19th RIPE meeting in Lisbon - ANNOUNCEMENT

[Anne Lord <]

Dear All,

Lisbon is the "European Capital of Culture" this year, so I would advise 
everyone to book hotels and flights early.

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                R I P E meeting announcement
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   (This announcement can also be viewed using "finger meeting@localhost")

        This is to announce that the 19th RIPE meeting will take place:

        Dates:           12th September, 1994 Begin 14:00
                         13th September, 1994   
                         14th September, 1994 End   16:00 

	Venue:           University of Lisbon
                         Faculty of Science
                         Campo Grande, Building C3
                         1699 LISBON Codex
                         Portugal


        Host:            University of Lisbon, 
                         Faculty of Science 
                         Tel: +351 1 7500024 (direct line to Informatics Dept)
		         Tel: +351 1 757 3141; +351 1 795 0790
                         Fax: +351 1 757 4312
 

	Local organiser: Pedro Amorim

        Registration:    Please use the registration form (which will follow
                         in a separate mail) to give notice of your
                         coming as soon as possible.


        General Information:
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        (at time of writing)

        Currency:       1 UK pound = 252$00     
                        1 ECU = 198$00 
                        1 US$ = 170$00 
			1 Hfl = 105$00 

	The Portugese currency unit is the escudo which is divided 
        into 100 centravos. It is written with the $ sign in the 
        middle: thus 100$50 is 100 `escudos' and fifty `centavos'

        NOTE: If you have a VISA card with PIN code or an EUROCHEQUE 
        card you can withdraw money from an ATM machine in the airport 
        (and also everywhere in the city).  They belong all to the same 
        network and so you can use these cards in any terminals.  Hotels 
        and most shops accept VISA, MASTERCARD and EUROCHEQUES; AMEX is 
        not so widespread. 

        Appended to this announcement:
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        <> directions to the meeting place


        Documents to follow (separate mail messages):
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        <> details of hotels in Lisbon close to meeting venue
        <> registration form for attendance at the meeting 

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University of Lisbon  - The RIPE meeting venue:  How do I get there?
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To ease any confusion, there is a postscript map of Lisbon 
can be found in the RIPE document store.  The map has a "KEY" 
indicating the venue, some hotels, the airport and some metro 
stations.   

	 ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/lisbon.area-map.ps
         ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/lisbon.area-map.ps.Z

There is also a general map of the University of Lisbon indicating
the "C3" building which is the venue for the meeting:

	 ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/venue-map.ps
         ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/Next-Meeting/venue-map.ps.Z

Arrival at the airport
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The airport is 20 minutes north of the city centre so it is really very
close.  There is a 24 hour tourist office at the aiport, a currency 
exchange bureau and a hotels desk.

<> Taxi 

The easiest and recommended way of coming to the Conference Building 
(Faculty of Science, Building C3) is by taxi.  The fare is approximately
500$00.  You will be charged extra for baggage.  The trip to the RIPE
meeting venue takes approx.  5-10 minutes, depending on the traffic. 
Taxis in Portugal are among the cheapest in Europe.

<> Bus

There are no direct buses from the airport to the C3 University Building,
so a taxi is recommended.

City Transport
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<> trams, "elevadores" and buses

Individual tickets for a bus, tram or "elevador" bought on board cost
140$00 (its 135$00 for a ticket valid for two journeys if you buy them 
from a kiosk in advance - the kiosks are orange coloured) or you can buy 
a one-day  (350$00) pass or a 3 day pass (820$00).  These passes are 
validated by punching in the machine by the driver the first time you 
ride; it's then valid for 24 or 72 hours.

<> metro

The most central stations of the metro are at Praca dos Restauradores 
and Rossio. The hours of operation are from 6am to 1am.  Tickets are 
60$00 a journey or 500$00 for a "caderneta" or book of 10 tickets.

Getting from/to the venue & the hotels Continental, Zurique, and Berna
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<> walking

From the Faculty (C3) to the hotels: 

Turn right out of C3 onto the Campo Grande road (the avenue with a garden
area in the middle) south towards the city until you reach a place called 
Entrecampos, that has a big statue in the centre of the road.  From 
there you take Avenida da Republica further south -  it is the largest road
and roughly in front of you. The third road on the right is Av.Antonio Serpa 
where the Hotel Berna is located. If you folllow that road (one block), turn 
left and then right, you will find hotel Continental. Turning right half 
way along this road you will come to Hotel Zurique.  This will take 
appoximately 15-20 minutes.

<> metro

From the Faculty (C3) to the hotels:

Take the metro from Campo Grande to Campo Pequeno - it is two stops.
Campo Pequeno metro stop is in front of the Bullfight place, which is a round 
red coloured building. Exit on Avenida da Republica intersecting Avenida
Elias Garcia, (opposite side to the bullfight building). Walk north and the 
forth street on the left is Av. Antonio Serpa.  From there follow the 
instructions above.

<> bus

Take bus numbers 1, 36, 17 or 47. At the University there are bus stops 
in front of C3 in the main avenue, Campo Grande at either side of the 
garden. Near the hotels, the stops are at Av. da Republica in front
of the Bullfight Place (Campo Pequeno) If you are going from the University
to the Hotels, the bus stops are on the opposite side of the road and  
and on the same side of the road if you are going in the reverse way.
(hotels to the University).  It takes four stops to go from one place 
to the other and buses arrive in 10 minute intervals and continue through
until midnight.

Total journey time either way should not exceed 15-20 minutes whichever 
mode of transport you choose to use.

<> taxi

A taxi to the venue will cost between 400 - 600 Escudos.