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Mailing List

  1. I did not subscribe to the mailing list, how did you get my email address?
  2. How do I subscribe/unsubscribe to the mailing list?
  3. Can I read the previous mails from the list even if I am not subscribed to it?

Question: I did not subscribe to the mailing list, how did you get my email address?

Answer:

The Organizing Committee of the ICM2010 and the IMU plan to give wide publicity to the Congress. As a first step, a few announcements are sent to participants of previous Congresses as well as several mailing lists. Your address has been obtained in this way.

Question: How do I subscribe/unsubscribe to the mailing list?

Answer:

Please pre-register yourself to subscribe to our newsletters (use this link to pre-register). We will use the email address you provide to send announcements with important information about ICM2010 periodically. If you do not want to receve them, please reply to one of them and we will remove your address from the list.

Question: Can I read the previous mails from the list even if I am not subscribed to it?

Answer:

The information on the announcements will be on the website of the ICM2010.
The mails in the mailing list can be seen at this link.

Dates

  1. What are the important dates regarding ICM2010?

Question: What are the important dates regarding ICM2010?

Answer:

Please check the Important dates page.

Pre-Registration and Registration

  1. How do I pre-register for ICM2010?
  2. What does pre-registration mean?
  3. Does the registration registration fee include accommodation, local travel, etc?
  4. What is the registration fee that the participants from India should pay?

Question: How do I pre-register for ICM2010?

Answer:

You can pre-register using this link

Question: What does pre-registration mean?

Answer:

Preregistration amounts only to expressing an intent to attend the congress. It requires no payments nor any other commitment on your part. It helps the organizers of ICM2010 to have a first idea of how many people plan to attend the congress. From the participants’ point of view, after completing preregistration you will receive mails with detailed instructions regarding ICM2010.

Question: Does the registration registration fee include accommodation, local travel, etc?

Answer:

The registration fee does NOT include accommodation. If you book the accommodation throught us then the transport to and fro the venue will be provided by the organisation of the ICM once a day.

Question: What is the registration fee that the participants from India should pay?

Answer:

The registration payment rates are available at this page. There is no difference between participants from India and outside India regarding the rates.

Financial Support

  1. Where can I find information about financial support to attend the ICM?

Question: Where can I find information about financial support to attend the ICM?

Answer:

The International Mathematical Union and the ICM organizing committee has set aside some funds for supporting mathematicians in developing countries for participation in ICM2010. More information is available at this link. Every applicant for support must preregister

Separate funding will be available for mathematicians working in India. Please watch out for announcements in this link.


Conferences, Communications etc.

  1. What satellite conferences are being organized?
  2. Can I submit a paper/poster in ICM?
  3. Is it necessary to publish a paper before presenting it in ICM?
  4. Will the proceedings be published?
  5. Would I be able to mail the hard copy of the Proceedings to my home address?
  6. How do I present a poster/communication?
  7. Can I present a poster without attending the conference?
  8. What is the theme of ICM2010? My area is xxx, can I present a poster or attend the ICM?
  9. Where do I find about the scientific program of the congress?

Question: What satellite conferences are being organized?

Answer:

Please check the Satellite Conferences page.

Question: Can I submit a paper/poster in ICM?

Answer:

Yes, you can. Please see this page for details.

Question: Is it necessary to publish a paper before presenting it in ICM?

Answer:

No, it is not necessary.

Question: Will the proceedings be published?

Answer:

Only the talks given by plenary and invited speakers/panel discussionists will be published in the Proceedings. Further there may be articles by the prize winners or their presenters. Contributed articles are NOT published in the proceedings. However a book of abstracts of the contributed articles will be distributed at the ICM.

All delegates to the congress will be given a DVD of the proceedings in their conference bag. There will be a printed version of the proceedings as well; it will be published by Hindustan Book Agency (a publisher based in Delhi) and will be have a US distributor as well, but this has not been finalized yet. If you want a printed copy you will have to pay an enhanced fee at the time of registration.

Question: Would I be able to mail the hard copy of the Proceedings to my home address?

Answer:

Facilities for the participants of the ICM 2010 for mailing the hard copy of the Proceedings, at their own cost, will be made available at the venue of the Congress.

Question: How do I present a poster/communication?

Answer:

Please check this page.

Question: Can I present a poster without attending the conference?

