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Registration and Practical Information
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Registration
Registration fees
The registration fee covers registration and secretarial costs, access to the scientific sessions, tea breaks and lunches, a conference bag with the official MMM3 Abstract Book and relational items, and participation in the mid-conference excursion. Student presentations participate in a Best Student Presentation Award during which outstanding student contributions will be selected by a professional jury.
International participants
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Industrialised country |
Low income country |
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Student (MSc) |
Researcher (PhD) |
Student (MSc) |
Researcher (PhD) |
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Early
bird (payment
before 31/08/2011) |
250 |
350 |
150 |
250 |
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Normal (payment
after 31/08/2011) |
350 |
450 |
250 |
350 |
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Late (payment
from 01/02/2012) |
500 |
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N.B.
Accompagnying participants should register as a student.
Sri Lankan participants
Special rates apply for Sri Lankan participants from universities, governmental (GOV) and non-governmental organisations (NGO), private companies, and accompagnying persons :
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Academic |
Non-academic |
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Student (MSc) |
Researcher (PhD) |
GOV |
NGO |
private |
accompanying |
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Early
bird (payment
before 31/08/2011) |
60 |
90 |
120 |
150 |
180 |
120 |
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Normal (payment
after 31/08/2011) |
90 |
120 |
180 |
210 | 240 |
180 |
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Late (payment
from 01/02/2012) |
270 |
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* To ease calculation 60 EUR ≈ 10000 LKR. This conversion rate will be applied for on-site payments.
** Conference bags are subject to availability for on-site registered participants.
Each of the mid-conference excursions is limited by a minimum and maximum number of participants.
1. Selected mangrove communities (lagoon, riverine, basin,…) of Galle-Unawatuna, Rekawa, Kahandamodara and Kalametiya incl. the SFFL Kiralakele Mangroves Resource Centre ("Sonneratia caseolaris juice centre");
2.
Udawalawe National
Park, the Udawalawe Irrigation Scheme and its downstream mangrove lagoons;
3. Yala
National Park and the
mangrove of Palatupana Lagoon (if road conditions permit);
4. Ancient and
recent tsunami-affected
sites in the South of Sri Lanka and rehabilitation projects,
incl.
the SFFL Fiberboat Training Centre
5. Rainforest at the Sinharaja Forest Reserve (if road conditions permit).
* SFFL = Small Fishers Federation of Lanka
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Conference dinner
On Thursday
evening 5 July 2012 a conference dinner will be organised in a traditional Sri
Lankan restaurant. The extra cost for
this dinner is 40 EUR.
Conference registration form
Please
complete the
registration form and send it to
mmm3@ulb.ac.be . Presenting participants should subsequently
send in their
abstracts.
Conference accommodation venues
The cost for accommodation is not included in the conference registration fee. The MMM3 Conference organisation is currently negociating promotion offers for MMM3 participants in the 15 hotels below. Once this stage is over, the promotion codes will be provided.
A free shuttle will pass every morning to pick up participants from the accommodation sites listed here.
Hotels in UNAWATUNA (at ca. 5 km from the conference venue) :
Unawatuna Beach Resort : http://www.unawatunabeachresort.com
Sun N Sea : http://www.sunnsea.net
Sanmira Renaissance : http://www.unawatunasanmirahotel.com
Cormaran Beach Hotel : http://www.lavendishbeachresort.com
Hotels in GALLE FORT (at ca. 6 km from the conference venue) :
Galle Fort is rather small in surface with many small colonial guest houses and B&Bs some of which are indicated below.
Please note that for the pick-up there will be one central place within the fort from where participants will be picked.
Rampart View Guest House : http://www.gallefortrampartview.com/accomodation.html
Fort Fifty Inn : http://www.fortfiftyinn.com/
Mango House : http://frangipanigroup.com/mangohouse/index.php
The Frangipani Tree : http://www.srilankainstyle.com/property.php?id=76&name=The%20Frangipani%20Tree&type=Hotel
Leynbaan Villa : http://www.lankaholidays.com/holiday-homes/accommodation_details-14308.html
Beach Haven Guest House : http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g297896-d735865-Reviews-Beach_Haven_Guest_House-Galle_Galle_District.html
Thenu Rest Guest House : http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g297896-d1840341-Reviews-Thenu_Rest_Guest_House-Galle_Galle_District.html
Galle Fort Hotel : http://www.galleforthotel.com/
Hotels in KOGGALA (at ca. 11 km from the conference venue) :
Koggala Beach Hotel : http://www.koggalabeachhotel.com/
South Beach Resort : http://www.southbeachresort.net/
Pambala-Chilaw Lagoon Workshop
Participation
in the mid-week workshop (9-13 July 2012) is not included in the
conference registration fee. More
information can be found
here.
