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ASSETS 2008

10th ACM Conference on Computers and Accessibility

Conference Venue

The conference will take place at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel. Situated in the heart of downtown, the hotel is steps away from the city's top attractions, including the business district and World Trade & Convention Centre. This AAA 4-Diamond hotel features amenities including 17,000 square feet of flexible meeting and social event space, a 5,000 square foot Interlude Spa, restaurant highlighting spectacular waterfront views of Halifax Harbour and the lively atmosphere of Fife & Drum traditional Scottish Pub.

Venue Location

Contact the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel at:

Postal:
1919 Upper Water Street
Halifax
Nova Scotia
B3J 3J5
Canada
Phone:
+1 902 421 1700
Fax:
+1 902 422 580

Travelling From The Airport

By Car:
Take Highway 102 South. Take the left exit onto Highway 118 South. Take Highway 111 North. Take the Barrington Street Exit. Follow Barrington to Hollis Street. The hotel is on the left.
By Bus:
Airporter Inc. provides a shuttle service to and from various hotels in the Metro Area. Regular rates for the Airporter service are $18.00 (Canadian) one way. Buses leave the airport daily at 04:50, 06:10, 07:15, 08:15, 09:40, 10:30, 11:10, 11:45, 12:50, 13:40, 14:35, 15:35, 16:40, 17:00, 17:55, 18:35, 19:35, 20:15, 21:05, 22:00, 22:40, 23:20, 00:05, 00:40 & 02:20. It takes approximately 35 minutes to reach the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel. For further information please see Airporter Inc. Airport Bus Schedule.
By Taxi:
Taxi and limousine services are available curbside in the Domestic Arrivals area for all arriving flights. A one way trip to Halifax city centre is $53.00 (Canadian)
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Upcoming Important Dates
Acceptance notification for other papers 07 Jul 2008
Camera-ready all venues 04 Aug 2008
Doctoral Consortium 12 Oct 2008
ASSETS Conference 13 Oct 2008
Elapsed Important Dates
Requests for technical paper mentors 07 Jan 2008
Mentor technical paper rough draft 04 Feb 2008
Mentor technical paper completion 03 Mar 2008
Mentor other paper rough draft 24 Mar 2008
Mentor other paper completion 21 Apr 2008
Technical Paper submissions 05 May 2008
Technical Reviews Complete 30 May 2008
Optional Author Rebuttal Open 02 Jun 2008
Optional Author Rebuttal Close 06 Jun 2008
Technical Rebuttal Responses 13 Jun 2008
Acceptance notification for technical papers 16 Jun 2008
Poster, and demonstrations submissions 23 June 2008
Student Research Competition Submissions 30 June 2008
Doctoral Consortium submissions 30 June 2008