RANZCP 2024 Congress

GENERAL INFORMATION

GETTING THERE AND GETTING AROUND

Domestic airline arrivals

Qantas, Virgin Australia and Jetstar fly to Canberra from Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.

Qantas 13 13 13

Jetstar 13 15 38

Virgin 13 67 89

Airport transfers

Public transport

Plan your journey on public transport using the Transport Canberra Journey Planner. Check out the Canberra airport maps to see bus stop and train station locations.

From Airport to Canberra CBD

Transport Canberra runs ACTION Bus route Rapid 3 with regular services between the Canberra Airport terminal through to the City interchange, Belconnen interchange, Cohen St interchange to Spence Terminus, seven days a week including public holidays. The Rapid 3 route operates every 15 minutes throughout the day (weekdays) and every 30 minutes on weekends. The trip from Canberra airport terminal to the City is less than 20 minutes.

An official Transport Canberra ticket vending machine is located on the ground floor within the arrivals hall at Canberra Airport. The ticket vending machine’s user-friendly touch screen allows a simple and fast transaction for passengers to purchase a single or daily adult/concession ticket for bus and light rail using these machines.

Please view the Rapid 3 timetable and route map on the Transport Canberra website.

Purchase your MyWay card.

Cash fare and MyWay card fares vary depending on applicable concessions and time of travel. Due to COVID-19, cash fares are currently not accepted. Tickets can be purchased with cash at a Ticket Vending Machine located on the ground floor within arrivals hall at Canberra Airport and at major bus and light rail stations.

MyWay cards calculates the cheapest possible fare per passenger, based on any eligible concession and daily or monthly fare caps. More details, including fares and how to purchase a MyWay card are available on the Transport Canberra website. Live bus information is available on NXTBus.

Rideshare

Canberra Airport has a dedicated rideshare (DiDi, Ola and Uber) area. Your driver will pick you up from the Express Pick-Up Car Park, located on the ground floor of the GREEN Indoor Car Park, a short 20 metre covered walk from the Arrivals Hall. The Express Pick-Up has a dedicated passenger waiting lounge adjacent to the car park where you can wait for your ride in air-conditioned comfort.

View map to see the location of the Express Pick-up.

Taxi

The taxi rank is located centrally on the ground floor of the terminal building, near the baggage carousels in the Arrivals Hall. The taxi rank is fully undercover and the waiting area is indoors for your convenience.

In the unlikely event that you find yourself at the airport with no taxis in sight, please visit the customer service office and a member of the team will organise one for you.

A Taxi Fare Calculator and Approximate Taxi Fares can be found on the Canberra Airport website.

If you would like to book your taxi ahead of time, please contact ACT Cabs, Canberra Elite, or Glide Taxi. For Wheelchair Accessible Taxis visit the WAT website.

Car rental

Car rentals are able to be booked via the Canberra Airport website for a number of providers including Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Europcar, Hertz, and Thrifty. Click here for more details.

CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE

Each delegate who attended the Congress will receive a certificate of attendance via email once the Congress has concluded. The certificate will contain confirmation of attendance to those who have attended the RANZCP 2024 Congress. These credits will not be certified by a national or regional CME accrediting agency. Accompanying persons of the Congress will not be awarded a certificate.

INCLUSIVITY

The College proudly supports an inclusive Congress, as demonstrated by:

Providing gender neutral bathrooms onsite at the Congress venue
Including pronouns and Traditional Custodians of Country or Iwi affiliation on name badges
Ensuring hearing loops are available in all workshop and session rooms

INSURANCE

Delegates are strongly advised to secure appropriate travel and health insurance. Delegate registration fees do not provide any insurance coverage. The Organising Committee and the Congress Office accept no responsibility for any loss in this regard.

LANGUAGE

The official language of the Congress is English.

PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Every effort is made to ensure people with special requirements are catered for. Should you require any specific assistance, please include a notation with your registration form to enable us to make your stay in Canberra a pleasant and comfortable experience.

REDUCING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

The College recognises the importance of sustainability and reducing the environmental impact of our events.

The College is participating in a carbon-offset program for the 2024 Congress. If you wish to make a voluntary donation of $25, this will be used to offset a tonne of carbon through two Tasman Environmental Projects. For details on each project, please click the below links:

The National Convention Centre Canberra (NCCC) is committed to continual improvement in environmental sustainability through meeting government and legislative requirements, and customer and employee expectations to reduce our impact on the environment. Some of the initiatives the NCCC undertakes to reduce the impact on the environment include:

Re-gifting conference satchels and promotional items to orphanages and schools in India, Nepal, South-East Asia and Africa
Air conditioning is timed by the event start and finish times
Working with the OzHarvest Food Rescue to reduce food wastage

The NCCC is centrally located and a short walk from the Congress hotels and the Alinga Street train station. Bus lines 3, 56, 59 or 182 also arrive right outside the Centre if you live locally.

We encourage delegates to think about things you can implement too. They might be as simple as bringing a reusable Keep Cup with you to Canberra for your morning coffee, or ensuring you use the separate waste bins that are provided throughout the centre. Please also consider using a digital ticket for your flight, and choosing to offset the carbon emissions from your travel in advance.

TIME ZONE

Canberra is on Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC +10:00).

DISCLAIMER

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 2024 Congress (RANZCP 2024 Congress) including the Congress Organisers will not accept liability for the damages of any nature sustained by participants or their accompanying persons for loss or damage to their personal property as a result of the RANZCP 2024 Congress and exhibition or related events.

PRIVACY STATEMENT

Information requested and provided on Congress online forms will be used to administer the Congress including accommodation, catering, transport and sponsorship. Data obtained will remain the property of WALDRONSMITH Management and the RANZCP 2024 Congress. For more information on our privacy policy, please visit www.waldronsmith.com.au.