Local Information

(with thanks to Helmut Jurgensen)

University of Western Ontario

The University of Western Ontario, together with its affiliated colleges -- Brescia University College, Huron University College and King's University College -- has about 35,000 students. Its faculties range from engineering to music, from law to dentistry, from visual arts to science.

The Department of Computer Science, founded in 1964/65, is the first computer science department in Canada. The department is located in Middlesex College, which it shares with the Department of Mathematics, the Department of Applied Mathematics, and the Graduate Students' Club.

For getting around on the campus, use the campus map or the visitor parking map.

The conference will be held in the University College
(Conron Hall).

Lunch Venues on Campus

Place	Building	Schedule
Grad Club (Eatery and Pub)	Middlesex College	Mon-Fri 8 AM - 10 PM
CentreSpot Food Court	University Community Centre, Main floor	Mon-Fri 11:15 AM - 2 PM
The Wave (Restaurant)	University Community Centre, Second floor	Mon-Fri 11 AM - 2 PM
The Spoke (Eatery and Pub)	University Community Centre, Main floor	Mon-Fri 11 AM - 2 PM
Einstein's Coffee Shop	Natural Sciences Centre	Mon-Thurs 7:30 AM - 4 PM Fri 7:30 AM - 3 PM
Natural Sciences - Tim Hortons Coffee Shop	Natural Sciences Centre	Mon-Fri 7:30 AM - 3 PM
CentreSpot - Tim Hortons Coffee Shop	University Community Centre, Main floor	Mon-Thurs 7:30 AM - 7:30 PM Fri 7:00 AM - 5 PM
Ivey Eatery	Ivey Business School	Mon-Fri 11 AM - 3:15 PM
Ivey Starbucks	Ivey Business School	Mon-Fri 7:30 AM - 1 PM

The coffee shops also have some eatables such as sandwiches, pastries, cookies, donuts etc. along with beverages.

For detailed menus of the restaurants, you may visit their respective websites by clicking here: Grad Club, The Wave, The Spoke.

London, Ontario

London is located at about 43 degrees north and 81 degrees west, that is, only slightly north of Rome in Italy. Summers tend to be quite warm; winters are moderately cold. You should not expect to be skiing or to find igloos in southwestern Ontario in July; instead, temperatures above 30° C/86° F, are quite normal. The daily weather report is available from http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/city/pages/on-137_metric_e.html.

London is the home of many branches of industry, The University of Western Ontario, Fanshawe College and many arts institutions. Located in the centre of southwestern Ontario, London is a good starting point for excursions.

London's centre is at the crossing of Dundas and Richmond streets. From there it is only a few steps to Victoria Park, to the Grand Theatre, to City Hall, the old Court House, the Art Gallery, the forks of the Thames. Most buses will stop at this corner.

Items that might be of interest include:

• The Covent Garden Market.
• Museum London -- featuring paintings of many Canadian artists and much more. Look for pictures by Londoners, for instance Paul Peel and Greg Curnoe. There is also a small shop selling art including native art.
• The Innuit Gallery -- a shop selling Indian and Inuit art.
• The Grand Theatre.
• Eldon House -- one of the oldest houses of London, representative of upper class living in the forest city.
• Fanshawe Pioneer Village -- an outdoor museum of typical buildings of the pioneer times in Canada.
• Lake Fanshawe -- an artificial lake created to regulate the Thames, with park and swimming facilities.
• Story Book Gardens -- an entertainment park for children. But also offering scenic walks along the Thames.
• Western Fair Grounds.
• McIntosh Gallery -- art gallery of The University of Western Ontario.
• Museum of Ontario Archaeology -- a museum presenting the history of of the local woodland Indians including an outdoors excavation site with some re-constructed buildings.
• The Royal Canadian Regiment Museum.
• St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica and St. Paul's Cathedral. See also the official web sites of St. Peter's and St. Paul's.
• Victoria Park.
• Parks and trails -- in particular trails along the Thames.

The bus service in London is operated by the London Transit Commission (LTC). The bus fare is currently 2.75$. One enters the bus at the driver's door and puts the exact amount into a box. The driver will not have change and will not sell tickets. If you need to change to another bus you should ask the driver for a transfer when you get on the first bus. You will need to show the transfer to the driver of the next bus etc. Transfers are valid for 90 minutes and can be used for trips in any direction including return trips (transfer rules).

There are also bus tickets which can be bought at certain stores. They are sold in multiples of 5 tickets at 9.50$. You would put the ticket instead of the money into the fare box. The procedure for changing buses is the same as above. Tickets are available at the LTC office at the corner of Dundas and Richmond streets and in hundreds of stores throughout the city. Typically, a so-called corner store or convenience store would sell LTC tickets.

Here are some general links concerning London:

• Information for visitors.
• Tourism London.
• Restaurants.
• Events.
• Maps of the region.

Southwestern Ontario

Southwestern Ontario together with the Niagara peninsula is the southernmost part of Ontario, essentially the area bounded by Lake Ontario, the Niagara River, Lake Erie, the Detroit River and Lake Huron.

There are many popular tourist attractions in the area.

• For general information visit Ontario Tourism.
• For Ontario provincial parks visit Ontario Parks.
• For national parks visit Parks Canada.
• For conservation areas visit the guide to conservation areas in Ontario.
• General information about Ontario.

Places that might be of interest include the following:

• Stratford Festival - a world famous theatre festival in Stratford, Ontario.
• Shaw Festival - a theatre festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
• Pinery Provincial Park.
• Bruce Peninsula National Park.
• Tobermore - Niagara Escarpment.
• McMichael Gallery in Kleinburg -- a museum specializing on the Group of Seven, a famous group of Canadian painters.
• Niagara Falls -- one can go there from London by public transportation or by a car. A visit to Niagara Falls including the return trip from and to London takes a full day -- even by car.
• Rock Glen Conservation Area near Arkona -- a river valley with a small waterfall at the bottom of which one finds various fossils.
• Longwoods Road Conservation Area -- a reconstructed Indian village.
• Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto.
• Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto.
• Petrolia and Oil Springs -- 19th century oil production systems in a museum and partly still in use.
• Uncle Tom's Cabin in Dresden (!) -- the place of the famous novel.
• Point Pelee -- a peninsula reaching into Lake Erie with trails showing the natural plants and animals of southwestern Ontario.
• Rondeau Park -- a peninsula reaching into Lake Erie with old forests and many different kinds of birds.
• Niagara Wine Tours -- some very good wines are grown in southwestern Ontario.
• Ontario Science Centre in Toronto.
• Black Creek Pioneer Village in Toronto.
• In St. Jacobs one finds a museum explaining the Mennonite culture and history and a maple syrup museum.
• The West Montrose bridge is one of the few remaining covered bridges in Canada.
• The town of Goderich.
• The Woodland Cultural Centre in Brantford -- museum and art gallery displaying the history and culture of the First Nations. The First Nations Art Exhibition runs from May 9 to July 4, 2014.