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The Astronomical Society of Australia THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
OF AUSTRALIA INC.

Harley Wood Winter School
3-6 July 2008
 

Venues and Facilities


The 2008 Harley Wood Winter School will be held at:

Lecture Rooms 113 & 106,
Building ND5 (former P&O Hotel),
University of Notre Dame Australia Fremantle Campus,
Cnr High St and Mouat St,
Fremantle, WA 6959
Tel: +61 (08) 9433 0555 / 1800 640 500
Fax: +61 (08) 9433 0544
Email: enquiries@nd.edu.au
Administrators: Susanne Rowe, Katherine Matthews
Web: http://www.nd.edu.au
A pdf version of the venue map is available here.

University of Notre Dame

The Fremantle Campus of the University of Notre Dame is located in the historic West End of Fremantle, the main port city of WA, 18 km from Perth. It is a "town" University, and the only one of its type in Australia.

The 2008 Harley Wood Winter School will be held in one of the buildings in this urban campus, the former P&O Hotel. The room for most of our talks and workshops is Lecture Room 113. A second Room (No. 106) has been booked for the Parallel Workshop sessions to be held in the final Session on Friday afternoon.

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle

44-54 Marine Tce,
(Corner of Marine Terrace and Essex St),
Fremantle, WA 6160
Tel: +61 (08) 9432 4000
Fax: +61 (08) 9430 4539
Email: reservations@ehf.com.au
Web: http://www.esplanadehotelfremantle.com.au

This year, the HWWS Conference Dinner will be a buffet in the Atrium Garden Restaurant near the main entrance of the Esplanade Hotel Fremantle. This is a 4.5 star hotel with a unique Heritage and Colonial architecture that blends with the character of Fremantle's historical Port and Fishing Boat Harbour nearby.

Facilities

There are a wide variety of shops and services in Fremantle, all within easy walking distance of the University of Notre Dame campus.

Touring Fremantle & Perth

The port city of Fremantle (or "Freo" as it is usually called by locals) is located at the mouth of the Swan River on the West Australian coast. It is a part of the Perth metropolitan area. The Perth Central Business District (CBD) is is only 20 kms away - a 25 minute taxi ride, or 25-30 mins by train.

Here are some tourist information websites:-

 

For further information (and additions or corrections), contact: Andre Fletcher (abf@cyllene.uwa.edu.au)