SCA-J Face to Face logistics - November 11th to 13th, Cardiff, UK [UPDATED]

["Mark Combellack" <mcombellack@avaya.com>]

Hi,

 

I’ve updated the logistics information for the Face to Face meeting in Cardiff. Hopefully, this will help with the planning of your trip.

 

The changes from the previous email are:

 

·         Add my contact details in case of problems

·         Add details of how to get on site and find the meeting room with an aerial map.

 

Feel free to ask if anything is unclear or you need further information.

 

Have a safe trip and see you all in Cardiff in a few days.

 

Thanks,

 

Mark

 

 

 

Meeting Logistics

 

Contact details in case of problems:

 

If you are having problems, feel free to contact myself or the Avaya reception. The contact numbers are below:

 

Mark’s Mobile:               +44 (0) 7770 259759

Avaya Reception:           +44 (0) 2920 817500

 

 

Location:

 

The SCA-J Face 2 Face meeting will be hosted at the Avaya Offices in Cardiff, UK on Tuesday November 11^th to Thursday 13^th inclusive. The Avaya offices are on the north east corner of Cardiff, close to the M4 motorway (about 8 miles from the centre of Cardiff)

 

The address for the Avaya Cardiff office is:

 

Avaya,

Building 3,

The Eastern Business Park,

Wern Fawr Lane,

St. Mellons,

Cardiff,

UK

CF3 5EA

 

 

Getting on site and finding the meeting

 

Access to the site is restricted. You will need to report to the security lodge and sign in as a visitor. You will probably need to give the company name and contact name of the person you are visiting. This will be Mark Combellack and the company name is Avaya

 

Security will then direct you where to park. This is most likely to be in the multi-story car park.

 

Avaya’s offices are in Building 3. When looking at the front of Building 3, there are two glass entrances. You need to enter the building using the entrance on the right hand side (closest to the multi-storey car park.) The reception for Avaya is on the second floor.

 

 

 

 

Travel:

 

By Air:

 

Depending on where you are flying from it may be easier to fly into one of the London airports. However, there are two local airports to Cardiff that may be worth considering. These are:

 

Cardiff International Airport (CWL)

http://info.cwlfly.com/en/

Approx 14 miles to the south west of Cardiff and 20 miles from the Avaya Cardiff Office

 

Bristol International Airport (BRS)

http://www.bristolairport.co.uk/

Approx 45 miles from the Avaya Cardiff Office

 

 

By Road:

 

The Avaya offices in Cardiff are a few miles from Junction 30 of the M4 motorway.

 

Directions

 

1. Follow the M4. At Junction 30, exit on to the A4232
2. After 0.5 miles on A4232, go straight across the roundabout (2^nd exit) keeping on the A4232
3. After 0.5 miles on A4232, take first left (using filter lane) onto the A48(M)
4. Take first exit off A48(M) (after 0.5 miles)
5. At the roundabout, take the 3^rd exit onto B4487/Newport Road
6. After 0.2 miles, turn right at the traffic lights onto Wern Fawr Lane
7. Take second turning on right onto Eastern Business Park and report to the security lodge to gain access to the site
8. See the section above about getting on site and finding the meeting

 

Have a look at the map in the getting on site section which will show you steps 6 and 7.

 

The section of the M4 from Newport to Cardiff gets very busy in the morning so expect some delays. They are also doing some major road works to widen the M4 between Junctions 29 and 32. As a result, this section is often heavily congested during rush hour.

 

 

If you are driving into Wales from England along the M4, you will cross over the Second Severn Crossing Toll Bridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Severn_Crossing). The current cost of the toll is £5.30 per car. The toll is only paid when going west (i.e. from England to Wales) but not in the opposite direction.

NOTE: The toll can only be paid in cash – they do not accept credit/debit cards or cheques.

 

 

By Rail:

 

The nearest railway stations are:

 

Cardiff Central Railway Station (6 miles)

Newport Railway Station (9 miles)

 

Hiring a car or using a Taxi is the best way to get from either railway station to the Avaya offices.

 

 

 

Hotels:

 

Since I live in Cardiff, I have not used any of these hotels so I am unable to provide reviews of the hotels in the area. I’ve listed a few hotels below that are in the Cardiff area in no particular order.

 

 

The following hotels are close to the Avaya offices

 

IBIS Hotel, Cardiff (at M4 Junction 30)

http://www.ibishotel.com/gb/hotel-3159-ibis-cardiff-gate/index.shtml

 

Park Inn Cardiff Northý

http://www.cardiff.parkinn.co.uk/

 

Best Western St Mellons Hotel

http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/productInfo.do?propertyCode=83508

 

 

The following hotels are in the centre of Cardiff (approx 8 miles from the Avaya offices)

 

Park Plaza, Cardiff

http://www.parkplaza.com/cardiffuk

 

Hilton Hotel, Cardiff

http://www.hilton.co.uk/cardiff

 

 

 

Evening Meals:

 

As with other previous Face to Face meetings, I’ll plan to organise going out as a group for evening meals. I would be interested to know if people would be interested in this and whether anyone has any specific dietary requirements that I need to consider.

 

Possible candidate restaurants include the following:

 

Junction 28

http://www.junction28.com/

 

Juboraj (Indian Restaurant)

http://www.juborajgroup.com/lakeside.html

 

Armless Dragon

http://www.armlessdragon.co.uk/english.html

 

Mark Combellack| Software Developer| Avaya | Eastern Business Park | St. Mellons | Cardiff | CF3 5EA | Voice: +44 (0) 29 2081 7624 | mcombellack@avaya.com