Local information

ACCOMMODATION:

Some of your group may be interested in extending their visit to Banff, and

possibly involving their families. For more information about the BIRS

guest policy, please visit:

for details. In the case where --due to limited availability-- BIRS is

unable to accommodate the family of a participant, he/she will need to

arrange and pay for his/her own accommodation for the duration of the stay

in Banff. The Banff Centre itself (in which BIRS is located) has

considerable facilities for accommodation, both for singles and families.

Also the town of Banff, which is readily accessible by foot (about 10

minutes, downhill) from the Banff Centre, offers a variety of

accommodations. You can find a useful map showing the location of the Banff

Centre and some of the main hotels, restaurants, and attractions of Banff

Participants of BIRS programmes are housed in Corbett Hall at the Banff

Centre. This facility is reserved for BIRS only. There is a separate

bedroom for each participant, though most rooms have a shared bathroom with

one other participant. Each room is equipped with a queen size bed,

dresser, desk, alarm clock, and coffee maker. A hairdryer is located in the

bathroom.

Participants are expected to arrive on Sunday afternoon or evening (check

in is after 4 p.m.) and to depart Friday midday (checkout is at noon).

Accommodation and meals are provided for the organizers and participants for

this period. The Banff Centre has secure storage for luggage if you would

like to hold afternoon meetings on Friday (up until 3 p.m.).

Participants may request to stay at the BIRS facility for additional nights

(strictly for scientific and/or logistic reasons and subject to room

availability). Such a request needs to be made directly to the BIRS

Scientific Director,

birs-director@birs.ca, and must be requested at least 2 weeks prior to the

start of your workshop.

TRAVEL:

The nearest international airport is Calgary, Alberta, Canada. There is a

regular shuttle service from the airport to the Banff Centre. Travel

information can be found at: