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Registration procedure (updated 01/07/01):

It is still possible to register to the conference until September.
If you want to participate to the conference, 2 or 3 kinds of Registration are necessary with different degrees of urgency :

1. Abstract Registration : 
   Oral presentation can no more be submitted. 
   Some posters very relevant to the conference can still be accepted. Please,  fill in the online Abstract form 
   
2. Conference Registration :
   Please,  fill in the online Conference Registration form
   
   The fees cover lecture Hall booking, secretarial expenses, proceedings and some social events : welcome drink, conference dinner, open cultural evening and coffee breaks. The fees are now :
   
       - 440 Euros 
   
       - For students, the fees are :  220 Euros 
   
   To be paid by bank transfer on Account (in Euro) : 
               

   UBS SA. Geneve 1204Geneve Swift Number : UBSWCHGG12A Account Number : 240-FP100882.8  "CERN-SCINT 2001"

   As soon as you have paid, please send an E-Mail to Scint2001@cern.ch to tell us on which day and by which means or bank you have paid. This will help us to identify your payment. Only in this case, we will be able to acknowledge your payment.
   
   

3. Hotel Reservation :
   The hotel Reservation is handled directly by the "Office du tourisme" of Chamonix. 
   Please,  fill in the online Hotel Reservation form
   
   

• The conference language will be English without translation.
  
  
• Please note that the citizens from certain countries need a Visa to enter France.
  
  
• If participants come via Geneva airport or if they intend to participate to the excursion in Switzerland, they will also need a Visa for Switzerland.
  
  
• It is the responsibility of attendees to obtain multiple-entry visas as appropriate.
  
  
• Letter of Invitation will be sent on request.
  
  
• For transportation, see Information on Chamonix.
  
  
• The organisation committee regrets that the conference limited resources do not allow in principle any contribution to travel expenses, registration fees or hotel bills of the participants.
  

Industrial Exhibition (updated 15/02/01):

Industrial firms can hire space in a large exhibition room in the heart of the Majestic Conference Centre by modules of 3, 6, 9, 12m². For each exhibitor, 1 or 2 tables of 80x120 or 120x200, 1 or 2 chairs and white panels of 120x240 for posters are available.
Electric plugs are available, but connections to Internet should be requested.
For more information, contact us.

Information on Chamonix (updated 06/12/00) :

• Chamonix is a well-known mountain resort of about 10 000 permanent residents. It has all the facilities you may need, such as banks, travel agencies, garages, catholic and protestant churches, taxis, hospital, general practitioners and specialists, dentists, chemists, kindergarten, restaurants, snack-bars, pizzerias, cinemas, night-clubs, etc…

• Access to Chamonix can be by:
  
        - Autoroute A40 from Geneva (85 km)
        - Regular bus from Geneva airport (85 km,
        - International trains to St Gervais-Le Fayet (at 15km)
        - Regular bus from Lyon/St Exupéry airport (235 km)
  
  Conference buses will be arranged from Geneva and Lyon at main arrival times. More precise indications and timetables will be given later.
  
  

• In September, weather in Chamonix should be mild in afternoons (10~20^oC), but nights and mornings may be quite cool (down to 0^oC!). Layered mid-season clothing is adequate. Pullover, anorak and mountain or good walking shoes are recommended for hiking. For dinner, informal dress is appropriate.
  

• For Hotel Reservation in the Conference period, please go to Hotel Reservation

• For any information about Chamonix and facilities, please contact: