====== Local information ======

===== This is an archived version of the conference =====
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===== Venue =====
 
  * [[https://www.ualberta.ca/en/international/international-student-services/settlement-services/getting-around.html|Getting around University of Alberta]] (includes links to maps)
  * [[https://www.ualberta.ca/en/index.html|University of Alberta]]

===== Travel =====

  * The main way to get to Edmonton is by flying.
  * You could also arrive by bus from Calgary (3-5 hours depending on connection *after* getting to town from the airport) and in this may be worth your while if there is a cheaper flight there.

===== Accommodation =====

  * There is unfortunately no conference rate on offer. 
  * Hotel options are either:
    * [[https://www.ualberta.ca/en/conference-services/accommodation/index.html|University of Alberta accommodation options]] on campus or
    * any convenient hotel.
  * For cheaper options: 
    * there is a [[https://hihostels.ca/en/destinations/hi-edmonton|hostel]] within walking distance of campus.
    * Couch surf in local speech community:
      * [[https://forms.gle/hARCTzpyzKCkqx3G8|Offered (for hosts)]]
      * [[https://forms.gle/ivjcbK65J81Yp91B9|Wanted (for visitors)]]

===== Sightseeing =====

  * Indigenous Peoples Experience in Fort Edmonton Park. 
  * Banff and Jasper in the Rockies are less than a day's drive away.