Answer:

You cannot present a poster unless you register, and that means paying the registration fee.

Question: What is the theme of ICM2010? My area is xxx, can I present a poster or attend the ICM?

Answer:

There is no single theme, all areas of mathematics are covered. You can check the sections at this link.

Question: Where do I find about the scientific program of the congress?

Answer:

Details on Scientific program can be found at this link. The timetable for the congress will be put in this website soon.

Miscellaneous Questions about ICM 2010

  1. Who can participate in ICM? Do I need any recommendation for participating in ICM?
  2. What is ICM?
  3. Can I set up some exhibition?
  4. Who are the official sponsors of ICM2010?
  5. Where can I buy souvenirs/material of ICM2010?
  6. What are the computer and Internet facilities at the venue? Can I take my laptop?
  7. What are the special activities? What about cultural events?

Question: Who can participate in ICM? Do I need any recommendation for participating in ICM?

Answer:

Anybody paying the registration fee can participate in ICM and no recommendation is required. But if you need financial support for participation from the organizers of ICM 2010, you may have to satisfy certain eligibility conditions. Details on this will be available in this website soon.

Question: What is ICM?

Answer:

Please check this page for information on ICM.

Question: Can I set up some exhibition?

Answer:

Yes. Details are available on this website.

Question: Who are the official sponsors of ICM2010?

Answer:

Please check the Sponsors page.

Question: Where can I buy souvenirs/material of ICM2010?

Answer:

The material will be available at the site of the congress.

Question: What are the computer and Internet facilities at the venue? Can I take my laptop?

Answer:

A comprehensive answer to this will be available shortly at this website.

Question: What are the special activities? What about cultural events?

Answer:

All activities will be announced on this website on due time.

Hyderabad

  1. What accommodation is available for the ICM2010?
  2. Where is Hyderabad? How do I reach there?
  3. What is the weather like during August in Hyderabad?
  4. What tourist spots are in/near Hyderabad?

Question: What accommodation is available for the ICM2010?

Answer:

Please check this page.

Question: Where is Hyderabad? How do I reach there?

Answer:

Hyderabad is the capital of Andra Pradesh, one of the four Southern states of India (the other three are Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka). It is in the Eastern part of the country, though not on the seaside. Hyderabad has an international airport and it can be reached by direct flights from many parts of the world. If there is no connection from your city/country, you can consider coming to Mumbai (Bombay), Delhi or Chennai (Madras) and take a domestic flight to Hyderabad.

Question: What is the weather like during August in Hyderabad?

Answer:

Late August, for which the ICM is scheduled, is at the fag end of the monsoon. In Hyderabad there may be some rain off and on, more in the nature of mild, short drizzles than real rain. Temperatures are mild, the maximum lingering in the mid thirties (Celsius) while the minimum will be in the high twenties (Celsius).

Question: What tourist spots are in/near Hyderabad?

Answer:

Please check the Tours in the left menu

India 

  1. Do I need any vaccinations to travel to India?
  2. Is there malaria in India?
  3. What about rabies?
  4. Is water safe?
  5. Can I get meat in India?
  6. Shall I brush my teeth with tap water?
  7. How are the medical facilities in India?
  8. Are medicines available in India?
  9. What can I buy in India? Are laptops/electronics cheap?
  10. Will I be cheated when I buy? Is bargaining acceptable?
  11. What is there to see in the states near Hyderabad?
  12. Is the country safe, from a health point of view?
  13. Do I need a visa to enter India?
  14. What is the situation with local transport within Hyderabad?
  15. What are the means of transportation in India?
  16. Can I plan my trips in India from abroad?

Question: Do I need any vaccinations to travel to India?

Answer:

There are no required vaccines to enter India unless you come from one country where yellow fever is endemic. The vaccination certificate is issued for 10 years, and it becomes valid 10 days after vaccination. The countries is compulsory for people visiting (or transiting at a port) from the following countries: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bassu, Ivory Coast, Keny, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somali, Sudan (South of 15 degree N), Togo, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela and Panama. You can check this website (http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/yellowBookCh4-YellowFever.aspx) to know more about yellow fever. If you have any doubt about it, please check with the Indian Embassy in your country of residence.

Question: Is there malaria in India?

