Invitation to the Xxxii International
INVITATION
FOR BOOKPLATE COLLECTORS AND ARTISTS
WHO WILL ATTEND THE CONGRESS
Dear Friend,
On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the XXXII International Exlibris Congress, I have the honor to invite you to Beijing and to attend the International Exlibris Congress to be held there from 14-17October 2008.
You will become a member of the Congress upon the payment of the Registration Fee. Congress activities include: opening reception, visiting exhibitions, exchanging of bookplates, tour to the Great Wall, closing ceremony and farewell dinner. The Congress will be held at the Beijing International Museum of China Millennium Monument, where our Secretariat will arrange a gracious and attentive reception.
You are welcome to combine your visit with economical and very attractive excursions in China during your visit. We are confident that your visit to this beautiful and vigorously modernizing country will make a deep and lasting impression for the rest of your life.
Attached you will find details for remittance of registration fees, times and place of registration, contact numbers, suggestions of hotels at current prices. The deadline for registration and remittance is 31 May 2008.
We welcome your participation and look forward to hearing from you,
Yours sincerely,
LIANG Dong
Chairman of the Organizing Committee
President of FISAE
June 2007, in Beijing
FURTHER DETAILS
FOR EXLIBRIS CONGRESS PARTICIPANTS
Registration
13Oct. 2008:entire day at Media Hotel (opposite BeijingWorldArt Museum)
Contact telephone from 18-24 Sept. 2008: 13611-331346
Fees
Artists and collectors from Western Europe, North and South America, Japan, Australia,Africa and Asia: 150 euros if paid by 31 May 2008 (200 euros thereafter). Accompanying person: 120 euros if paid by 31 May 2008 (170 euros thereafter).
Artists and collectors from Eastern Europe, China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan): 60 euros if paid by 31 May 2008 (90 euros thereafter). Accompanying person: 50 euros if paid by 31 May 2008 (80 euros thereafter).
Prepayment should be cleared prior to 31 May 2008 to the Bank account of the Organizing Committee:
Bank of ChinaBeijing Aoyuncun Sub-Branch
No. 6 Third District An Hui BeijingChina
a/c holder: Yang Zhongyi
a/c no. 4100600-0188-127066-4
SWIFT Code: BKCH CN BJ 110
Accommodation
The following hotels are nearby. Current prices and exchange rates may change by 2008:
Media Centre Hotel (Four star)Single: 780 RMB (US$110); Double: 1080 RMB (US$150). Located: opposite BeijingWorldArt Museum
Jing Yan Hotel (Three star) Single: 280 RMB (US$35); Double: 300 (US$45). Located: south of Shi Jing Shan Entertainment Centre (ten minutes by subway from the Congress).
Jinjiang’s Star Hotel (Two star) Single: 155 RMB (US$25); Double: 195 RMB (US$30). Located: west of Shi Jing Shan Entertainment Centre (ten minutes by subway from the Congress).
Registration Form:
Please fax, e-mail, or post the registration information at the time of payment of the registration fee and not later than 31 May 2008, indicating:
Full name, sex, postal address, phone and fax numbers, mobile telephone, and e-mail address; accommodation preference or whether you are making your own accommodation arrangements; form of payment.
Schedule of XXXII Exlibris Congress in Beijing
13Oct.:Arrival and Registration (MediaCenter)
14Oct.:09:00-12:00 Visit exhibitions and exchanging
13:00-16:00 Visit exhibitions and exchanging
16:00-18:00 Opening Ceremony and Reception
15Oct.:09:00-12:00 Visit exhibitions and exchanging
13:00-17:00 Visit exhibitions and exchanging
16:00-18:00 FISAE General Assembly of Delegates
16 Oct.:09:00-12:00 Visit exhibitions and exchanging
13:00-17:00 Visit exhibitions and exchanging
17 Oct.:Touring (Badaling Great Wall)
16:00 Closing Ceremony and Farewell Dinner
18 Oct.:Choice of three optional tours (at own expense)
If any questions, please contact:
Mr. Fangjun ZHAO, Room South-101, No. 11, West 4th Ring North Road (Xi Si Huan Bei Lu), Beijing 100097, China
Phone: (8610) 88487649
Fax: (8610) 88487649
e-mail:
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