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Travel reimbursements:

The conference will reimburse you up to 700 USD of travel expenses. You MUST present a full receipt of your flight and proof of payment (the e-ticket print-out is fine) and keep your boarding pass/ticket stubs. Please fill out an MIT Travel Expense Voucher and bring it to the conference with all your documentation!

Directions and contacts:

Useful web links:

http://ww2.lse.ac.uk/mapsAndDirections/Home.aspx

http://strandpalacehotel.co.uk

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/

Useful contact numbers:

Cities Programme: 0207 955 6828

Strand Hotel: 0207 836 8080

Suzi Hall: 07747014556

Melissa Fernandez: 07852123244

 1. Getting to the LSE

We have included a map of the general area that the LSE is located within, and a list of the tubes, stations and bus routes in this area.

 Tube/Underground stations:

- Holborn (Piccadilly and Central lines) - on the corner of Kingsway and High Holborn. Approximately a five minute walk.

- Temple (District and Circle lines) - on the Embankment at the bottom of Arundel Street. Approximately a five minute walk.

- Charing Cross (Jubilee, Northern and Bakerloo lines) - on the Strand at the Trafalgar Square end. Approximately a ten minute walk.

British Rail stations:

- Waterloo - other side of the River from the Strand over Waterloo Bridge. Approximately a 10-15 minutes walk. Trains to and from the south coast and south west of England.

- Charing Cross - on the Strand at the Trafalgar Square end. Approximately a ten minute walk. Trains mainly to south east London and into Kent.

- Blackfriars - on the Embankment near Blackfriars Bridge. Approximately 10 -15 minutes walk. Trains mainly to south London and south east England but also the First Capital Connect line through north London.

- St Pancras International - on Euston Road, close to King's Cross mainline station. Take the Piccadilly Line from King's Cross to Holborn, from where it is a five minute walk (see 'Holborn' above). Serves the Eurostar and trains to the Midlands.

Buses:

Buses that stop on or near the Aldwych are:

Numbers: 1, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 26, 59, 68, X68, 76, 77a, 91, 139, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341 and 521.

Each bus stop should show which buses stop there and their frequency. On the front of the bus the final destination will be given. It may also show the names of the main stops on its route.

2. The Strand Place Hotel

The Strand Palace Hotel is at 372 Strand, London, WC2R OJS, and is a ten minute walk from the LSE campus.

From Heathrow Airport:

a. Take the eastbound Picadilly line* to Covent Garden (fare around £6 single). Exit the station onto James Street and turn right towards Covent Garden. Cross Covent Garden and turn right onto Southampton Street onto the Strand and turn left. The hotel is 30 metres down the Strand on the left hand side.

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b. Take Heathrow Express train to Paddington (fare around £13 single/ £25 open return). Then, from Paddington, on the underground (tube), take the Bakerloo line* southbound to Charing Cross. Exit the station onto the Strand. The Strand Palace Hotel is on the Easterly side of the Strand. Walk in the opposite direction to Trafalgar Square for about 500 metres. The hotel is on your left.

*If you know you will be traveling frequently on the tube while in London, we suggest you buy an ‘Oyster’ card upon your arrival at tube-stop in Heathrow Airport. By  ‘topping-up’ this card, you can save a little. If you do not plan to move around on tube frequently, we suggest you buy your tickets per individual journey.

3. The LSE campus

During the three days of our conference, we will generally be accommodated in two main buildings.

3.1   The first is the New Academic Building (NAB) off Sardinia Street. We will meet in the Thai Theatre on the evening of the 1^st of June, for our keynote address by Professor Les Back at 17h30. Please join us for drinks on the 8^th floor of the NAB after the address.

3.2   The second building is the Old Building (A) off Houghton Street. Our workshop on the 2^nd and 3^rd of June will be located in room A316.

3.3 The Cities Programme building is located in the St. Philips Building (Y), and if you get lost or have any queries, our programme administrator, Anna Johnston, is located in room A312, on the third floor.