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Third China- Korea -Japan Joint Conference on Meteorology Beijing, China， November 13-16, 2007
DATE AND VENUE The Third China- Korea -Japan Joint Conference on Meteorology will be held in Beijing, China during November 13-16, 2007. The conference takes place at the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), 46, Zhongguancun South Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, China.
THEMES AND CONVENERS Typhoon TAN Zhemin Hyuk-Jo Kwon Tetsuo Nakazawa [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Monsoon LI Jianping Kyung Ja Ha Jun Matsumoto [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Atmospheric Chemistry ZHANG Xiaoye； Rok jin Park Yutaka Kondo [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] tokyo.ac.jp Sand and Dust Storm ZHAO Linna Chung, Kwan-Young Masao Mikami [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Climate Change DONG Wenjie JAI-HO OH Akio Kito [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Air-Sea Interaction ZHANG Renhe Yign Noh Hiroshi Tanaka [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Numerical Model Development WANG Bin Jae Gyoo Lee Masaki Sato [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] SHEN Xueshun [email protected] Weather, Climate and Water JIANG Tong Dong-In Lee Jun Matsumoto [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Please submit your abstract to above conveners in your own country and identify which session you would like to join.
REGISTRATION and FEES On-site registration will be arranged in the lobby of Conference Center of CMA during 13:00-18:00 on November 13 and 08:00-09:00 on November 14, 2007.
Registration fee for each participant is USD 200 which covers conference documents, reception, refreshments, tea, coffee, etc., as well as the excursion to the Great Wall or the Forbidden City.
Hotel charges are the responsibility of the participant. A sign-up form for the excursion of your choice, as well as for special dietary requests will be presented at registration. HOTELS The hotel details are as follows:
1 Hotel Nikko New Century Hubei Hotel (Three Stars) Beijing (Five Stars) Address No. 6 Southern Road Capital No.36, Zhongguancun South Avenue, Gym, Haidian District, Beijing Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China 100044, China Tel. and Tel: 86-10-68492001 Tel: 86-10-62172288 Fax Fax: 86-10-68491103 Special One-bed room: RMB830 per One-bed room: RMB438 per day rate day (breakfast included) (breakfast included)
Two-bed room: RMB830 per Two-bed room: RMB438 per day day (breakfast for one person (breakfast included) included) Exercise Yes No facilities Distance 12-minute walk 3-minute walk to CMA
TRANSPORTATION
Airport-Hotel-Airport – Own arrangements Round trip transportation between airport and hotel is the participants’ own responsibility.
For you reference, the following choices are available:
Airport Bus: Route 4: Capital airport-Gongzhufen (XinxingHotel) Ticket price: RMB 16 yuan Airport-downtown Stops: 1. China International Exhibition Centre; 2. Xibahe; 3. AnzhenBridge; 4. MadianBridge; 5. Beitaipingzhuang; 6. JimenBridge; 7. Friendship Hotel; 8. Beijing TV Station; 9. ZizhuBridge; 10. HangtianBridge; 11. Gongzhufen (Xinxing Hotel)Operation hours: 7:00--23:00.Every 10 minutes
Downtown-airport Stops: 1.Booking office of north gate of the Friendship Hotel Operation hours: 7:00--23:00. Every 10 minutes
The Airport Bus Station is located at Gate 11 of Terminal 2. Note: International flights arrive at terminal 2, only domestic flight of South China Airline arrives at terminal 1. The travel time from airport to the Friendship hotel is around 50 min to one hour. From there, you can take a taxi to the New Century Hotel or Hubei hotel, which charge is around RMB 20 yuan.
Taxi: Taxi is convenient at the airport. Depending on traffic conditions, it takes 40-50 minutes from the airport to the meeting hotels. The charge is around RMB 150 yuan, including the RMB 10 yuan highway toll.
Hotel-Conference Venue (New Century only) Transportation from the New Century Hotel to the CMA in the morning and the return in the evening will be arranged by the Local Organizing Committee(LOC).
TIME ZONE In relation to Greenwich, Beijing is +8 hours. SOCIAL EVENTS The conference reception in the evening of November 14, 2007 is hosted by the CMS. All participants and their accompanying persons are invited to join the reception.
