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IMPORTANT DATES:
Dec 8-11: Main conference
Dec 7: Tutorials and workshops
Dec 5: Deadline for online registration
Sep 8: Deadline for early registration
Aug 8: Camera ready papers and author registration
Jul 5: Tutorials acceptance notification
Jun 30: Notification of paper acceptance
May 15: Deadline for tutorial proposal submission
Apr 15: Deadline for paper submission
TRAVEL AND VISA

If you are not a US citizen, US permanent resident or from a country that participates in the US visa waiver program, you will need to visit the US Embassy or Consulate in your country to obtain a temporary visitor visa (B-1/B-2).

For a listing of US Embassies and Consulates worldwide, go to http://usembassy.state.gov/ .
For information on visitor visas including the US visa waiver program, please visit the US State Department website at http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1262.html.

We suggest that you begin your application for a visitor visa as early as possible.

Travel information is available here


Currency Exchange

 

Tampa International Airport – TravelEx

Located on the third floor by the Blue Armstrong Elevators by the Ron Jon Surf Shop. Open from 8:30am-8:00pm EST seven days a week. Phone number 813-396-3665

 

 

Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel and Marina will exchange money for the following countries:

 

Australia

Bahamas

Canada

Cayman Islands

China

Denmark

England

Euro (commerce, not country)

Hong Kong

 

Jamaica

Japan

Mexico

New Zealand

Norway

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

Sweden

Switzerland

 

 

Limit per day for their guests:  $500 USD

This service is limited as they have limited funds onsite at their hotel.


Transportation

 

Super Shuttle

Regular rate $12 each way/$24 round trip (USD) from the Tampa International Airport to each of the five conference hotels.

 

Taxi Numbers

Yellow Cab (813- 253-0121)

United Cab (813- 253-2424)

United Cab and Yellow Cab are the only taxi services available at the Tampa International Airport.  The rates are $25 (USD) flat rate one-way for any location in downtown Tampa, Florida.

 

Airport

Tampa International Airport (TPA)

(813- 870-8700)

 

 

Parking

 

Tampa Convention Center Garage

333 South Franklin Street

Rate: $5.00 flat rate (USD)

 

Fort Brooke Garage

107 North Franklin Street

Rate: $1.60 per hour (USD)

 

South Regional Garage

301 Channelside Drive

Rate: $1.60 per hour (USD)

 

Florida Aquarium Lot

701 Channelside Drive

Rate $5.00 flat rate (USD)

 

CONTACT US:
ICPR Secretariat,
Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering,
4202 E.Fowler Ave, ENB118,
Tampa, FL 33620, USA
email: secretary@icpr2008.org