ESF Research Conferences

ESF Mathematics Conference in Partnership with EMS and ERCOM

Teichmüller Theory and its Interactions in Mathematics and Physics

28 June - 3 July 2010

Centre de Recerca Matemàtica (CRM), Bellaterra, Spain

Accommodation

Speakers will be accommodated at the Hotel Serhs Campus, www.serhscampushotel.com, which is located in the Campus of Bellaterra, 10 minutes walk from the CRM. All rooms have private bathrooms, satelitte TV, telephone, internet access, mini-bar fridge and air-conditioning. English is spoken at the hotel.

Participants will be accommodated in twin rooms at Hotel Vila Universitaria and in single rooms at Hotel Urpi. Information about accommodation has been emailed separately. Please note that no transportation is provided from Hotel Urpi and the CRM. The venue can be reached by the local trains, Ferrocarriles de la Generalitat. Participants staying at Vila Universitaria can easily walk to the CRM.

Meals

Breakfast will be served buffet style at the Hotels from 07:00 to 10:30 hours. Lunches will be served at the University canteen in the Science restaurant. Participants will receive lunch vouchers for each lunch and will be directed to the university canteen.
Speakers will have dinner at the Hotel Sehrs Campus (time will be communicated separately). No dinner is offered to participants.
Coffee breaks will be served at the conference venue.

Non-residents are expected to have lunch with resident conferees.
 

Registration will start on Tuesday, 29 June, at the CRM at 8:30. Speakers and participants staying at Vila can register on arrival day Monday afternoon at 17:00, 28 June, at the hotel Serhs Campus with the ESF Conference Officer. Participants will be asked to sign the attendance list and collect their name badges and then check in at the hotel reception. The conference registration desk, where supplementary information will be provided, will be indicated at the entrance. The ESF Conference Officer and the CRM Administration representer will welcome you at the registration point: it will be indicated at the entrance of the venue.

The ESF Conference Officer will be present for the whole duration of the conference and will take care of the administrative aspects and the day-to-day running of the conference. She will be at the registration desk half an hour each morning before the meeting starts, during coffee breaks, and before and after each afternoon session. The CRM Adminstration representer will also be present the first day.

Any expenses not covered by the conference fee (additional nights, beverages, telephone calls, etc.) must be paid directly to the conference venue during your stay.

Board & lodging for accompanying guests (in double room with conferee) must be booked with the conference secretary and paid directly to the venue.

Accompanying guests are not entitled to take part in any of the actual conference activities (attend talks in the conference room, coffee breaks, etc.). Conference facilities, such as access to the internet, are destined for the sole use of conferees. Please note also that we do not organise a social programme for accompanying guests, who are kindly expected to make their own arrangements during the conference.

If you require extra accommodation in addition to the nights included in the conference booking, you will need to make your own arrangements by contacting the Conference hotel.

Please check your passport and visa requirements with your travel agent BEFORE departure. If you need help to obtain your visa, please contact the ESF conference officer.

The European Science Foundation (ESF) does NOT provide insurance and do not take any responsibility for accidents or illnesses that might occur during the week or in the course of travel to or from the meeting place. It is therefore the responsibility of participants to check their health insurance requirements.