Practical information
9th International Symposium of Cognition, Logic and Communication
PERCEPTION AND CONCEPTS
Registration:
Tuition fee:
- LVL 110
- LVL 80 (students)
To check the exchange rates:
http://www.bank.lv/en/monetary-policy/exchange-rate-policy/currency-converter.
Tuition fee has to be paid upon arrival during the registration.
Tuition fee covers all conference materials, coffee breaks and lunches during
the conference.
Location and accommodation
The symposium will take place in the Main Building of the University of Latvia, (19 Raiņa boulevard) on May 16-18, 2013. The university is located in the heart of the city, within a few minutes' walking distance from the historical Old Town and with plenty of accommodation opportunities and transport connections nearby.
To our arriving participants and guests we recommend
Hotel Radi un Draugi
http://www.hotelradiundraugi.lv/
Nice and convenient are also:
Hotel Alberts
http://www.alberthotel.lv/
Hotel Avalon
http://www.hotelavalon.eu/
Hotel Elizabete
http://www.radissonblu.com/elizabetehotel-riga/location
The following sites may also be useful to you:
http://www.riga-hotels.net/
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotels-g274967-Riga-Hotels.html
Arriving to Riga
Riga International Airport (RIX) provides plenty of connections from all across
Europe and beyond. It is located within a convenient 20-30 minute trip from
the city centre and is easily reachable by either public transportation or taxi.
The airport website provides comprehensible information on this:
http://www.riga-airport.com
The event
Registration will start early on Thursday, May 16.
A detailed program of the event is being drafted and will be uploaded onto http://cognition.lu.lv/
within next couple of weeks.
Please watch this space for future information or, if you have any inquiries,
do not hesitate to contact the organizers.
You may also find this map useful for getting acquainted with the venue and surroundings: http://bit.ly/ccssmap
Speaker instructions
40 minutes have been allocated for each presenter (including time for discussion).
Chairs will be asked to adhere strictly to the time limits of the session. PowerPoint
projection will be available in the session halls which are equipped with a
laptop computer and a projector. (MAC-users are advised to take the relevant
adapters with.)
You are welcome to bring handouts of your presentation but please be advised
that the conference secretariat will not print and copy materials for you during
the conference. If you would send us your handouts 2-3 days before the conference,
we could photocopy and would bring the handouts in the lecture halls where you
will present.
Contacts:
Jurģis Šķilters
jurgisskilters@gmail.com
jurgis.skilters@lu.lv
+371 29276772