Tuition
There are no tuition fees for the Summer Workshop.
Travel
Travel costs will be partially covered for all students. Funding amounts will be clarified in the letter of offer.
Arrival at airport
A Sky Shuttle will take you from the airport to Lister Centre. Tickets are $15 one way. The shuttle service operates at 45-minute intervals between 5:40 am to midnight. Travel time to campus is 30 minutes. Tickets can be purchased at the Sky Shuttle desk in the airport arrivals area.
Be sure to request that the driver take you to Lister Centre on the University of Alberta Campus. To return to the airport with Sky Shuttle, call 465-8515 well before desired pickup.
You can also take a cab/taxi from the airport. Cost will be approximately $50 one way.
Arrival by car
For map/travel information, please visit
www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/gettingtocampus
Check in times
You can check into your accommodation from 4pm to 11pm.
If you arrive AFTER 11pm, the front desk at Lister Centre will be closed. Please call 974-9752 to get access to your room. This number is posted at the Lister Centre Front Desk.
Accommodation
Accommodations costs are covered. We have made accommodation arrangements with Lister Centre from May 10th to 22nd. You are responsible for making additional accommodation arrangements if you arrive before May 10th and leave after May 22nd.
Linens
Bedding and towel services are provided, and additional amenities are available on each floor, including cable television, telephone with free local service and a service center with coin-operated laundry facilities, a refrigerator, and a sink.
For more information about Lister Centre, see
http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/conferenceservices/nav02.cfm?nav02=23477&nav01=23453
Meals
We provide dinner on three of the evenings, as well as two coffee breaks per day with healthy snacks such as fruit and muffins.
There are several grocery stores near campus where you may purchase groceries and there is a variety of fast-food and casual restaurants on and near campus. You may wish to bring a plate or bowl, cup, and some cutlery with you, as these may not be available in Lister Centre. We have communal pots we lend to Summer Workshop students.
Workshop Internet
On the first day of the Workshop, you will be given a username and password to log into the U of Alberta system and for internet access. If you have a USB key, it is recommended that you bring it with you so that you can save your files.
Expenses Refund
For participants from out of town, please save all your original receipts, plus your boarding passes and/or kilometers travelled and we will reimburse you to a maximum of the amount stated in your letter of offer. When you return home, please forward the receipts by mail in the return envelops provided at the Workshop.
Workshop
The Workshop will commence at 9 am on Tuesday, May 11, in Room 269, Central Academic Building (CAB).
For directions to CAB, please see the University of Alberta map at:
http://www.campusmap.ualberta.ca/
Signs will be posted for the Workshop
View Workshop Schedule (This is a work in progress to be posted prior to the Workshop)
It is very important that students participate fully in the Summer Workshop by attending all sessions for the duration of May 11th to 21st, 2010. This includes Saturday, May 15th.
We look forward to seeing you at the Workshop.