The 4th PEACE Ocean Science Workshop
17-19 September, 2008, Vladivostok, Russia
SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT
http://peace4.poi.dvo.ru
Venue: The workshop will be held at the main conference hall of V.I. Il’ichev Pacific
Oceanological Institute. It is located 15 km from the city center toward the airport at train station
Chaika. Address: 43 Baltiyskaya Street, Vladivostok, 690041, Russia. Tel.: (+7-4232) 311400.
Fax: (+7-4232) 312573.
Transportation to and from the airport: Secretariat will meet the participants at the airportand provide free transportation to the hotel. The participants are requested to inform thesecretariat on the date of their arrival and flight number. Transportation by taxi or local buses isalso available but may be more complicated for foreign participants. Vladivostok airport islocated around 40 km of the city center. Driving time is 50-80 min depending on the traffic.
Accommodation: The participants are requested to contact the secretariat in advance andindicate the hotel and type of room they would like to stay (see hotel list below). Then thesecretariat will make reservation. Alternatively the participants may book a hotel by themselves.
The following hotels are recommended:
Hotel

Roomtype
EconomyStandard
ComfortStandard
ComfortSingleDouble

1200
1400
1800
1800
2500

1600
1800

Vladivostok

Standard
Comfort

2200
2700

2200
2700

Versailles

Comfort

4500

5500

MoryakAmurskiy
Zaliv

1800
2500

Suite

2000
3000
4800

4800
5500
6900
10000

Internet address
http://tour.airagency.ru/Tourism/Hotel/hotel.asp?id=00000001GK&lang=ru
http://eng.azimuthotels.ru/content/?itemid=60
http://www.allhotels.ru/h110389/hotel/index.en.html?kk=bae73f
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http://www.allhotels.ru/h110388/htlphotos/index.en.html?kk=8c0f6caccd
http://www.versailles.vl.ru

Room rate is in Russian Rubles. Rate of exchange is around US$1=24.5 Russian Ruble. Some
difference in room rate is due tp room size, recent remodeling, extra comfort and harbor/bay
view. Most of hotels provide free internet access. All the hotels are located in downtown ofVladivostok. Transportation time to and from the conference venue is about 30 min. Free
limousine bus will be provided in the morning and evening.

Money exchange: Exchange offices and ATMs in the banks, hotels or on the streets in
Vladivostok are easily accessible. Most of the hotels accept major credit cards (VISA,MasterCard, Maestro, etc.).
Registration: The registration counter will be opened at the venue in the morning of the first day(September 17) just before the opening of the workshop.

Conference program: PEACE-4 Ocean Science Workshop will be held during September 1719, 2008 and will include oral/poster presentations and discussion during 2.5 days. Working
language is English. The updated conference program is available at the workshop web site(http://peace4.poi.dvo.ru). Time for oral presentation is 20 min, including 5 min. for questions. Itis recommended to use MS Powerpoint, MS Word or PDF-format presentations. Poster
presentations would be posted during lunch time of the first day and be exposed through theworkshop. Special time will be allocated for poster session tentatively in the end of the secondday. Poster presenters are requested to be at their posters during poster session. Brief discussions
at the end of each session and summarizing discussion on the current and planned collaborative
projects will be held at the end of the workshop.
Coffee and meals: Coffee, tea, water and light snacks as well as buffet luncheon will bearranged for the participants during the conference breaks.
Excursions: A half day city tour around Vladivostok will be provided for the participants after
lunch on September 19. Other tours around Vladivostok or Russian Far Eastern region areavailable on personal base and may be arranged through internet (e.g. www.dalintourist.ru) or at
the hotels in Vladivostok.
Weather: Middle of September is a beginning of autumn or “Indian” summer in the Vladivostok
area. It is considered as the best season, not to hot, not too cold yet. The probability of rain is low
and average temperature is about 14-16 degree of Celsius