ICFP 2009 Local Arrangements

The 14th ACM SIGPLAN International Conference on Functional Programming
Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, Scotland
31st August—2nd September 2009

Venue

The conference venue is the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

Accommodation

We have arranged for hotel accommodation to be reserved through the Edinburgh Convention Bureau. Follow this link for a description of the accommodation and a link to the booking form.

We recommend early booking, since the conference dates overlap with those of the Edinburgh Festival. For those on a tight budget, Edinburgh also has a variety of hostel and bed/breakfast accommodation, but this must be booked privately.

Travel

Plane

Edinburgh airport (EDI) is the most convenient: a cab to the city centre takes about 20 minutes and costs about £20; there are also frequent shuttles to the city centre. Glasgow (GLA) also works; there are shuttles from Glasgow airport to the Edinburgh city centre.

Edinburgh Festival

• 14 August—6 September 2009 Edinburgh International Festival
• 7—31 August 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival
• 15—31 August 2009 Edinburgh International Book Festival

There will be a spectacular Fireworks display on 31 August 2009 from 21:00. It will be visible from many parts of the city. You can get a good view from Princes Street (which will be closed to traffic), but arrive early, since there will be many thousands of other revellers, and the police control the access!

Extend your visit

Edinburgh Convention Bureau runs a site site to help you extend your visit, if you wish.

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