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apts.ac.uk Academy for PhD Training in Statistics WEEK 3: UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS 4 – 8 August 2014 Welcome to Leeds! Workshop registration: Registration on Monday 4th August 2014 will take place between 11:15 and 12:45 in the foyer of Rupert Beckett Lecture Theatre (RBLT) in Michael Sadler Building, marked as 78 on the enclosed campus map1 (see page 6). You will receive your participant’s badge from the desk. Please wear your badge at all times — this will assist security and will also help you and others to identify fellow participants. Local organisers (staff and PhD students) will also be wearing badges with names on a coloured background, so could be easily identified. You will receive access details for your temporary account on the University of Leeds computer system. Delegates with accommodation booking will also receive a key from their room at Storm Jameson Court in Charles Morris Hall (#86), and those with food booking will get their food vouchers (see page 5 for more details). The Venues: • All lectures will take place in Rupert Beckett Lecture Theatre (RBLT) at Michael Sadler Building (#78). • One of the Applied Stochastic Processes sessions will be held as a workshop in Room LG.10, also in Michael Sadler Building (#78). • Computer lab sessions will be held in Cohen Clusters A & B at Chemistry Build- ing (#55). Directions: from Parkinson Court (#60) go up the stairs at the Cafe´ end and turn right at the top of the stairs. Turn right again through the double doors. Take the first left into the cluster. Cohen clusters A & B (with 49 computers each) are separated by a partition wall which can be opened to create one large teaching space if necessary.. • Evening sessions on Monday–Thursday will be less formal and more relaxing, and will be held, respectively, in Parkinson Court (#60), The Terrace at Leeds University Union (#32), Rupert Beckett Lecture Theatre (#78), and in University House (#28). For more details, please consult the APTS timetable (page 8) and the description of the evening sessions (pages 9–10). Refurbishment: Part of the University campus is currently under refurbishment (until December 2014), affecting Social Sciences Building (#82) and the adjacent areas. The pedestrian footpaths around the construction sites are clearly marked. We apologise for any inconvenience, which however should be minimal. The School of Mathematics Building (#84) is also undergoing a major refurbishment (June 2014 – June 2015) implementing a third (and final) phase of a multi-millon ren- ovation project. Many of our academic, research and support staff, and most of the PhD students, have been relocated to a temporary accommodation across the University campus, including Physics Research Deck (#69) and Engineering Building (#48); others 1 Location of various buildings within the University campus is indicated in this booklet by a number in the form #n referring to the campus map on page 6 an interactive map is found here: http://www. leeds.ac.uk/site/custom_scripts/campus_map/ 1 have stayed in the already renovated location known as ‘Satellite’ (Level 10, E C Stoner Building, #73). However, all telephone numbers have remained the same. We are sorry for not being able to welcome you on the School of Mathematics grounds, but please do feel free to contact us by email or telephone whilst on the campus, and we hope you will visit us again in the near future to see a new home for Mathematics at Leeds. Campus Tours: Short 30-min tours around the University campus will be organised during registration on Monday 4th August, with two groups starting at 12:00 and 12:30, respectively. Please complete your registration prior to joining a tour. Getting to the University: • By train: You can find train timetable information at www.nationalrail.co.uk. There is a taxi rank outside the main entrance of the train station. The taxi fare to Parkinson Building (#60) should be about £4, and to Storm Jameson Court (#86) about £5. Bus 1 travels past the University main entrance every 10 minutes; you can catch the service from Infirmary Street on City Square close to the train station. There is also a frequent Leeds CityBus service which takes you from the train station to the southern end of campus on Clarendon Way (near the back of The Edge Sport Centre #101), but the journey time is longer. • On foot: The University campus is a 20 minute walk from the train station. Come out of the station into City Square; walk straight up Park Row and continue un- til the first major junction. Cross straight over The Headrow and continue up Cookridge Street. At the next set of lights go straight on passing Millennium Square on your left and Leeds City Museum on your right. Turn left on to Wood- house Lane, a busy main road. You will pass Leeds