Venue and Accommodation
The plan is to host the conference at the -Hanyuan Hotel, which is inexpensive (ca. 元350/£35/$60/€40 per -night including breakfast) and -in easy -reach from the city centre (see here at Google Maps). It has the usual amenities for hosting -conferences (Wifi, conference rooms, etc) and has links to neighbouring universities. There is also -the possibility to use lecture rooms for free in Xingyuan's university at the other side of the road. -Hanyuan Hotel includes -a restaurant and there are innumerable -restaurants +Hanyuan +Hotel, which is inexpensive +(ca. 元350/£35/$60/€40 per night including breakfast) +and in easy reach from the city centre (see here +at Google Maps). It has the usual amenities for hosting conferences +(Wifi, conference rooms, etc) and has links to neighbouring +universities. There is also the possibility to use lecture rooms for +free in Xingyuan's university at the other side of the road. Hanyuan +Hotel includes a restaurant and there are innumerable restaurants around the hotel and in downtown Nanjing, all usually very affordable.Timing and programme
-As is the tradition, the conference will consist of 4 days of research -presentations and invited talks. Like in -previous ITP conferences, we would allow ample time between the formal -sessions for attendees to mingle and converse. We expect workshops to -take place during one or two days before or after the main -conference. Half a day will be dedicated to an excursion... +We propose to hold the conference in late summer, for example in +the last week of August (which is the usual time for ITP/TPHOLs) or +first week of September. However we can be flexible and accommodate any +other time in July and August. As is the tradition, the conference +would consist of 4 days of research presentations and invited +talks. Like in previous conferences, we would allow ample time +between the formal sessions for attendees to mingle and converse. We +expect workshops to take place during one or two days before or after +the main conference. Half a day will be dedicated to an excursion...Excursion
We have two possible destinations for an excursion in mind: one is to Yangzhou (1h away -from Nanjing by bus), and the other is a (more leisurely) tour of Nanjing and its -attractions. The tour to Yangzhou would involve a walk around the Slender West Lake -with its pavilions, the white Lotus Flower Pagoda and the Suzhou-style gardens. -One the way we would visit the Daming Temple and the old Stone Pagoda of Yangzhou. -The day would finish with a dinner in the well-known Fuchun restaurant. -The best tour around Nanjing is to go to the Purple Mountains passing by the -Linggusi pagoda, the city wall and the Ming tombs -(see pictures on the left). There is a wide selection of excellent restaurants -around Nanjing's Confucius Temple for a conference dinner. If our bid is chosen, we would -canvas for opinions about what participants would be most interested in. +from Nanjing by bus), and the other is a (more leisurely) tour of +Nanjing and its attractions. The tour to Yangzhou would involve a walk +around the Slender West Lake with its pavilions, the white Lotus +Flower Pagoda and the Suzhou-style gardens. One the way we would +visit the Daming Temple +and the old Stone Pagoda of Yangzhou. The day +would finish with a dinner in the well-known +Fuchun restaurant. The +best tour around Nanjing is to go to the +Purple Mountains passing by +the Linggusi pagoda, +the city wall and the +Ming tombs (see pictures on +the left). There is a wide selection of excellent restaurants around +Nanjing's Confucius Temple for a conference dinner. If our bid is +chosen, we would canvas for opinions about what participants would be +most interested in. + +
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