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# F I N A L A N N O U N C E M E N T #
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# ADVANCED LECTURES ON THE STARBURST-AGN CONNECTION #
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# Hosted by the Instituto Nacional de #
# Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica (INAOE) #
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# Tonantzintla, Puebla, Mexico June 26-30, 2000 #
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# http://www.inaoep.mx/~agn00/ #
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Dear Participant,
This is the final announcement for the Advanced lectures on the
Starburst-AGN Connection. The final schedule for the lectures will
be sent separately in the next days. In addition, there is
information about logistics and social events.
POSTER CONTRIBUTIONS
As we have informed in the past announcements, the participants have
been invited to present poster contributions. A space of 1.2-meter
width and at least 1.5-meter height will be available for each poster.
You are expected to put your poster on Monday before the beginning of
the lectures and remove it on Friday. Ample time is provided during
the coffee breaks for poster viewing and we will make special emphasis
on the poster content during the scheduled discussion sessions to be
held each day.
PROCEEDINGS
The poster abstracts will be included in an abstract
booklet, which will be distributed at the time of registration.
The lectures will be published by World Scientific, edited by
Aretxaga, Kunth & Mujica.
REGISTRATION
Registration for the Lectures will begin on Sunday June 25, at
7:00 PM at the INAOE grounds. The registration will continue on
Monday morning.
Registration Fee
The Advanced Lectures registration fee is 250 US$. You will be
required to pay the amount in cash upon arrival. We regret that we
are NOT able to process credit card payments.
The registration fee includes
- Advanced Lectures proceedings
- Welcoming cocktail
- tea/coffee during the Lecture breaks, Monday to Friday
- a guided excursion on Wednesday afternoon to historical
sites around Puebla.
Important: PLEASE NOTE THAT PAYMENTS AT THE REGISTRATION DESK SHOULD
BE MADE IN CASH OR TRAVELER CHECKS (US dollars or Mexican pesos; no
personal checks or credit cards). PAYMENTS FOR HOTELS ROOMS SHOULD
ALSO BE MADE AT THE REGISTRATION DESK OF THE Advanced Lectures on
Sunday or Monday. You will have to settle your service bills
(telephone, bar, ...) at the hotel desk when you check out.
LOCAL INFORMATION
Money
The Mexican currency is the mexican peso($). The present exchange rate
with the U.S. dollar is about $9.6 = 1.0 US$, but this changes more
rapidly than we would like. Please make sure you have some pesos with
you BEFORE leaving the Mexico City airport, where there are plenty of
currency exchange offices. Once in Mexico, not all places take US
dollars or traveler's checks.
Foreign credit cards are accepted in major restaurants, stores, and
hotels. Best exchange rates are found in CASAS de CAMBIO (exchange
houses) open only on weekdays, usually from 9am to 5 pm. Most banks
open only on weekdays, also from 9 am to 5 pm. The airport has 24 hour
money exchange counters. USA cash or travelers checks are easier to
change into pesos than other types of currency.
Weather
Puebla is located at an altitude of 2200 meters (7100 feet). There is
usually no rain during the spring, but it gets rainy during the summer
and about the middle of autumn. The temperature varies from some 30 C
(85-90 F) in the daytime to about 10 C (50 F) in the night/morning.
Note that the air is thin, and it can get cool at night.
Language
Spanish is the official language in Mexico. Because Puebla is not
overly frequented by tourists, few people speak English. We advise
you to have a good dictionary and a phrasebook when you venture out.
Food
Mexican cuisine is among the best in the world, but those visiting for
the first time should take some precautions. There are some spicy
sauces (salsas picantes) which could be very aggressive to unaware
mouths: before adding any sauce to your food, try a small amount of
it in a piece of bread. Also, to avoid traveler's diarrhea (or any
other stomach disease), do not drink tap water and do not eat raw
fruits or vegetables without skin. Drink only bottled water.
Meals
Hotel prices include breakfast (except UDLA). Lunch will be served at
INAOE, it will cost around 7-8 US$ per meal. For dinner, there are
several restaurants in Cholula's downtown that are open till late
at night.
PLANNED SOCIAL EVENTS
SUNDAY 7:00 PM at INAOE ---- WELCOME COCKTAIL
The registration at INAOE will be accompanied by A WELCOME COCKTAIL.
WEDNESDAY afternoon --- VISIT to historical places.
Visits to the historical pyramid in Cholula and the ancient Church
of Santa Maria Tonantzintla.
An optional tour to the ruins of Cacaxtla with very colorful frescos
will also be offered.
THURSDAY 8:00 PM Advanced Lectures DINNER at Restaurante of the Hotel
Camino Real
The Advanced Lectures dinner is OPTIONAL and will have a cost of aprox.
350 Mexican pesos. It includes soft and alcoholic drinks and a
dancing afterwards.
