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| <h3>OpenOffice.org Conference (OOoCon 2008)</h3> |
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| <p>5th-7th November 2008<br /> |
| Beijing, China<br /> |
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| <h2>Travel from the Airport to the Hotel</h2> |
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| <p>We have prepared <a href="to_hotel/OOoCon2008-AirportToHotel.htm" |
| target="_blank">a document</a> (<em>opens in a new window</em>) to help |
| you to get from the airport to your hotel. Most important, the hotel name |
| and address in Chinese, so you can point your finger on it.</p> |
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| <h2>Registration</h2> |
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| <p>If you are planning to attend the Conference, please register. By |
| registering now, you help the organisers prepare for your arrival and |
| tailor the Conference to your needs and expectations.</p> |
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| organise hotel accomodation for you, and book you a space on one of the |
| optional free tourist trips.</p> |
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| <p><b>If you need help for a hotel reservation, please register before September 26.</b> After this date, we will not be able to guarantee the <a href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2008/hotels.html">discounted prices for hotel rooms</a>. The normal hotel prices are more than double our special discounted rates.</p> |
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| <p>Registration is free, but we will be happy to accept donations to the |
| OpenOffice.org project on your arrival in Beijing. On arrival at the |
| Conference, please go to the welcome desk to collect your conference |
| material including maps, programmes, etc.</p> |
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| <p>To register, you will need to tell us your name and email address. |
| Optionally, you may tell us your Job Title/Organisation (for your badge), |
| and which Conference themes you are most likely to attend. |
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| would like to book on any of the optional free tourist trips.</p> |
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| <p>If you want us to try and book your hotel accomodation, you also need |
| to tell us your arrival and departure dates, and the maximum price per |
| night in Euro you would like to pay. We also need to know your |
| nationality and country of residence.</p> |
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| <p><strong>If you have this information ready and would like to register |
| now, please go to the <a href= |
| "http://survey.services.openoffice.org/forms/public/survey.php?name=OOoCon_2008_Registration_late"> |
| OOoCon Registration site</a></strong></p>. |
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| <h2>Registration FAQs</h2> |
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| <p>Q: I have joined the 'pre-registration survey'. Do I now need to |
| register?<br /> |
| A: Yes please, the pre-registration was needed to get first estimates of |
| the number of attendees we can expect. As well, we wanted to kick-off the |
| visa process early.</p> |
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| <p>Q: I am a speaker at the OOoCon. Do I need to register?<br /> |
| A: Yes please, registration will ask for some additional information.</p> |
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| <p>Q: I was informed, that I will receive a travel subsidy to be able to |
| join OOoCon in Beijing. Do I need to register?<br /> |
| A: Yes, the registration will ask for some additional information.</p> |
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| <p>Q: I was informed, that I will receive a travel subsidy to be able to |
| join the OOoCon in Beijing and sent a note, that I will be able to take |
| advantage of the bursary. Do I need to register?<br /> |
| A: Yes, the registration for the OOoCon and confirming the acceptance of |
| the bursary are two different things.</p><!-- |
| <p>Q: I was informed, that I will receive a travel subsidy to be able to |
| join the OOoCon in Beijing, but the registration form is asking for my |
| room price limit. What shall I do?<br /> |
| A: Just leave this information open, the form can be submitted without |
| choosing a room price limit.</p> |
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| <p>Q: I do not yet know my exact travel dates. Shall I wait with the |
| registration until I can state them clearly?<br /> |
| A: No, to get the mainly the visa process going, we would like to ask |
| anyone to register as early as possible. For the travel dates, please |
| enter the arrival and departure days, that you are planning for.</p> |
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| <p>Q: Is the tourist tour on Saturday and Sunday the same or are these |
| different ones?<br /> |
| A: Both dates will have different programs. The sites planned to visit so |
| far are: Great Wall, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Lama Temple, Temple |
| of Heaven. That's definitely too much for one day.</p> |
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| <h2>Visas</h2> |
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| <p>Applying for a Visa is mandatory. Regulations vary from country to |
| country. Please contact the Chinese Embassy or Consulate responsible in |
| your country.</p> |
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| <p>Vaccinations are not required to our knowledge, but to be on the safe |
| side, you should also contact the Chinese Embassy in your country.</p> |
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| <p>Some selected links: <a href= |
| "http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/ce/cede/det/">Germany</a>, <a href= |
| "http://www.amb-chine.fr/">France</a>, <a href= |
| "http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/ce/ceat/det/">Austria</a>, <a href= |
| "http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/ce/ceit/ita/">Italy</a>, <a href= |
| "http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/">USA</a>, <a href= |
| "http://www.chinese-embassy.org.uk/eng/">UK</a>, <a href= |
| "http://www.embchina.org.br/por/default.htm">Brasil</a>, <a href= |
| "http://www.chinaembassy.org.in/eng/">India</a>, <a href= |
| "http://vn.china-embassy.org/vn/default.htm">Vietnam</a>, <a href= |
| "http://www.china-embassy.or.jp/jpn/">Japan</a>, <a href= |
| "http://www.chinaemb.or.kr/kor/">Korea</a>, <a href= |
| "http://cb2.mofcom.gov.cn/index.shtml">Cambodia</a>.</p> |
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| <p>For the latest information on visas, please <a href= |
| "http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/OOoCon_2008_Visa_Procedures">check |
| our Wiki</a>.</p> |
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| <h2>Travel costs</h2> |
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| <p>Price reference by recent samples: Europe 600 € – 1000 €, US/Canada |
| East coast 1000 € - 1300 €, US/Canada West coast 800 € - 1200 €, Cape |
| Town 800 € - 1400 €, Tokyo 400 € - 600 €, Sydney 1000 € - 1400 €.</p> |
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| <p>The organizers will also do their best to organize discounted group |
| flights from Europe.</p> |
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| <p><em>Update 25th August: negotiations for discounted flight tickets are |
| now ended without any results. We were not able to provide accurate data |
| about number and origin of the attendees to the air lines in order to |
| raise their interest and get good quotations. Meanwhile the situation has |
| changed significantly and that's the good news. Several airlines have |
| regular offers now, that are at the level the organisers had planned to |
| reach with the negotiations, means between 500 and 600 Euro. Price tips |
| for the moment are Finnair (499), Air France (555), British Airways (575) |
| and KLM (580). Lufthansa is quite expensive in the moment, but typically |
| they have better offers about four weeks before traveling: take this |
| advice at your own risk! For Air China prices, try their European call |
| center at 00800 86 100 999.</em></p> |
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| <h2>Help with travel and accomodation</h2> |
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| <p>The organizers will offer financial assistance to significant |
| contributors to the Community who would not be able to attend OOoCon in |
| Beijing by their own means. The final extent of this programme will |
| depend on the generosity of the conference sponsors, but premilinary |
| plans are to offer free hotel accomodation in a conference hotel plus a |
| 500 € travel subsidy.</p> |
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