WDAG'97
Registration Information
Contents
More information, if needed, can be obtained via e-mail at
<wdag97@mpi-sb.mpg.de>.
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How to Register
To register for WDAG'97, please fill in the attached
registration form
and mail it to the Conference Secretariat at the address
below:
| To: |
WDAG '97 SECRETARIAT: (Attn. Roxane Wetzel) |
| Address: |
Max-Planck-Institut für Informatik
Im Stadtwald
D-66123 Saarbrücken, GERMANY |
| FAX: |
+49-681-9325-999 |
Please note that:
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You may use the fax for convenience, but please,
remember to also send the original by physical mail
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If you pay the student registration fee
you also need to fill in and send together the attached
student certification form, signed by your advisor.
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If you pay by bank transfer, please send also
a photocopy of the transfer order.
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The early registration deadline is August 22, 1997:
this is the date that the Conference Secreteriat must have received your
registration and payment (or proof of payment).
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Confirmation of your registration will be send to you by e-mail.
Fees
The registration fees for WDAG'97 are as follows
(the amounts are in German Marks (DM); consult the
tables at
http://www.xe.net/currency/table.htm,
for exchange rates):
| Regular Fee | Student Fee (*) |
| Before August 22, 1997 | 435 DM | 335 DM |
| After August 22, 1997 | 535 DM | 435 DM |
(*) Student fee:
You will need to fill in the
student certification form, have it signed by your advisor
and send it together with the registration form.
The registration fee includes
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a copy of the proceedings
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the reception on Wednesday morning (Sept. 24)
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the coffee breaks
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three lunches (on the three days of the conference, Sept. 24-26)
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a guided tour of the old town center
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an organ concert
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the conference dinner on Thursday evening (Sept. 25).
Please note that the registration fee does not include your hotel
accommodation, although we can make the reservation for you.
(cf. the paragraph "Accomodation" below).
Cancellations:
There will be a fee of 100 DM applied to cancellation requests
received by September 5th.
No refunds will be made to cancellations that are received later;
no-show registrations will also be billed in full.
In all the above cases you will receive the proceedings volume by mail.
Substitutions are possible free of charge; please notify the
conference secretariat.
Ways of Payment
There are two options:
(in either way you will get confirmation of your payment by e-mail
and receipt of your payment when you are here):
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By Credit Card
Visa, Mastercard/Eurocard are accepted.
Please fill in the respective fields in the
registration form
(type, number, validity date of the card, name of the card-holder and
signature of the card-holder).
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By Bank Transfer
Please arrange the transfer to be made in German Marks (DM) to:
| Bank: |
VEREINIGTE VOLKSBANKEN SAARBRUECKEN/ST. INGBERT |
| Address: |
KAISERSTRASSE 17-19
D-66111 SAARBRUECKEN, GERMANY |
| Bank Number (BLZ): | 591 901 00 |
| SWIFT Code: | GENODE 51 SB1 |
| Account Number: | 114 396.02.06 |
| Account Name: | WDAG'97 |
Please make sure that:
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the exact amount in DM of your registration fee reaches
the above account after bank charges
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all the
information above is present in the transfer
(to avoid unnecessary bank charges)
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your name and "WDAG'97" appear clearly
on the bank transfer order
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you send a photocopy of the transfer order
to the Conference Secretariat (to the address that appears in the
paragraph "How to Register", above).
Grants
We have limited funds for scholarships, which have been made available
by the
European Union ESPRIT LTR Project on Algorithms and
Complexity in Information Technology (ALCOM-IT).
Scholarships will be offered to students and young researchers
(of age < 35) from ALCOM-IT sites and other Institutions
in EU or EU-Associated countries.
The deadline for applying is the same as the early registration
deadline, namely August 22, 1997.
If you wish to apply, please indicate so on the
registration form
and accompany your registration with:
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a brief CV of yours,
where, besides name, affiliation and complete address information,
you are also kindly asked to specify your
status, age and nationality;
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and also:
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if you come from an ALCOM-IT site:
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a brief letter of recommendation from your ALCOM-IT site coordinator,
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certifying also your relation with the project
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else, if you come from another Institution of an EU or
EU-Associated country:
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a brief letter of recommendation from your scientific advisor,
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certifying also insufficiency of funding to fully support your
participation at the conference.
This supplementary information for your Grant Application
may be sent to the Conference Secretariat
either by FAX (+49-681-9325-999
-please make sure that on your fax it is clearly indicated
that it is for an application for scholarship for WDAG'97)
or by e-mail (wdag97@mpi-sb.mpg.de).
Accommodation
A block of rooms at special rates for WDAG'97 has been reserved
in hotels next to the old center of the town and within walking
distance from the
IHK,
the conference venue
(cf. the map at
http://www.mpi-sb.mpg.de/~wdag97/Local/mapf.gif
).
Per-night prices including taxes and breakfast are as follows
(the amounts are in German Marks (DM); consult the
tables
-
http://www.xe.net/currency/table.htm-
for exchange rates):
|
Single Room | Double or 2-Bedded Room |
Group I (Economy):
Hotels: City(***) Continental(**) Stadt Hamburg(**) |
90-105 DM |
120-130 DM |
Group II:
Hotel Domicil Leidinger(***) |
130 DM |
170 DM |
Please note that:
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To reserve one of these rooms, you only need to
fill in the appropriate fields in the registration form.
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We cannot guarantee availability of these rooms after August 22nd.
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The registration fee does not cover your accommodation;
you can pay directly at the hotel when you are here.
In case you wish to make reservations on your own
at some other hotel, you may consult a www-page with a list of the
Saarbrücken Hotels at
http://www.mpi-sb.mpg.de/~wdag97/Registration/hotels.html
(hotels marked as "central" are within walking distance
from the conference venue).
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