Annual Meeting 2016 MarcoPolo & PANDA The joint PANDA/MarcoPolo General Assembly is taking place 24-27 February 2016 in Guangzhou, China and will be hosted by Sun Yat-sen University (http://eeswxm.sysu.edu.cn/ ). Please note that the meeting is taking place at the Building of Dihuan in Sun Yat-sen University. 1. MEETING VENUE: Building of Dihuan School of Environmental Science and Engineering Sun Yat-sen University (South Campus) Xingang west road 135, Guangzhou http://sese.sysu.edu.cn/Index.htm The location of Dihuan Building and hotels are in the following photo. 2. Transportation 1) Arrive Guangzhou Baiyun airport. The Building of Start Dihuan can be reached as following paths : By Metro: Take line 3 (North stretching line)at Ji Chang Nan station, and then interchange to line 3 at Tiyu Xilu station, and then interchange to line 8 at Kecun station, and then arrive at Sun Yat-sen University station. Exit the metro at Entrance A, and Interchange then turn left and go straight, walk for about 330 m and you will find the South Gate of Sun Yat-sen University on your End Interchange left. Walk into the gate and go straight, walk for about 1100 m, and the Building of Dihuan is on your right (near the North Gate of Sun Yat-sen University). Price: RMB 8 Duration: About 70 minutes By Taxi: Take the taxi at A5 gate in the airport if you arrive at A area and take the taxi at B6 gate in the airport if you arrive at B area. The destination is the North Gate of Sun Yat-sen University. After getting off the taxi, walk into the North Gate of Sun Yat-sen University and go straight, walk for about 150 m, and then the Building of Dihuan is on your left. Price: About RMB 150 Duration: About 50 minutes By Airport bus: Get on the Line 10 of Airport bus at B5gate or A1, and get off the bus at the New Pearl River Hotel. Take taxi (in 10 min) or walk west forward for about 950 m and you will the find the memorial archway of Sun Yat-sen University, and the North Gate of Sun Yat-sen University is located nearby. Walk into the gate and go straight, walk for about 150 m, and then the Building of Dihuan is on your left. Price: RMB 23 Duration: About 60 minutes 2) Arrive Hong Kong International airport: Arrive at Hong Kong International Airport, you can book the ticket in advance to Guangzhou-Haizhu on the Website of Hong Kong International Airport. ( http://www.hongkongairport.com/CBT/Controller?locale=eng ) And then you can take a taxi to the North Gate of Sun Yat-sen University, then proceed as above. Price: HK 250 Duration: About 240 minutes 3. Hotel information: A block reservation has been made at the following hotels: 1) Wing Kwong Hall Room rates (including breakfast): Standard Single: RMB 250/Room/Night (6 rooms available) Deluxe Kingsize: RMB 300/Room/Night (6 rooms available) Deluxe Twin: RMB 350/Room/Night (13 rooms available) (*The prices are the rates in 2015, there may be a little adjustment in 2016) Address: North-east 350, Sun Yat-sen University 135 Xingang West Road Guangzhou China Tel.: 020-84112138 Fax: 020-84112186 2) Xueren Hall of Sun Yat-sen University Room rates (including breakfast): Standard Single: RMB 450/Room/Night (40 rooms available) (*The price is the rate in 2015, there may be a little adjustment in 2016) Address: Communication center of technology and culture, Sun Yat-sen University 135 Xingang West Road Guangzhou, China Tel.: 020-62334599 Website: http://www.hotel021.com/gh/359646/home.php Reservation: If you need to book the hotel, please fill the following form and sent it back to Dr. Qi Fan before 11/30/2015. Full name Affiliation Hotel name Room type Check in date Check out date 4. Visa: If you need an invitation letter for visa, please contact Dr. Qi Fan and provide the following information: Full name, E-mail address, telephone number, affiliation, and passport number. Contact Person: Dr. Qi Fan Department of Atmospheric Science, Sun Yat-sen University E-mail: [email protected] Tel.: +86-13760889585 .