Hello Everyone:
Electrical and Computing Engineering is located in the
beautiful Fred Kaiser Building
at UBC. The address is 2332 Main Mall. The building is easily recognizable
because it has a Starbuck’s coffee shop in the atrium. The following link
will provide you with the location of the Kaiser building on campus.
www.maps.ubc.ca/PROD/index_detail.php?show=y,n,n,n,n,y&bldg2Search=n&locat1=313
We will initially meet in Kaiser 2020 at 9:00am Monday May
15th .
There are several ways to get to UBC, myself I
bicycle. But I assume most of you will be driving. My recommendation for
parking is the Health Science Parkade which is on the East Mall and a short
walk from the Fred Kaiser building. Parking is approximately 12.00 per day. For
those of you who like to conserve a little cash and don’t mind walking
and are nostalgic for your student days, then there are the big “b”
lots along Agronomy Road.
These are about 4.50 per day. If it’s not raining (as it sometime
is ) then the walk is rather pleasant.
Right now Vancouver
is one enormous construction project (2010 Olympics, Rapid Transit Line, and a
real-estate boom) so traffic is a little more congested than normal. There are
no expressways in Vancouver.
Plan to take about a half hour to get to UBC and find parking. Most of you
should use Google Maps to get driving directions but I will give you my best
here: Please be aware there is no vehicle access on the Main Mall. If you leave
your hotel around 8:15 that will give you plenty of time to drive, get lost,
find your way back, find the car park, get lost again, ask for directions, and
finally be in time to get the last muffin before we start. J
From your hotel make you way to Burrard street and head
south over the Burrard street
bridge, and follow Burrard as it curves left. At Fourth Avenue make a right and proceed
west on Fourth. Watch for jay walkers, psychotic cyclists, counter culture
skateboarders and if it is a sunny day, please try to keep you eyes on the
road. Fourth will eventually become Chancellor
Boulevard which leads to UBC. From there you can
make a left onto Westbrook Mall. A shorter route is to make a left onto Blanca
from Fourth and proceed south to 16th
Avenue. Make a right and proceed west to Westbrook
mall and make a right and North. Confused yet?
If you have any questions please e-mail me.
Best regards,
Steve
