ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 5.0"> <meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1254"> <title>Venue</title> <style> <!-- .style1 {font-weight: bold} --> </style> </head> <body background="images/bgnd.gif" bgcolor="#f9f2e3" text="#000000"> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" id="AutoNumber7" border="0" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="50%" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td bordercolor="#F1E3C5" bordercolorlight="#F1E3C5" bordercolordark="#F1E3C5" background="images/kizkulesi.jpg" height="100%" width="100%"> <h2 align="center"><font style="font-size: 16pt;" color="#800000" face="Arial">Conference Venue</font></h2> <div align="center"> <center> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(255, 204, 153); background-color: rgb(241, 227, 197);" id="AutoNumber5" border="1" bordercolor="#ffcc99" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="61%"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="center" width="25%"> <font style="font-size: 10pt;" face="Arial"> <a href="#VENUE"><font color="#a62929">Venue</font></a></font></td> <td align="center" width="25%"> <font style="font-size: 10pt;" face="Arial"> <a href="#ACCOMMODATION"><font color="#a62929">Accommodation</font></a></font></td> <td align="center" width="25%"> <font style="font-size: 10pt;" face="Arial"> <a href="#REGIONAL%20INFORMATION"><font color="#a62929">Regional Information</font></a></font></td> <td align="center" width="25%"> <font style="font-size: 10pt;" face="Arial"> <a href="#TRANSPORTATION"><font color="#a62929">Transportation</font></a></font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </center> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> <br> </table> <br> &nbsp; <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 1244px; height: 264px;" id="AutoNumber6" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td height="385" width="61%"> <p style="margin-right: 0.25in;" align="justify"><b><font style="font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: blink; background-color: rgb(241, 227, 197);" color="#800000" face="Arial"> <a name="VENUE">VENUE</a></font></b></p> <p style="margin-right: 0.25in; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="justify"> <font style="font-size: 11pt;" face="Arial"> <font color="#800000">ISCN</font> will be held on June<font color="#800000"> 18-20, 2008 </font></font> <font style="font-size: 11pt;" face="Arial">in Boaziçi University Engineering Hall, Istanbul, Turkey<br> </font></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" face="Arial"><img alt="BU" src="14b.jpg" style="width: 497px; height: 309px;"></font><br> </div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" face="Arial"><img alt="MF" src="mf.jpg" ><img alt="CAMPUS" src="campus.jpg" ></font><br> </div> <p style="margin-right: 0.25in;" align="justify"><b> <font style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: rgb(241, 227, 197);" color="#800000" face="Arial"><a name="ACCOMMODATION">ACCOMMODATION</a></font></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <font face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">For accomodation, please contact with the <a href="mailto:senemkaskati@dekon.com.tr"> Congress Secretariat </a> </span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-right: 0.25in;" align="justify"><b> <font style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: rgb(241, 227, 197);" color="#800000" face="Arial"><a name="REGIONAL INFORMATION">REGIONAL INFORMATION</a></font></b></p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" id="AutoNumber4" border="0" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="15" cellspacing="0" width="92%"> <tbody> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="justify" valign="top" width="62%"> <p align="justify"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" face="Arial"><a href="maps/istanbul_map.gif">Istanbul</a> is one of the most beautiful cities in the world that spans two different continents, namely Europe and Asia.&nbsp; Istanbul is established on both sides of the Bosphorus which connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara and joins Asia and Europe.</font></p> <p align="justify">&nbsp;</p> <p align="justify"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Istanbul has always had a great geopolitical importance due to its location. Once being the capital city of two consecutive empires (the Roman Empire and the Ottoman Empire), Istanbul is still the commercial, historical and cultural center of <a href="maps/turkey.gif">Turkey</a>. Also</span></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Istanbul is a political and commercial center for the Balkan and Middle Eastern Countries and the Turkic Republics of Central Asia.</span></font></p> <p align="justify">&nbsp;</p> <p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="font-size: 11pt;">Around 2 million tourists visit Istanbul every year, and admire the historical and natural beauties of the city. Istanbul is a place where East and West, Asia and Europe meets, and different cultures and religions create a harmonious synthesis. </span></font> <span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font face="Arial">The ancient mosques, palaces, museums and bazaars reflect its diverse history. Taksim is one of its several shopping and entertainment centers. T</font></span><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">he beauty of the Bosphorus, Princess Islands and parks provide a place of peace to the otherwise chaotic metropolis. The </span></font> <span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">moderate climate and and the excellent Turkish Cuisine make it a place worth to visiting.