Information

Lecture Hall

The conference 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.

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.
• The taxi fare is about 100,000 Rls. (from Mehrabad Airport)
• The taxi fare is about 200,000 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$~10400 Rials and 1€~13000 Rials.
 
• 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 usually easy. So, please remember to carry your money in these two currencies.
 
• Note that in Iran the beginning of the weeks is 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