Bogazici University is located in Bebek. All sessions will be held in the South (the main) Campus of Bogazici University. Sessions start at 09:00 on each day of the conference. The meeting will take place in different buildings: Albert Long Hall and Rectorate Conference Hall.

Registration will begin at 8:30 on Tuesday, September 14, 2010, and will take place at Albert Long Hall (BTS building), located on the main square in South Campus. The registration and information desks will be open during the meeting. Click for programme-at-a-glance!

You will receive your conference bag and badge from the registration desk. Your name badge is your pass for entrance into all events. It is necessary for all conference participants to wear their name tags at all times.

There is free wireless access in most of the buildings and on the main square (around which meeting halls are located) in the Bogazici South Campus.

All presentations will be made using data projectors. Before your session, please bring a USB key containing your presentation in  PowerPoint format to the staff working in the room. Laser pointers will be provided.

Welcome reception and gala dinner will be organized. Details will be provided on location.

Coffee breaks will be served each day at the Albert Long Hall Foyer. Cafeterias, where you can find food anytime during the day, are available around the meeting venue. The main places will be the Kennedy Lodge (There's a restaurant serving different kinds of meals from the Turkish cuisine) in South Campus and Student Cafeterias (where you can find any beverages and drinks. Moreover, in some of them, it is possible to buy meat and chicken dishes and salads.) in all campuses. There is also a Table D'Hote Cafeteria serving standard meals for lunch and dinner. It is open between 13:00-14:30 for lunch and 17:00-19:00 for dinner in weekdays. The meals consists of soup, main meal (generally meat dish), pasta (or rice), dessert (or fruits). Roof Cafeteria in the Faculty of Engineering also serves different species of meals, beverages and drinks.

The climate of Istanbul is mild. You can expect mild to warm temperatures and some rain during September. Temperatures is ranging between 16°C - 25°C during the day. It is advised to get some light dresses for day time and some jackets for the night.

The electric current in Turkey is 220 volts, 50Hz.

Tipping in the more expensive restaurants is expected, with around 5 to 10 percent being the usual amount. Taxi drivers do not have to be tipped. Hotel porters will expect a tip of around 2 to 3 percent of the cost of your room.

The Turkish Lira (TL) is the currency of Turkey. It comes in bank notes of 5; 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200; and coins of 5, 10, 25, 50 "kurush" and 1 "TL". At present (September 2010), the exchange rate for Euro is ~ 1.92 TL/1 EUR and for US dollar it is 1.51 TL/1 USD. Facilities for exchange of currency are available at the airport, hotels, banks and exchange offices. Exchange offices generally offer better rates than other options.

Visa and Master Card are widely accepted at hotels, stores, shops and restaurants. American Express Cards and traveler's cheques are rarely accepted.

Value-added tax is nearly always included in quoted prices. Certain shops are authorized to refund the tax free.

The streets of Istanbul are considerably safer than their counterparts in the United States or Western Europe. Nevertheless, you should be aware of cheating by taxi drivers and pickpockets (particularly in trams, buses, and metro). It is advisable to ask for the hotel to call a taxi for you.

Emergency Numbers in Turkey: Ambulance: 112 Police: 155