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The weather in St. Petersburg at the end of August is usually unstable: it may be warm and sunny as well as chilly and rainy. A mean precipitation is 85 mm per month; a mean day temperature is 20 Centigrade; a mean night temperature is 10 Centigrade. A lot of exchange offices can be found in the city of St. Petersburg. At Pulkovo-2 airport address to exchange office at the arrival floor. There are a few exchange offices on the way from airport to Peterhof. It is advisable to have currency in USD or Euro, which can be exchanged almost everywhere. It is possible to use also VISA/Eurocard/Master cards. Unfortunately there are no exchange offices in the University hotel. The current exchange rate of Russian rouble (RUR) is IMPORTANT: When leaving Russia, non-residents are allowed to have currency in cash if the amount NOT EXCEEDING that declared at the entrance of the country. NOTE that all payments in the hotel will be accepted ONLY in ROUBLES. Participants with visas will need to register them at the University Foreign Office. This procedure will be centralized by the LOC only for those who asked visas through the LOC. Other participants should register their visas by themselves. We ask those who get the original official invitation of Foreign Office to bring it. Coffee breaks will be served two times a day for registered participants near the conference rooms. Lunches will be organized for participants at the conference site in the University canteen from Monday, August 18, till Saturday, August 23. The mean price for lunch is about RUR 100. The first medical aid can be obtained in the University clinic near the conference site for the participants having medical insurance. The e-mail and Internet will be available for participants at Sobolev Astronomical Institute. For international calls, please ask at your hotel. St. Petersburg area code is +7 (812) Inside St. Petersburg and Stary Peterhof: Dr. Victor Orlov, LOC co-chair 428-4216 (office) |