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EPSRC Network on Evolvability in Biology & Software SystemsSoftware Evolution and Evolutionary Computation Symposium
University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, U.K. |
The symposium is held in the Central Committee Room
near the Main Reception (number 1 on the Hatfield campus map).
Directions:
The University of Hertfordshire at Hatfield is situated 3 miles north of the London orbital (M25) at junction 3 of the A1(M) and is easily accessible by road, rail (Hatfield or Stevenage stations) and air (Luton, Stanstead, Heathrow, Gatwick). The location of Hatfield Campus can be found here, for a detailed map of the buildings on the campus click here. Please come to the University's main reception upon arrival (Number 1 on campus map). The Central Committee Room is located in the Main Building near Reception (number 1 on the campus map). This is the venue for both Thursday and Friday. The campus can be reach by bus or taxi from Hatfield rail station.
From Gatwick Airport trains are going via London to Hatfield. From Heathrow airport take the tube (metro, Piccadilly line), get off at Finsbury Park, from there take a train to Hatfield. If you are arriving with the Eurostar, from Waterloo station, take the tube (metro, Northern line, direction: "northbound") and get off at Warren Street. Switch to the Victoria line (eastbound) and get off at Finsbury Park. Take the train to Hatfield Station. The journey from Heathrow/Gatwick/Waterloo with tube/trains to Hatfield can take 2 hours (you might make it faster though).
Dinner & Parking
Participants should inform C.L.Nehaniv@herts.ac.uk if would like to attend the symposium dinner (7:30 pm, 7 February at the Quality Hotel, Hatfield; cost about 17 pounds for the set dinner menu, payable directly to the hotel, please specify any special dietary requiremnts) or if they plan to arrive by car. Parking spaces for visitors can be arranged close to main reception.
Simple refreshments will be provided at the symposium. Participants can also buy reasonably priced lunches at the university cafeteria, refectory, and senior commons room near the symposium site.
Some Hotels near University (prices are estimates)
Click on Hotel Name for More Info:Hatfield Lodge Hotel, Comet Way, from 45 Pounds upwards
Jarvis International Hotel, from 45 Pounds upwards
Quality Hotel Hatfield, Roehyde Way (in walking distance from University),
from 75 pounds upwards -- ask for the University of Hertfordshire
discount rate. Telephone: [+44-](0)1707-275-701
Other accomodation (Bed and Breakfast places) is to be found in
the nearby historical cathedral town St. Albans.
The tourist Office of St. Albans can be reached by
phone: 01727 864511. There are busses from St. Albans to
University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield Campus (number 602 and others).