Getting to Australia
Whether you come from Europe, America, Asia, Africa or Oceania, you will most probably be coming by plane! Currency, communications, health and safety and shopping are all important aspects of planning your trip to Australia. If you have a disability or will be travelling with someone who has special needs, you also need to know about the facilities on offer.
It is strongly recommended that those who will undertake travel through a number of time zones in order to reach Australia allow 1 to 2 day’s rest before the conference begins. You might like to stay in Sydney when you first arrive, and travel to the congress venue on the day of registration. This will encourage the ‘body clock’ to reset and enable all who attend to participate fully throughout the whole week of the conference.
Those travelling from Europe will travel via Asia, so you may consider with your travel agent a stop over in Singapore or the transit stop for your airline.
Those travelling from the USA will only have one flight from the west coast of the US to Sydney. You might consider travelling via Hawaii and breaking your journey there.
Although the Sydney winter is mild when compared to that experienced in many parts of the northern hemisphere the temperature averages 18° (64° F) during the day and 9° (48°F) at night so some warmer clothes are needed because our buildings are not always fully heated.
For enthusiasts, skiing is possible in the alpine areas in the States of New South Wales and Victoria (and also New Zealand) and surfing (or snorkelling) is possible on the northern beaches of Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
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Australia is served by many airlines. Here is a list of carriers sorted by airline grouping:
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