22nd International Congress of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
26th National Congress of the Turkish Biochemical Society
(3)
Address
Taşkışla Street Harbiye
Istanbul
34367
HOW TO GET TO ISTANBUL BY PLANE The easiest way to get to Istanbul is by plane of course. Turkish Airlines and many other world airlines have regular daily flights to Istanbul. Istanbul has two international airports; one on the European side (Ataturk Airport) and the other one on the Asian side (Sabiha Gokcen Airport). SAVE UP TO 20% ON TRAVEL WITH THE STAR ALLIANCE TM NETWORK The Star Alliance member airlines have been appointed as the Official Airline Network for IFCC‐Worldlab Istanbul 2014. To obtain the Star Alliance Convention Plus discounts please visit www.staralliance.com/conventionsplus/delegates/ and: 1.Enter under “delegates login” conventions code TK01S14 2.Choose one of the participating airlines listed and call the respective reservation contact 3.Quote the conventions code TK01S14 when requesting the ticket BY LAND Istanbul is well connected to many European cities by highways. Some private Turkish bus companies run scheduled buses to Istanbul from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Greece, Bulgaria, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iran, Jordan, Russia, Georgia, and Romania. You can also easily drive to Istanbul from any European country with your own car or motorbike. By car, there are mainly two borders to get into Turkey: Kapikule in Edirne coming from Bulgaria, or Ipsala coming from Greece. BY RAIL Turkish Railways Authority (TCDD) has regular train schedules from Istanbul to Budapest ‐ Hungary, Bucharest ‐ Romania, Kishinev ‐ Moldova, Salonica ‐ Greece and Sofia ‐ Bulgaria in Europe, or to Damascus ‐ Syria and Tehran ‐ Iran in the Middle East. International trains arrive at Sirkeci station on the European side, or Haydarpasa station on the Asian side of Istanbul depending on where you're coming; from the West or from the East. BY SEA There are several maritime companies that run car and passenger ferries from Greece or from Italy to Turkey. Most of these arrive at Cesme near Izmir, but some to Istanbul as well, especially during the summer. There is also a regular ferry line between Odessa (Ukraine) and Istanbul which takes about 35 hours. Many cruise ships dock at Istanbul too for daily excursions.
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REGISTRATION DESK The registration desk will be open during the congress as follows: 22 June 2014 09:00 ‐ 19:00 23 June 2014 08:00 ‐ 18:00 24 June 2014 08:00 ‐ 18:00 25 June 2014 08:00 ‐ 18:00 26 June 2014 08:30 ‐ 14:00 CONGRESS LANGUAGE The congress’ official language is English. NAME BADGE A name badge will be required for access to the congress area. Participants will receive a name badge when they check in at the registration desk. It must be worn at all times. INDUSTRY EXHIBITION Participants are encouraged to visit the large industry exhibition, which will be open as follows: 23 June 2014 10:00 ‐ 17:30 24 June 2014 10:00 ‐ 17:30 25 June 2014 10:00 ‐ 17:30 Access to the exhibition area is free of charge for participants registered to the congress. All the other visitors will be given a free visitor badge at a dedicated desk situated at the entrance of the area. CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE A certificate of attendance will be issued to properly registered attendees, for the day(s) they actually take part in the congress. Certificates of attendance must be picked up at the registration desk just before departure. VISAS REQUIREMENTS All participants are required to show a valid passport on entrance to Turkey. Citizens of some countries are required to obtain a visa before arrival and some may obtain it at the airport upon arrival. The most updated visa information can be received from the website of the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs. www.mfa.gov.tr For further information please contact the nearest Turkish Embassy or Consulate to check the visa regulations. INVITATION LETTER An official letter of invitation will be sent to you upon request. The invitation letter may be used by visitors to raise travel funds or to obtain a visa, but is not a commitment on the part of the organizers to provide any financial support. Please contact the Organizing Secretariat, info@istanbul2014.org, to request a letter of invitation. CATERING SERVICE Several areas selling food will be open to all delegates, exhibitors and visitors inside the congress centre.
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