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Conference Venue
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
1/AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata-700064
West Bengal, India
Important Dates
| Second Circular | : January 2010 |
| Abstract Submission | : May 15, 2010 |
| Registration | : September 30, 2010 |
Language
The conference language is English
Visa
All participants from outside India will be required to obtain visa from the Embassy/ Consulate/ High-commission of India in their respective countries. Please enquire at the embassy for the kind of documents required to obtain the visa. The participants are requested to send the details of their passport, and the requests for necessary documents from the organizers (for example, a ‘Formal Invitation’) well in advance to facilitate the processing of visa applications.
Weather
Kolkata, the city is of sub-tropical climate. It is situated on the Gangetic delta and is very close to the Bay of Bengal and thus weather of Kolkata is heavily influenced by the sea. During November to February the humidity is low and the weather is pleasant. So planning for the 'City of Joy' is really a joyful experience in this time.
Information about Forecast and Conditions for Kolkata is available here.
How to get to kolkata
Airport
A few international airlines (British Airways, Lufthansa, Bangladesh Biman, Royal Emirates, Gulf Air, Thai Airways, Singapore Airlines) have direct flights to Kolkata. Alternatively, you may arrive at either Delhi or Mumbai airport. From there, there are a host of domestic carriers flying to Kolkata. Both the domestic and international terminals of Kolkata Airport (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, more popularly known as Dum Dum Airport) is about 10 km away from the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics and taxi services are regularly available at the Kolkata airport (take pre-paid taxi if possible from the airport itself).
Taxi fare to SINP
Taxi fare to SINP ~ INR 200.
Time required: ~30-40 minutes.
Train
Kolkata is well connected by train with all major cities of India. The train stations are in Howrah (on the opposite side of the river Hooghly, about 12 km away) and Sealdah (about 6 km away). For more train details
click here.
For ready reference, you can use this map OR look at the more detailed description.
Contact
Professor Susanta Lahiri
Convener, ARCEBS-10
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Postal address | : |
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics,
1/AF Bidhannagar, Kolkata-700064, India |
| E-mail | : | arcebs.2010@saha.ac.in / arcebs.2010@gmail.com |
| Telephone | : | +91-33-2337-5345/46/47/48, Extention 1118 |
| Fax | : | +91-33-2337-4637 |
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