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| Welcome Reception |
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The welcome reception is to be held at 18:30 on Sunday, July 1, 2007. |
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Location: Mingzhu Garden Hotel (明珠园) on campus (see the map). |
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For all the participants lived in Huibin Garden Hotel, there will be a shuttle outside of the Huibin Garden Hotel at 17:30. |
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| Chinese Acrobatic and Music Show
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There is a Chinese acrobatic and music show on Tuesday, July 3, 2007. |
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Location: Tianjin Theatre ( 天津礼堂 ). |
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Address: No 24, Youyi Road, Hexi District, Tianjin (天津市河西区友谊路 24 号) . |
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We will provide transportation at the lobby of Mingzhu Garden Hotel at 18:30. Every participant needs to enter the arena with the show ticket. Non-registered accompany person can buy the show ticket from the registration desk. The rate is ￥115 ($15) per person. |
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| Banquet |
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The conference banquet will be held on Thursday, July 5, 2007, at the following restaurant. |
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Location: Peng Tian Ge Restaurant (鹏天阁酒楼)). |
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Address: No 8, Hongqi Road, Nankai District, Tianjin. (南开区红旗南路8号) |
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Tel: 23958888. |
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Alcoholic drinks are available at the banquet. |
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We will provide transportation at the lobby of Shiing-shen Building (see map) at 17:30. Every participant needs to enter the arena with the name tag. Non-registered accompany person can buy the ticket from the registration desk. The rate is ￥ 115 ( $15 ) per person. |
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| Dinning on campus Click here |
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| Taxi on Campus |
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Taxi can be easily found in front of Yiyuan Hotel (see map). It can also be found at Sounthwest Gate (see map). The rate for taxis is RMB 8 for the first 3km , then RMB 1.7/km or RMB 2.0/km. |
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| Currency Exchange |
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| The name of Chinese Currency is RenMinBi (RMB). At the rate of June 25, 2007, 1USD=7.71RMB. Currency Exchange stations are available at the airport and many local banks. On July 2, Bank Of China will have a counter at the registration desk (Secretary Room 107 in Shiing-shen Building) at 12:00pm and can exchange currency for conference participants. They can accept travel cheque and US dollars. |
| Credit Cards are accepted in many major hotels, but not by a typical local business. Automatic Teller Machines (ATM) are available at each bank. There are two on campus. You can only withdraw RMB from the local ATM. |
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| Post Office |
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There is a small post office near the southwest village shopping market (see map). You can also book and buy train ticket there. |
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| Tianjin Weather |
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In July, the average temperature is 35°C ( 95 °F ). |
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