Meeting Logistics

May 28 - 30, 2012

Logistics Agenda Presentations Attendance Votes Notes

Meeting Registration

$200 per person to cover meeting logistics costs, as well as snacks, and lunch on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. This is payable by credit card.

For logistical reasons, advanced registration is required.

Meeting Location

The meeting will take place at the Tsukuba International Congress Center, at 2-20-3 Takezono, Tsukuba, Ibarakai, 305-0032, Japan. Congress center web site.

Phone number: +81-29-861-0001

Hotel Room Block

A room block is reserved at the Daiwa Roynet Hotel, at 1-5-7 Azuma, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-ken, Japan. This is a few minute walk from the Tsukuba Station. Phone number: +81-29-863-3755. For reaching the conference venue from the hotel follow these directions.

Directions from Narita International Airport (NRT) to the hotel

First Option: NRT -> bus*1 -> Tsukuba -> walk to hotel

*1 - Highway bus (9 buses per day, from 7:40am to 8:10pm).
  • Duration: approximately 100 minutes.
  • Cost: 2,540yen
  • Bus web site

Second Option:

Step 1: Train from NRT to Nippori Station on the Keisei Skyliner
Step 2: JR Joban line from Nippori Station to Kitasenju Station
  • Duration: approximately 10 minutes. Cost: 150yen
Step 3: Tsukuba Express Line to Tsukuba
  • Train departs every 15 minutes from 5:40am to 11:26pm.
  • Duration: approximately 40 minutes.
  • Cost: 1,000yen.
  • Train web site
Step 4: walk to the hotel