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Where SALT 20 is being held SALT 20 is being held at the Vancouver campus of Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre in Downtown Vancouver. It is important to note that the SFU Vancouver is distinct from the main SFU campus located in Burnaby which is quite far away from the conference site. Make sure you are aware of this information when making transportation and accommodation plans. Downtown Vancouver Accommodations Note: Rates
listed are the starting rates, and are
approximate only. They are in Canadian dollars. This list has
been provided by Meeting and Event Services, Simon Fraser University at
Harbour Centre.
Please make your reservations as early as possible. The weekend of SALT 20 is the beginning of peak season in Vancouver and so there may be severe problems of room availability if you wait too long to make arrangments for accommodation. Rooms especially blocked for the conference
Getting to SFU Vancouver The exact address:
From the airport, proceed north along the Arthur Laing Bridge to Granville Street. Head north on Granville Street into downtown Vancouver. Take the Seymour Street off-ramp from the Granville Street bridge, and continue north on Seymour to Hastings Street.
Parking at Harbour Centre Public parking is available at many locations near the Harbour Centre campus. Street parking is free after 8 pm. The closest parking lot is at 400 West Cordova Street.
Taxi Taxis are located outside the airport terminal. Cost to downtown is approximately $28.00 to $30.00/one way.
Canada line Take the Canada line from the YVR-Airport station at the airport to downtown Vancouver. The nearest station from the conference site is the Waterfront Station, the terminus of the Canada line. Take the overhead walkway from Level 3 in between the Domestic and International Terminals, or follow the directional signage. Canada Line tickets are valid across the public transit system, but are charged a $5 surcharge when leaving the airport, making the fare from the airport to Downtown $8.75.
Major public transit lines, the SeaBus, SkyTrain and WestCoast Express terminate at Waterfront Station, located in the historic CP Rail Station on Cordova Street, across the street from Harbour Centre. Transit schedules can be found at www.translink.bc.ca. The SFU Vancouver campus is also within easy walking distance of all street buses with a terminus in downtown Vancouver. You can buy a single fare on a bus or at SkyTrain stations using the ticket vending machines. Cost is $2.50 within Downtown Vancouver (1 zone), and $3.75 if you are traveling from Downtown Vancouver to Richmond (YVR), Burnaby or North Vancouver (2 zones). Buses require exact coin fare. SkyTrain ticket vending machines accept coins (except pennies) and bills (up to $20). Debit and credit cards are accepted at most SkyTrain Station ticket vending machines. It lets you travel for up to 90 minutes. You can hop off and then hop back on again and transfer between bus, SkyTrain and SeaBus with the same ticket as long as you remain within the zone(s) that you paid for. You should keep the fare receipts as proof of payment and to serve as transfers. FareSaver tickets are a book of ten TransLink tickets that can be used on the Bus, SeaBus or SkyTrain. They offer savings over buying single fares. For example, buying 10 single fare tickets for 1 zone will cost you $25, while using FareSaver tickets costs only $21, saving 16%. Each FareSaver lets you travel for up to 90 minutes. Validate the ticket when boarding a bus, or at the SkyTrain station before boarding. Blue ticket validation machines at SkyTrain stations are usually located near ticket vending machines. Keep the validated tickets as proof of payment and also to serve as transfers. A DayPass provides unlimited transit use on all buses, SkyTrain and SeaBus for one day from the start of the first transit service. You can use it for travel through all zones, and save money over buying single fares when you take multiple trips. The cost is $9. You can purchase FareSaver tickets and DayPasses from any authorized FareDealer location such as Mac's, 7-Eleven, Safeway or London Drugs. The newspaper kiosk in the Waterfront station also sells them. map of downtown transit services
Eating near the Conference Site The following is a list of restaurants (in no particular order) that are within a 5-10 minute walking distance of the conference site.
View our customized Google map to locate these restaurants. There are many other interesting restaurants in this and other areas of Vancouver that are not listed here. Visit tourismvancouver.com for more information on what to do, where to go, and what to eat in Vancouver. |