Pre- or post-conference touristic
tours
Upon simple
request the MMM3 conference secretariat may assist you to book your touristic
tour of Sri Lanka. In 1 week to 10 days
you can witness the beauty of Sri Lanka and visit the natural and cultural
highlights of the island, incl. Colombo, Galle, Yala National Park, Ella, Nuwara Eliya, Horton Plains National Park,
Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage,
Kandy,
Dambulla, Sigiriya, Mihintale, Pollonnaruwa, Anuradhapura, and
Negombo Lagoon (touristic beaches and mangroves near airport),
as well as several traditional product factories such as that
of
Ceylon tea, spice gardens,
and batik, gemstone and wood carving workshops (s
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Practical Information
Financial support
We will have
only limited funds available for financial support of participants from
developping countries. Therefore, it is necessary that participants apply for
financial support in their own country first. Invitation letters can be
obtained for that purpose. Those who
need funding may apply for a reimbursement of the registration fee and/or for
part of the accommodation costs and/or for part of the travel costs. Delegates who wish to apply for financial
support should send a letter to the MMM3 Conference Secretariat (mmm3@ulb.ac.be)
explaining what kind of support is needed, and they should do so together with their
registration form and abstract or at the very latest by the deadlines indicated
below. The organizing
committee will assign the available funds during two evaluations rounds
(submissions by 31 August 2011 and submissions by 31 October 2011) and will inform the applicants as soon as possible.
Note that there is no particular division key for the funds over both
evaluation rounds and therefore the earlier you submit, the more chance you
have to get funded. Funds will be payed
at the conference.
Invoices/Receipts or their copies will be provided at the on-site registration desk during the conference at the latest. Please refer to the registration form for more information about fees and please do not forget to send us the registration form.
International participants
On the following link international participants can select whether they will pay using credit card or international bank transfer. International participants are responible for selecting the corrrect fee according to their country of origin and status (student or researcher). Payments online can only be made on an individual basis using one of the two methods below (before 30 April 2012).
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By credit card (secured website)
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By international bank transfer
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Payments by international bank transfer must first be online registered through the above link. The receiver information you will need is :
MMM3 - Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Pleinlaan 2
B-1050 Brussels
Belgium
Bank : FORTIS Bank nv, Warandeberg 3B, B - 1000 Brussel
SWIFT-code (= BIC) : GE BA BE BB
Account : 001-3409575-04
IBAN : BE
10 0013 4095 7504with mentioning of the structured message of 12 digits indicated on the invoice you will receive shortly after registering (see also online procedure through the link above). Invocies are payable within 30 days.
Sri Lankan participants
Sri Lankan participants can choose to pay by bank transfer or on-site (cash).
Payments by bank transfer by Sri Lankan participants needs to be done before 30 April 2012. The Sri Lankan participants are required to contact the MMM3 secretariat to obtain an invoice and a structured message of 12 digits.
On-site payments are for Sri Lankan citizens only and can only be made cash. Please note that conference bags are subject to availability for on-site registering or paying participants. Therefore we recommend paying by bank transfer.
Invitation letters
After
registration and payment of the fees (or before on request by students or
researchers seeking
financial support in their own country) the conference secretariat will send an
invitation letter to the participant.
Passport and visa
Most foreign
nationals need a visa to enter Sri Lanka.
Please contact the nearest Sri Lankan Embassy or Consulate or check the
website of the
Sri Lankan Ministry of External Affairs (Consular Services, Guidelines for
Visa Application).
Bandaranayake International Airport ("Colombo Airport") is located next to Negombo, 40 kms North of Colombo. Galle is located 120 kms South of Colombo. So the total distance between the airport and Galle is about 120 kms (not close !).
Travel options from Bandaranayake International Airport to Galle are as follows (indicative prices are mentioned Sri Lankan Rupees):
1. There is a bus service from Bandaranayake International Airport to Colombo Central Bus Station. From the Colombo Central Bus Station one has to take a bus to reach Galle. A bus from Bandaranayake International Airport to Colombo Central Bus Station would charge for baggage, the same as for a person. One ticket would cost about 50 LKR (taxi from the Bandaranayake International Airport to Colombo Central Bus Station is around 3000 LKR).
2. From Colombo Central Bus Station to Galle there are three types of buses - normal, semi luxury and Air Conditioned. Charges (from Colombo to Galle) are around 100 LKR for a normal bus (add 50% for semi luxury, though you may not see much difference with normal, and add 100% for Air Conditioned. The public transport from Colombo Central Bus Station to Galle will take about 2.30 to 3.00 hrs.
3. A taxi service is also available at the Bandaranayake International Airport. The charges are fixed and you have to enquire at the airport. Except for a tip to the driver (about 500 LKR but not fixed), it costs approximately 12000 LKR to reach Galle (about 60 LKR/km).
4. From Galle bus station to hotels in the Fort should not cost more than 100 LKR, whereas to Unawatuna should not be more than 300 LKR.
The exact name of the area where the MMM3 Conference venue is located is Karapitiya, where the Medical Campus of the University of Ruhuna is located. It is located about 6-8 kms from the hotels in Galle Fort and in Unawatuna. Just say 'Karapitiya, Hospital' to any tuc-tuc (three wheel) driver.
Currency and exchange
The Sri Lankan national currency is the Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR). The exchange rate on 1 March 2012 was :
| 1 EUR = | 159.29 LKR |
| 1 GBP = | 190.08 LKR |
| 1 USD = | 121.44 LKR |
| 1 AUD = | 127.77 LKR |
For other and more recent currency rates see www.oanda.com.