Registration Desk
Sunday,
Sept. 10, 2006 in
the lobby of the Hotel Sunstar from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m; at welcoming reception
Monday, Sept. 11, 2006 at
the Conference Center from 8 a.m.
Tuesday - Friday, Sept. 12-15, 2006 at
the
Travel
International
airports in
Grindelwald is easily reached by train from all of
these airports. Zurich and Geneva
have train stations inside the airport buildings. Basel and Bern are a
20-minute bus ride from the train stations. Travel times are 3:15 hours from
Zurich Airport or 3:55 hours from Geneva Airport. All connections go through
Bern (possibly changing trains, remaining travel time 1:45 hours) and Interlaken
Ost (change trains, remaining travel time 34 minutes). Click here for timetables of all trains.
We do not recommend renting a car. Driving time is about one hour from
Hotel Accommodation
For the symposium rooms have been booked at special rates at the
Hotel «Sunstar Grindelwald» (4-star) in walking
distance from the train station and directly besides the
Small single room: CHF 115 (approx. USD 90)
-- SOLD OUT
Double room for single occupancy: CHF 164 (approx. USD 125)
Double room: CHF 224 (approx. USD 170)
Room rates include breakfast buffet, minibar,
entry to the indoor pool and steam bath. Please be advised to make your
reservation early, the different room categories will be given on a
first-come-first-served basis.
Booking has to be made with our registration form (button
below); the payment will be due directly to the hotel.
Facilities for Splinter Meetings
If participants would like to use a small room for splinter meetings
during the Symposium, they should contact the Local Organizing Committee (at
)
so that the rooms can be obtained.
Registration Fees
The registration fee for full participants includes:
-
access to all sessions
- documentation, abstract book
- welcome drink (Sunday evening)
- all lunches
- all coffee breaks
- wine & cheese for 2 poster sessions
- excursion and conference dinner (Wednesday)
- publication volume
The registration fee for Wednesday p.m. only includes:
- access to the special session
- excursion and conference dinner
The registration fee for accompanying persons includes:
-
welcome drink (Sunday evening)
- access to the special
session Wed PM
- excursion and conference dinner (Wednesday)
but will not include admission to the other scientific sessions etc.
By registering before June 30, 2006 you will benefit of reduced registration fees:
| Registration fees | early (until June 30, 2006) | after July 1, 2006 |
| Registration for the entire symposium | 590.00 CHF (~450$) | 680.00 CHF (~520$) |
| Registration for Wednesday p.m. only | 160.00 CHF (~120$) | 180.00 CHF (~135$) |
| Accompanying person | 150.00 CHF (~115$) | 150.00 CHF (~115$) |
The button will direct you to the Kongressadministrationssystem KAS of the
University of Bern. This interactive form has been tested successfully with
Internet Explorer and with Firefox. Problems have been reported, though, when
using the Safari browser.
Registration has now expired. You can still use this
button to review your registration and reservation details using "my
registration" near the top of the page
Payment policy:
All payments must be made in Swiss Francs. We accept Visa and Mastercard/Eurocard. The credit card must be valid for at
least two months beyond the transmission date.
Cancellation policy:
If cancellation of a registration is received in writing (by regular mail, fax
or e-mail) by August 1, 2006, payments will be refunded minus an administration
fee of CHF 90 (approx. USD 70). No refunds are possible for cancellations
received after August 1, 2006 or for no-shows.
Insurance
Participants are strongly advised to make their own insurance
arrangements. The organizers cannot accept any liability for personal injuries
sustained, or for loss or damage to property belonging to participants and
accompanying persons, either during or as a result of the conference.
Passport and Visa Requirements
Foreign visitors entering
Abstract submission
The
scientific committee invites the submission of abstracts covering work in the
topics of the symposium. Please specify your preference for oral or poster presentation The
schedule will allow only a limited number of contributed oral papers.
Abstracts
can be submitted electronically via the registration button
above. Please note that you
have to be registered first before you can submit an abstract. You will need your login name and password in order to
access the submission page (note that the .soc extension is part of your login
name). The maximum abstract length is 2000 characters
(including blanks)
Abstract submission deadline: July 31, 2006
Excursion to Jungfraujoch
After the Symposium, on Saturday, 16 September,
we offer the possibility of a full-day excursion to the
Jungfraujoch, including a visit of the
High
Altitude Research Station. Erwin Flückiger, director of the Station, will be so kind to organise discounted train tickets
and a visit of the facilities. For the visit of the
Research Station the number of participants will be strictly limited to 20.
The cost of the discounted return ticket will be collected in cash on
site (<~50 CHF, which is less than half the normal cost). If you are interested
in participating please register by sending a message to
.
Registrations are binding and spaces are allocated on a first come-first served
basis.
NEW:
Excursion Information
(PDF)
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