Supergravity, Strings and Dualities:
A Meeting in Celebration of Chris Hull's 60th Birthday

Imperial College London, April 28-29th 2017

Location

Venue

The conference will be held in the Huxley building Laboratory of Imperial College London, located in building 13 in this map of the South Kensington campus.

The lectures will take place in Lecture Theatre 311 on level 3 of the Huxley building.

The full street address is:

Huxley Building
180 Queen's Gate
South Kensington
London
SW7 2AZ

To get to the lecture theatre:
Enter the Huxley building via its main entrance on Queen's Gate road. Directly ahead (going to the right of the reception desk) is a large staircase. Go up one floor and continue straight on for a few metres, and then turn left down a corridor. On your right (before the curved wall) is the entrance to the lecture room.

Dinner

The banquet dinner on Friday night will be held at 7pm at the Rembrandt Hotel, located at 11 Thurloe Pl, Kensington, London SW7 2RS.

Map

The embedded map below shows the locations of the Huxley Building and the Rembrandt Hotel.

Travel Information

Air: London's main international airports are Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and City. From Heathrow, Imperial College can be reached by a direct Piccadilly Line service, while London City airport is served by frequent Docklands Light Railway trains to central London. The other airports are served by frequent rail services into London.

Rail: Imperial College is easily reached by Underground from London's main rail termini, whether for domestic (National Rail) or international (Eurostar) rail services. In particular, the Eurostar arrives into St. Pancras which is less than 30 minutes away on the Piccadilly Line.

For those travelling by Underground, the Physics department is closest to Gloucester Road and South Kensington stations, both of which are served by the Piccadilly, District and Circle lines. Buses 9, 10, 49, 52, 70, 74, 360 and 452 stop reasonably close to the venue. For queries about travel in London use the Transport for London site, which provides a reliable and useful journey planner.

Please also see the information for South Kensington Campus at the main Imperial site. The information provided by Physics may also be of use.

Tourist Information

Imperial lies at the heart of a cultural district that includes several prominent museums The Natural History Museum, the Science Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum are all a short walk away. Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens are about 100m to the north. Kensington Gardens is home to the Sepentine Gallery.

The shopping areas of Kensington High Street and Knightsbridge (including the Harrods department store) are also within easy walking distance.

Visit the official tourist board site for further information on cultural events taking place in London. There are many sites providing restaurant and bar reviews, including London Eating.