Pune Accommodation

[Ajit Kembhavi]

Interoperability and Small Projects Meetings, Pune, September 27 - October
1, 2004.

Accommodation in Pune : The Pride Hotel, Pune

We have reached an arrangement with "The Pride Hotel", Pune for
accommodating people coming to the Interoperability Meeting and the Small
Projects Meeting from September 27 to October 1, 2004. This is a good
hotel with various amenities including restaurants, bars, swimming pool,
gymnasium, internet, etc. It is located about 4 kms. from IUCAA and
various points in the city will be easily reachable from the hotel. Free
transport will be provided from the hotel to IUCAA.

The cost of a single occupancy room in the hotel will be Rs. 2500/- (about
US $ 56) per day, and the cost per room for double/twin occupancy will be
Rs. 2850/- (about US $ 64) per day. The room rent will include all taxes,
airport transfers, buffet breakfast and a few other minor add-ons. Payment
for the hotel rooms is to be made directly to the hotel, during the stay,
with a credit card, traveller cheques or cash. No advance payment will be
necessary, but those who cancel their room reservation after the deadline
mentioned below will have to pay one day's charges to the hotel through
IUCAA.

To ensure that accommodation is available, participants are requested to
reserve their rooms no later than August 7, 2004, by electronically
submitting the accommodation form available on the meeting web site.
Cancellations are permitted until September 20, 2004, after which one
day's charges will be applicable.

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A small number of rooms and studio apartments are available in the IUCAA
guest house, which has adequate but limited facilities. These would be
preferentially given to people with special needs, and those who do not
have adequate financial support for their stay in a hotel. Please indicate
in the accommodation form if you would like to be considered for the IUCAA
guest house.

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We expect to upload the accommodation form on the meeting web site in a
day or so.

Ajit Kembhavi
For the Organizing Committee