A successful gathering for all participants at the:

The conference hotel is the Vibe Hotel, Milsons Point, North Sydney. It is also the conference venue (view map)
Hotel bookings can be made directly through Vibe, but you may wish to use these discount websites which offer non-refundable rates at a lower price for advance bookings.

• hotels.com
• Expedia

Travelling from the Airport

To travel to the Vibe Hotel, Milsons Point, North Sydney:

By taxi:

Request the driver takes you to Vibe Hotel, Milsons Point, North Sydney, next to Milsons Point railway station, and uses the Alfred Street exit once over the Harbour Bridge. Depending on traffic, about 15-20 mins from airport. Tolls will be added to the fare.

By train:

The airport train (green line) runs into the city every 15 minutes or so. You will need to change trains at Central onto either the red or yellow train lines that cross the Harbour Bridge. Its three stops from Central to Milsons Point station, and the hotel is opposite the station. The International Airport Station entry is in the terminal building.

The NSW Transport Info Website can help you plan your trip on Sydney's public transport.

Here is a map of the suburban train system.

Information on transport links from the airport to the city/North Sydney

Entry requirements to Australia

Visitors to Australia attending workshop will need to check their visa requirements and most travellers will require a visa or similar electronic permit. General information at the Department of Immigration website.

Here is some information for people travelling to Australia to attend an event (PDF).

Please read this document carefully to be sure you apply for the correct visa or travel authority. Visitors from the EU and a number of European countries have different requirements from other countries. Most applications can be made online.
Please apply for your visa well in advance of travel. If you are travelling with family members, each person will require their own entry visa.

Other

Quarantine laws in Australia are among the strictest the world. If you bring any food with you including confectionery or packaged items it must be declared upon arrival. You will be allowed to keep most items if they are commercially prepared, but bringing any fruit and other plant matter into the country is generally not permitted.  Here is some information on Quarantine restrictions.

More about Sydney

The Visit NSW website contains more information about Sydney, which will help you plan your visit.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Rafal Weron - Wroclaw University of Technology
• Sjur Westgaard - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• Stefan Trueck - Macquarie University
• Rodney Wolff - University of Queensland
• Takashi Kanamura - J-POWER, Japan
• Andrew Worthington - Griffith University
• Joe Maisano - Trading Technology Australia

Download the program for the day (PDF)

Day One: Thursday 13 December, Vibe 1 & 2

Day 2: Friday 14 December

There conference dinner was held on Thursday 13th December 2012 at Bayley's Restaurant - downstairs at the Ensemble Theatre.

Submissions of papers are now closed. For enquires please contact the workshop coordinator: linda.drake@mq.edu.au.

Selected papers of the workshop will be published in a special issue of the Journal of Energy Markets