Answer:

As in many tropical countries, malaria is a disease present in India. Whether you should take medicines or not previous to coming to the country is up to your local doctor. However, Hyderabad is not a zone known for malaria, and most local people do not take any precaution and do not fall ill. It is advisable to bring some mosquito repellent cream or use some of the local devices (easily available in the market) in the event you encounter a mosquito problem.

Question: What about rabies?

Answer:

Although rabies is present in the country, it is not a serious hazard. India has many stray dogs, most of them very pacific and used to people, will not attack unless provoked. However, no matter how cute they might look it is best not to pet or feed stray dogs and other animals.

Question: Is water safe?

Answer:

Water is safe in big cities in the country. But since the bacteria and other components of the water might be different from what you are used to, it is better to drink bottled water. You can buy bottles in any decent shop or restaurant/hotel (avoid suspicious looking places, where the bottles might not be safe). Bottled water will be available free at the convention centre during the days of the congress. Paid bottle water will also be available at all the accommodation arranged by the organazing committee. Bottled water is relatively cheap in India; currently it is about 15 rupees (30 cents of a US dollar) per litre.

Question: Can I get meat in India?

Answer:

India is known for her vegetarianism; however, a big percentage of the population of the country eats eggs, meat and fish. You can easily get non-vegetarian food (eggs, chicken and mutton/lamb). . But as in any tropical country, you should be careful about how the meat has been kept; avoid terribly cheap restaurants (that non-veg meal for less than a dollar might make you fall sick quite fast) and eating in the streets (many Indians do not eat food cooked in the open, at street stalls).

Question: Shall I brush my teeth with tap water?

Answer:

Water from the tap is usually quite safe for this, though we do not recommend it for drinking. However if you do not feel comfortable about it, you can always use bottled (mineral) water. As explained above, water in the big cities of India is relatively safe.

Question: How are the medical facilities in India?

Answer:

The country has very good facilities in many cities (and it is slowly becoming a place for “medical tourism”). The organizers of ICM2010 will help you in case of need.

Question: Are medicines available in India?

Answer:

Medicines are easily available in pharmacies around the city of Hyderabad. In smaller places it might be more difficult to find, and you should carry whatever medicines you take regularly with you, if you plan to travel. Also you should know that medicines might be known by names different from those in your country, so it is better to always carry the composition of whatever medicine you need.

Question: What can I buy in India? Are laptops/electronics cheap?

Answer:

Goods imported or manufactured with foreign license are not particularly cheap in India, and in fact, they might be more expensive than in certain countries in the West. Local handicrafts are cheap.

Question: Will I be cheated when I buy? Is bargaining acceptable?

Answer:

You can get cheated, of course; it happens even to locals, so do not feel bad. Bargaining on handicrafts and other “tourist” objects is permissible, and if you are good at it you can reduce your prices. But remember that the seller knows the price of the object, and he will not sell at a loss, and you are likely to be charged a little more than “usual”; just take it easy. Bargaining at government shops (do not confuse them with “government approved shops”) is not allowed; in those shops prices are fixed.

Question: What is there to see in the states near Hyderabad?

Answer:

Neighboring states include, among others, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Chattisgarh, which offer ample opportunities for tourism. To the South are the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala; the first is known for its temples, while Kerala is called the paradise of the South. To the North is Orissa, also known for temples.

Question: Is the country safe, from a health point of view?

Answer:

India is safe, for example the bird flu and swine flu had very little impact in the country. Medical facilities in the big cities are good. A little precaution in what you do (as mentioned above, do not pet stray animals) and what you eat (avoid raw vegetables, salad, and take care of where you eat) will be enough to keep you safe during your stay in India.

Question: Do I need a visa to enter India?

Answer:

Foreign national coming into India are required to possess a valid passport/travel document of their country and a valid India visa. There is no provision of ‘Visa on Arrival’. Citizens of Nepal and Bhutan do not require a visa to enter India, and nationals of Maldives if their period of stay is up to 90 days. For more information please check this website. For a list of Indian Embassies you can check this link.

The organizing committee will make efforts to make the visa application easy. However you should plan ahead and find details from the Indian Embassy in your country of residence.

Question: What is the situation with local transport within Hyderabad?

Answer:

The organising committee will arrange for transport from hotels to the venue of the congress. There will also be pick-up at the airport.

