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ASM2009 -- The African String Masters Workshop will be held in Stellenbosch, South Africa, July 27-31, 2009. This is a partner workshop with the Australian StringMasters workshop on Aug 3-7, 2009, in Perth. To register to attend the African String Masters Workshop, click here. Registration for ASM2009 has now closed. Publication A special issue of the Journal of Discrete Algorithms with results from both the Australian and South African workshop will appear. Venue THE VENUE HAS CHANGED!!! The workshop will take place at the University of Stellenbosch, in the Bloukamer (Blue Room) on the top floor of the Neelsie Centre. Lunch will also be served there as part of the workshop. The Neelsie Centre is shown on the map below as the large orange area marked "University". If you need parking, you can enter the centre from the De Beers Street side, where there is a large car park. 
Accommodation Participants are welcome to book their own accommodation, and there is no preferred accommodation for the workshop. Please remember that Stellenbosch is a tourist town, and we advise everyone to book their accommodation as soon as possible. Here is a list of possible guesthouses in Stellenbosch. Please note that accommodation on wine farms are popular, but would require you to have your own car to get back into town for the workshop. Within walking distance of the workshop venue there is also Roland's Rendezvous. For very cheap shared accommodation, please contact us directly as soon as possible (mail mishka AT sun DOT ac DOT za). Travel By air -- the nearest airport is Cape Town International. This is about 45 minutes away from Stellenbosch by car. We strongly recommend that you hire a car. Otherwise, there are airport taxis available to Stellenbosch, for between R250 and R400 one way. It is not possible to take a train directly from the airport to Stellenbosch. By train -- not recommended. By car -- directions from Cape Town International Airport Take Highway N2 to "Somerset West" Exit Highway N2 at Exit #33 "Helderberg / R310 / Baden Powell Dr. / Stellenbosch" and turn left Follow Route R310 to Stellenbosch When R310 terminates into Adam Tas Road (M12), turn right When M12 terminates into R44 (also called Adam Tas Road), turn left Turn right into Merriman Road Turn right into De Beer Street The parking lot for the Neelsie Centre is directly to your right
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