GENERAL INFORMATION
Visa Requirement
Participants requiring visa must initiate the application process several months in advance of
their departure date.
About Chinese Visa, please visit:
Invitation Letter
If you need a personal invitation letter to attend the IRS 2024 conference,please dowload and fill in the Visa Support Form below;
(download Link)
Please convert the form to PDF and e-mail it to mayujie@zju.edu.cn;
The signed invitation letter with official seal will be forwarded to you as a scanned PDF file
If you need a hardcopy, this will be mailed to you via standard mail service. In that case, please provide your complete mailing address.
Note: The Organizers of IRS 2024 cannot intervene in the visa application process on your behalf at any China Embassy or Consulate Office abroad.
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Useful Information
Language
The official language is Chinese (Mandarin).
Highly educated people can speak English.
Currency
Chinese Yuan (￥) and Jiao.
There are eight notes (100/50/20/10/5/1 Yuan, 5/1 Jiao) and three coins (1 Yuan, 5/1 Jiao).
Time Zone
Beijing time = Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) + 8 hours.
China uses the same time across the country.
Mobile
Use global roaming or purchase a local SIM card.
Electric
Power
220 volts alternating current; power adapters may be required.
Helpline
Emergency 112, Police 110, Fire and Rescue 119,
Ambulance 120, Traffic Police 122
Shopping
Shopping malls' opening hours are 9.00AM-9.00PM on weekdays, and 9.00AM-10.00PM on weekends.
Payment
China UnionPay cards, international credit cards (VISA, Mastercard, AMEX, Diners Club, JCB, etc.).
Digital payments: Alipay, WeChat Pay; E-CNY
Contact
Local Organizing Committee Chair
Lei Bi
School of Earth Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
E-mail: bilei@zju.edu.cn
Symposium Secretariat
Yujie Ma
School of Earth Sciences, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310018, China
E-mail: mayujie@zju.edu.cn
Technical Assistance
Beijing YIYUM Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Tel : +86 010-56279962
Room A-1786, 2nd Floor, Building 3, Courtyard No. 30, Shixing Street, Shijingshan District, Beijing City.
Sponsors
We welcome all companies that
would like to support the organization of
IRS2024 and be included in our list of sponsors.