2nd IEEE / ECLA / IFIP International Conference
on
Architectures and Design Methods for

BALANCED AUTOMATION SYSTEMS


VENUE

The conference will be held in Hotel Costa da Caparica, in the village of Costa da Caparica, about 15 Km south of Lisbon.

The hotel is located in front of the beach and as June is already high season you might consider spending a few extra days !

Hotel photo:


REGISTRATION FEE

CONFERENCE

Including Proceedings book, coffee breaks and conference banquet:

Before 15 May After 15 May
Regular participants: 63 000 PTE [420 US$] 70 000 PTE [470 US$]
Members of sponsoring organizations: 50 000 PTE [336 US$] 57 000 PTE [380 US$]

Members of sponsoring organizations must provide their membership number.


TUTORIAL
Including hand-outs and coffee break: 12 000 PTE [80 US$] 15 000 PTE [100 US$]
WORKSHOP
Including hand-outs, coffee break and lunch: 15 000 PTE [100 US$]

Payments shall be made to:


HOTEL INFORMATION

A highly reduced price has been agreed with Hotel Costa da Caparica for BASYS'96 participants. This is a 4-star hotel in front of the beach of Costa da Caparica.

Mountain/town view Ocean View
Single: 7 500 PTE [about 50 US$] 9 000 PTE
Double: 8 700 10 500
Extra bed: 3 300 PTE3 300 PTE

These prices are per room/night and include buffet breakfast and all taxes.

For hotel reservation, please contact the hotel directly, mentioning "BASYS'96" in order to get the reduced prices.

As the month of June is the beginning of the high season, YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVISED to make your reservations well in advance.

Please note: 1 US $ is aprox. 150 PTE (PorTuguese Escudo).


IMPORTANT

If you are not a EU-citizen, please check if you need a VISA to enter PORTUGAL. In the case that you need the VISA, please apply for it well in advance. Due to the new EU regulations regarding its external borders, to receive a VISA from Portugese authorities may take a long time and sometimes involve a complex process. In case the Embassy requires an invitation letter from Portugal, please let us know as soon as possible.


TOURIST HINTS

Further information will be sent later. In any case we can recommend you to plan a few days or weeks for holidays in Portugal. You will enjoy it !

Weather in June (usually): about 25 - 30 degree Celsius.


TRANSPORTATION

From Lisbon airport to Costa da Caparica

Option 1: Taxi - about 2500 - 3500 PTE [17 ~ 24 US$]
Option 2: Taxi from airport to Praça de Espanha (in Lisbon) - about 1000 PTE Bus from P. Espanha to C. Caparica - about 300 PTE
Option 3: Bus from airport to Praça do Comércio (in Lisbon) - about 250 PTE Boat from P. Comércio to Cacilhas - about 90 PTE Bus from Cacilhas to C. Caparica - about 300 PTE.

From Costa da Caparica to Lisbon (to visit the city during your stay)

Option 1: Bus from C. Caparica to P. Espanha or to Areeiro
Option 2: Bus from C. Caparica to Cacilhas Boat from Cacilhas to Lisbon (P. Comércio)