Description

The goal of this conference is to provide a platform for bringing the world's leading experts to BICMR to present recent advances and discuss future directions in the broad area of computational and applied mathematics.

It will also provide an opportunity for junior to mid-career researchers to present their works through invited talks. The conference will aim to promote communications and collaborations among participants in the future. The theme of the conference will be but not limited to the following topics: multi-scale and stochastic modeling and computation with applications to fluids, material science and soft condensed matter, chemistry, biology, imaging science and data analysis, PDE and applied analysis. All these topics present challenges as well as excellent research opportunities to mathematicians.

Visa

All non-Chinese citizens traveling to China require a visa. You can apply for the Tourist Visa or the Business Visa. If you apply for the business visa, you may need an extra document, called the Official Visa Notice provided by us, before going to the Chinese Embassy in your country. To apply for this visa notice from Peking University, we need a simple CV of yours containing the following information:

• - Full name
• - Date of Birth
• - Passport Number
• - Nationality
• - Education
• - Work experience

The process of application for this notice may take one or two weeks. After getting this notice, we will send a copy to you by fax. Since the visa process may take six weeks, we suggest you to apply as early as possible.

Travel Information

From the airport to the campus of Peking University, the most convenient way is to take a taxi. It costs about 100 or 110 yuans including 10-yuan highway toll. Alternatively, if you come alone and arrive before 22:00 pm, you may take the airport shuttle bus No. 5 with the final stop in Zhong-guan-cun. Then take a taxi to the campus. It costs 16 + 10 = 26 yuans. Be aware there are three terminals in the Beijing Capital Airport (PEK). This is particularly important on your way back.

Within the city, the most convenient way is to take a taxi. It is cheap (in the Western standard, 2 yuans per kilometer) and safe. You pay exactly the amount shown in the meter. Do not pay tips. Tips and tax are included in the price. The night rate (between 23:00pm-6:00 am) is 120% of the regular price. Be aware that an unlicensed taxi may overcharge you. The plate number of a licensed taxi begins with B. Alternatively you may take the metro for a long-haul trip (e.g. to the downtown). Although the bus services can get you to any point and the cost is low (1 yuan per ride), I do not recommend it because it is slow and very crowded.

The taxi station is outside Exit Door #5. If some person in the lobby asks whether you need taxi, never talk to them as these drivers may charge you more. The cost from the airport to Peking University is about RMB 100~120 Yuan. It will take about 50 minutes from Airport to Peking University. You can provide this note [PDF Format 30kb] to the taxi driver.

Hotels and Restaurants

Zhongguanyuan Global Village
Zhongguanyuan Global Village is located to the east gate of Peking University campus. It takes about 10 minutes by walk to the meeting venue.

Address: No. 216 Zhongguancun North Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100871, China
Tel: +86 10 6275 2288
Fax: +86 10 6275 2236
Website: http://www.pkugv.com

The Lake View Hotel
The Lake View Hotel is located on the side of Weiming Lake of Peking University with spacious and comfortable guest rooms. It takes about 15 minutes by walk to the meeting venue on campus. Around the hotel, there stand a lot of famous places, such as Peking University, Tsinghua University, the Summer Palace, the Garden of Perfection and Brightness.

Address: No.127,Zhongguancun North Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100080, China
Tel: +86 10 8268 9999
Fax: +86 10 8268 9998
Website: http://www.thelakeviewhotel.com.cn

Wenjin Hotel
Wenjin Hotel is a five-star hotel located to the east of Peking University campus. It is next to the Tsinghua University and also takes about 15 minutes by walk to the meeting venue. The Hotel is only 500 meters away from the closest subway station.

Address: Tsinghua Science Park, Haidian District, Beijing 100084, China
Tel: +86 10 6252 5566
Fax: +86 10 8262 1556
Website: http://www.wenjin.com.cn

Local Money and Foreign Currency Exchange

Local Money is RMB. The basic unit is Yuan (meaning disk). You will certainly need a small amount of local money, and can exchange US dollar or Euros at the airport. The rate and surcharge (if any) are the same at every exchange site. Please check the rate at http://www.boc.cn/sourcedb/whpj/enindex.html. For other currencies you may have to go to a large branch of the Bank of China. You may also get local money from ATM by inserting your credit card. A Citibank office is not too far from the campus.

At any location of major banks in Beijing, you can change major foreign currency to RMB. We suggest you to make changes from the banks at the airport as the rates are universally the same in all locations while there is no line in the airport. At the bank in the airport, you can also change RMB back to foreign currency when you leave.