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| Visa and letter of acceptance |
In order to visit China and attend CDC/CCC 2009, Europeans, Americans, and others will be required to have valid visas. Obtaining a visa for entry into China is not difficult, but it is important to allow enough lead time (as much as several weeks) for processing your application. Visa requirements vary with time and place, and you should inform yourself about what is need for the country in which you live. Information on visas can be obtained from the website of the Chinese embassy, and a country by country listing of Chinese embassy websites is available from the Chinese Foreign Ministry website: http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjb/zwjg/2490/.
The essential steps in applying for a visa are:
Get passport photos taken at a photo shop or any other place that takes passport photos as part of their business. Photos that are not taken by a professional may result in your visa application being returned.
Fill out the Visa Application Form of the People's Republic of China, which can be downloaded here. This form is also available from visa application services that are described below. It is recommended that you get the application from one of these services to be sure to be sure that you have the most current version.
You must send your completed application, passport, and passport photos to the Chinese Embassy or one of the Chinese consulates in your country. The rules and protocols for sending applications to the embassy or consulate may vary greatly from country to country, and in the United States, applications cannot be sent by mail or courier service.
In the United States it is highly recommended that you use a visa application application service. These companies will assist you in making your application and for a small fee they will submit your application materials and return your visa to you from the embassy or consulate.
The following companies provide China Visa services in the United States:
CIBT (http://www.us.cibt.com ) Enter IEEE Account Number 40523 at CIBT Sign-In. CIBT offers many travel services to leading corporations world-wide, and you can get your Chinese visa through them. CIBT is used and recommended by the IEEE.
A visa service based in Ft Worth Texas and recommended by members of the Organizing Committee is IRATEX Passport & Visa Service (http://www.iratex.com/).
In Michigan, a recommended service is usChinaVisa.com.
If your local travel agent has experience arranging travel to China, they ca
n also help with getting your visa.
Information about letters of acceptance is coming soon.
The 2009 CDC/CCC will be held in the Shanghai International Convention Center. This dramatic building is part of the signature skyline of Pudong and an icon of China's economic resurgence.
The base of the Oriental Pearl Radio Tower is seen behind the Shanghai International Convention Center with its multi-story globes on either end. The Convention Center will provide meeting rooms, exhibition space, facilities for large lectures, and a five star hotel as well. Located near the Lu Jia Zui metro stop and directly across the river from the Bund, the Convention Center is the ideal combination of a place to work and a point-of-departure for touring the many sights of Shanghai.
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