TRAVEL INFORMATION
** IMPORTANT NOTE: almost all visitors will need a visa to enter China. **
Dates:
August 17 - August 19, 2017. The workshop begins in the morning on Thursday, August 17 and will conclude by noon on Saturday, August 19, which should permit Saturday afternoon departures from PEK.
Venue:
The IU Gateway in Beijing. The website for the IU Gateway is here:
IU Gateway Website
Directions to the Venue:
The IU Gateway is near the Southeast Gate of Tsinghua University. Directions can be found on the IU Gateway website here:
Directions to the IU Gateway
Also see these maps, marking the venue, the hotels, and the closest subway stations:
Map of Beijing, Map of the area
Hotels:
(1) Holiday Inn (~15-20 min. walk to the IU Gateway) (phone: +86-10-8239-8888)
Holiday Inn Website
(2) Wenjin Hotel (~5 min. walk) (phone: +86-10-6252-5566)
Wenjin Hotel Website
Either hotel can be booked online (or also through third-party sites like hotels.com).
Here are directions to the hotels that you can show to a taxi driver:
Taxi Directions
Visa:
Send the following information to Shanjun Ren (rensj@ihep.ac.cn) to request an invitation letter. Tell her you are attending the GlueX/BESIII Workshop August 17-19.
1. a pdf of the personal page of your passport
2. a pdf of your last Chinese visa (if you have one)
3. the following information
Full name:
Date of Birth (YYYY/MM/DD):
Gender:
Passport number:
Passport issue date (YYYY/MM/DD):
Passport expiry date(YYYY/MM/DD):
Need one-entry or multi-entries visa letter
(if this is your first time to visit China or only had an "L" type visa, you can only apply for one entry):
Nationality:
The embassy or consulate of China where you will apply for the visa:
Date of Entry:
Job title:
Institution:
Mailing address:
Phone number while in China:
You can use the hotel number, or the IU Gateway number (phone: +86-10-5094-9079).