GETTING TO PUEBLA
Transportation from the Mexico City (D.F.) airport to Puebla: there is a
comfortable bus service by "Estrella Roja" which runs from Mexico City
airport to the city of Puebla every 30 minutes.
These leave from the airport zone D, next to International Arrivals
(zone E). The fare is $100.00 Pesos ($180.00 Pesos if you buy the
return ticket). The tickets can be purchased in a ticketbooth near the
bus stop. The ride takes about two hours. Those wanting to see the
volcanoes (once outside Mexico City!) should sit on the right hand
side of the bus.
Buses departing at the hour (13:00, 14:00, 15:00, etc...) arrive to
Puebla bus station (known locally as CAPU) while those departing at
the half-hour (13:30, 14:30, 15:30, etc...) arrive to station of
"4 Poniente" located nearer to Puebla's downtown. A complete timetable
is below. We recommend you to take the bus to CAPU, where taxis have
fixed prices.
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From Puebla to D.F. airport From D.F. airport to Puebla
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Departures From Departures From Departures To Departures To
CAPU 4 Poniente CAPU 4 Poniente
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3:00 3:30 6:00 6:30
4:00 4:30 7:00 7:30
5:00 5:30 7:40 8:30
6:00 6:30 8:00 9:30
7:00 7:00 9:00 10:30
8:00 7:30 10:00 11:30
9:00 8:00 11:00 12:30
10:00 8:30 12:00 13:30
11:00 9:30 13:00 14:30
12:00 10:00 13:40 15:30
13:00 10:30 14:00 16:30
14:00 11:30 14:40 17:10
15:00 12:30 15:00 17:30
16:00 13:30 16:00 18:30
17:00 14:00 17:00 19:30
18:00 14:30 18:00 20:10
19:00 15:30 19:00 20:30
20:00 16:00 20:00 21:30
16:30 21:00 22:30
17:00 22:00 23:30
17:30 23:00 24:20
18:30
19:30
20:30
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If arriving to CAPU we recommend that you get a regulated taxi ticket
(at one of the kiosks with a TAXIS sign on it) to Tonantzintla ($60
Pesos, add 5 Pesos if you arrive after 10:00 PM, the ride to
Tonantzintla takes some 20 minutes) or to Cholula (aprox. $60 pesos,
15 minutes). Make sure you take a yellow and white taxi. Tell the taxi
driver to drop you at "El Observatorio" in Tonantzintla. If you are
hosted in a hotel in Cholula, just tell the taxi driver the
hotel's name.
From the "4 Poniente" station there are only standard
(black) taxis. It is recommended to fix the prize in advance (it
should also be aprox. $70 Pesos to Tonantzintla, $30 pesos to
downtown Puebla, $50 pesos to Cholula).
Nevertheless, there will be some students from INAOE at the BUS
STATIONS in Puebla (CAPU & 4 poniente). They will have an INAOE logo
as ID and will help you to take the correct taxi and to give
instructions to the taxi drivers if it is necessary.
If you are driving to Tonantzintla, the basic instruction is to go to
the city of Puebla (120 kms East), then after entering town head to
Cholula (8 kms West) and from there to Tonantzintla (5 kms South).
To make life easier, exiting the airport you have to take "boulevard
aeropuerto" to the south, after some 3 to 5 kms take "Calzada Ignacio
Zaragoza", a wide kind of freeway road, towards the East. After some
15 kms it leads to the beginning of the motorway. Take "Puebla
cuota" and NOT "Puebla libre" (a mountain road).
Transportation will be offered from your hotel in Cholula to
Tonantzintla daily. On Sunday evening there will be transportation
to Tonantzintla at 6:30 and 7:30 pm for the reception. If you plan to
arrive later and want to attend the reception, we suggest you to
take a taxi. The taxi company that provides service to the UDLA will
offer its service to INAOE during the Lectures, it is safe and will
give us a special price. The phone number is: 2 23 77 99. Mention
INAOE or "Observatorio de Tonantzintla". The people at the hotel
reception desk can help you.
ADDRESSES
The relevant addresses for the Lectures are:
* INAOE(Observatorio de Tonantzintla). Luis Enrique Erro No. 1,
Sta. Maria Tonantzintla. Ph. 52 (2) 2472011
* Dormitorios UDLA. Colegio Ignacio Bernal. Santa Catarina Martir.
"Recta a Cholula". Inside UDLA campus. Ph. 2 29 25 00
* Hotel Club Med (Villas Arqueologicas). 2 poniente 601. San Andres
Cholula. Ph. 2 47 19 66
* Hotel Posada Senorial. Avenida 5 de mayo 1400, at the end of "Recta
a Cholula". Ph. 2 47 00 49
* Hotel Camino Real 7 Poniente 105 Puebla Ph. 2 29 09 09
You can additional information at the website of the Guillermo
Haro Program http://www.inaoep.mx/~progharo