To move in the city there are buses; although cheap (about Rs. 1.5 per kilometer),they are very crowded. A typical means of transport is (auto)rickshaws, also known simply as “autos”, small motor vehicles with a capacity for three passengers. Fares (about Rs. 8 per kilometer) are usually negotiated at the time of getting the auto, so you should ask a local person how much going from point A to point B will be, and expect to pay a little more. Trips at nights are usually a little more expensive. Some times auto drivers will refuse to go to a place (from another one that is far), you will have to try a few autos before you get one willing to take you.

If you plan to go to a far away place a good option is to rent a car with a driver; fares are fixed by kilometer and waiting time. The fares for this service are much cheaper than renting a car (without driver) in Europe or US.

The organizers of ICM will make arrangements with some taxi companies to take passengers around the city at a fixed rate. Taxi rates are low in Hyderabad, currently they are about Rs 12 per kilometer for a non airconditioned taxi and Rs 15 for an air conditioned service.

Question: What are the means of transportation in India?

Answer:

India is a big country, so flights are a comfortable and fast way of moving around. Trains are decent, especially if you travel in air conditioned coaches, but slow; you can assume an average speed of 50 kms per hour for most trains. There are a few fast trains between important cities. Most routes has the so-called tourist quota, where a few seat on the trains are reserved for people on tourist visa

You can get such seats by showing your passport at the ticket counters of train stations.

Question: Can I plan my trips in India from abroad?

Answer:

If you want you can get air (and perhaps train) tickets abroad. If you are more adventurous, or do not know exactly where to go, you can buy the ticket in India


Financial Support for Indian Applicants

  1. Has my application been accepted?
  2. I got a mail from you saying that there has been some changes in the accepted list. What is the status of applications now?
  3. I am seeing my status as wait listed. Is there any chance that I will be given support?
  4. I have been given travel support. Can I participate the first few days of the congress and avail support?
  5. Many of my colleagues/ friends got support except me. Can you include me also in the support?
  6. One of my colleague/friend who has got support is not willing to accept it. I have not got support; could you please replace him/her with me?
  7. My paper has been accepted for presenting at ICM2010, but my support application has been rejected. Can you provide me some support?
  8. I have been selected for support. I couldn’t submit a paper for ICM2010 as I was not very sure about the support. Can I submit my paper/presentation now?
  9. I have been selected for support. Need I pay registration fee for my spouse who is accompanying me?
  10. Will you send any postal invitation letter to me for participating in ICM?
  11. While applying, I forgot to apply for accommodation. Now I have received support for registration/travel. Can I avail accommodation also now?
  12. I received a letter from you saying that I have been selected for support. But I don’t remember my access key or email id using which I applied for the support. What should I do now? Will I loose the support due to this?
  13. After receiving your mail, I went to the special registration website for supported people and got registered. Need I again register due to the technical glitches that you were experiencing?
  14. Can I bring my friend as accompanying person who could not get any support?
  15. I have got support. Where should I register now? At the normal website?
  16. At the time of applying for support, I was doing my PhD and so applied under the research scholar category. I have been now given travel support by the ICM EOC. But now I have become a faculty(post-doc). Can I avail airfare for my travel instead of train fare that you have offered?
  17. I have been awarded registration waiver and accommodation under the scheme of financial support for Indians. Do I have to book my own accommodation or will it be done for me by the organizers.

Question: Has my application been accepted?

Answer:

The best way to find it is to put your access key to the form given at this page. You will also see the nature of support that you will get in this way. We will not be responding to this question via email.

Question: I got a mail from you saying that there has been some changes in the accepted list. What is the status of applications now?

Answer:

Yes, it is true that there was a technical glitch in our application processing system. We are really sorry and apologize for the inconvenience caused to the applicants due to this. But we have rectified it immediately once we noticed it. Now this page gives the final status of your application.

Question: I am seeing my status as wait listed. Is there any chance that I will be given support?

Answer:

Wait listed applicants will be informed on or before 20th April if they are selected. They can also come to the site and check their application status. We will be sending mail to wait listed applicants ONLY IF they are selected. So if you do not receive any mail from us, it means that your application has not been accepted and you should register through the normal channel.

Question: I have been given travel support. Can I participate the first few days of the congress and avail support?

Answer:

Travel support will be provided only to those who stay for the entire congress. If you opt not to avail travel support, but only registration/accommodation support, you are free to attend the congress for any duration.

