8th PIMS Young Researchers Conference

May 2-5, 2011. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.

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Conference Location

The conference will be held at UBC in the Buchanan Building A. Registration on Monday morning will be held there in the main hallway from 10am to 1pm. If you are arriving later, just email us at yrc@math.ubc.ca and we'll arrange to meet you upon your arrival or simply find an organizer directly on site!

 

Accommodations

Participants will be responsible for arranging and booking their own accommodations; a list of suggested locations is below. Participants from PIMS universities that are not based in Vancouver are eligible to have their accommodations partially subsidized, provided they register on or before April 10th. We would encourage you to consider sharing accommodations with your colleagues to reduce costs. While the exact subsidy depends on the number of participants, $120.00 will be a lower bound. Please keep receipts, a form to submit for reimbursement will be available at the conference. There are, of course, many places to stay in Vancouver. If you are concerned about the suitability of a particular location in regards to transit, please contact us so we can help.

Hostels

Other Accommodations

 

Travel

Public transit to UBC from the Vancouver International Airport is quite good. Take the Canada Line skytrain (cost: $5.00) from the airport to the Oakridge-41st Street station. Then board the west bound 41 bus (cost: $2.50), labeled UBC, which will take you to the main bus loop on campus. It is then a short walk to the accommodations. See the following for more help:

  • Google Maps directions from YVR airport to UBC. Depending on the time of day you access this page the route given may change; set the departure date and time to when you anticipate arriving in Vancouver for the most relevant route advice.
  • UBC Wayfinding will help you find your way around campus. The main events will all be held in the Buchanan Building.

A taxi from the airport to UBC will cost roughly $40.00.

Many PIMS universities provide travel grants to graduate students who give talks. The following links are the ones we know of -- if we have missed some contact us!