Dear All, Lisbon is the "European Capital of Culture" this year, so I would advise everyone to book hotels and flights early. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ R I P E meeting announcement ============================ (This announcement can also be viewed using "finger meeting@ncc.ripe.net") 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: -------------------- (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: ------------------------------ <> directions to the meeting place Documents to follow (separate mail messages): --------------------------------------------- <> details of hotels in Lisbon close to meeting venue <> registration form for attendance at the meeting ================================================================== University of Lisbon - The RIPE meeting venue: How do I get there? ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ---------------------- 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 -------------- <> 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- <> 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.