VENUE
The inaugural DRUID-Asia 2016 Conference commences at NUS - National University of Singapore Business School, Mochtar Riady Building - NUS Business School, 11 Kent Ridge Drive, Singapore 119245, as indicated in the conference program - available through the top blue banner on the conference website . All parallel sessions and most plenary sessions will be hosted at NUS.
However, on Wednesday, February 24, the afternoon plenary will take place at the Mochtar Riady Auditorium at level 5, SMU - Singapore Management University, Administration Building, 81 Victoria Street.
The conference dinner will take place the same evening, 5 minutes' walk from SMU, at Chijmes, 30 Victoria Street.
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GETTING TO NUS BUSINESS SCHOOL
The main venue is a bit out of the way and most easily reached by taxi from downtown Singapore. A trip from Orchard Road will take 20-30 minutes depending on time of day and cost 15-20 SGD.
The main venue can also be reached from down-town Singapore by public transport:
- Board the MRT (subway) from any station (ticket machines at the station)
- Get onto Circle Line and alight at Kent Ridge Station.
- Take Exit A and walk to the bus stop opposite Kent Ridge Station
- Board NUS Shuttle Bus (free) D2 and alight at Car Park 11.
- Walk approximately 3 minutes to NUS Business School at Mochtar Riady Building.
Alternative public transport options:
Take any MRT-line, get off at Buona Vista MRT (CC22/EW21) and take bus no. 151
Or get off at Haw Par Villa MRT (CC25) and take almost any bus (westbound).