Icccn'17 Trip Notes
I flew amongst United airlines, amongst a connector at Chicago at noon to brand it Vancouver at 3:00pm PST. The 2nd flying took 4.5 hours as well as was non easy. On the addition side, the flights were on time. I don't desire to jinx it but I direct hold non had whatever flying problem the concluding 2-3 years. Chicago O'Hare drome even therefore scares me. For at to the lowest degree 4-5 instances, I spent extra nights at O'Hare drome due to canceled or missed flights.
The entry to Vancouver was nice. We used screens to banking concern represent ourselves inwards at the border. After answering some questions, as well as taking a selfie, the covert gave me a printout. The Canadian edge agents, exclusively took v seconds checking my passport as well as printout earlier allowing me inwards the country. Finally a edge banking concern represent that doesn't suck.
It was also pleasant to go from the drome to the conference hotel, at the Vancouver Waterfront. I bought a ticket for $9, as well as jumped on the Canada Line train at the airport. The two-car educate did non direct hold whatever operator, as well as operated smoothly loading/unloading passengers through 12 stations, virtually 12 miles, inwards less than xxx minutes. I gauge those trains back upward some shape of remote command if something goes unexpected on the rails.
I stayed at the ICCCN conference hotel, to hold things convenient. I missed the sessions on the kickoff day, but made it to the reception at 6pm. At the reception, I met colleagues/friends as well as nosotros had a prissy chat catching upward on things, exchanging notes/advice virtually faculty stuff.
After the reception, I hitting the Waterfront for a relaxing stroll. This was simply about 8pm. I walked along the sea path till it got dark. Vancouver is a set dorsum place. The fresh scent as well as the cool breeze from the body of body of water makes the urban substance a relaxing place. And as well as therefore at that topographic point are lush light-green mountains simply about the city. I could experience my stress as well as worries melting away. (But of course, Vancouver is non equally set dorsum equally Hawaii, where ICCCN was held the previous year. Yes, concluding year, I went to Kona Hawaii, as well as had a dandy fourth dimension there, as well as never fifty-fifty mentioned that on Twitter or inwards my spider web log once. I must go a truthful gentleman!)
I went to bed simply about 10pm PST, which is 1am EST. I was extremely tired but of course of study due to jet lag I woke upward at 2am as well as and therefore was definitely upward at 5:30am. So I went to the gym at quaternary floor. I was hoping at that topographic point would go a sauna as well as a pool. Bingo! Sauna, steam room, jacuzzi, as well as pool. I spent 10-15 minutes at each one. I was at that topographic point from 6-7am. Only ii other people showed upward during that time. This hotel has xxx floors, as well as virtually xx rooms at each flooring as well as exclusively iii people were using the gym inwards the morning. This is a real depression ratio, but I am non surprised. If something is worth doing, a vast bulk of people volition exceed up.
After the keynote, I hitting the Waterfront ane time again to accept on the Stanley park. The Waterfront seaside path continues simply about the Stanley commons for 10 miles. So to go simply about the Stanley park, I rented a wheel at the Waterfront at the UrbanWaves shop. The ride was totally worth it for the beautiful scenery.
It seems similar Vancouver has some rigid runners. A duo of the runners completed the 10 miles circuit faster than I could bike. Of course, I biked leisurely as well as stopped many times to relish the stance as well as accept pictures, but even therefore the stamina as well as speed of these runners were impressive. They were slim as well as toned, as well as ran inwards perfect form, hitting the dry reason amongst front/mid human foot kickoff amongst prissy strides.
I attended the panel afterward lunch. I volition verbalize virtually the panel inwards the side yesteryear side postal service equally well. After the panel, I was feeling real tired. Coffee didn't help, as well as I had to caput upward to my room to nap. Before the Banquet dinner at 7pm, I went to Waterfront ane time again to write this post.
OK, I shouldn't go having this much fun. I should larn dorsum to writing those NSF projection reports.
The entry to Vancouver was nice. We used screens to banking concern represent ourselves inwards at the border. After answering some questions, as well as taking a selfie, the covert gave me a printout. The Canadian edge agents, exclusively took v seconds checking my passport as well as printout earlier allowing me inwards the country. Finally a edge banking concern represent that doesn't suck.
It was also pleasant to go from the drome to the conference hotel, at the Vancouver Waterfront. I bought a ticket for $9, as well as jumped on the Canada Line train at the airport. The two-car educate did non direct hold whatever operator, as well as operated smoothly loading/unloading passengers through 12 stations, virtually 12 miles, inwards less than xxx minutes. I gauge those trains back upward some shape of remote command if something goes unexpected on the rails.
I stayed at the ICCCN conference hotel, to hold things convenient. I missed the sessions on the kickoff day, but made it to the reception at 6pm. At the reception, I met colleagues/friends as well as nosotros had a prissy chat catching upward on things, exchanging notes/advice virtually faculty stuff.
After the reception, I hitting the Waterfront for a relaxing stroll. This was simply about 8pm. I walked along the sea path till it got dark. Vancouver is a set dorsum place. The fresh scent as well as the cool breeze from the body of body of water makes the urban substance a relaxing place. And as well as therefore at that topographic point are lush light-green mountains simply about the city. I could experience my stress as well as worries melting away. (But of course, Vancouver is non equally set dorsum equally Hawaii, where ICCCN was held the previous year. Yes, concluding year, I went to Kona Hawaii, as well as had a dandy fourth dimension there, as well as never fifty-fifty mentioned that on Twitter or inwards my spider web log once. I must go a truthful gentleman!)
I went to bed simply about 10pm PST, which is 1am EST. I was extremely tired but of course of study due to jet lag I woke upward at 2am as well as and therefore was definitely upward at 5:30am. So I went to the gym at quaternary floor. I was hoping at that topographic point would go a sauna as well as a pool. Bingo! Sauna, steam room, jacuzzi, as well as pool. I spent 10-15 minutes at each one. I was at that topographic point from 6-7am. Only ii other people showed upward during that time. This hotel has xxx floors, as well as virtually xx rooms at each flooring as well as exclusively iii people were using the gym inwards the morning. This is a real depression ratio, but I am non surprised. If something is worth doing, a vast bulk of people volition exceed up.
Day 2
I attended the keynote on the morn of the 2nd day. It was real good delivered yesteryear Bruce Maggs, Vice President of Research for Akamai Technologies. I volition render my notes from that inwards my side yesteryear side post.After the keynote, I hitting the Waterfront ane time again to accept on the Stanley park. The Waterfront seaside path continues simply about the Stanley commons for 10 miles. So to go simply about the Stanley park, I rented a wheel at the Waterfront at the UrbanWaves shop. The ride was totally worth it for the beautiful scenery.
It seems similar Vancouver has some rigid runners. A duo of the runners completed the 10 miles circuit faster than I could bike. Of course, I biked leisurely as well as stopped many times to relish the stance as well as accept pictures, but even therefore the stamina as well as speed of these runners were impressive. They were slim as well as toned, as well as ran inwards perfect form, hitting the dry reason amongst front/mid human foot kickoff amongst prissy strides.
I attended the panel afterward lunch. I volition verbalize virtually the panel inwards the side yesteryear side postal service equally well. After the panel, I was feeling real tired. Coffee didn't help, as well as I had to caput upward to my room to nap. Before the Banquet dinner at 7pm, I went to Waterfront ane time again to write this post.
OK, I shouldn't go having this much fun. I should larn dorsum to writing those NSF projection reports.
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