15th IEEE Computer Security Foundations Workshop
June 24-26, 2002
Keltic Lodge
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Organized Activities
The following activities are open to CSFW-15 attendees and accompanying
persons.
Croquet Tournament
The traditional CSFW croquet tournament
will be held on the lawn of the Keltic Lodge. It will be coordinated by
Paul Syverson (Croquet Chair).
Whale-Watching Excursion
A whale-watching excursion will be organized with Seaquarium, a local operator about
10 minutes away from the Keltic Lodge. Arrangements will be finalized in May:
the cost, Canadian
dollars, will be around $20-25 a person (depending on our budget
situation, we may be able to subsidize it).
Seaquarium runs trips at 10am,
1:30pm and 4:30pm if there are at least 6 passengers. In particular during
the week, it may be a good idea to call them (902-285-2103 or 902-285-2401) to
make sure that the trip is actually going (i.e. that they have enough
passengers). We are likely to arrange a special trip after the last session
on Monday or Tuesday. Details in May/June.
Sea Kayaking Tour
Like last year, I will help arrange sea kayaking excursions with Cape Breton Coast
Adventure, an operator located about 10 minutes away from the
Keltic Lodge.
Cape Breton Coast
Adventure runs tours at 9am and 2pm. Tours last between 3 and
3 and 1/2 hours. Group size should be at least 3 and at most 8.
Other Activities
Within the premises
Without leaving the grounds of the Keltic Lodge, guests
can enjoy:
- Live music most evenings
- Outdoor Heated Swimming Pool
- Billiards
- Tennis courts
- Bicycling
- Trail Hiking
- 18-Hole
Golf Course
- Putting/Pitching Greens
- Theater (dates not yet available)
Around the premises
The Keltic Lodge is within the boundaries of Cape
Breton Highlands National Park, which offers great hiking and backpacking
opportunities. Moose, bears, lynx and more seldom cougars can occasionally be
seen. Click here for a
complete descriptions of the activities available in the park.
Picturesque fishing villages along the scenic Cabot
Trail offer opportunities to get acquainted with the local lifestyle.
Here is an incomplete summary of the possibilities that a visitor can enjoy
within a few miles of the Keltic Lodge:
- Swimming in the Ocean and in the numerous freshwater lagoons
- Beaches
- Whale watching
- Ocean, lake and stream fishing
- Sea kayaking
- Mountain biking
- Backpacking
- Hiking
- Sightseeing and touring
- Photography
In Cape Breton Island
The Cabot
Trail circles the Highland section of Cape Breton. At its southern tip
lies the town of Baddeck, which, among other things, hosts the final home
of Alexander Graham Bell. On the other side of the Bras d'Or Lake, a
large body of water that occupies the central section of Cape Breton Island,
noteworthy sights are the Fortress of
Louisbourg and the station
from which Guglielmo Marconi transmitted the first recorded east-bound radio
signal across the Atlantic.
Cape Breton is famous for its music. It is
also home of several French-speaking Acadian communities, from which the Cajun
people of South-Western Louisiana descend.
Further information about Cape Breton Island can be found here and here.
In Nova Scotia
General information about Nova Scotia can be found here
