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Symposia / General Information
B10 Reactive and Refractory Metals and Alloys
Title: 17th International Symposium on Zirconium in the Nuclear Industry
Dates: Sunday February 03 2013 - Thursday February 07 2013 Location: Taj Krishna, Hyderabad; Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India About The Event Registration Information Continuing Education Units Technical Chair Contact Information Hotel Information Transportation and Directions Standards Development Meetings Future Meeting Dates Miscellaneous The 17th International Symposium on Zirconium in the Nuclear Industry will be held February 3-7, 2013. Sponsored by ASTM Committee B10 on Reactive and Refractory Metals and Alloys, the symposium will be held at the Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces in Hyderabad, India. Objective The language of the symposium will be English. Online registration is open and closes January 30. The fees to attend this symposium are listed below. Students – A student's fee is waived, provided that he/she is a full-time student and is not employed full time. After registering online, the student must check in at the ASTM Registration Desk on site and present his/her student ID. Please note that Student registration is no longer available online or on-site as the maximum number of student slots available has reached capacity. All attendees, including presenters and ASTM members, are urged to register online for this event so that space requirements can be accommodated. If you do not register online by the closing date, then you must register upon arrival at the symposium. All attendees must check in at the ASTM registration desk upon arrival at symposium. Cancellations If you have questions concerning online registration, please contact Hannah Sparks in Symposia Operations at hsparks@astm.org Tel: 610/832-9677, or ASTM Technical Support at support@astm.org or 1-800-262-1373 (domestic) or 610-832-9578 (international).
Symposium attendees interested in receiving 2.1 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) should complete a CEU application form at the adjournment of the symposium, and then submit it to the ASTM staff member on site. A certificate will be sent to the attendee approximately 4 to 6 weeks after the symposium. More information regarding the symposium is available from the symposium co-chairmen: Chairman Pierre Barberis The symposium will be held at the Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces in Hyderabad India located at Road No 1, 500034 Hyderabad, India. A block of rooms have been reserved under ASTM for the 17th International Symposium on Zirconium in the Nuclear Industry. The hotel offers three different rooming sections:
RESERVATIONS
The group rate will be honored until the ASTM block is full but no later than December 20, 2012. You may be charged a higher rate if reservations are received after the cut-off date or when the block is full. APPLICATION FOR VISA It is important that you know your country of origin's visa application requirements. Dr. Saibaba is working in India with the Indian Government to send invitation letters to attendees. Please complete the information form at this link Visa Application and email it to Dr. Saibaba at cenfc@nfc.gov.in Most attendees will require a Conference visa. You may confirm the above information via Travisa at www.travisa.com a website that has proved helpful for assistance in acquiring a visa. For US attendees traveling from the United States to India, please click on the link below, State Department Travel Website, for a listing of county specific information; including travel requirements. http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1139.htmlAttendees outside of the United States should contact their appropriate embassies for visa and travel requirements. The symposium organizing committee looks forward to seeing you at the 17th Zr Symposium. Arrangements will be made for pick-up of guests from Airport on arrival to the Hotel. Details of itinerary may be sent with a request to Mr. Y. Nagarjuna Prasad, Public Relations Officer, NFC (Tel: +91 40 27122126/27184888; Fax: +91 40 27120849; Mobile: +91 7893959898; E-Mail: pro@nfc.gov.in; pronfc2005@yahoo.co.in. Meeting schedules of Committee B10 are posted on the ASTM web site at www.astm.org/COMMITTEE/B10.htm or contact the ASTM staff manager, Jeff Adkins at jadkins@astm.org or tel: 610-832-9738. Meeting schedules of Committee B10 are posted on the ASTM web site at www.astm.org/COMMITTEE/B10.htm or contact the ASTM staff manager, Jeff Adkins at jadkins@astm.org or tel: 610-832-9738. All Social Events and Tours: Symposium Evening Social Events The following evening social programs are scheduled at the 17th Zr Symposium in Hyderabad:
Tours Please vist: Local Organizers: Spouse Program Program for the spouses of the participants is planned for 4th, 5th and 6th February 2013. Requests can be made to Mr. Nagarjuna Prasad, PRO, NFC. (Tel: +91 40 27122126/27184888; Fax: +91 40 27120849; Mobile: +91 7893959898; E-Mail: pro@nfc.gov.in; pronfc2005@yahoo.co.in. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||