Address
Transportation
Visa requirements & application
Electrical plugs and sockets

Hotel and Conference Venue
Zhongshan Hotel
307 Zhongshan East Road
210016 Nanjing
China
TEL:86-25 84818888
FAX:86-25 84809209
Reservation hotline: 400 8800 307

Transportation
Transport facilities to the area are excellent. Nanjing's airport, Lukou International Airport, serves both national and international flights. Frequent trains on two clean and comfortable metro lines service the city.

By Train:
Beijing to Nanjing: 4h
Shanghai Airport to Nanjing: 2h

Train Tickets:
Buy ticket online via http://english.ctrip.com/
Collect the ticket from the Train Station counter with your ID and the reservation number.

How to go to Nanjing

Method A (Flight):
International flight to Any Airport (Beijing/Shanghai/Hongkong Airport), Take a transfer flight to Nanjing Lukou Airport

Method B (Train):
International flight to Beijing Airport, Take a taxi to Beijing South Station (1 hour) Take an express train to Nanjing South Station (3 hours)
International flight to Shanghai Pudong Airport, Take a taxi to either the Shanghai Station or Hongqiao Station (1 hour), Take an express train to Nanjing Station or Nanjing South Station (1 hour)

International flight to Shanghai Hongqiao Airport
a) Terminal 1 Take metro #10 to Hongqiao Station, Take an express train to Nanjing Station or Nanjing South Station (1 hour) ;
b) Terminal 2 Walk to Hongqiao Station, Take an express train to Nanjing Station or Nanjing South Station (1 hour)

How to go to Zhongshan Hotel

From Nanjing Lukou Airport
Nanjing Lukou Airport Station, Take metro #S1 to Nanjing South Station, 7 stops in total switch to metro #1 to Xinjiekou Station inside, 8 stops in total switch to metro #2 to Xianmen Station, 2 stops in total and exict at Exict 1, Walk about 660 m to hotel. (Total time about 110 mins)
Taxi: about 37 mins, Price: 130 RMB

From Nanjing Station
Nanjing Station Take metro #1 to Xinjiekou Station inside 5 stops in total, switch to metro #2 to Xianmen Station 2 stops in total and exict at Exict 1, Walk about 660 m to hotel. (Total time about 30 mins)

Taxi: about 14 mins, Price: 30 RMB

From Nanjing South Station
Nanjing South Station, Take metro #1 to Xinjiekou Station inside 8 stops in total switch to metro #2 to Xianmen Station, 2 stops in total and exict at Exict 1, Walk about 660 m to hotel. (Total time about 60 mins)

Taxi: about 21 mins, Price: 40 RMB

Map for walk from Xianmen Station, Exict 1, to Zhongshan Hotel

Visa requirements & application
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/visa.htm

You can request an L (tourist) visa or an F (business) visa which require the following documentation:

1) Applicants for an L (tourist) visa need to provide copies of a round trip airline ticket and proof of a hotel reservation (which we will send you if you book through the meeting).

2) Applicants for an F (business) visa need an official invitation letter from the conference “host”, Jiangsu University.

There is no problem sending participants an official letter but this is often complicated and time consuming due to bureaucracy, both in the sending of the letter and in the approval process by the Chinese officials.

If you feel you absolutely need an official invitation letter for the visa, please note that this must include not only your name (exactly as it appears on the passport) and gender but also your date of birth.

Electrical plugs and sockets
China runs on 220 volts with a variety of plug types. Most common are the 2 prong straight plug (USA style) and 3 prong angled (Australia style).

Most consumer electronics will be rated at 100 to 220 volts, read the details on your appliance's power supply. Generally cameras, phones and computers may need an adapter to fit in the plug but not a power converter.

If you have 3 prong USA style plugs you will need an adapter. You can pick up a cheap power strip in China which accepts most any plug in the world.

If your appliance is not rated for 220 volts, such as a hair dryer using 110 volts, do not plug it in or you will ruin it! Most hotels have hair dryers or will loan you one.