LOGISTICS

VENUE

The Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Peking University (KIAA, Beijing, China)

The building is located inside the scenic and tranquil Langrunyuan, a part of the Old Summer Palace which was the summer resort of the Empress Dowager Cixi. It houses several dozens of office rooms and is equipped with a modern conference hall of a hundred seats. The elegent structure is of the late empirial Qing Dynasty style, characterized by a big roof and columns in Chinese red.

Contacts:
Ms. Min Sun / Ms. Shuyan Liu 
Email: minsun1206@pku.edu.cn / shuyan@pku.edu.cn
Tel:  +86-10-62756630 

Conference fee:

Click here to Pay Registration Fee

Note:

1, Payment standard: 

RMB 1000 Yuan (RMB 650 Yuan for students, 0 Yuan for invited speakers and SOC) 

Foreign currency will be transferred to Chinese RMB at the instant exchange rate. 

2, This payment platform accepts Visa/Matercard/Chinese Debit Card/Ali Pay/ Wechat Pay.  

If Chinese attendees would like to pay via business card(公务卡),please make sure to bind your Ali pay or Wechat pay account with your business card.

3, Only individual account is acceptable.

If you want to transfer via your affiliation’s bank account, please transfer to the following account and send us the payment details (to shuyan@pku.edu.cn):

1) Name of Bank: Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Beijing Municipal Branch, Beijing, PRC
2) Address of Bank: Tianyin Mansion, No.2, Fuxingmen Street(S), Xicheng District, Beijing, PRC
3) Swift Code: ICBKCNBJBJM
4) Beneficiary: Peking University
5) Beneficiary’s Account No.: 0200004509089131151

4, Attendees at PKU should pay via internal check. Please find Shuo Zhang for more details.

5, Payment deadline: June 7, 2018

Fellowship:
We also provide some sponsorship for students and postdocs who need it to attend the meeting. You can apply through selecting "yes" to the question "Need financial support?" in the registration form. The total amount is limited due to the budget, so please only apply when you really need it. We will select candidates based on the abstracts they submit.  

(We have awarded the fellowship to students and postdocs who need finiancial support and were selected for oral prentations. )

 

ACCOMMODATION

1. The Lake View Hotel (博雅国际酒店)
Address: east-north to the campus
Tel: 86-10-82689999
Instruction to taxi driver
From the hotel to KIAA

2. WenJin International Hotel (北京文津国际酒店)
Address: Tsinghua Scientific & Technological Park, Tsinghua University South Gate, Haidian District, Beijing
Tel: 86-10-62525566
Instruction to taxi driver
From the hotel to PKU

3. FuramaXpress ZhongGuanCun -Beijing (富驿时尚商务连锁酒店(中关村))
Address: 68 North 4th Ring West Road (South of Haidian Bridge), Haidian District, Beijing.
Tel: 86-10-58986688
Instruction to taxi driver
From the hotel to PKU

Please find more options for accommodation here

 

TRAVEL

Visa Support:
We will provide an official invitation letter and hotel booking confirmation for your visa application, please indicate the following information by contacting Ms.Min Sun ( minsun1206@pku.edu.cn ).
1. Full name of Applicant: 
2. Passport number: 
3. Nationality: 
4. Birthday: 
5. Gender: 
6. Address of your affiliation:
7. Exact dates of visit: 

Please find more information about visa applicaiton here

Transportation:
1.By taxi
After arriving at the Beijing International Airport, visitors can take a taxi to get to PKU. The distance between the Airport and the campus is about 30 km and the trip takes about 45 min, costing about 150 yuan.
2. By subway
Take the airport express train (station right across from the arrival levels in Terminals 2 and 3, RMB25) to Sanyuan Qiao station (on subway line 10); transfer to subway there (RMB2). Consult the subway map to reach the east gate of Peking University (linked by line 4). From the East gate, it's 10 and 15 minutes walk to KIAA.

Please find more instructions on transportation here

Campus map:

Location of the PKU campus:

 

TOURISM

Within walking distances:

Summer Palace

 

Yuanmingyuan Park

 

Campus of the Qsinghua University

 

Campus of the Peking University

 

In & around Beijing:

Forbidden City

 

Temple of Heaven

 

Great Wall

 

FOOD

Nearby restaurant areas: