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   Washington State Convention & Trade Center

   800 Convention Pl

   Seattle, WA 98101, United States

 

   The official language of the Symposium is English.

 

   All participants must submit a completed registration form. Registration

   fee and hotel accommodation is payable in US Dollars (US$).

   Hotel accommodation at special Symposium rates will be offered to

   participants.

   Detailed information and access to the registration and  

   accommodation can be found at Registration and Housing.

 

Registration fees
Members (early)	$         600.00
Members (late)	$         750.00
Low Income Countries (early)	$         450.00
Low Income Countries (late)	$         550.00
Non member (early)	$         750.00
Non member (Late)	$         900.00
Student Member (early)	$         450.00
Student Member (late)	$         550.00
Student Non member (early)	$         550.00
Student Non member (late)	$         650.00

 

   To become an ISME member and benefit from the reduced registration

   fees, please refer to the Society website.

 

   It will be Summer in Seattle. The average temperature in August is

   23.3°C (73.9°F) with an average monthly rainfall of 2.95 cm or 1.16

   inches.

 

  Clothing is casual for all occasions.

 

  Transport from the Airport. 
   Travel Distance: Approximately 17.7 km/11.0 miles
   Taxi: Taxi service is readily available at Sea-Tac Airport on the third floor of

   terminals, and at all major downtown Seattle hotels and fairways.
   Bus: Gray Line of Seattle Downtown Airporter operates between Sea-Tac

   between 5:30am and 11pm.  Cost: USD 18
   Light Rail: Click here for more information

  Time Zone

  Seattle and the Pacific Northwest are in the Pacific Standard Time  

  (PST) Zone which is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) - 7 hours. During

  the spring and summer months, Pacific Standard Time becomes Pacific

  Daylight Time -- clocks are reset an hour forward in early spring, and

  reset an hour back in early fall.

 

  In the United States, the US Dollar ($) is the unit of currency and is

  divided into 100 cents. Notes are in denominations of $100, 50, 20, 10,

  5 and 1. Banking hours in the United States are generally Monday to

  Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. There is some variation -- a few banks are

  also open on Saturday. It is best to call the bank first and make sure.

  Banks will also exchange money, though they sometimes charge a fee

  to do so if you are not a customer. Any bank that is also a Credit Union

  will not charge an extra fee for currency exchange. There are also

  currency exchange stores, who specialize in currency exchange and

  may have a wider range of currencies available for exchange. If you 

  need to exchange currency at the airport, there are various kiosks

  there run by different companies. Credit cards and travellers checks

  are widely accepted in the United States, however it is best to check

  before buying to find out what type of payment is required by the store

  or service.

 

  All international embassies from other countries to the United States

  are located in Washington, D.C. There are a number of international

  embassy branch offices, called consulates, located in Seattle. See the

  link below for the full list. If your country does not have a consulate in

  Seattle, call directory information in Washington, D.C. (tel. 202-555-

  1212 ), for the number of your national embassy.

 

   If you're a citizen of a foreign country, in most cases you'll need a visa

   to enter the United States. There are two categories of U.S. visas:

   immigrant and non-immigrant. Immigrant visas are for people who

   intend to live permanently in the U.S. Non-immigrant visas are for

   people with permanent residence outside the U.S. but who wish to be

   in the U.S. on a temporary basis, for tourism, medical treatment,

   business, temporary work or study.

 

   Please see http://travel.state.gov

     Read more about the Visa Waiver Program (VWP)