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Accommodation
All invited speakers
and organizers will be accommodated at IPM
guest-house.
About participants' accommodation, we are arranging to
accommodate some participants at IPM guest-house and some of
them at another residence.
Lecture Hall
The
School will be held at Niavaran
building Lecture Hall. There are 3
white boards but no black boards. We will prepare a laptop PC.
You can use your own PC / our PC / Overhead projector for your
lecture.
Travel
to Tehran
Many major
airlines have daily flights to Tehran:
• Lufthansa: Every Day
• British Airways: Every Day
• KLM: Every Day Except Wednesdays
• Turkish Airways: Every Day
• Emirates: Every Day
• Alitalia: Every Day Except Tuesdays and Thursdays
• Air France: Every Day Except Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
• Iran Air: Daily flights from Europe and Far East
There are
special agencies in Europe, North America and Far East
handling reasonably priced tickets to Tehran. If you need
help in purchasing tickets to Tehran, please contact one of the
organizers.
How
to Reach IPM from the Airport
• Upon
arrival the most convenient way to reach IPM is to take a taxi
at the airport directly to IPM.
• Please show the address to the driver. The address may be
found
here.
(Usually the drivers do not speak or read English.)
• The taxi fare is about 80,000 Rls. (from
Mehrabad
Airport)
• The taxi fare is about 130,000 Rls. (from
Imam
Khomeini Airport)
Don't forget to ask for a receipt.
• Make sure to take the official airport taxies which have
representatives in the airport.
Important Notes
•
You may
find banks to exchange major currencies at the Airport.
An approximate currency exchange rate is 1US$~9300 Rls and
1€~12500 Rls.
• Please note that standard credit cards e.g. Visa, Master or
AmEXP, cannot be used in Iran.
• Do not forget to declare your foreign currency of more than
5000 dollars before leaving the customs area.
• Exchanging currencies other than US dollars or Euros is not as
straightforward. So, please remember to carry your money in
these two currencies.
• Note in Iran weeks start from Saturday and Friday is the
official holiday. Thursdays many governmental offices are
closed.
Electrical Appliance
• The electricity supply in Iran works at 220 V and 50 Hz. There
are European standard sockets.
Tourist Information
• You may find the information of Iranian cities in this site:
http://itto.org/index.asp
Weather
•
You may find weather forecast of Iranian cities in this site:
http://www.weather.ir/english/forecast/index.asp
Restaurants
•
You
may find the address of the restaurants close to IPM
here.
• For more restaurant options in Tehran you may see:
http://www.irantravelingcenter.com/tehran_restaurant.htm
http://www.ghazayab.com/Glance.htm
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