Who should register?
University leaders and those with strategic, policy, professional or academic responsibilities for, and interest in, gender equity and equality, curriculum development, research, community engagement and the development of international partnerships.
Those with similar responsibilities and interests in Ministries of Education, National University Associations, national and international women’s organisations, business and industry.
Students and higher education Alumni will also be welcome.
If you are unsure whether you should register, please contact the ACU at srilanka2012@acu.ac.uk before completing the form.
Accommodation and Travel
Accommodation & Airport Transfers:
Where possible, special rates have been negotiated by the University of Kelaniya with the hotels below (more hotel choices will be added to the website shortly). Delegates should make their reservations with the hotel of their choice, using the contact points and / or conference booking reference quoted:
The Cinnamon Grand Hotel, in Colombo, is where the conference will be held. To make your reservation, please contact either Shane Hallock, Assistant Manager - Events & Conferences, whose email address is: shaneha@cinnamonhotels.com and whose telephone number is: +94 773 136 796; or Mrs Aloma Gunawardenne, whose email address is aloma@cinnamonhotels.com and whose telephone number is +94 773 139378.
| Cinnamon Room per night | ||
| Single / Double room on room only basis | US$ 125.00 + Taxes* | (US$ 159.00 Net) |
| Single Room on bed & breakfast basis | US$ 135.00 + Taxes* | (US$ 172.00 Net) |
| Double Room on bed & breakfast basis | US$ 145.00 + Taxes* | (US$ 184.00 Net) |
| Executive Room per night | ||
| Single room on bed & breakfast basis | US$ 175.00 + Taxes* | (US$ 222.00 Net) |
| Double room on bed & breakfast basis | US$ 185.00 + Taxes* | (US$ 235.00 Net) |
*Current applicable taxes are 10% service charge; 2.27% Nation Building Tax; 1.03% CESS (tourism development levy) and 13.6% Government Tax (VAT), making a total of 26.9% tax.
Airport Transfers: Cinnamon Grand operates a 24 hour counter at the Bandaranaike International Airport to assist guests on arrival. Airport transfers can be arranged for delegates in cars or micro-vans at the following rates:
Car: US$ 50.00 Net each way (minimum 2 persons)
Micro-Van: US$ 70.00 Net each way (minimum 6 persons)
You may either book and pay in advance or book at the airport desk upon arrival. If you wish to book on arrival and wish to share a micro-van with other guests, this is possible. In that case you would have to pay for for your transfer as soon as you check in to the hotel.
Hotel Renuka is about a 15 minute walk from the conference venue hotel, straight down the main road (or you can take a tuk tuk). We have run a workshop there and know that it is very clean and well run, with a good restaurant. It also has a private swimming pool, just a couple of minutes' walk down the road beside the hotel (between the hotel and the sea).
| Renuka City Wing | ||
| (refurbished, non smoking) | ||
| Standard single / double on room only basis | US$ 80.00 + Taxes* | US$ 101.52 Net) |
| Breakfast per person per day | US$ 8.00 + Taxes* | US$ 10.15 Net) |
| Renuka Wing | ||
| Standard single / double on room only basis | US$ 75.00 + Taxes* | (US$ 95.17 Net) |
| Breakfast per person per day | US$ 8.00 + Taxes* | US$ 10.15 Net) |
*Current applicable taxes are 10% service charge; 2.27% Nation Building Tax; 1.03% CESS (tourism development levy) and 13.6% Government Tax (VAT), making a total of 26.9% tax.
Airport Transfers: If booked in advance, the Renuka Hotel will arrange airport pickup and drop off at the following rates (which are inclusive of taxes but subject to change):
| Airport Pickup | Airport Drop | |
| 1 or 2 persons | US$ 34.00 | US$ 30.00 |
| 3 to 6 persons | US$ 40.00 | US$ 38.00 |
This is an historic building on a wonderful site, facing Galle Face Green in one direction and the sea in another. It is within walking distance of the Cinnamon Grand, but you may prefer to take a tuk tuk.
Our advice would be that, if you decide to stay here, you reserve a room in the refurbished Regency Wing, and it is for those rooms that we are providing quotations below. Please note, however, that these prices are valid until 31 December 2011, whereafter there may be a price increase.
The following prices are inclusive of all taxes and service charge and are quoted in US$:
| Single | Occupancy | Double | Occupancy | |
| Room Type | Room only | Bed & Breakfast | Room Only | Bed & Breakfast |
| Standard Room | 127.00 | 138.00 | 127.00 | 149.00 |
| Superior Room | 140.00 | 151.00 | 140.00 | 162.00 |
| Deluxe Room | 146.00 | 157.00 | 146.00 | 168.00 |
| Superior Deluxe Room | 153.00 | 164.00 | 153.00 | 175.00 |
| Oceanic Balcony Suite | 192.00 | 203.00 | 192.00 | 214.00 |
Galle Face Hotel Airport Transfers (subject to change):
Pick-up by A/C standard car (max. 2 persons with luggage): US$30 Net
Drop by A/C standard car (max. 2 persons with luggage): US$28 Net
Travel
A number of airlines fly into Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo, including, for instance:
Sri Lankan Airways; Emirates; Etihad; Jet Airways; Kingfisher; Kuwait Airlines; Oman Air and Qatar Airways.
Visas
Please check with the Sri Lankan High Commission as soon as possible to see whether you require a visa to enter Sri Lanka for the purpose of attending a conference. If so, you will require a letter of invitation from the University of Kelaniya to support your application for a visa.
The following member of staff at the Unviersity of Kelaniya has kindly agreed to provide the necessary letters of invitation, provided you supply her with your conference booking reference:
Ms Thamara Hadinnapola
email: cwwac@kln.ac.lk
telephone: +94-11-2914474 & +94-11-2903101
New information: It is now possible to apply online for a visa to enter Sri Lanka. Please check the website of the Sri Lanka High Commission to see if you are able to do so.
Sri Lanka Tourism
Here's a link to the Sri Lanka Tourism website, where you will find a great deal of valuable information about Sri Lanka. Do try to take advantage of being in Sri Lanka to explore some of its magnificant cultural sites such as Sigiriya (where you will find the original of our website image), Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa - not to mention its beautiful, and varied, scenery.