This is the final announcement of the
meeting THE CENTRAL ENGINE OF ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI, scheduled to
be held in Xi'an, China, on October 16-21, 2006. Please read this
carefully, as it contains important logistical information
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ON-SITE REGISTRATION***
All participants need to sign up and receive their registration
package at the reception desk marked with "AGN 2006" in the lobby of
the Academic Exchange Center---Nanyang Hotel. Registration will be
open all day on October 14-16, beginning at 8 am. Late arrivals can
inquire at the hotel reception desk of the Nanyang Hotel locate
responsible LOC members. Those who have not pre-paid their
registration fee must do so at the registration desk. We will
accept cash in RMB, as well as the following major credit cards
(American Express, Visa, Mastercard, Japan JCB, China Great Wall,
Peony, and Dragon).
The venue for the meeting, including poster presentations, will be
the Science Hall of the Xi'an Jiaotong University. The Science Hall
is located less than 10 minutes by foot from the Nanyang Hotel.
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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM***
The final program is posted at the meeting website.
If you are scheduled
to speak, please check carefully the date and time of your talk. The assigned
time slots in the program are 35 minutes for invited talks and 15 minutes for
contributed talks, which include 2-5 minutes for questions and discussions.
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TALKS AND POSTERS***
Since the schedule is very tight, we ask all speakers to upload their
presentations to a designated conference computer prior to their scheduled
session. The accepted formats are Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT) and PDF. If you
use some other format (e.g., Keynote), we advise you to convert your talk
in either PPT and/or PDF formats. A convenient time to upload your
presentation would be during registration. In addition, presentations can
be uploaded in advance (but no later than October 13) by ftp to the following
address:
ftp: 202.122.32.210
username: agn06
password: agn06
We plan to make the presentation files available to the public after the
conference; please let us know if you do not wish your presentation to be
made public.
The maximum size of posters is 100 cm (width) by 122 cm (height). If you need
help pinning up your poster on the billboards, ask for assistance at the
reception desk.
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ACCOMMODATIONS***
Most participants will be staying at either the Nanyang Hotel or the
nearby Tianshan Hotel. It takes about 10 minutes to walk from the
Nanyang Hotel to the Science Hall, where the meeting will be held. A map
of Xi'an Jiaotong University, the Nanyang Hotel, and its relation to the
Science Hall can be downloaded from the conference webpage (under Venue).
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TRANSPORTATION ***
The LOC will arrange bus transportation between the airport and Nanyang Hotel
from on October 15 and 16, based on the travel information provided by the
participants on the hotel registration form. Please look for the meeting
poster at the airport outside of the baggage claim area. If you have not
provided this information, or if your information has changed, please send it
immediately to Fan Zhang (zhangfan@ihep.ac.cn) so that we can properly arrange
your pick-up. Please check the webpage for any updates on transportation
logistics.
If you plan to arrive on October 14, the LOC will arrange to have some
representatives meet you at the airport to help you arrange your
transportation, but you are responsible for the cost. Again, look for the
meeting poster. The representatives will help you board the correct
shuttle bus to take you from the airport to downtown Xi'an, where you can take a
taxi to the hotel. The shuttle ride takes about 40 minutes and costs
25 Yuan; the taxi ride takes about 8 minutes and costs about 10 Yuan.
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CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE HOTEL ***
Academic Exchange Center--Nanyang Hotel
Manager of the hotel: Li Shixia
Address: 1# XingQing South Road
Xi'an 710048
Tel: 86-29-87665566(87665588)
Fax: 86-29-87665599 |
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CONTACT PERSONS***
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