RC08Travel
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This page is for 2008 RoboCup Travel Information for both events. Costs are per person and for members. For team costs see 2008 RoboCup Travel Logistics.
Contents
2008 US Open
- Location - Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Date - May 23 to May 26
- Info - Event Website, Venue Website
Travel Plan
- Method - Car
- Depart - 5/24/2008
- Return - 5/27/2008
2008 World Championships
- Location - Suzhou International Expo Center, Suzhou, China
- Date - July 14 to July 20
- Info - Event Website
Travel Plan
- Depart - 7/11/2008 @7:45am (Meet at the Tin at 5:00am, leave 5:30am at the latest)
- Return - 7/24/2008 @9:55pm
- Detailed itinerary is on TripIt. If you need an itinerary and did not get an e-mail to view the TripIt itinerary let Phillip know.
Costs
- Registration - $300.00 (covered by SGA registration funds)
- Plane Ticket - $1600.00 (est) (covered by MFG.com)
- Passport - $118.00* (with photo)
- Visa - $250.00*
- Medical - ?* (Depends on health insurance)
- Hotel
- Shanghai (Night of the 12th) -*
- Suzhou (13th-21st) $58.35/night x8 = $155.00* (as of 5/21/08)
- Shanghai (21st-24th) -*
- Total -*
- Total out of pocket cost per member -*
Note - *Denotes must be payed on your own no matter what funding is raised.
China Travel Info
Passports
- To obtain a new passport
- Get an application from the US Dept of State (form DS-11)
- Bring a photo ID, completed application, official birth certificate with embossed seal and payment of $112 to a US post office
- Passports may take up to 5 months to process, so if you want to go and need one - DO IT NOW
- US Department of State
- US-Chinese Embassy
Visas
- A visa is a document granting entrance into a country, without one, you face fines and deportation
- Visa will also need to be issued and taken care of once passports are issued
- Visas should be obtained through the local RoboCup organization but if not, obtained via Chinese Embassies in the US
- A travel agency in Atlanta can provide us Visas, with around 5 business days of processing
- Necessary items: valid passport, visa application (done at office),copy of itenerary, business letter from RC, business invitation from RC, and a $100 fee
- Passports and Visas, Etc.
Health and Safety
- Members traveling overseas should contact their health insurance provider to check coverage overseas.
- Cancellation fees and penalties should be discussed with airline and hotel.
- US citizens traveling abroad encouraged to register with the US State Dept. - gives travelers better assistance and if necessary, evacuation
- Members should call their health providers in regards to necessary immunizations and vacinnes several weeks before trip
- Some necessary and highly suggested immunizations - Influenza, Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Malaria
- Georgia Tech Health Services is capable of giving all immunizations and all medications
- Immunizations need to happen around 6 weeks before the competition
- Registration with US Embassies in China
- China Specific Information
- Health information from CDC for China
