The Seminar will be held on May 14--21, 2000 at Pushkin, near St.-Petersburg. Arrival date from St.-Petersburg to Pushkin is May 14, departure from Pushkin to St.-Petersburg is on May 21. We expect that most participants arrive at St.-Petersburg on May 12 and depart from St. Petersburg on May 21. If you are unable to come for the full period, you are welcome to attend for a shorter time.
Russian visa will be issued by a Russian Consulate on the basis of the invitation which we will send directly to the Consulate. To arrange for this invitation, we need the information listed in the registration form as soon as possible. We kindly ask you to fill in the form and send it to us via E-mail or through Internet (even in case you have already filled in an Application form--new fields required by Consulates were added). Please, provide us also with separate forms for each of the accompanying persons. If you have any problems with this form please get in touch with us via E-mail as soon as possible. We will inform you via E-mail when the Consulate will be ready to issue your visa.
In case you need an official invitation for other purposes than visa please contact us.
If you plan to give a talk at the Seminar please do not forget to include its preliminary title in the application form.
Registration fee is 70 US dollars. The cost of local expenses is 450 US dollars (it includes lodging at Pushkin, meals there, transportation St.-Petersburg -- Pushkin -- St.-Petersburg and three nights 12/13, 13/14, and 21/22 May in St.-Petersburg). These payments are to be made to the Organizing Committee. We will accept Russian rubles, US dollars and German marks, cash only. The Organizing Committee will take care of your accommodation at St.-Petersburg, Pushkin, and transportation St.-Petersburg -- Pushkin -- St.-Petersburg. Buses to Pushkin will start from your hotel at St.-Petersburg in the afternoon of May 14. The time will be fixed later on.
One of us will meet you at Pulkovo airport carrying a Seminar poster. Please, E-mail us your flight information as soon as you have it! Later on we will provide you with an emergency phone number, to be called in case you get lost.
Exchange offices (US dollars and German marks) are easy to find in St.-Petersburg. 1$ equals at the moment 28.5 rubles. Though currencies other than US dollars and German marks can be exchanged at some banks, the rates are very unfavorable. Don't rely on credit cards or checks. It may be problematic to find an ATM, and cards are not accepted in most places.
Usually the weather in May is warm (+15 to +20 degrees Celsius) and sunny, but some cold (+10) and rainy days are still possible.
We suggest you to spend 13 May, Saturday, at St.-Petersburg. No organized excursions are planed for this day. Your Hotel will be located downtown, and we hope you will enjoy your time by yourself. Representatives of the Organizing Committee will be available at your Hotel, in case you will have problems. We plan to spend one day (May 17, Wednesday) for an excursion to a cite of tourist attraction near St.-Petersburg. We will arrange for transportation and guides for this trip.
Last modified: Tue Mar 14 16:48:28 MSK 2000