2 All participants are invited to visit the Great Wall or the Forbidden City in the morning of Friday, November 16, 2007. Participants can also sign up at registration if they want to visit CMA facilities on November 16, 2007.
IDENTITY BADGE During the conference, all delegates and their accompanying persons are kindly requested to wear the identity badge. The badge serves as a pass for conference and meals.
If participants have any questions, please contact the LOC members who are identified by their red badges.
COFFEE BREAKS Coffee and tea are served during the morning and afternoon breaks according to the meeting agenda.
RECONFIRMATION OF AIRTICKET Some airlines request their passengers to reconfirm the airticket prior to departure. Please contact the front desk or business center of the Hotel if you need to reconfirm your airline ticket, or contact the LOC members during the meeting.
ELECTRICITY, INTERNET AND E-MAIL The electrical voltage in China is 220V. Internet and E-mail are accessible for participants in the New Century Hotel and Hubei Hotel by broad band or telephone line. Internet and E-mail accession are also available at the conference venue.
MEDICAL CARE AND INSURANCE The conference secretariat will be on duty all day during the conference. Please contact the Secretariat or LOC members for first aid or medical care services. The medical fee should be borne by the patient.
Participants are advised to arrange their own overseas travel insurance.
CURRENCY EXCHANGE The official currency in China is RMB (Chinese Yuan). Currency exchange centers can be found at airport, local banks and the New Century Hotel. The currency exchange service also is provided at a Brach of Bank of China, which is close to the CMA.
Travelers’ checks are not widely used in China and are accepted only by major banks and some hotels. The Bank of China and New Century Hotel will cash your traveler’s check.
The exchange rate for US$ fluctuates with time. Recent example is:
US$ to RMB: around 1: 7.5
CONTACT PERSON The contact person of the Local Organizing Committee is:
Mr. SUN Rui Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences 46, Zhongguancun South Avenue, Haidian District
3 Beijing, 100081, China Tel: +86-10-68406938 Fax: +86-10-62175931 Email: [email protected]
LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE If you have some difficulties in communication with local taxi driver, please show the following Chinese characters according to the situation:
请送我到中国气象局，谢谢！（海淀区中关村南大街 46 号） Please take me to the China Meteorological Administration, thank you! 请送我到新世纪饭店，谢谢！（海淀区首体对面） Please take me to the New Century Hotel, thank you! 请送我到湖北大厦，谢谢！（海淀区中关村南大街中国气象局西门北侧） Please take me to the Hubei Hotel, thank you! 请送我到首都机场，谢谢！ Please take me to the Beijing Capital Airport, thank you!
VISA APPLICATION Please apply to the nearest Chinese Embassy for an entry visa. Please complete the attached registration form and return it to Mr. SUN Rui before October 1, 2007.
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REGISTRATION FORM
Full Name: (Mr. Ms. Mrs.) Affiliation: . Address: . Fax: Tel: E-mail: .
Visa Information requested: Nationality: . Date of Birth, Place of birth: . Passport number: . Place of issue: . Date of issue: . Passport expiration date: . Location of Chinese embassy where you will apply for visa: .
Hotel reservation:
Please indicate: □Hotel Nikko New Century Beijing □Hubei Hotel Standard room: RMB 830 per night Standard room: RMB 438 per night
Check in date Check out date
5 Please return this form before October 1, 2007 to:
Mr. SUN Rui Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences 46, Zhong-Guan-Cun South Avenue, Haidian District Beijing, 100081, China Tel: +86-10-68406938 Fax: +86-10-62175931 Email: [email protected]
6 Map of Institutions, Meeting venue and Canteens in CMA
Tuo-yue-lou NSMC TC TC Hotel TC
NCC Science and Technology Building Science and Technology Building C2 (Conference Center) CAMS (Conference Center)NMC、NCC
Hubei Meteorological CMA Headquarter C1 Hotel Information Center CMA Hotel Meteorological Audio & Video
… CMA
CMA------China Meteorological Administration CMA------China Meteorological Administration NMC------National Meteorological Center NMC------National Meteorological Center NSMC------National Satellite Meteorological Center NSMC------National Satellite Meteorological Center CAMS------Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences 1Km CAMS------Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences New NCC------National Climate Center NCC------National Climate Center TC------Training Center, CMA Century TC------Training Center, CMA C------Canteen Hotel C------Canteen
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