• Those who have put up a poster are asked to be around for the Wednesday and the Thursday morning breaks, so that people can get in contact.

Uploading files for your talk

• It would be good if you could upload your talks in the upload area .
• Just drag-and-drop your files there, using your browser: The username is "anonymous", and no password is needed.
• The upload-directory can be listed, but the files can not be read.
• Nor can they be deleted or removed, so for new versions just add a version number to the filename.
• The connection is anonymous ftp, so of course you can also use a command-line tool (though since the server sits behind a firewall, your ftp-client must be able to handle "passive mode"; apparently the browsers cope with that, while the command line tools cause more trouble).

Travel information

Please see the official travel information. Below you find some personal recommendations.

• Bristol Airport
  1. We recommend taking the train to and from Swansea; see the official airport information .
  2. From "Bristol Temple Meads" to "Swansea", and vice versa.
  3. Booking in advance is recommended:
     1. There are options for doing so.
     2. We recommend First Great Western .
     3. Booking should be straight-forward; you might choose two singles or one return ticket.
     4. However, "Advance Single" might be risky for the direction from Bristol to Swansea, since the times are fixed. "Anytime Day Single" is appropriate (while for the other direction choosing "Advance Single" should be alright).
     5. For buying a return tickets, "Off-peak Return" should cover your case (but please check).
     6. The choice of "single" or "return" is up to you: I (OK) always use "Off-peak Return", since it covers my needs, and I find it (slightly) more convenient. Others always choose "Single" since in this way you can save something (though Bristol to Swansea is just GBP 27.50 for off-peak return).
     7. Some of the tickets (like off-peak return) can also be bought at the counter with no extra costs, while other tickets must be booked and/or can get more expensive (for peak-times).
• Getting to Swansea University (from Swansea):
  1. Just telling a taxi driver "To the university!" should do the job; no need to provide further information, since the default landing point is Fulton House , and that's are reasonable starting point (at most 2 minutes to walk for all our places).
  2. To be on the safe side, instead of just "University" you can say "Swansea University" (that's the official name of this university). Actually, recently a second university was (re-)branded, called "Swansea Metropolitan University" now, and that's not where you want to go, and so to be totally safe you might add "not the metropolitan university".
  3. As you can see on the Campus map , Fulton House (which is number 17) is at the centre of the university, and everything except of the talks (Faraday Building, number 8.1 on the map) and your accommodation happens there.
  4. However when you first arrive, then you need to get the key at Preseli Residences, and from Fulton House you have to walk a bit (one or two minutes). So if you want to save this bit (because of your luggage), you might ask the driver directly for "Preseli Residences".
  5. Pronouncing "Preseli": A German would write it "Presselli", that is, it starts like in "pressure", then like in "selling", or perhaps like "Sally" (then you get also the ending right).
  6. All rooms are in Penmaen Residence (number 22 on the map). As mentioned above, from Fulton House this is 2 minutes to walk, but you may also ask a taxi driver (not upon arrival, but later) to go directly to Penmaen Residence (which is pronounced like "Pennmän" in German).

Computer access

• We do our best to ensure that WiFi will work for all kinds of laptops.
• To get access to WiFi and/or to get "PC access" you need to ask for account information when registering.
• Unfortunately, "PC access" is restricted to windows-machines; but we provide additional access to Linux machines from the department (during opening hours of the department): Please contact us if you want to have such an account (we need to create it).

Business meeting

• Tuesday from 19:30 to 21:00 we have the business meeting of the SAT association.
• Every participant is invited.
• Participants are also invited to join the SAT association.
• The statutes of this association are to be found here.

Going out

1. We have a special meeting room for the conference in Fulton House, the "Castle Room".
2. And just opposite to it we have JC's Bar, where you might sit down, or you can take your drink with you to the Castle Room.
3. This is an "easy solution", you meet your colleagues and can have some drinks.
4. It will be also rather quiet: Student's won't be around at this time of the year (most of them left), and the only other guests are likely some medical engineers who have a conference which partially overlaps with ours.
5. So for Monday evening things should be settled.
6. Wednesday and Thursday evening we have the "informal" and the "formal banquet".
7. After the banquet on Thursday we are close to the city centre, and those who want to experience a British pub can come with us to the No Sign Wine Bar on Wind Street.
8. This map of Swansea and Swansea Bay shows the area relevant to us.
   1. Point 11 is the building opposite the Faraday Building (where all talks take place).
   2. At Point 2 we have our Banquet (on Thursday).
   3. And the No Sign Wine Bar just mentioned is north of Point 2.
9. On Friday evening likely we all are a bit tired, but perhaps we want something different than JC's bar, and so we might book a table at the Pub On The Pond , which is just at the edge of the university campus, perhaps 5 minutes to walk (just 100m west of Building 33 on the above campus map). Since they want a deposit, we have not fixed that yet.
10. If you are still looking for nice places to go out, Mumbles is the right place to go (in the south of Swansea Bay on the above map), with lots of restaurants at the seafront.
    1. It you need just a pub, we recommend The White Rose .
    2. A nice restaurant is Adams Restaurant , with a 3-part menu for 20 pounds.
    3. Another nice choice is Mediterranean Grill , which is not British (i.e., if you need an escape).
    4. Finally, a more expensive restaurant is Patricks Restaurant .

Maps

• The Campus map .
• A map of Swansea Bay .

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