Metropolitan University on your left and our University campus begins in another 50 metres or so, on your left. To reach the Parkinson Building (#60), carry on up Woodhouse Lane to the clock tower building. You will be able to look at a map of campus there. • By coach: If you arrive by coach (to Leeds City Bus Station), you can catch there buses 6, 28 or 97 to the University (Parkinson Building, #60). There is also a taxi rank; a taxi will take about 10 minutes and cost approximately £5. • By air: Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) is about 10 miles from the University and city centre; a taxi to Parkinson Building or Charles Morris Hall will cost £21.50. The price is based on Arrow Cars, the only licensed taxi company operating a door-to-door service from LBA. You can book a taxi from their office at the airport when you arrive, or pre-book on https://ebook.autocab.net/arrow/lbia/ or call 0113 258 5888. There is also bus 757 from the airport to the city bus station, and regular buses from there to the University campus. • By car: Leeds is linked to the M1 and M62 motorways. If you are using satellite navigation, address details for the main entrance to our site are: University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT (street listing can appear as Cavendish Road in some navigation systems). If you are driving directly to your accommodation (Storm Jameson Court at Charles Morris Hall #86), then please use the following address details: Mount Preston Street, Leeds, LS2 9JP. 2 Car Parking: Parking for the workshop participants is available on campus on a first come, first served basis in the Visitors Car Park (Orange Zone) and is charged at £5 per day. Entrance to the Visitors Car Park is from Woodhouse Lane via Cavendish Road between Parkinson Building (#60) and Emmanuel Centre (#62), which is shown on the campus map as ‘MAIN ENTRANCE — VISITOR PARKING’. However, please be aware that parking facilities are limited and spaces cannot be guar- anteed. If you do require parking, please contact the local organisers in advance. The University is also committed to reducing carbon emissions, so staff and visitors are en- couraged to walk, cycle or use public transport where possible. The closest public car park is Woodhouse Moor Multi-Storey which is open 24 hours a day. For more information, please refer to www.parkopedia.co.uk. IT: Computing facilities (PC terminals) are available during the workshop in Cohen Clusters A & B at Chemistry Building (#55). Wireless access to basic Internet services is provided for free via ‘Meet in Leeds’ WiFi (unsecured) network; alternatively, you can connect to the eduroam network (using your own institution access details), which is supported across most of the University campus. You are encouraged to bring your own laptop to work on during the training sessions. Detailed information about software requirements and configuration can be found at: http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~ripley/APTS2013/. Login details for the University computer system and wireless network will be supplied with your registration pack. The use of the computer system and network is subject to the University of Leeds Use of Computer System Policy. Please do not disclose your computer access credentials to anybody else. Messages: The telephone number for colleagues or family to leave an urgent message for you during office hours is 0113 343 3638 (Conference & Events Office). Alternative numbers to use are: 0113 343 5130 (School of Mathematics Reception) and 0113 343 2750 (Storm Jameson Court Reception, 24-hour service). Bars: Several bars and cafes´ can be found within Leeds University Union (LUU, #32), including ‘Hidden Cafe’,´ ‘The Old Bar’, and ‘The Terrace’. Further cafes´ are at Parkin- son Court (#60) and Refectory (‘Mezz Bar’, #29), and also opposite Parkinson Building on Woodhouse Lane. Other Campus Facilities: Facilities within the LUU include: a stationery & conve- nience store (‘Essentials’); a card shop (‘CATS’); copy shop; travel shop; hairdresser; opticians; University merchandise shop (‘Gear’), and Blackwells bookshop. There are cash dispensers in the LUU and also outside Marjorie & Arnold Ziff Building (#77). All participants (at a small charge) can use the facilities at The Edge Sports Centre (#101), including a gym and swimming pool. After Hours Access: The doors to University buildings are locked after 17:00. You may remain in the building but please be aware that there is no easy way of getting back in once you leave. 3 Accommodation Information Your room: Workshop participants with accommodation have been booked in to single bedrooms at Storm Jameson Court in Charles Morris Hall (#86). This accommodation is provided for up to 4 nights, from afternoon on Monday 4th August (arrival) until morning on Friday 8th August (departure).