Leonhard Euler

(1707-1783)

 

Arithmetic Geometry
June 13-19, 2007          Saint-Petersburg, Russia

 

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LOCATION

The conference will take place at the Euler International Mathematical Insitiute (EIMI), which is a part of the St.Petersburg Department of V.A.Steklov Mathematical Institute (usually abbreviated as PDMI or POMI).

Registration and the talks will take place at the Euler Institute.

The EIMI address: Pesochnaya naberezhnaja, 10,
("naberezhnaja" means "embankment").
Phone number/fax: +7 812 234 0574

A picture of the Euler Institute is available at

http://www.pdmi.ras.ru/EIMI/imiaddr.html

The Euler Institute on the bank of Malaya Nevka river, at equal distances (15-20 min. walk) from the metro stations "Petrogradskaya" and "Chernaya Rechka". To reach EIMI from the metro station "Petrogradskaya" you can either walk or take bus No. 1 or No. 46, trolley-bus No. 34 (two stops), or minibus No. 46, 76, 127, 136, 252, 298 (you should ask the driver to stop before Kamennoostrovskii bridge). You can find the mark "X" on the map at http://www.pdmi.ras.ru/EIMI/pictures/map.jpg

TRANSPORTATION

AIRPORT

We shall meet you at the airport. Please look for a person having a piece of paper with your name or a poster saying "Euler Institute".

Please send as soon as it is possible your arrival/departure data (date, time, flight number) if you did not send it yet.

Just in case, here is the algorithm which takes you to the Euler Institute and the hotel Nord from the airport. Take bus no. 13 or 31 or a minibus at Pulkovo International terminal (2) or no. 39 at Pulkovo domestic terminal (1). It will bring you to the metro station "Moskovskaya". Then it takes about 30 minutes to reach the stations "Petrogradskaya" (you don't have to change metro lines).

Then from the metro station you can either walk or take bus no. 1 or 46 or trolley-bus no.34 that goes to Pesochnaya Naberezhnaya and to the hotel Nord (two stops), or minibuses no.46, 76, 127, 136, 252, 298 (you should ask to stop before the Kamennoostrovskii bridge).

TRAIN STATIONS

Those who come by train can easily use metro since every railway station has a nearby metro station. We shall meet the participants on personal agreement.

REGISTRATION

The registration desk will open at the Euler Institute on June 13 from 8:30. The registration fee is 100 euro.

The conference will start at 9:00. Those of you who arrive later can register during the coffee-breaks.

TIMETABLE

The conference timetable is available.

COMPUTER FACILITIES

There are several computers in the Euler Institute, you can check your email account from there and surf the Internet. WiFi is also available.

There are many internet cafes in the city centre.

MONEY

Euros and US dollars are exchanged in all exchange places. Other currencies may cause difficulties (bad rate or no bank to deal with your exotic currency). At the moment, the average rate is 34.85 RBL for 1 euro and 25.85 RBL for 1 USD. Keep in mind that some banks and exchange places use the following cheating trick: outside the exchange office they advertize a "good" exchange rate but "term and conditions apply": usually you have to exchange more than 499 dollars (euros) to have this good exchange rate.

Be cafeful and do not exchange the currency NEAR the exchange offices when the private persons offer it.

Personal and Traveller's checks, as well as credit cards, are usually accepted at all major banks in the city. VISA and MASTER cards are accepted in some shops and restaurants.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

In order to use the metro you must buy tokens. One token costs 14 roubles. In buses, trams and trolley-buses you must pay to a ticket-collector. One ticket costs 14 roubles. There are also commercial buses (marked by letters T or K) There, you also pay to a ticket-collector. In commercial minibuses you pay to the driver. The price is usually indicated on the front window and at the entrance (about 15-17 roubles).

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

EATING IN THE CITY

By the way, eating places in Russia are usually called cafes $K A \Phi E$. So, a "cafe" is a small-size restaurant or a diner, not a coffee-house. The word "restaurant" usually implies that this is a luxuary or expensive eating place, so no wonder that many diners try to avoid calling themselves restaurants. There are very good cafes and not-so-good cafes, the same applies to restaurants.

PHONE CALLS

There are public phones in the city. Some accept coins, some accept phone cards (it depends on the phone). You can buy phone cards at metro stations.

WHEATHER

The wheather is variable. The average June temperature is 15C. So, usually it is about 20C during the day. It may rain.

THIEFS

Like in many other tourist centres in the world, there are pickpockets and thiefs who target foreign tourists. Don't carry large sums of money with you. Always have the phone number of your bank to be able to quickly block your credit card transactions in case they are stolen.

Looking forward to meet you in St. Petersburg, with best regards, The Organizing Committee