Venue
The Australian National University in Canberra is the venue for linux.conf.au 2005.
The ANU is located in Acton on the north side of Lake Burley Griffin, just 1km west of the Civic Centre. It is within a few minutes easy walk of accomodation, shops, restaurants and pubs.
Most conference sessions will be held within the Manning Clarke theatres at ANU.
Maps
http://campusmap.anu.edu.au/displaymap.asp?grid=gh32
Building 26a is the Manning Clarke Theatres
A larger map of the University can be found at:
http://campusmap.anu.edu.au/largemap.asp
A map of the University and surrounding suburbs:
http://www.arta.com.au/actmaps/canberra8.html
or
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mapshells/australasia/canberra/canberra.htm
Greater Canberra Map:
http://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/about/maps/canberramap.html
About Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. It is located between Sydney and Melbourne (35°S, 149°E), in the Australian Capital Territory in southeast Australia. There are beautiful mountains, forests, and canyons within an hour or so drive. There are clear changes of the four seasons, such as a warm to hot summer, cold winter, colorful spring, and the beautiful orange leaves of autumn. Occasionally in winter it snows. Canberra is 571 m above sea level, and has a population of approximately 320,000 people.
Canberra was founded in 1913 which makes it a young city even by Australian standards. The planned layout and urban landscape reflect the city's major role as the seat of Federal Parliament and home to the national institutions that support it.
