GENERAL INFORMATION

Registration

The Registration Desk opens during the following hours:

Sept. 16 Sunday 10:00 - 12:30 13:30 - 21:00
Sept. 17-21 Monday - Friday 08:00 - 12:30 13:30 - 17:00

Information desk is set up at the Registration desk.

Name Badge and Invitation

Only persons wearing Congress Badge will be allowed to attend Congress events.

Participants Colored in Blue
Official and VIP Colored in Red
Accompany Person Colored in Green
Staff Colored in Yellow

Invitation or ticket are required to be shown for the Social Events.

Technical Service and Presentation Equipment

The technical secretariat is located in the rooms on the third floor, it provides:

  • Technical assistance to sessions chairpersons and speakers.
  • 1-2 technical secretaries will work at each technical session. Speakers are required to contact with the technical secretaries in the sessions meeting rooms or in the secretariat Room (3058) 2 hours before your presentation.
  • Presentation using multi-media LCD projector, overhead and slides can prepared or pre-tested in Room 3056, 3057.

Free Email

Free email service is available to the Congress participants in Room 3051.

Massage Box and Massage Board

Massage Box are set up on the third floor, in front of IAHR Secretariat room (3054), one Box for each country. Massage Board is set up near registration desk, ground floor. Participants can exchange massages via the Boxes and Board.

Electricity

Electricity is supplied at 220V, 50Hz AC throughout China.

Bank, Post Office and Business Center

Bank is located at the ground floor and basement, open time: 09:30-16:30.

Post Office and Business Center are located at the ground floor, open time: 09:30-16:30. A special desk of Post Office will be set up in the Lobby for the Congress participants.

Insurance and Safety

The Congress organizers accept no responsibility for risks, such as lost of personal belongings, accident. Help can be obtained from secretary office (room 3050 or 3058) to deal with these things.

Medical Assistance and Hospitality Room

Medical assistance and advice are available in the hospitality room 3019, third floor. Participants and accompanying guests can take rest and meet friends in this room.

Office Rooms:

Officer

Room No.

Tel No.

IAHR President

3055

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IAHR Secretariat

3054

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Chairmen of LOC

3053

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Secretariat of LOC

3051A

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Technical Service

3058

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Section Chairmen

3049

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Free Email

3051

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Weather and Dress

The average temperature in September is 25¡æ£¨77¨H£©with the highest of 30¡æ £¨86¨H£© at day time and the lowest of 15 ¡æ£¨59¨H£© at night.

Business format or national suites are suggested for Opening Ceremony, Cultural Evening, Closing Ceremony, and Farewell Dinner.

Comfortable shoes and clothing are requested for all excursions and tours.

Meals

There is a wide range of restaurants within walking distance including very good Chinese and western restaurants, such as TGI Friday Domino Pizza. See the sketch map of BICC.

Airport Tax

CNY50 per person for domestic flight; CNY90 for international flight.

Reconfirmation of Return Ticket

Some airline companies require reconfirmation of your return ticket 72 hours before departure. To be on the safe side, contact the airline office as early as possible. The working hours of most of the airlines are 09:00 -17:00, from Monday to Friday.

The following are the telephone numbers of major airline companies:

Name Tel. Name Tel.
Aeroflot 65002412 Mongolian Airlines 65079297
Air France 65881388 Northwest Airlines 65053505
All Nippon Airways 65909191 Polish Airlines 65007215
Alitalia 65610375 PIA 65051681
Austrian Airlines 64622161 Qantas 64674794
British Airways 65124070 Singapore Airlines 65052233
Canadian Airlines 64682001 Swissair 65123555
Dragon air Hong Kong 65182533 Thai International 64608899
Ethiopian Airlines 65050314 SAS 65183738
Finn air 65127180/1 Yugoslav Airlines 65903166
Iran Air 65124940/5 United Airlines 64631111
Japan Airlines 65130888 Israel Airline 65974512
Korean Air 65050088 Malaysia Airline 65052681
Lufthansa 64654488 Uzbekistan Airways 65006442