THE INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS
AND ITS APPLICATIONS

IMA Conference on NUMERICAL LINEAR ALGEBRA AND OPTIMISATION		University of Birmingham, UK 13th - 15th September 2007
in cooperation with the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)		endorsed by ILAS

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Travel and Domestic Notes

The conference will be held at University of Birmingham on 13-15 September 2007

Lucy Nye is the Conference Representative and will be at University of Plymouth for the duration of the conference. Mobile Number: 07918 082 539

Travel Directions

By motorway
Approaching from the north west or south east along the M6:

• Leave at Junction 6 (signposted Birmingham Central) to join the A38(M)
• At the end of the motorway, keep to the right, go over a flyover, then through some underpasses to join the A38 Bristol Road
  
• The University is on your right, two and a half miles from the city centre

Approaching from the M42 north:

• Leave at Junction 8 to join the M6 northbound and follow the instructions above

Approaching from the south west:

• Leave the M5 at Junction 4 signposted Birmingham SW) to join the A38
• The University is approximately eight miles from the motorway

Approaching from the M40:

• It is easier to turn south on the M42 and leave at Junction 1, heading north on the A38 Bristol Road
• The University is approximately eight miles from the motorway

By rail
Most cross-country services to Birmingham arrive at New Street Station. Up to six trains an hour depart for the University on the cross-city line (final destination Longbridge or Redditch). The centre of the main campus is a five-minute walk from University Station.

By coach
There are frequent express coach services to Birmingham from London, Heathrow and Gatwick Airports, and many UK cities. The long-distance coach station is in Digbeth in the city centre.

By bus
Numbers 61, 62 and 63 travel to the University’s Edgbaston and Selly Oak campuses, while the 21 and 44 serve the Medical School and Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The services all run frequently from the city centre. There is a travel information office outside New Street Station, where you can obtain bus timetables and departure point information. Maps can be found throughout t7/9/07

By taxi
There are taxi ranks at New Street Station and throughout the city centre. The journey to the University takes about ten minutes.

By air
Birmingham International Airport has direct flights from locations in the UK, as well as from the USA, Canada, Europe and the Middle East.
The journey by taxi from the airport to the University takes approximately half an hour. Alternatively, Air-Rail Link provides a free, fast connection between the airport terminals and Birmingham International railway station. Air-Rail Link operates every two minutes (journey time 90 seconds). Birmingham International railway station has frequent services to New Street Station in the city centre (journey time around 15 minutes).
If you are arriving at London, there is a frequent train service from London Euston railway station to New Street Station (journey time around 1 hour 30 minutes).

• From Heathrow Airport. Take the Heathrow Express train to Paddington Station and then the Underground or a taxi to Euston Station. Alternatively, an Airbus runs from Heathrow Airport direct to Euston Station
• From Gatwick Airport. Take the Airport Express train to Victoria Station and then the Underground or a taxi to Euston Station

Car Parking

If you require parking at Victoria Hall, a limited number of free car parking spaces are available. Please e-mail lucy.nye@ima.org.uk to secure a space. Alternatively there is some free parking in the surrounding area. At the University, there are spaces for disabled delegates near to the Watson Building, or spaces in the nearby South pay and display car park. For disabled access, please drive to the main entrance (East gate) and security will direct you to a nearby space.

Accomodation/Key Collection

For those who have booked accommodation at Victoria Hall, keys can be collected from the Reception (on left hand side gate when approaching from the main road) between 9am-6.00pm. After 6.00pm the caretaker can be contacted by the outside phone next to main gates, he will let you into your room. Rooms MUST be vacated by 11.00am on the day of departure. There are storage facilities for luggage after checkout. Please note that no breakfast is served, however there are cafes on the main University site where breakfast can be purchased. In the mornings welcome coffee and flapjacks will be served in the Physics bridge.

Registration

The conference will take place in the Watson Building, which is number R15 on your accompanying map (in the red zone). The registration area will be at the Physics Bridge, where the IMA desk will remain throughout the conference. This will be signposted from the main entrance.

Lectures

Meals

Computing Facilities

There will be wireless broadband access in the study room off the Physics bridge. Further details will be available at registration.