IMACS-ACA'2000

International Association for Mathematics
and Computers in Simulation
6th International Conference on
Applications of Computer Algebra

June 25--28, 2000
Saint Petersburg, Russia

1. Visa application

Please note that nearly every foreign visitor to Russia will need to get a VISA from a Russian Consulate in any country, where he is staying. To do so, you will need a special invitation and in addition, your passport must not expire earlier than the end of September 2000.

To issue the invitation, we need various data and a faxed copy of the identification page (the one with your picture) from your passport. Please fill out the registration form.

You can send us a copy of the identification page of your passport by fax:

7 812 234 5819 or 7 812 310 5377 (for Elena Novikova)

After receiving your data, we will send out an invitation within two/three weeks.
Please take into account that we have holidays from May, 1 till May, 9.
If you come with accompanying persons, you will have to fill out a registration form for each of them and fax their passport pages as well.
If you would like to visit Moscow or other places in Russia, please mention this in your registration form.

2. Conference fee

The conference fee is 200 USD for EARLY payment (up to May, 10)
 225 USD for LATE payment
The late payment could be done at the conference site. Look where the money for early payment should be sent.

The conference fee will cover the organizing expenses, a car from and to the airport, coffee breaks, cultural events, conference party.

The accompanying persons could be involved in conference events, in this case a special conference fee for accompanying persons (100 USD) should be paid at the conference site.

3. Support

The funds of the conference are very limited but we are awaiting for a certain financial support from INTAS and RFBR, which in particular will cover a part of expenses of participants involved in the INTAS projects and participants from Russia. The conference fee for young scientists would be reduced.

4. Conference site

The conference will be located at an old palace on the Fontanka embankment near the Steklov Institute of Mathematics. You can look inside. You can look at the map of St.Petersburg or metro scheme of Saint-Petersburg.

5. Hotel

We have reserved the apartments in two hotels*** "Oktyabrskaya" and "Sovetskaya" for the participants to the conference. "Oktyabrskaya" is in the center not far from the conference site. "Sovetskaya" is of more high level but not close to the conference site. The rate is :

   40/50 USD for single room
   60/80 USD for double room

St. Petersburg Web and the electronic newspaper "The St.Petersburg Times" give many helpful tips about St.Petersburg.

For more information, please see
http://www.pdmi.ras.ru/EIMI/2000/imacs/ or
http://math.unm.edu/aca.html (main ACA page)