</font></span></p> <p align="justify"><b> <font style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: rgb(241, 227, 197);" color="#800000" face="Arial"><a name="TRANSPORTATION">LINKS</a></font></b></p> <p align="justify"> <font style="font-size: 11pt;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">In the following links, you can find further information on Istanbul, and Turkey:</font></p> <ul> <li> <font style="font-size: 11pt;" face="Arial"> <a href="http://www.ibb.gov.tr/NR/exeres/7A8FADD1-6799-41CC-A9CB-43857F74B6E1,frameless.htm?NRMODE=Published">Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality</a> (includes a detailed city guide in English)</font></li> <li><font style="font-size: 11pt;" align="justify" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://goturkey.kultur.gov.tr/destinasyon_en.asp?belgeno=9610&amp;belgekod=9610">Istanbul Guide of Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Culture</a></font> </li> <li> <font style="font-size: 11pt;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <a href="http://www.bigglook.com/biggtraveleng/cities/istanbul.asp">Istanbul Travel Guide</a></font></li> <li><font style="font-size: 11pt;" align="justify" face="Arial"><a href="http://www.kultur.gov.tr" target="_blank">Ministry of Culture and Tourism</a> </font> </li> <li><font style="font-size: 11pt;" face="Arial"><a href="http://www.mfa.gov.tr" target="_blank">Ministry of Foreign Affairs</a> </font></li> <li><font style="font-size: 11pt;" face="Arial"><a href="http://www.theguideturkey.com/" target="_blank">Online Guide for Turkey </a></font></li> <li><font style="font-size: 11pt;" face="Arial"><a href="http://www.about-turkey.com/" target="_blank">http://www.about-turkey.com/ </a></font></li> <li><font style="font-size: 11pt;" face="Arial"><a href="http://www.turkishembassy.org/intro.html" target="_blank">http://www.turkishembassy.org/intro.html</a> </font></li> <li><font style="font-size: 11pt;" face="Arial"><a href="http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3432.htm" target="_blank">http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3432.htm</a> </font></li> <li><font style="font-size: 11pt;" face="Arial"><a href="http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/turkey.htm" target="_blank">http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/turkey.htm</a> </font></li> <li><font style="font-size: 11pt;" face="Arial"><span class="style1"><a href="http://www.helloturkey.net/" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">http://www.helloturkey.net/ </span></a></span> </font></li> </ul> </td> <td colspan="2" align="right" valign="top" width="38%"><img src="images/istanbul5.jpg" border="0" height="160" width="280"> <p><img src="images/istanbul6.jpg" border="0" height="178" width="280"></p> <p><img src="images/istanbul9.jpg" border="0" height="216" width="270"></p> <p></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="top"><img src="images/istanbul10.jpg" border="0" height="135" width="140"></td> <td align="right" valign="top"><img src="images/istanbul8.jpg" border="0" height="173" width="140"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="margin-right: 0.25in;" align="justify"><b><font style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: rgb(241, 227, 197);" color="#800000" face="Arial"><a name="TRANSPORTATION">TRANSPORTATION</a></font></b></p> <p style="margin-right: 0.25in;" align="justify"> <font style="font-size: 11pt;" face="Arial">Istanbul is one of the biggest cities in the world. It has public transport both on land and on sea. </font> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-US">You can find taxis, dolmus, buses, sea-buses and ferry boats as well as trams and metros</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">.&nbsp;Below we give some information about the transportation from the airport and about our public transportation system. </span></p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" id="AutoNumber3" border="0" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="15" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="50%"><font color="#800000"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Tranportation from the airport: </span> </font> <p align="justify"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"> Istanbul Ataturk Airport</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> is about 30-35 km. from Boaziçi University</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">. The shuttle busses from the airport to major city centers are operated by <a href="http://www.havas.com.tr">HAVAS</a>. