Conference location
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The Breakwater
Lodge
Portswood Road
Victoria & Albert Waterfront
Cape Town
South Africa
Tel: +27 21 406-1911
To
view key conference locations search ICIW
2009 on Google Maps or click here
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Breakwater Lodge
Constantia estate near Cape Town
Aerial view of Cape Town
The Blue Train
Cable car up Table Mountain
Picture 3 is used Courtesy of the Western Cape Visitors
Bureau
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About
the Venue
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The Breakwater Lodge is housed in a former
19th century prison and is positioned on the V&A Waterfront with views of
the harbor and Table
Mountain. The 300
contemporary guestrooms are decorated in light colors with patterned fabrics
and wood furnishings. Modern amenities include Internet connections,
televisions, telephones, hair dryers and coffee and tea making facilities. The
adjacent Cape Town Conference Facility with 36 meeting rooms, banqueting
facilities and a range of audio visual equipment.
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Conference
accommodation
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Accommodation is provided at the Breakwater Lodge. To
reserve accommodation click here. For a map of the location click here.
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Conference
Dinner venue
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The conference dinner venue is still to be determined.
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General
information
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Know as
the “fairest Cape in all the world” we are delighted to bring
ICIW-2009 to Cape Town. Situated below the slopes of Table
Mountain,
it has been called one of the most beautiful cities on Earth, with a
cosmopolitan community that enriches its wide diversity of languages,
cultures and architectural styles. It brings together in one city much of
what is best in sub-Saharan Africa.
The surrounding country-side is home to arguably some of the finest vineyards
the world.
There are stunning views of the sea and mountains and the climate is
variable, with hot dry summers and cool wet winters. For more information,
visit the City of Cape Town website or some of the other sites
listed further down this page.
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Getting
to Cape Town
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Airports –
The newly refurbished and renovated Cape Town
International Airport is located on the N2 highway about 20 minutes (22km)
from the city centre. Although Johannesburg International Airport is the main hub for flights
into and out of South
Africa, Cape Town International is
nevertheless a busy airport with many of the major airlines flying direct to Cape Town.
More information
Rail –
For full information on getting to Cape Town by train from the surrounding
area visit http://www.capemetrorail.co.za/_routes/Routemap_index.htm
From Johannesburg to Cape Town consider the Blue Train.
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Taxi
costs
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Taxis
are available at the airport. They are reported on most websites to be
relatively expensive with the fare to destinations in the city centre being
approx. R150.
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Climate
in conference month
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The
average temperature range in June is 68-85F, 20-29C
Clich here for current weather information
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Currency
and exchange rates
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Click here
for up to date currency exchange rates
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Time
zone
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Standard
time zone: UTC/GMT +2 hours
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Dialing
codes
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Click here to find the International Dialing Code
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Other
useful links
Academic Conferences have no control over the
content of external websites.
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http://www.tourismcapetown.co.za/
http://www.aboutcapetown.com/
http://www.cape-town.org/
http://www.cape-town.net/html/home.html
http://www.timeout.com/travel/capetown/intro.html
Airport parking and airport hotels - car parking at Gatwick,
Heathrow, Stansted, Manchester and all major UK
airports
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Update 9
April 2008
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