 Venue and Travel
Microsoft Reading is located at:
Microsoft Campus
Thames Valley Park
Reading RG6 1WG
Tel: 0870 60 10 100
which is about 20 minutes from the centre of Reading. There are
free shuttle buses every 10 minutes through the day from Reading Station to
the site.
If you are arriving by car, please go directly to the Customer Briefing
Centre in Building 3. Please use the free car park around Building 3.
Reading
is a large town in the Thames valley about 65km west of London and 45km south
of Oxford. Reading Town
and Around. Tourist information.
Arrival by Car
If travelling from Heathrow, note there is direct access to the M4 at
Heathrow. Stay on the M4 until the Reading exits (Junctions 10, 11 and 12)
Exit the M4 at Junction 10 and follow the A329(M) towards Reading.
Follow the road to the roundabout at the end of the dual carriageway where
you will see a large sign for Thames Valley Park directly in front of you. Do
not exit at the Reading Junction (A4).
At the first roundabout, take the first exit and follow the dual
carriageway. At the second roundabout, take the first exit, at the third
roundabout, take the second exit and at the final roundabout, take the third
exit onto Microsoft Campus.
The Microsoft campus consists of four buildings arranged in a row.
You'll find the main reception in the second building you come to, feel free
to use the car park at the front. All the buildings are well signposted from
the campus link road.
Map to
Reading
Arrival by Public
Transport
The nearest main line station is Reading Central, which
is on the main lines from both Paddington and Waterloo stations (see below).
Taxis are available outside the station. Please allow
30 minutes travel time during peak hours, otherwise the journey will take
approximately 15 minutes.
Thames Valley Bus service runs from Reading Central
Station at bus stop SY, apart from lunchtimes MC. The journey takes approximately
20 minutes. See
the timetable.
Arrival by Air
The
most convenient airports for Reading are the main London international
airports: Heathrow (35km) and Gatwick (70km).
There is no direct
rail link from Heathrow to Reading, but you can get a coach:
Reading/Heathrow RailAir Link Coach
The RailAir Link provides a fast, reliable express
coach service between Reading and Heathrow, seven days a week, 15 hours a
day, with departures every 20 minutes (30 minutes at weekends). The journey
time is about 45 minutes. RailAir coaches stop directly outside Reading
Station - follow signs to RailAir lounge and/or Heathrow RailAir Link. The
lounge is at the bottom of the station concourse. You can purchase a combined
rail and coach ticket from your nearest station or through the Telesales
facility on 08457 000125. If travelling from Heathrow you can buy your ticket
from the Coach Ticket Desk situated in Terminal One's Arrival Hall. For
recorded timetable information please call 0118 957 9498 or click here for www.railair.com . The
following RailAir coach tickets are available: Single £10; Day Return £11.50;
Saver Return £17.50 (valid for one month). Please check all times and prices
with the RailLink provider. See
timetable.
From Gatwick
to Reading by Train
Direct trains to Reading are available
from Gatwick airport station. The journey time is approx. 90 minutes.
Operator is First Great Western (FGW)
Link. Service runs hourly from approx 5am to 11pm.
From London by
Train
The fastest direct services (run
by First Great Western depart from Paddington Station frequently. Journey
time is approx. 30 minutes.
It is also possible to travel from
Waterloo station. Trains runs approx. every half hour and take 75 minutes.
This is a slow commuter service stopping at many stations and so is not recommended.
National Express Coach from London to Reading
National Express runs a bus
service between London and Reading. Journey time is 1h 20m. The London
terminus is Victoria, the Reading terminus is Calcot, near M4 Junction 12,
several km west of the centre and so not very convenient. This service also
stops at Heathrow airport
main bus station. http://www.nationalexpress.com/National Express home page
Hotels
See for example:
http://www.readingswebsite.co.uk/hotel/
Examples are given below. Prices are for guidance – please check
directly with the hotel.
Renaissance Hotel - Central Reading
They have
reserved 15 standard rooms from Sunday 7th November till Wednesday 10th
November at a SPECIAL MICROSOFT RATE of £123.00 per room per night. All rooms
that have not been booked will be released on 1st November. Mention the
University of Wolverhampton when booking.
Mill House Restaurant & Hotel
They
have 12 rooms only. Price for a single room (en suite) with single occupancy
is £75 and a double room (en suite) with single occupancy is £80.
Corricou Lodge - 5 min walk from Microsoft
They
only have 2 rooms available at a rate of £55 per room per night.
Holiday Inn
20 rooms
at a rate of £120 per room per night B&B. Mention the University of
Wolverhampton when booking.
Travel Lodge
Located
at central Reading and also Whitley (about 1 mile). Rooms at £75 per night
Address
of CGAIDE’2004 Administrator
CGAIDE
2004 Conference Administrator, Ms
Tarvinder Kaur,
School
of Computing & Information Technology
University
of Wolverhampton, Lichfield Street
Wolverhampton
WV1 1EL, UK
Tel
(Office): +44 1902 Fax: +44 1902 322680
E-mail: mailto:t.kaur2@wlv.ac.uk
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