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"></span></p> </td> <td valign="top" width="50%"> <p align="justify"><font color="#800000"> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">Bus</span></font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"><font color="#800000">:</font></span></p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">The public transportation system is good in Turkey. There are two types of busses, public and private. Public busses are red or green in color. You can buy your ticket from a person sitting in a little white house with the writing <font color="#800000"> I.E.T.T. </font>on. Private busses are blue in color. In private busses you buy your ticket after you get on the bus. The ticket fares are the same for public and private busses. Tickets are sold as 5lets and they are named as "be_iBiryerde". Those tickets costs 7 YTL, which is approximately 3,6 Euros. They are good for up to 5 trips. However, if you take a bus from the Europen side of Istanbul to the Asian side or vice versa you will be charged for 2 ticket fares. Turkish people who go daily by bus buy a kind of chip (called Akbil) and use them for all public and private transfers. Through that they can save some money.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="50%"> <p align="justify"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"> <font color="#800000">Taxi: </font></span></p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">Written and spelled as "Taksi" in Turkish. They are yellow in color. The taximeter starts with around 2 YTL which is approximately 1 Euro. During the day time it should be written "GUNDUZ" which means day at the taximeter. The night time fares (between 24:00-06:00) are 25% more expensive and it should be written "GECE" which means night at the taximeter. </span> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">The staff in most of the hotels can call you a taxi and help you to explain to the taxi driver where you like to go.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> </td> <td valign="top" width="50%"> <p align="justify"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"> <font color="#800000">Trams and metros: </font></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="justify"> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">For the tram you need to buy tokens or AKBIL which are available near each tram and metro station. Whenever possible, this kind of transportation should be preferred in Istanbul since it is inexpensive, practical, comfortable, and fast. You get rid of the traffic jam. </span> </p> <p></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="50%"><font color="#800000"> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">Dolmus and minibus</span></font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"><font color="#800000">: </font></span> <p align="justify"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A dolmus and a minibus operate in a similar way. They are practical and thus people prefer them, however, t</span></font><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">hey do not operate on each line.</span><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> A dolmus is yellow in color and a minibus may be </span></font> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">light blue or beige in color. A dolmus usually operates on longer distances while a minibus usually operates on shorter distances. You are guaranteed to travel by sitting on a dolmus while you may travel on foot on a minibus. After you get on the dolmus or on a minibus you simply tell the driver how many people you are and where you like to go. The important thing to know is that there does not exist a special dolmus or minibus station where they stop every time. You should let the driver know when you like to get off the dolmus or the minibus. He will stop in a suitable place where you like him to stop for you. Although the price you pay depends on the destination you want to go, it is usually suitable.&nbsp;&nbsp; </span> </p> <p></p> </td> <td valign="top" width="50%"> <p align="justify"><font color="#800000"> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">Ferry boats and sea busses</span></font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"><font color="#800000">: </font></span></p> <p align="justify"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">They are used heavily to go from the European side of Istanbul to the Asian side and vise versa. They leave every 30 Minutes to and from the Asian side and provide an ideal chance to escape from the traffic in the rush hours in Istanbul. On ferries you can sit outside and inside but they take longer than sea-busses. Ferry token can be bought on each ferry station. Token for sea busses are more expensive than tokens for ferry boats. </span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">During the summer time there are 2 public ferries and during the winter time there is only one public ferry a day leaving from Eminonu along the Bosphorus. From Sirkeci, which is near to the ferry station in Eminonu, you can go to the Princess Islands. The ferries leave around every 90 minutes from Sirkeci. The ticket back to Sirkeci can only be bought on the Islands. The tickets have to be kept until you get off the ferry in Sirkeci. The ferries between the Islands can be used free of charge. On each Island you will find a board with the timetable where you can check the departure time of the ferries.</span><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">&nbsp; </span></font></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> </body> </html>