Practicalities

• Program Guide [PDF 2.2 MB]
• Oral and Poster presentation instructions
• On-Site Registration Location and Hours
• Getting from the Airport to your hotel and IGARSS 2009
• Transportation information (hotels, social events, University of Cape Town)
• Maps and Floor Plans
• Security at IGARSS
• Weather in Cape Town

On-Site Registration Location and Hours

The IGARSS Registration desk will be on the Ground Floor, Level 2 of the Leslie Building. See the general shuttle schedule below for transportation options to the registration desk.

Registration Desk Hours
Sunday, July 12:	07:30 – 17:30
Monday, July 13:	07:30 – 17:30
Tuesday, July 14:	07:30 – 17:30
Wednesday, July 15:	07:30 – 17:30
Thursday, July 16:	07:30 – 17:30
Friday, July 17:	07:30 – 17:30

Getting from the Airport to your hotel and IGARSS 2009

Cape Town International Airport is South Africa's second largest airport. Its service ranks among the highest in the world and has earned the World Travel Award for Africa’s leading airport for the last seven years running.

The Airport is approximately a 20 minute drive (22 km) from the city centre, with a range of transport options to get you where you need to go. Besides car rental services, these include metered taxis and shuttle services.

Airport to Hotels Transportation Schedule
Day	Notes
Every Day	Arrange for shuttle or taxi from one of the designated transport providers or at hotel front desk.

Mobile Phone Hire: Mobile phones are available at the airport arrivals halls. International roaming charges on your international phones are expensive!

Shuttles

Airport Transfer: if you have pre-booked accommodation there is a good chance that your hotel and/or hosts offer an airport collection and drop-off service. Make enquiries when booking your accommodation. There are also shuttle services that run between the airport and popular destinations such as the city centre and the waterfront. http://www.aboutcapetown.com/airport.htm

Way 2 Go Transfers offers a 24-hour door-to-door service between the Airport and the entire Cape Town Peninsula area, hotels, and guest houses. Fare to Sea Point or the Waterfront is R190 for one person, and R210 for two. An exclusive transfer is R350 for one or two people.

Mon - Fri (office) 08h30 -16h30
Tel: 0861 929 246
International: +27 21 638 0300
After hours: 072 33 000 22
Fax: +27 21 638 0505
Email: info@way2gotransfers.co.za

Randy's Tours, located in the international arrivals halls, allows passenger pooling to the same of closely located destinations. Share one shuttle with up to four passengers.

Owner: Faried Fakier
Tel: +27 (0) 21 706 -16
Mobile: 27 (0)82 655 0529
info@randystours.com, www.randytours.com

Taxi

Metered taxis are located outside the international and domestic arrivals halls. Metered fares from airport to designated hotels range between R250 to R280.

• Use only metered taxis.
• Ensure that the meter is set at the start off each journey.
• Fixed fares may apply to airport transits – check with your hotel concierge.

Excite Taxis: 021 448 4444
Marine Taxis: 021 434 0434

Car Hire / Rental

Many major car hire companies have an airport presence: Avis, Budget, Europa, Sixt.

Maps and Floor Plans

Click here [PDF, 620 kb] to download high-resolution versions of these maps in PDF format, suitable for printing.

University of Cape Town Campus

Buildings

Menzies Building

Leslie Building

Jameson and Molly Blackburn Buildings

Shuttle Bus Circuits

Bus Circuit A

Bus Circuit B

Security at IGARSS

Access and Registration Badges

IGARSS 2009 is a private event, hosted on the campus of the University of Cape Town. Except for the opening plenary session in the Jameson Hall on Monday 13th July, which is open to the public, the sessions and exhibition are limited to delegates who have completed registration fees and paid the requisite fees, or invited guests who must be made known to the Local Organising Committee. One day registration facilities are provided for incidental visitors to the meetings.

Delegates are requested to wear their name tags at all times while in the conference precinct. Identification may be requested for entrance to the buildings or venues, including the Tuesday evening IGARSS BY NIGHT dinners.

Personal Safety

Cape Town, like any large city, has risks of theft and criminality. Additional security guards will be on patrol in and around the University of Cape Town venues for the duration of the conference. Nevertheless, please take sensible precautions, both on and off campus, such as:

• Do not walk around alone.
• Avoid lonely or dark streets and places.
• Do not draw money at automatic tellers in lonely places or if there are strangers in the vicinity. Preferably, have a friend standing by, and avoid being distracted by strangers while operating an ATM, or draw money from the hotels or inside banks.
• Avoid carrying cameras or obvious tourist attire when walking in city streets.
• Lock valuable in the room safes provided by the hotels, including your lap tops (if they will fit) when you leave your room.
• Do not leave valuables in cars, especially not visible on back seats.
• Lock car doors while in transit.

Weather in Cape Town

Cape Town weather is generally mild, making the city a year-round destination.

Cape Town’s winter (June to August) can be cold and wet, but seldom does the mercury drop below 10°C. You will often get perfectly temperate days in between.

Average winter temperature: 18.5°C

Local time

Cape Town is two hours ahead of GMT.

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