SPECIAL MEETINGS
by invitation to group members
SOCIAL EVENTS
The coffee breaks will last one hour each (which adds fifteen minutes before and after to the times that are indicated in the program). There will be 4 different locations for each coffee break:
The reception is open to all registrants. It will take place by the beach of the Amathus Beach Hotel (weather permitting). You must have your reception ticket and your conference badge in order to attend the reception.
The Conference Dinner will take place by the beach of the Amathus Beach Hotel (weather permitting). It is open to all non-student registrants. Students and non-register guests can obtain tickets from the registration desk.
You must have your dinner ticket and your conference badge in order to attend the conference dinner.
If you registered for the optional excursion to Omodhos village, then you will find an excursion ticket in your registration envelope. The excursion includes a professional guide on the coach, dinner with 2 drinks per person in a restaurant and all relevant entrance fees to sites. Busses will depart at 15:30 SHARP from outside the entrance of the Amathus Beach Hotel.
If you have purchased the optional lunch package you will find 4 lunch tickets in your registration envelope. Lunch will take place at the Ambrosia Restaurant, Amathus Beach Hotel.
The plenary talks and paper presentations will take place in Amathus Beach Hotel (Rooms R1 to R11). The Tutorials will take place in the adjacent Mediterranean Beach Hotel (Room Med-1). There will be signs with indications to Room x. The Room abbreviations are:
| R1: | Demetra | R2: | Ares | R3: | Hermes | ||
| R4: | Aphrodite | R5: | Poseidon | R6: | Athenaeum 1 | ||
| R7: | Athenaeum 2 | R8: | Athenaeum 3 | R9: | Athenaeum 4 | ||
| R10: | La Rotisserie | R11: | Restaurant | Med-1/2: | Mediterranean Beach Hotel |
The plenary talks will take place in Rooms 1-2 and will last 1 hour. The Tutorials will take place in Med-1 and will last 2 hours each. Each regular presentation will be 20 minutes including questions. Chairs are requested to keep the session on schedule. Papers should be presented in the order they are listed in the programme for the convenience of attendees who may wish to switch rooms mid-session to hear particular papers. In the case of a no-show, please use the extra time for a break or a discussion so that the remaining papers stay on schedule.
The lecture room will be provided with an overhead projector, and a computer projector (but no PC). You have to connect your own notebook to the computer beamer and ensure that your presentation displays correctly before your session starts.
Please bring your adaptor for UK 240V plugs. The electricity supply in Cyprus is at 240 volts and three-prong (English type) plugs are used.
Please bring a copy of your presentation on overhead transparencies, in case of technical failures.
There will be a printer and 6 PCs providing free access to the Internet at the Mediterranean Beach Hotel (Room Med-2). The wireless Internet connection at Amathus Beach Hotel is not free. More information can be obtained from the reception of the hotel.
Elsevier will have a book exhibition at the lobby area of the Amathus Beach Hotel. The Springer, Chapman & Hall/CRC and John Wiley & Sons, will also display books and advertisement material.
You may leave messages for each other on the bulletin board at the lobby area of Amathus Beach Hotel.
The currency used in Cyprus is the Cypriot pound. Credit cards are accepted in most places. Other currencies (Euro and USA dollars) are not commonly used. Please note that Friday 28th is a national holiday. The banks will be closed Friday 28th to Sunday 30th October. The banks are closed in the afternoon. You can also exchange currency at the airport and the hotels.
In Cyprus they drive on the left.
The Adonia, Avenida, Golden Archers and Mediterranean hotels are 5 mins walking distance from the venue hotel (Amathus). Those staying at Park beach and other hotels in the touristic area can take a bus (10 mins away) that runs every 20 mins or so. The cost is approximately 60 cents. Otherwise, they can take a taxi costing around 5 pounds (3-4 can share it).