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CONFERENCE INFORMATION Location - Registration fee - Housing and Meals - Visa General information and details regarding travel in Beijing Location The Beijing Normal University is situated near the center of the city on the 3rd Ring Road. (The 1st Ring Road is around The Forbidden City, the actual center of Beijing). Registration Fee We are trying to hold the registration fee to US $ 80 / 64 euros. There may be a small charge of about US $ 12 / 10 euros for the five days, for transportation by bus between the University and the Hotels.To attend the conference and receive the Technical papers before the conference, you must be a current ICKL member. 2004 Membership fee: US $ 35 or 28 euros.
Housing Meals Lunch and dinner at the University would come to about $12.00 together. * There are also many restaurants nearby, off campus. * Prices in US $ or euros are indicated following currency rates by the end of January 2004. You can check curent rates (Yuan / US $ or Yuan /euro) at this address : http://www.x-rates.com/calculator.html Visa People travelling to China will require a VISA. Foreign visitors can obtain a visa from Chinese embassies and consulates. Please check locally for further details of your nearest Chinese embassy. Please ensure that you have at least six months left on your passport before you travel. Check your local requirements for obtaining a visa and write us in good time should you require a letter of invitation. In the US, go to the embassy's web site: http://www.china-embassy.org For the page with a map and links to Chinese Consulates in the U.S. go to: http://www.china-embassy.org/visa/english/lq.htm The following site links to most (maybe all) embassies world-wide: http://www.china.org.cn/e-zhuwai/
General Information Arrival at Beijing Airport Currency Exchange Booths Open during the day, but if arriving very early in the morning or late at night it might be wise to get some Chinese currency before traveling. Taxis to the Hotel There is an official taxi stand with security guards. Do NOT accept offers from taxi drivers who are not at that stand. Cost of Taxi Lollie suggests it will be about the equivalent of $10 to the hotel. Communicating with Taxi Driver Lollie will send a map with the names and addresses of each hotel in Chinese and English, which we will e-mail to those attending the conference. Thus you can show the driver your destination. Temperatures These are 30-32C, 86-90F. If air conditioned building temperatures are similar to those in Hong Kong, which are very cold, you will need warm sweaters/jackets. For Emergency on Arrival Contact Lollie, mobile phone: 86-139-111-74484 (86 is the country code). Also have your hotel number accessible: The Friendship Hotel: Address: No.1 Zhongguancun Nandajie Tel: 86- 10- 6849 8888 Fax: 86- 10- 6849 8866 The Jingmen Hotels: Tel: 86- 10- 6201 2211 Fax: 86- 10- 6201 5355 Tour to Forbidden City and Great Wall: $35.00,Euros 27 aprox Payable at registration. Equipment for the Conference Video format: PAL Computers: PC: Windows XP. Mac: OS 9 and 10. Credit Cards China accepts MasterCard,Visa, American Express, JCB, and Diners Club. Holders of these cards can withdraw cash at the Bank of China or use the cards for payment in stores, restaurants and hotels designated by the Bank of China. Travelers Checks The Bank of China can cash traveler’s checks sold by international commercial banks and traveler’s check companies in Australia, Britain, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, and Switzerland. The Bank of China serves as agent for traveler’s checks of the American Express Check Co., First National City Bank, Sumitomo Bank, Swiss Bank Corp., and Thomas Cook Traveler’s Check Co. Settling of Accounts with foreign currency is forbidden in China. The Bank of China will convert certain currencies into RMB (yuan). These currencies are US dollar; Euro; British pound; Australian , Canadian, Hong Kong and Singapore dollars; Danish, Norwegian and Swedish krona; Malaysian ringgit; Macao pataca. Remaining cash can be converted back to foreign cash upon presentation of a foreign currency conversion receipt Drinking Water Please note that only a few luxury hotels have drinkable tap water. Check with your hotel. Boiled water is available in guest rooms and bottled mineral water is available everywhere. Telephone cards are available in various denominations for national and international calls. Telephone Numbers International Long Distance Operator: 115 Domestic Long Distance Operator: 113 Phone Number Inquiry: 114 Long Distance Inquiry: 116 Police:110 Ambulance:120 Electricity in China is 220 volts. Bathrooms in luxury hotels have 120 volt sockets. Postal Service is available at the service desks of hotels and post offices.
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