• The workshop will take place at the lecture hall on the ground floor, Siyuan Building,
    Acamedy of Mathematics and Systems Science (AMSS), No.55 Zhongguancun East Road.
  • Several hotels are availble around the lecture hall. Some of them offer discounts to the members of AMSS. Please contact Dr. Ruyong Feng at ryfeng@amss.ac.cn if you need us make reservations for you. For more information, please look at ACCOMMODATION.
  • If you need an invitation letter for visa, please provide us the following information:
        First Name:
        Last Name:
        Affiliation:
        Nationality:
        Passport No.:
        Expiration date of the passport:
        Expected date of arrival:
        Expected date of departure:
        (The same information is required for your accompany person(s))
        Mailing address:
        Contact information (telephone, fax, and/or e-mail).
    If the invitation letter is just for official stationery, the passort no. is not required.
    (The request could be sent to ryfeng@amss.ac.cn or faxed to 86-10-6263-0706.)
    If you apply for a tourist visa to enter China, you do not need any documents from us.
    If you apply for a business visa to enter China, you need an invitation letter.
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    Electricity in Beijing is of 220v. You might need adapters to use laptops and other electronic appliances.
    Big shopping malls accept international credit cards. Except stores specialized for international guests, most of grocery stores only accept Chinese currency, called "Ren Min Bi(RMB)". It is more convenient to use cash (small pieces such as 10 Yuan, 20 Yuan,...). You can exchange Chinese currency at the airports, the Bank of China. Exchange rates are listed at http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/home/biznews.html.
    Although it is heard that tap water in Beijing is drinkable, most of residents still drink bottled water or boiled water.
    Menus in many restaurants contain graphic descriptions of their dishes. Some restaurants have English menus.
    There are a dozen of international hospitals in Beijing. The following is one of the largest.
        BEIJING UNITED FAMILY HOSPITAL
        Address: No.2 Jiangtai Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing.
        Zip: 100016.
        Phone: 86-10-6433-3960.
        Address in Chinese: 和睦家医院,朝阳区将台路2号.
        For more information, please look at http://www.china.org.cn/english/travel/42396.htm