HTML> Representation Theory Conference: Final Announcement

REPRESENTATION THEORY, DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS, AND ASYMPTOTIC COMBINATORICS
dedicated to the 70th birthday of A.M.Vershik
June 8-13, 2004

Final Announcement

Organizer: The St. Petersburg Department of the Steklov Institute of Mathematics (PDMI)
The Euler International Mathematical Institute

Support: Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR)

LOCATION

The conference will take place mainly in the Euler International Mathematical Institute (EIMI) (which is a part of the PDMI, or POMI, since 1996). However, some events may take place in the main PDMI building (see notes in the program).

The EIMI address: Pesochnaya naberezhnaya (embankment), 10.

A picture of the EIMI is available at http://www.pdmi.ras.ru/EIMI/imiaddr.html.

The place is near the river Malaya Nevka, at equal distance (15-20 min. of walk) from the metro stations "Petrogradskaya" and "Chernaya Rechka". To reach EIMI from metro "Petrogradskaya", one can take bus No. 1 or No. 46, trolley-bus No. 34 (the second stop), or minibus No. 46, 76, 175, 252, 298 (you should ask to stop before the Kamennoostrovskii most (bridge)).

See the mark "X" on the map at http://www.pdmi.ras.ru/EIMI/pictures/map.jpg.

The PDMI address: Fontanka naberezhnaya, 27. Find the red mark "27" on the map at http://www.pdmi.ras.ru/pictures/pomi.jpg.

The place is at the cross of Nevsky avenue and the Fontanka river, at equal distance (10-15 min. of walk) from the metro stations "Nevsky prospekt"/"Gostinyi dvor" and "Ploschad Vosstaniya"/"Mayakovskaya". Look at our metro scheme at http://www.pdmi.ras.ru/EIMI/pictures/metro.gif.

ACCOMMODATION

For the participants of the conference who asked for the hotel in the registration form, rooms have been reserved at the hotel NORD, at the hotel SOVTOURS, and at the hotel NAUKA.

The NORD Hotel:
Address: Kamennoostrovskii avenue, 73-75.
Phone: +7 (812) 234 2970; 234 3930.
Breakfast is included.
Visa and Master cards are acceptable.
See http://www.pdmi.ras.ru/EIMI/pictures/map.jpg

The SOVTOURS hotel:
Address: 1-aya Berezovaya alleya, 6.
Phone: +7(812) 234 1014.
European breakfast is included.
See http://www.pdmi.ras.ru/EIMI/pictures/map.jpg

The NAUKA Hotel:
Address: prospekt Engelsa, 65-2.
Phone: 5538455.
Metro station: Udelnaya

TRANSPORTATION

Please give the details of your arrival (company, flight, scheduled time, etc.) to vershik70@pdmi.ras.ru so that we could arrange a car from the Euler Institute to pick you up at the "Pulkovo" international airport. (Look for the poster "Euler International Mathematical Institute"). PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SERVICE CANNOT BE ARRANGED UNLESS YOU GIVE THE DETAILS OF YOUR ARRIVAL BEFORE JUNE 5.

Alternatively, you may take bus no. 13 at the "Pulkovo" international terminal, or a city bus no. 39 at the domestic terminal, that will bring you to the metro station "Moskovskaya" (15 min.). It takes then about 30 minutes to reach the stations "Petrogradskaya" or "Chernaya Rechka" (by a direct train). From both stations you can take buses no. 1 or 46 or trolley-bus no.34 that go to Pesochnaya Naberezhnaya and to the hotel Nord (two stops), or minibuses no. 46, 76, 110(98), 136, 175, 252, 298, and 321. (you should ask to stop before the Kamennoostrovskii most(bridge)).

CIS-participants who come by train may easily use metro. All railway stations have a nearby metro station.

REGISTRATION AND FEES

Registration desk will be open at the Euler Institute on June 7 from 17:00 till 20:00 and on June 8 from 9:30. The conference will open at 11:00 on June 8. The participants who plan to arrive later may register during the breaks.

The registration fee (150 euros per participant) should be paid at the registration desk in cash. For the participants from the CIS countries, the fee is covered by the organizing committee. If the Euler Institute has provided authorized invitation letters for accompanying persons, an additional fee of 20 euros per person should be paid; in all other cases there is no fee for accompanying persons.

MEALS

Lunch (at about 13:00) will be served for the participants at the canteen of the "Statistical Office" (a building at a walking distance from the Euler Institute, please find the mark "Z" on the map at http://www.pdmi.ras.ru/EIMI/pictures/map.jpg ).

Coffee and tea will be available at the Euler Institute.

LECTURES

There will be, presumably, four 45-minutes lectures from 9:30 till 13:00 in the morning, and several 30-minutes talks from 14:30 to 18:00 in the afternoon.

PROGRAM

The program will be sent in the nearest future.

MONEY

Euros and US dollars are exchanged by all the exchange offices; however, other currencies may cause some difficulties (bad rate or no bank to exchange). Now the average rate is 34.80 RBL for 1 Euro and 29.00 RBL for 1 USD. Personal and Traveller's checks, as well as credit cards, are usually accepted at all major banks in the city. Throughout the city, there are many ATMs where you can use your credit or debit VISA/Master cards with PIN to withdraw cash. Usually VISA and MASTER cards are accepted in the restaurants and big shops. Be sure TO AVOID exchanging your currency NEAR exchange offices.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

In metro one should either buy tokens (8 roubles for one journey in metro with unlimited number of changes and unlimited time) or with magnetic cards for multiple (from 3 to 60) journeys.

In municipal buses (numbers without letters T or K), trams and trolley-buses one pays to a conductor. One ticket costs 7 roubles.

In commercial buses (marked by letters T or K) one also pays to a conductor, while in minibuses one should pay to a driver. The price is usually indicated at the entrance.

Please be very careful with your luggage, bags, purses, credit cards, etc., especially in the transport and in the shops!

PHONE CALLS

There are public phones in the streets, near and inside metro stations. You can pay either by metro tokens, or coins, or phone cards (it depends on the phone). Phone cards are available at metro stations.

WEATHER

The weather is variable. Average temperature of June is about 15 C (i.e., about 20 C in the day-time). It may be rainy.

USEFUL PHONES

(the country and area prefixes +7 812 should be added when calling from abroad)

EIMI: Pesochnaya nab., 10.
234 05 74 Elena Novikova
234 92 45 (a guard, 24 hours, does not speak English)

Fax number: +7 812 234 5819 (can be used to get the fax messages).
E-mail: guest@imi.ras.ru can be used to get and send messages; you can ask for your own account for the period of the conference.

POMI: nab. reki Fontanki, 27 312 40 58 secretary (does not speak English but can call somebody speaking English)

Consulates and Medical Centers: French Consulate: 314 14 43
German Consulate: 320 24 00
UK Consulate: 320 32 00
USA Consulate: 275 17 01

American Medical Center: 326 17 30

OTHER INFORMATION

You can look at our web-page: http://www.pdmi.ras.ru/EIMI to get the map of St. Petersburg and other useful information. In case of any further questions please do not hesitate to ask the organizers.

ADDRESSES

For general purposes:
vershik70@pdmi.ras.ru
For visa support and hotel reservations:
novikova@pdmi.ras.ru (Elena Novikova)