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Accommodations Information
If you're from a university outside of Edmonton, here are a few suggestions on where you can spend a night or few, cheaply:
- St. John's Ukranian Institute is normally a student residence,
but they'll take in students for a few nights also. Their cost is roughly $30 to $50 and you can book your room online. They need
only a few days' notice but it's pretty much guaranteed they'll be able to accommodate you. It's about a 10 minute walk from the
residence to the conference location and the folks there are really nice.
- Here is the application
form to stay in St. John's Institute(SJI). Submit the completed form to SJI.
- SJI requires a $75 dollar damage deposit, which IS REFUNDABLE at the end of your
stay
- Upon arrival, just state that you are with the Electrical and Computer Engineering
Graduate Students' Association for the Research Symposium, and you will receive
a further 15% discount on your $39/person/night rate.
- Campus
Towers is a hotel located even closer, but it's a bit more pricy. Their rooms range from about $130 to $170 per night.
- Another way to travel cheaply is by staying at local hostels, such as
Edmonton's Hostelling International (HI) hostel.
In case you want to get around town and see what Edmonton is like, check out the
Edmonton Transit Service (ETS) website. ETS also provides a convenient
trip planner.
As far as things to see and do, there are plenty (see Edmonton City). We recommend:
- The indoor amusement park (including the world's 12th largest roller coaster!) at West Edmonton Mall (WEM)
- WEM itself
- The indoor water park at WEM
- Night life on Whyte Avenue
- Fort Edmonton historic site (very cool)
- The Telus World of Science
- The Muttart Conservatory (kind of boring unless you're into plants)
Just google any of these for more info, and enjoy your stay in Edmonton!
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