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 | Budapest has an excellent public transportation system. Trams, buses, metro operate without conductors. Tickets (approx. EUR 0.5/ride) must be purchased in advance at tobacco shops or metro stations. Discount tickets are available at most subway ticket offices. Tickets have to be validated at the buses or trams by punching/stamping. At the Budapest Ferihegy Airport high school student researchers will assist you as hosts and hostesses to find your choice of transportation to the city center. | ||||
| Remain connected: A large number of Internet connections | |||||
 | The Congress will offer 120 Internet-connected computers for checking your emails between 8 am and 7 pm. A team of high school student researchers will assist you in finding your place and using the machines. The Internet room and the exhibition area have a WLAN connection. If your computer is equipped with an adapter, you may use net in this areas without time limits. | ||||
| Certificate of Attendance | |||||
 | The Certificate of Attendance for Congress Participants can be requested from the Registration Desk from the 2nd day of the Congress. | ||||
| High school student researchers for your help | |||||
 | As a consequence of the FEBS sponsorship of the Network of Youth Excellence (www.kutdiak.hu: an international consortium of 25 countries world-wide to give research practice for talented high school students in top scientific labs), more than a hundred high school student researchers will help you with all your problems at the Congress. Please take a moment to talk to them: they will certainly help you, and you might as well help them by explaining your research project. | ||||
| Credit cards & currency | |||||
 | All major credit cards are accepted in most hotels, restaurants, ATMs and shops. The Hungarian currency is Hungarian Forint (HUF). Though Hungary is a member of the European Union, only a few shops and restaurants accept Euros (EUR) for payment. Therefore, the exchange of your currency to Hungarian Forints or the use of cash machines is strongly suggested. Check the exchange rate at e.g. Magyar Nemzeti Bank. | ||||
| Amercian Express Travelers Cheques | |||||
 | American Express Travelers cheque-s can be best cashed at Vaci str. 10. Other places may impose a rather high fee for the transaction. | ||||
| Language | |||||
 | The official language of the Congress will be English. No simultaneous translation will be offered. | ||||
| Electricity | |||||
 | The electricity is 220 V, 50 Hz. Japanese, UK, USA and other visitors: please note that Hungary has European/continental-type electric plugs. Ask for converters at the airports, hotels or at the Congress Registration. | ||||
| Climate and clothing | |||||
 | The weather in Hungary in July is usually sunny and warm. Temperatures are usually in the range between 20 and 28 °C during the day. You can check the weather forecast at e.g. www.met.hu. | ||||
| Hungary | |||||
 | The Republic of Hungary is situated in Central Europe. The country covers an area of less than 100,000 km2 and it has roughly 10 million inhabitants, who speak a unique language. In the year of 2000 the nation celebrated the thousandth anniversary of the foundation of the Hungarian State. Since the state-founder King Saint Stephan, Hungary had to go through several repeated trials and tribulations besides its golden eras, but it could stay on its feet despite its stormy history. Today, Hungary, a member of the EU is one of the most popular destinations of visitors who wish to encounter a beautiful country with its natural, historical, cultural and gastronomic attractions. | ||||
| Budapest | |||||
 | The capital of Hungary, known by many as the “Pearl of the Danube”, is undoubtedly one of the most beautifully located capitals in the world. The river Danube runs through the middle of the two-million-metropolis, dividing the hilly Buda with its narrow cobbled streets and mixture of medieval and neo-classical buildings from the Pest plain with its wide boulevards. Because of the picturesque panorama offered by the river and its bridges, the Parliament, the imposing Royal Castle, Fishermen’s Bastion and the impressive Danube Embankment, UNESCO placed this site on the World heritage list. The guests will find side by side the ruins of fortresses and buildings from Roman times, still operating 400 years-old Turkish baths, Gothic and Baroque buildings, and the incredibly rich Art Nouveau architectural heritage. There is no other capital city in the world with nearly 100 thermal springs and 12 medicinal baths within its boundaries, where 19 million gallons of thermal water rise to the surface each day. It is a city where the pleasing harmony of different architectural styles and superb structures, the cafés, gastronomy and culture, are combined with legendary hospitality and blend into an unforgettable experience. | ||||
| Passport & Visa information | |||||
 | Congress participants from outside the EU must posess a passport valid for at least 6 months after the end of the Congress. Please check your visa requirements at the web-site www.kulugyminiszterium.hu. Upon request the Congress Secretariat will send a personal invitation to participate. You may also download an invitation letter with an electronic signature HERE , if you have registered to the congress, or HERE if you have an accepted presentation at the Congress. For this you will need your username and password. If you misplaced them, you can ask a reminder at the Ask for Password section by clicking HERE.This invitation, however, is meant only to help visitors to raise funds or to obtain a visa, and will not constitute a commitment to provide any financial support. | ||||
| Liability | |||||
 | The organizers cannot accept liability for any personal accidents, loss of belongings or damage to private property of participants and accompanying persons that may occur during the Congress. Participants are advised to make their own arrangements to obtain health, travel and property insurance before their departure. | ||||
| Special travel arrangements for Japanese participants | |||||
 | Dear Japanese Colleagues! To make the important link between this Congress, the 9th IUBMB Conference and the 20th IUBMB Congress (Kyoto, Japan, 18-23 June, 2006) stronger, we are extremely happy to welcome our official Japanese Partner agency, SANKI ICIC (www.icic.co.jp), which will help our Japanese guests to make their travel arrangements from Japan to Budapest, Hungary. All local arrangements (Hotel Reservation, local transport, special programs, etc.) in Budapest and in Hungary are made with our Hungarian partner, Chemoltravel and can be booked at your Registration Form. For inquiries of your travel details from Japan to Budapest please contact:
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