Monday, 26^th October 2009 (18:00-20:30)

Banquet on cruise in Pujiang river (only for participants who paid the registration fee).

It is possible to have a ticket for the banquet for an accompanying person at the registration desk: the price is 400RMB.

If you are interested you can also buy lunch tickets (4 tickets for 26-29 Oct. 200RMB).

Tuesday, 27^th October 2009

10.30-11.00: Conference photo

Place: Guangqi Park, Nandan RD Chair: Xiaoyu Hong, Director of Shanghai Astronomical Observatory

evening: Public Lecture at MMC (Modern Management Centre) Address: N. 66, Xingfu Road, Shanghai (Tel. No.: 021-62830066*3525)

Wednesday, 28^th October 2009 (18:00) 

Public lecture in Jiaotong University by Remo Ruffini: "From the Astrophyisics of Galileo to the Relativistic Astrophysics of Albert Einstein"

Thursday, 29^th October 2009 (18:00)

Public lecture in Fudan University by David Blair

Friday, 30^th October 2009 

Excursion to Hangzhou - not covered by the conference; those who wish to participate should pay on October 26^th directly to the Travel Agency

Lunch tickets from the 26^th to 29^th will be covered by the conference only for participants who pad their registration fee; dinners will not be provided