Question: Many of my colleagues/ friends got support except me. Can you include me also in the support?

Answer:

We are really sorry if your application has not been accepted. We request you to kindly note that we have only limited resources available to support people and so we have to consider several facts in the selection process. We hope that you will be able to find support from some other source. The list which we have prepared is final.

Question: One of my colleague/friend who has got support is not willing to accept it. I have not got support; could you please replace him/her with me?

Answer:

Kindly note that we have a waiting list of applicants. So if somebody is not willing to accept the support, the first person in the waiting list will be selected. We cannot transfer the support arbitrarily to somebody else.

Question: My paper has been accepted for presenting at ICM2010, but my support application has been rejected. Can you provide me some support?

Answer:

Please note that selecting short communications/posters for ICM2010 and selecting financially supported people are two completely independent processes. So it is quiet possible that you have got your short communication/poster selected, but you are not financially supported OR you have got support but your short communications/poster not accepted. We are really sorry to say that we cannot provide support based on the acceptance of your paper or accept your short communications/poster based on your being selected for support.

Question: I have been selected for support. I couldn’t submit a paper for ICM2010 as I was not very sure about the support. Can I submit my paper/presentation now?

Answer:

No. This process is now closed.

Question: I have been selected for support. Need I pay registration fee for my spouse who is accompanying me?

Answer:

YES, you should pay. The registration fee waiver is applicable only for you. Also note that if you are given travel/accommodation support that is applicable only to you, not to any accompanying person.

Question: Will you send any postal invitation letter to me for participating in ICM?

Answer:

All the selected applicants wil be sent an official invitation by post. We will start sending this by the middle of next week and hopefully before 30th of April you will be receiving it. If you are not receiving any such letter from us, plese write to us at finsupport at icm2010.in

Question: While applying, I forgot to apply for accommodation. Now I have received support for registration/travel. Can I avail accommodation also now?

Answer:

No. You cannot now modify the options that you have selected. Paid accommodation may be booked through us at this page.

Question: I received a letter from you saying that I have been selected for support. But I don’t remember my access key or email id using which I applied for the support. What should I do now? Will I loose the support due to this?

Answer:

If you have got a mail from us, please use this mail id to retrieve your access key at this page.

In case you don’t remember your access key and email id using which you applied, you please write to icm2010@kwconferences.com providing your full name, designation,institute and full address. You will loose your support if you don’t register on or before 30th April using your accesskey.

Question: After receiving your mail, I went to the special registration website for supported people and got registered. Need I again register due to the technical glitches that you were experiencing?

Answer:

The first thing you have to check is the status of your application. If the status is accepted and you have already registered, you need not register again. If it is rejected, you need to register through normal channel paying the full registration fee as your free registration stands cancelled. If it is wait listed, you may wait till 20th of April by which you will get our acceptance letter if you are selected and after that you can register at the special website.

Question: Can I bring my friend as accompanying person who could not get any support?

Answer:

Accompanying person (if any) must be your spouse. Note also that accompanying person is not equivalent to a normal registered delegate.

Question: I have got support. Where should I register now? At the normal website?

Answer:

You should register before 30th April at a special registration website. Please input your access key at this page and click on the check status button. You will get the link to this special site where you should register in the application status page.

Question: At the time of applying for support, I was doing my PhD and so applied under the research scholar category. I have been now given travel support by the ICM EOC. But now I have become a faculty(post-doc). Can I avail airfare for my travel instead of train fare that you have offered?

Answer:

No. Our budget allocations for the support were based on your position at the time of applying and so changing this is practically not possible.

Question: I have been awarded registration waiver and accommodation under the scheme of financial support for Indians. Do I have to book my own accommodation or will it be done for me by the organizers.

Answer:

It will be done by the organizers. You need not do anything.


Local Hospitality Support

  1. I am a recipient of the free local hospitality offered by the organizers. What should I do about my accommodation?

Question: I am a recipient of the free local hospitality offered by the organizers. What should I do about my accommodation?

Answer:

You need do nothing about your accommodation. The organizers will allot a room (shared) for you. There will be a help desk at the airport exclusively for ICM delegates (from the morning of the 17th – 11 am) and they will arrange for your transportation to your place of accommodation.

 
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