Please Note:
All meetings on Monday, 24 October 2011 will take place at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. There WILL be transportation to take participants from the Huating Tower and Hotel to SJTU. Please plan to meet in front of the hotel before 7:10AM on Monday, 24 October 2011. Buses will leave at 7:15AM.
From the Airport
Participants may fly into Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) or Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG). The Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) is closer in distance to the Huating Tower and Hotel, where participants are invited to stay. Taxis are inexpensive and are the recommended mode of transport from the airport to the hotel. If you are staying at the Huating Tower and Hotel, please print the following to show to your taxi driver.
Public Transportation
Shanghai has an extensive public transport system, largely based on buses, trolley buses, taxis, and a rapidly expanding metro system. All of these public transport tools can be accessed using the Shanghai Public Transportation Card. The Shanghai Metro rapid-transit system and elevated light rail has twelve lines at present and extends to every core urban district as well as neighboring suburban districts such as Songjiang and Minhang. It is one of the fastest-growing transportation systems in the world.