General Information
(1) Registration:
Due
to the limited availability of seats, early registration is strongly
recommended to ensure your participation.
Please fill out the attached Registration Form which must be received no
later than September 20 (for authors presenting the paper), or November 20 (for
participants), by:
Prof. Katsushi Ikeuchi, Institute of Industrial Science, the
University of Tokyo,
7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
106-8558, Japan.
Also,
please send the registration fee of 40,000 Japanese yen (JPY) (before October
20), 45,000 JPY (after October 21) or 50,000JPY(on site) by bank transfer to
the following account.
Account
Name: MVA2000 Account Number:
1673751
Name
of Bank: Dai-Ichi-Kangyo Bank, Ltd., Roppongi Branch
Only
Japanese yen is acceptable. In the
remittance, please be sure to include the registrant's name. Payment only from foreign countries may
also be made by credit card provided your registration form with your valid
card number and signature is received.
Honored cards are VISA, Master Card, and American Express. However, we will not accept any credit card at the on-site registration.
Your
registration will be confirmed upon receipt of payment, on a
first-come-first-serve basis. The
registration will end when all
seats are filled. The fee covers a
copy of the Proceedings, to be distributed at the registration desk.
The
registration desk will be open at the Workshop site on November 28-30.
The
registration fee, minus handling fees, will be refunded only if written or
cabled notice of cancellation is received no later than November 20. No refunds will be issued after that
day. Please note that authors can
not receive the refunds.
(2) Accommodations:
Hotel
reservations are your own responsibility.
However, the MVA2000 committee has the official travel agency, JTB. You
can reserve your room sending the application form for hotel accommodations to
JTB directly. For detail, please read the form.
(3) Social Events:
A
buffet-style banquet will be held in the evening of November 29 (Wednesday) at
the Sanjo Kaikan Hall. It is free
for registrants.
(4) Visas:
Visitors
from some countries need visas to enter Japan. If so, apply at the Japanese Consulate or a diplomatic
mission in your country. Please
note that sometimes one to two months will be needed for obtaining the visa.
(5) Climate:
The
weather in the Tokyo area during the Workshop is comfortable. The average temperature in this season
is about 8-15C (45-60F). A light
jacket is advisable.
(6) Currency:
Currency
cannot be exchanged at the Workshop site.
Exchanging currency at New Tokyo International Airport (Narita Airport),
banks or hotels is recommended.
(7)
Traveler’s checks and credit cards:
The
use of traveler’s checks in Japan is not very popular. Credit cards, VISA,
MasterCard, Diners Club and American Express, are widely accepted at hotels,
shops and restaurants, although we
will not accept any credit card at the on-site registration.
(8) Electric Power:
In
Tokyo area, electric voltage is 100V and the frequency is 50Hz.
Transportation Guide
A.
From Narita Airport (NRT) to Workshop place
There
are several ways to the university of Tokyo from the airport.
1.
Easy
ways
Take train or bus to a terminal and take
a taxi there:
(a)
Take
the Keisei line, Skyliner or limited
express, bound for Ueno. Take a taxi at
Ueno station, which is located in about 2 km east from the university of
Tokyo. It takes 1 hour or less and
costs 1,920JPY for the trip from Narita Airport to Ueno by Skyliner. It takes 1
hour and 15 minutes and costs 1,000JPY for the trip by limited express. The Skyliner runs every 40 minutes and
it has comfortable seats. The
limited express runs every 20 minutes. The taxi fee from Ueno to the university
of Tokyo will be about 1,000JPY.
(b)
Take
the Limousine bus bound for TCAT (Tokyo City Air
Terminal). Take a taxi at
TCAT, which is located in about 4km south from the university of Tokyo. It takes 1 hour and costs 2,900JPY for
the trip from Narita to TCAT. The
bus runs frequently. The taxi fee
from TCAT to the university of Tokyo will be about 2,000JPY.
(c)
Take
the JR line, NEX (Narita Express) or rapid service (Airport Narita). It arrives
at Tokyo station in underground level. Take a taxi at Tokyo station, which is
located in about 4km south from the university of Tokyo. It takes 1 hour and
costs 2,940JPY for the trip from Narita to Tokyo by NEX. NEX runs every 30 minutes, and it has comfortable
seats. It takes one and half hours and costs 1,280JPY for the trip from Narita
to Tokyo by the rapid service. The
rapid service runs every 1 hour. The taxi fee from Tokyo station to the
university of Tokyo will be about 2,000JPY.
2.
Hard
ways
Use public transportation from a terminal to the university:
(a)
Take the Keisei
line, Skyliner or limited express, bound for Ueno. At Ueno, take the bus of
route "
01"(Gaku -01) bound for
"
"(Todai Konai; the
campus of the university of Tokyo). See Map 3 and 4.
(b) Take the JR line, NEX or Airport Narita, for Tokyo. At Tokyo station, change to the Marunouchi line, red subway line, bound for Ikebukuro. Get off at Hongo-sanchome station, the 4th stop.
(c) Take the Limousine bus bound for TCAT. At TCAT, take the Hanzomon line, violet subway line, for Shibuya. At Otemachi station, the second stop, change to the Marunouchi line (red line) bound for Ikebukuro. Get off at the Hongo-sanchome station, the third stop.
Map1. Global Map
B.
From Narita Airport to Hotels
We
recommend taking the Limousine bus bound for TCAT (Tokyo City Air
Terminal),
and take a taxi there.
C.
From Tokyo to Workshop place
We
recommend taking a taxi (see also A-1-(c), A-2-(b)).
D.
From Haneda Airport (HND) to Workshop place/Hotels
We
recommend taking bus bound for Tokyo station. It takes 45 minutes and costs
900JPY for the trip from Haneda to Tokyo.
The bus runs every 30 minutes.
Take a taxi at Tokyo station (see also A-1-(c), A-2-(b)).
There is bus service from Haneda to Tokyo Dome Hotel. It runs every 2 hours, from 10 am to 4 pm. It takes 1 hour and costs 1,100JPY from Haneda to Dome Hotel.
Map 2. Local Map
Another way is to take Tokyo monorail bound for Hamamatsu-cho (20min, 470JPY) and change to the JR line for Tokyo at Hamamatsu-cho. Go to the Ueno station, the 7th stop (13min, 160JPY). Both Tokyo monorail and JR line train run frequently. Take a taxi there (see also A-1-(a), A-2-(a)).
E.
From hotels to workshop place
We
recommend taking red subway line, Marunouchi line, for Shinjuku at Korakuen
station from the hotels in Suidobashi area. Get off at Hongo-sanchome station, the next stop. It costs 160JPY for the trip. From the station, it takes 10 minutes
on foot to the workshop place.
You can take Namboku line,
light blue subway line, for Akabane-Iwabuchi at Korakuen station instead of
Marunouchi line. Get off Todai-mae station, the next stop. It costs 160JPY.
From the station, it takes 10 minutes or less on foot. Namboku line is a new line and runs in
deep area. As a result, it takes several minutes from the entrance of a station
to its platform.
You can walk from your
hotel to the workshop place. It takes 10 minutes from Hotel Kizankan, 15
minutes from Sudobashi Grand Hotel, 20 minutes from Dome Hotel. See Map 2. and 4. to find the way to
the workshop place.
Map 4. The University of Tokyo (Hongo campus)
