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Venues and Accomodation CONFERENCE VENUES The conference will be held in central Melbourne at the State Library of Victoria Conference Centre (entry from LaTrobe Street). Additional conference venues will be provided by RMIT University.
Melbourne is a cosmopolitan city of 3.7 million people located on the southern coast of mainland Australia. It is Australia's ‘most liveable’ city, home to people from over 233 different countries and some 180 languages and dialects. Melbourne has one of the highest numbers of international students studying in its universities, after London, New York City, and Paris. The mean daily temperature range in Melbourne during November is 11.1° - 21.8°C with an average rainfall of 59mm and 12 days of rain in the month.
The Conference will be held during Melbourne’s Spring Racing Carnival and coincides with the 2006 G-20 meeting. Conference delegates are encouraged to make their travel arrangements and book accommodation as early as possible. The following websites include useful travel and accommodation information: The best hotel rates may be obtained from a hotel booking site rather than from the individual hotel. Some of the best rates can be obtained at: A list of hotels are located close to the Conference venues (there are others) follows:
A taxi from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to the centre of the city costs AUD $40-45. This is generally only economical for 3 or more people. A bus service called Skybus departs every 10-15 minutes and takes around 20 minutes from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to the city centre. The cost is AUD 15 one way, AUD 24 return trip. You can purchase tickets online. See http://www.skybus.com.au/. For more information, including information about car rental, see http://www.melair.com.au/to_from_airport/.
Melbourne is well served by public transport, including an extensive and convenient tram network in the inner city. See http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/.
If you are not flying direct to Melbourne, or if you wish you visit other locations in Australia, the following airlines offer domestic flights. The cheapest rates can be booked directly via their websites: http://www.virginblue.com.au/ Discount airline. Note that prices on some routes prices are reduced further between 12-1pm Australian Eastern Standard Time (see http://www.timeanddate.com) http://www.jetstar.com/
Discount airline. Owned by Qantas.
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