Workshop on Physics with CMS at the LHC

General Information

TIFR Campus, by the Arabian Sea

Location

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) is located near the southern most tip of Mumbai. Known formerly as Bombay, the city is the financial and commercial nerve centre of India. It is conveniently connected by air to other cities of the world.

The picturesque campus has well equiped conference and lecture halls and the large modern Homi Bhabha Auditorium, which will be used for the plenary sessions of the Workshop.

Registration

All interested are invited to register as soon as possible, and no later than October 15, 2000.

Registration fee for a participant is US$ 90. Besides the basic registration fee, this includes lunches, coffee/tea, a banquet on Wednesday evening, December 13 and the guarantee for the hotel reservation.

Local hospitality (in the form of registration fee and accommodation) can be provided to a limited number of young physicists. Please email cmsweek@tifr.res.in for more information.

Any fees for accompanying persons can be paid upon arrival.

Your registration will be confirmed to you by email after the registration fee has been received.
Mode of payment

Registration money can be paid in one of three ways - Money transfer, Bankers' cheque or Personal cheque. Details are given below. Whichever way you send the money, please intimate us by email also.

    Money transfer from any International Bank

One can ask any International Bank to transfer the funds by telegraphic transfer to our correspondent bank mentioned below. Please mention the ultimate benificiary, the Customer ID, the Customer Account Number, the Bank and Branch Name and the purpose of the funds.
Ultimate benificiary : CMSWeek
Customer ID :0429623
Customer Ac No :000405002977
Purpose :Registration fees

For US$ Remittance
Name and Address : Chase Manhattan Bank
4 Chase Metro Tech Centre, 8th Floor
Brooklyn, New York 11245
Favoring : A/c No. 001-1-427374 of ICICI Bank, Bombay
Fed Routing No. 021000021 UID CHIPS no, 340828
For furtner credit to : ICICI Bank, Free Press House,
215 Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021

For Pound Sterling Remittance
Name and Address : Lloyds TSB Bank
Financial Institutions
St Georges House
6-8 Eastbeap, London EC3M 1AE
Favoring : A/c No. 01015681 of ICICI Bank, Bombay
SWIFT Address: LOYDGB2LXXX

For EURO Remittance
Name and Address : Chase Manhattan Bank AG
60824 Frankfurt Am Main
Germany
Favoring : A/c No.6231400646 of ICICI Bank, Bombay
Fed Routing No. 021000021 UID CHIPS no, 340828
For furtner credit to : ICICI Bank, Free Press House,
215 Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021

    Bankers or Personal cheque mailed to conference address.

Payable to (the following line to be written entirely, please):
A/c CMSWeek, Central Bank of India, Churchgate Branch, TIFR Extension, Mumbai, India

Send cheques by courier/mail to:
CMSWeek
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Homi Bhabha Road
Mumbai - 400 005, INDIA

Accommodation

We have negotiated with Hotel Oberoi and the YWCA (see information below) in South Mumbai, within 5km from TIFR. Rooms will be allocated on first come first served basis but additional accommodation can be arranged by the organizers in other hotels if necessary. All rooms have the double occupancy, and the room rate for single and double room is the same.

    The Oberoi Towers (a 5-star deluxe hotel)
Address: Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400 021, INDIA
Tel: +91 22 2324343
Fax: +91 22 2043282
Room rate for participants - US$ 90 + tax (~20%) / day
Complimentary buffet breakfast

    YWCA International Center -     RESERVATIONS CLOSED - 27 September
Address: 18, Madame Cama Road, Fort, Mumbai-400 039, INDIA
Tel: +91 22 2025053
Fax: +91 22 2020445
Room rate for participants - US$ 30 (approximately) / day
Includes taxes, buffet breakfast and buffet dinner

Complimentary transport from Oberoi Towers/YWCA and TIFR will be organized.

Booking procedure for Hotel Oberoi

After registration through web, please supply Hotel Oberoi with the following information by email: reservations@oberoi-mumbai.com with CC:Ravikiran@oberoi-mumbai.com, and cmsweek@tifr.res.in
Registered participant of "CMSWEEK"
Family Name:  
First Name:  
Email:  
Tel: 
FAX: 
Number of accompanying persons (if any) 
Can or wish to share room with
another person? (name of prefered roommate)
 
Period of stay in hotel:From:     To:     (dates)

The final confirmation letter of hotel reservation will be sent to you by Organizers after the registration form and fee have been received.

Booking procedure for YWCA

The Organizers will take care of your booking. Please choose the YWCA as your prefered accommodation in the registration form.

Cancellation

Cancellation of registration has to be sent in written form (email/fax) by November 7, 2000. The reimbursement delay for the registration fee is about one month.

Visa

Valid visa is required to enter India for all nationalities. Visa can be obtained from the nearest Indian Consulate/Embassy to you. Upon registration, a letter of invitation will be sent to you. But the easiest way is to request for a tourist visa. Please let us know by email if you face any difficulty in this process.

Other useful information

Internet Facilities
TIFR is connected to a 2Mbit VSNL gateway. File transfer rate up to 160 KByte is possible for individual user. There will be 15 PC's for the workshop participants to check e-mail etc. There will 4-5 ports with fixed IP address for people bringing their laptops. We have some clusters of computers for doing some CMS software which can be used if required. There will be a few colour ink-jet printer and colour laser printer for people who want to make last minute change to their transparencies.
Currency
Indian currency is in Rupees (Rs.) and the current (June 2000) exchange rate is approximately Rs. 45 = US$ 1.
Banks and Shops
Banks are generally open from 10:00 hrs to 14:00 hrs, Monday to Saturday. Some of the Foreign banks are open till 18:00 hrs. There are many banks close to the hotels. One National bank is located on the TIFR Campus.

Shops are generally open from 10:00 hrs to 19:30 hrs Monday to Saturday. Some shops are also open on Sundays.
Airport
The International Airport of Mumbai is at Sahar which is about 25km from the Institute/Hotel Oberoi/YWCA. The Organizers will arrange rented cars for transport from the Airport to the respective hotels. We recommend participants to utilize this service (estimated fare approximately Rs. 600). Besides this, pre-paid (fixed fare) taxi service (special stand in the Airport) is also available (approximate fare Rs. 400).
Members of TIFR will be at the airport on arrival to assist you. Please give flight details (as early as possible) through email at cmsweek@tifr.res.in
Weather
December is beginning of the best season of the year and is generally dry with day/night temperatures between 15-25 Celcius. The northern parts of the country will be much cooler - under 5 Celcius in the night.
Local Transport
Mumbai is well serviced by metro bus, rail and taxi. Shuttle bus will be provided for the participants between hotels and the Institute.
Tours for Participants
Pre- and post- conference tours on some popular tourist circuits have been worked out in detail for participants. Please see links alongside for details.
Correspondence
Postal CMSWeek
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Homi Bhabha Road
Mumbai - 400 005, INDIA
E-mail cmsweek@tifr.res.in
Telephone   +91 22 2152971
Telefax +91 22 2152110


Last updated : 13/Oct2000

Email: cmsweek@tifr.res.in