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16th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference
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Fees, Registration and Accommodation

The Conference

Due to sponsorship from the Crowne Plaza, we are able to offer a discount of $100 to the registration fees of any delegates who choose to use the Plaza as their accommodation for the conference. The Plaza room rates are as shown below, and have been discounted for conference delegates. The registration fee for all delegates (including students and emeritus academics) includes the proceedings, all lunches, morning and afternoon teas, the social function (Wednesday afternoon) and the formal conference dinner (Thursday evening). A daily registration fee of $250 is available for non-authors and includes food for that day (not the social function or conference dinner) and the proceedings on CD.

A delegate may present two papers at the conference as part of their normal registration fee (but can be a co-author on any other papers). Delegates wishing to present more than two papers will be asked to pay an additional fee which reflects hire charges for the conference centre. Registration must be received by 16 November to guarantee inclusion of papers on the CD and to be given a time slot for presentation.

Registration Fees

Regular registration (after 31 Aug but before 31 Oct):
$650 for delegates staying in the Crowne Plaza
$750 for delegates not staying in the Crowne Plaza
$320 for students and emeritus academics

Late registration (after 31 Oct):
$700 for delegates staying in the Crowne Plaza
$800 for delegates not staying in the Crowne Plaza
$370 for students and emeritus academics

Click here to go to the conference registration page.

Accommodation at Crowne Plaza Hotel

Address:
Crowne Plaza Surfers Paradise,
2807 Gold Coast Highway Surfers Paradise,
Qld, 4217, Australia.

Rates:

  • $162 per room per night (not including breakfast)
  • $18.00 per walk-in breakfast
Availability (at the above rates): Sunday 2 Dec 2007 to Friday 7 Dec 2007
Rooms available: 25 Single Rooms, 75 Twin or Double Rooms
The above rates apply for a maximum of 2 adults per room. An extra bed can be included in some rooms for an additional $50 if required.

Click here to go to the Crowne Plaza reservation page.

Getting to the Conference Site

Remember in planning your journey that Queensland does NOT operate on daylight savings time - we are 1 hour behind other eastern Australian states.

The conference site can be easily reached from either the Brisbane Airport or Coolangatta Airport. The hotel web-site has some travel information. Otherwise see below.

From the Brisbane International or Domestic Airports, one option is to travel by train. Purchase a ticket for connection to Robina station (cost about $A25.00) which is about a 90 minute journey. From there catch a taxi to the hotel, a travel distance of about 10 km (cost about $A15.00). Its also possible to leave the train at Nerang and catch a taxi. A taxi fare from the airport direct to the hotel will be about $A135.00 and take about 50 minutes.

The second option is a door-to-door service. Both Airtrain Connect and Coachtrans Buses offer a door-to-door service from Brisbane Airport to your Gold Coast accommodation. This will cost around $A38 one way and $A70-74 return. Please see their websites to make a booking and for further information:
Airtrain Connect - http://www.airtrain.com.au/
Coachtrans Buses - http://www.coachtrans.com.au/default.aspx

From the Coolangatta aiport, a taxi fare is about $A40.00 and takes 25 minutes

Alternatively you can catch a Gold Coast Tourist Shuttle direct to your accommodation. This will cost $A18 one way and $A33 return. For further information, please go to: http://www.gcshuttle.com.au/shuttle_transferserv.htm.

Public transport options from both airports including travel times, fares and route planners can be found at TransLink.

Alternative Accommodation

The following links take you to alternative accommodation, nearby. To ensure availablility, registrants should make reservations as soon as possible through Gold Coast Tourism (GCT) who act as the booking agent. The reference to be quoted is "MorganAustralasianFluidMechanicConference".
To contact GCT: telephone (07) 5569 3380 or email to infocoolangatta@gctourism.com.

When making a booking through GCT they require full payment or you can make a deposit via credit card. They accept Visa and Mastercard. GCT will also assist with the arrangement of various tickets to attractions and tours or any transportation requirements, as required.


15-November-2007, peterj@mech.uq.edu.au, r.clements@uq.edu.au