VISAS

• full name as per passport
• date of birth (day, month, year)
• place of birth
• citizenship
• passport number
• date of issue
• passport expiry date
• place of employment (full name, address, tel., fax)
•  position
• dates of stay in Russia (arrival/departure)
• place of getting visa (the city where the Russian Consulate is situated)
• copy of passport (pages containing personal data, passport number, expiry
  date); scanned pages sent by e-mail are preferable; copies sent by fax are
  accepted only if there is no opportunity to scan the needed pages
• mailing address.
  

Preparation of the official invitation for obtaining a visa will be initiated only on receiving the registration fee. 

To ensure that the visa is issued in time, the participants are strongly advised to apply for a visa immediately after receiving confirmation from the Organizing Committee that the letter of invitation has been sent to the indicated Russian Embassy or Consulate. 

No other forms of official invitations to arrange the visa are valid. 

Letters of confirmation about paper acceptance may also be sent if requested. 

TRANSPORTATION

The boat cruise will start in Nizhny Novgorod at  9 a.m. on Monday, July 5, and will arrive in St.-Petersburg at 8 a.m. on Monday, July 12.

Nizhny Novgorod is situated about 400 km from Moscow on the banks of the Volga and Oka rivers. One can get to Nizhny Novgorod either by a direct Lufthansa flight (three times a week including Sunday, July 4, 2004) or through Moscow. Domestic flights and trains from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod are available daily. Participants can departure from St.-Petersburg daily by international and domestic flights and trains.

All participants are requested to inform the Organizing Committee at their earliest convenience about their travel schedule. Transport assistance in Nizhny Novgorod will be available.

The most convenient way to reach Nizhny Novgorod from abroad is to use the direct Lufthansa connection between Frankfurt/Main and Nizhny Novgorod:

Frankfurt (FRA) - Nishnij Nowgorod (GOJ) 
Flight LH3208. Departure 10:40. Arrival 16:45. Tue, Fri, Sun.

Another option is to use any flight to Moscow, from where Nizhny Novgorod can be reached by a regular domestic flight. 

The destination of most international flights to Moscow is International Airport Sheremetyevo II. For domestic  flights, the Airport Sheremetyevo I can be reached by a bus shuttle within approximately 30 minutes. The recommended domestic flights to Nizhny Novgorod are: 

Moscow (Airport Sheremetyevo I) - Nizhny Novgorod 
Flight SU715. Departure 16:40. Arrival 18:10, daily.
Flight SU717. Departure 22:55. Arrival 00:25, daily.

The Moscow Airport Domodedovo is also used for international flights. In this case, the recommended domestic flight is 

Moscow (Domodedovo) - Nizhny Novgorod
Flight C72. Departure 21:55. Arrival 22:50, daily.

The participants are highly recommended to book the international air tickets in advance.

The train connection between Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod is also available. 
The timetable for direct trains is the following:

Moscow (Kazansky Railway Station) - Nizhny Novgorod 
Train 24. Departure 22:05. Arrival 5:45, daily.

Moscow (Kursky Railway Station) - Nizhny Novgorod 
Train 22. Departure 23:40. Arrival 7:33, daily.
Train 40. Departure 14:00. Arrival 20:35, daily.
Train 62. Departure 16:55. Arrival 21:50, daily.

NB: Nizhny Novgorod is usually referred to as "Gorky" in the railway service.

Participants arriving in Nizhny Novgorod on Sunday, July 4 by the Lufthansa flight LH3208 Frankfurt/Main – Nizhny Novgorod or by the domestic flights from the Moscow airports (SU715 and SU 717 from Sheremetyevo I, and C72 from Domodedovo) will be transferred directly to the conference ship 'Georgy Zhukov'.Those who arrive by plane on Saturday, July 3 will be transferred to a hotel. This service will be available if requested in advance only.

Participants arriving in Nizhny Novgorod on Monday, July 5 by train no. 22 from Moscow (arrival at 07:33) will be met at the Railway Station in the central hall (near the information desk, please look for 'FNP 2004' poster) and then transferred to the ship.

Participants arriving by early trains (no. 24 from Moscow and some others) are strongly recommended to wait for the train no. 22 at the Railway Station (there are some waiting halls) and then use the conference bus.
The conference ship will be out the River Station from 2 a.m. to 7 a.m.

Those who arrive in the morning/afternoon of July 4 by train can leave the luggage at the Railway Station cloakroom and make a tour of the city (the River Station has not any cloakroom). Accommodation on board the ship will be available from 20:00 of July 4. 

The River Station ('Rechnoi Vokzal') is located not far from the Railway Station ('Moskovskii Vokzal') and may be easily reached by public transport. The bus stop is situated just across the street when you go from the Railway Station. You need a route taxi (a little bus) as far as the stop 'Rechnoi Vokzal' (route numbers 2, 33, 34, 182, and 
some others). It costs 6 rubles and it takes 10 minutes. Taxi will cost about 50-100 rubles. 

The organizers will be grateful to receive information concerning personal travel schedule from each participant in advance.

ACCOMMODATION IN NIZHNY NOVGOROD

CURRENCY

Payments in Russian Roubles (RR) are accepted in Russia only. Major credit cards can be also accepted in some large stores, restaurants, and hotels. 

USD and EURO may be exchanged at any bank (typically, from 10.00 to 16.00 on Monday through Friday); exchange of the other currencies is rather irregular and is not recommended. 

Participants arriving in Nizhny Novgorod by the Lufthansa or domestic flights can change the currency in the Nizhny Novgorod airport by the use of credit cards. 

The currency rates for today are about 29.0 RR/USD and 34.5 RR/EURO.