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 travelling inside Nanjing, taxis can be hailed at the
 street curb. You need to pay them in cash. They are always
 metered.
 \item \textbf{Tips in Restaurants, Taxi}\hspace{3mm}One easy
-part of travelling in China are matters to do with tipping:
+aspect of travelling in China are matters to do with tipping:
 no tips are expected when paying at a restaurant, for a taxi
 journey etc. The good thing about this is you are treated as a
 nice customer, if you are a nice customer (meaning you treat
 staff with respect).
 premium. Cash still rules many aspects of Chinese life
 (metro ticket, taxi journey,\ldots{}) where foreign credit cards
 are of no use (China has its own credit card system which is
 accepted more widely, but also not everywhere). Pretty much the
 only places where cash can be obtained with a foreign credit
-card are ATMs in Chinese banks. There are several in the
+card are ATMs in Chinese banks. There are several not far
-nearer vicinity of the hotel.
+from the hotel.
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 Address of Hanyuan Hotel:\medskip\\
-%司机师傅，请将我送往``{\bf 童卫路20号翰苑宾馆}''，其位置如地图中红色A点所示。\\
+司机师傅，请将我送往``{\bf 童卫路20号翰苑宾馆}''，其位置如地图中红色A点所示。\\
-%酒店电话：02584393962。谢谢！
+酒店电话：02584393962。谢谢！
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-\item If you already paid the fixed price for the metro, why
+\item If you already prepared to pay 7 RMB for the metro, why
-not going the whole way by metro? This is the third
+not adding 2 more RMBs and going the whole way by metro?
+This is the third
 option. The disadvantage is that you need to change
 at Nanjing Nan Railway Station to Line 3 and at
 Daxinggong to Line 2 for Xiamafang or Muxuyuan, which
 are the closest stations to the Hanyuan Hotel
 (see Fig.~\ref{metronanjing}). Both
 counter, who might not speak any English). You need to select
 the destination station on the touch screen (shown on
 the right). Next you need to pay for the ticket with 10 RMB or 5
 RMB bank notes, or 1 RMB coins. If you do not have them yet,
 you will need to get your ticket from the counter.
-After paying, the machine will issue a blue plastic coin which
+After paying, the machine will issue a blue plastic chip which
 is your ticket. This coin needs to be swiped when going
 through the gates of the metro (shown on the right below).
+At the end of your journey you will have to return the blue
+chip at the exit gate.
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-\noindent At the end of your journey you will
-have to return the blue coin at the exit gate. (??)
 \section{Travel from Shanghai Pudong Airport}
 Many of the participants will arrive at Shanghai Pudong
 Airport. From there, in short, you have to get to (1) the Hong
 \$5) and can be bought on the bus. This however requires cash.
 While you wait, be prepared to be harassed by taxi drivers,
 who insist on driving you to Hong Qiao train station. You can
 ignore them: it will cost you more, around 100 RMB; the bus is
 comfortable and air-conditioned, unlike the taxi; and, like
-the taxi driver, the bus driver already aims for maximum
+the taxi driver, the bus driver appears to aim for maximum
 possible speed given good road conditions.
 The airport bus takes around 1h and makes only two stops at
 the very end of the journey. Both stops are in near
 reaching speeds of 415 km/h at certain(!) times of the day,
 namely 9:02--10:47 and 15:02--16:47. At other times it will
 travel at mere speeds of 300 km/h, which you get in China
 also with conventional high-speed trains.  Anyway, a
 ticket for the Maglev will set you back around 50 RMB (\euro{}7, \$8). The
-ticket can be paid in cash or with credit card.
+ticket can be paid in cash or by  credit card.
 The service of the Maglev
 starts at 7:02 and finished the day at 21:42.
 To take this option
 at the airport, you will need to follow the Maglev signs. The
 main problem with
 ticket inside the metro station. The good thing
 about this option is that metro travelling in Shanghai is
 pretty easy for foreigners as all stations are signed out in
 letters. For buying a ticket for the metro, check the section
 about buying a metro ticket in Nanjing (the procedure is
-pretty universal in China).
+pretty universal in China; the only exception is that
+in Shanghai the metro ticket is a paper ticket, while in
+Nanjing it is a blue plastic chip).
 Overall the journey time of this option is around 2h. So
 unless you really want to sample the feeling of travelling for
 7 minutes at 415 km/h, we recommend Option 1 by bus.
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 \noindent The G-Number (G42 above) stands for the train
 number, which identifies the train also on the large displays
 at the hall. Below that number is the date and departure time,
 in this case 2015-08-12 and departure time 10:28. To the right
 is the coach number (14) and seat number (09C). Just below
-from that is the sign that the ticket is for second class (-\
+from that is the sign that the ticket is for second class (二).
--). For the short duration of the trip there is no real need
+For the short duration of the trip there is no real need
 to buy a ticket for first class. On the top right-hand corner
 is the platform signed out (10A). If not, you have to look
 at the large display in the hall to get this information.
 Next you have to wait for your train on the main concourse of
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 \chapter{At the Conference}
+The reception on Sunday (24th), breakfast and lunches are on the
+1st floor next to hotel registration desk. The breakfast buffet
+is open from 7:00 until 9:00. When you check into the hotel,
+you will receive a green paper ticket for each day which you
+have to show before going to breakfast. From Thursday (20th)
+until Sunday (24th) we will have an ITP-registration desk on
+the first floor.
+The conference room is on the 6th floor of the Hanyuan hotel.
+The tutorials take place in a conference room on the 4th
+floor. If you want to speak to the organisers, there will be
+a desk in front of the conference room on the 6th floor.
 \section{Schedule of the Excursion}
 On Wednesday afternoon there will be the traditional ITP
 excursion, this time to a Chinese garden in Yangzhou and to the

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