Local Information
Useful maps
Here is a map of the conference locality which identifies the various facilities in the vicinity, including banks, ATMs, and hospitals.
Here is a map that highlights the restaurants in the area.
Many of the participants will arrive by train at Chennai Central. For people who are making their own way from the station to IMSc, the easiest way is to take a train at Park Town suburban station all the way to Indira Nagar suburban station, and then walk to IMSc. For people going to one of the other guest houses (Taramani guest house or CLRI guest house), it is best to get down at Kasturibai Nagar station (it ought to be ‘Kasturba’, but this is the spelling one will see everywhere!) which is one stop before Indira Nagar, and take an autorickshaw to the final destination. For people staying in the CMI guest house, it is best to come to IMSc and take one of the regular (or special) shuttles to CMI.
To get to Park Town from Central, one exits Central station through the main entrance to GH Road. This is easily recognizable; there is a huge Government Hospital on the opposite side of the road. One takes a subway to cross the road, exiting the subway by the stairs on the right side. One keeps walking on the road in the same direction and takes a left turn at Bharati Salai. This road goes over the suburban train tracks. In about two minutes one encounters stairs going down to Park Town station on the left. Here is a map which tells the same story.
Since IMSc is near the Indira Nagar suburban station, it is convenient to take the train to go to some parts of the city. While there is a train once in ten minutes during the peak hours, during the middle of the day (about 10:30 am to 3:30 pm) there could be a gap of as much as 30 minutes between successive trains. It is useful to consult this timetable.