The conference venue will be the Institute of Theoretical Physics, which is located at 69 Hoza Str. in Warsaw. Upon arriving at the Institute please register in the conference office which will be located in the SST lecture hall, room no. 228, ground level. You can reach SST by entering the building of the Institute of Experimental Physics through the main entrance (see photo), then go straight ahead, turn right at the T-junction of hallways, follow the hallway up to the very end, and turn left. The path to follow will be indicated by the conference signs. Lectures will be read in the lecture hall "Nowa Aula", room no. 425.

The Institute of Theoretical Physics is conveniently located in a quiet street in downtown Warsaw, 300m. from the Warsaw Central Station. Several tram and bus stops are nearby, and the metro "Centrum" station is at 400m. Participants are invited to check on the Faculty of Physics www pages to find information on how to get to Hoza Street, and to obtain several area maps.

Polish currency is called "zloty" (zl). It is not tied up to any other currency, and its exchange rate is based on its market value. The current exchange rate is about 4.50 zl/$. It varies on a daily basis, and more-or-less follows the Polish ~10% inflation rate. You can buy and sell Polish zlotys at numerous exchange offices (called "kantor") or in banks. In particular you can exchange money at the airport, both before and after the custom's control. The exchange fees are fairly low - in exchange offices they are usually below 1%. You can also get zlotys at numerous automatic teller machines that accept most major credit or debit cards.

Participants are kindly requested to:

1. Fill in the on-line registration form before the conference.
2. Register at the registration desk upon arrival to the conference site.

The number of participants is limited by the capacity of our lecture hall, and the participants will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis, according to the time of the on-line registration. The deadline for the on-line registration is fixed at January 31, 2001.

Registered participants will receive meals (lunches, cold suppers, conference banquet, and coffee and snacks during the coffee breaks), conference portfolio, and a copy of printed volume with the proceedings. A conference fee will be requested from all registered participants.

A conference fee of 1000zl will be requested from the participants registering upon arrival to the conference site. The on-site conference fee can be paid:

• in cash (only Polish zlotys, please)
• by credit card (VISA, MasterCard, Dinners Club, JCB, Visa Electron, Maestro)

The early-registration and reduced conference fees can be sent in two ways:

1. By the wire transfer to the following bank account:

   Bank name:	BIG Bank Gdanski SA, I Oddzial W-wa
   Bank address:	ul. Kopernika 36/40, PL-00-328 Warszawa, Poland
   Account owner:	Uniwersytet Warszawski
   Account number:	11601029-30506087 (for transfers in US dollars)
   	11601029-30506001 (for transfers in Polish zlotys)

   
   

   Foreign and Polish participants are kindly requested to send funds in dollars and zlotys, respectively. When sending the funds, please:

   • specify that you send the conference fee for HS2001. (The password "HS2001" must appear somewhere within your transfer.)
   • notify the Organizing Committee by E-mail upon sending the funds.
   • add to the amount you transfer any bank fees requested by your bank and/or intermediate banks.
   
   

2. By charging your credit card (VISA, MasterCard, Eurocard, Dinners Club, JCB).

   Please fax your name, address, as well as the credit card type, number, and expiration date, over the date and signature to the Secretary Office: fax +48-22-621-9475. If you wish you may download, print, fill in, and fax the following credit card form, also available as a gziped postscript file of 25kB.

You will receive an E-mail acknowledgement once the Organizing Committee receives the funds. Conference fees sent by wire transfer or charged to your credit card are nonrefundable.

Two classes of participants are eligible for the reduced conference fee:

• Students
• Participants from disadvantaged countries

Reduced conference fees will be granted by the Organizing Committee, depending on the availability of funds in the conference budget. Eligible participants should apply for the reduced conference fee by making such a request in the "Comment" section of the conference registration form.

Each participant will receive a properly executed receipt for the amount of the paid conference fee. The conference fee will cover meals (lunches, cold suppers, conference banquet, and coffee and snacks during the coffee breaks), conference portfolio, and a copy of printed volume with the proceedings. The conference fee will not cover the hotel expenses.

Date	Action
December 31, 2000	Send by wire transfer or charge to your credit card the early-registration conference fee
December 31, 2000	Send by wire transfer or charge t o your credit card the reduced conference fee
January 31, 2001	Register on-line by filling in the conference registration form
January 31, 2001	Reserve the hotel room by filling in the hotel reservation form

A number of hotels, hotels, and hotels are available in downtown Warsaw. For participants wishing to organize their stay through the conference secretary office, in some hotels we have booked blocks of rooms at special conference rates:

Hotel	Address	Distance	Single	Double
Grand-Orbis	28 Krucza Str.	400m	147 zl	220 zl
Sokrates	9 Smyczkowa Str.	4km	60 zl	100 zl

Because of inflation and varying exchange rates, the prices given in the table are tentative, and can be slightly different at the time of the conference. The table also gives an approximate distance from the hotel to the conference site. Frequent public transportation is available from the Sokrates hotel. Grand-Orbis hotel is located near the crossing of the Hoza and Krucza Streets (at the border of the area map). Sokrates is a modest-standard University hotel. Other hotels in walking distance from the conference site are, for example, Marriott, Holiday Inn, Forum, Metropol, Polonia, and MDM.

The hotel reservation form should be filled in to reserve a room in one of the available hotels. The deadline for the hotel reservation is fixed at January 31, 2001. The number of available rooms is limited and the reservations will be processed on a first-come first-served basis. The secretary office will confirm your reservation by E-mail.

Participants wishing to arrive with an accompanying person are welcome to reserve double rooms at special conference rates. Those who wish to reserve larger rooms or suites may contact the Organizing Committee for assistance. Participants who wish to share a double room with another participant should indicate his/her name on the hotel reservation form.

Please note that the organizers and the conference secretary office are responsible only for transmitting your on-line reservation to the hotel management. Please pay your bill directly at the hotel.

The Organizing Committee will attribute a limited number of grants to cover the hotel expenses during the conference. To be eligible for the grant one has to register and pay the conference fee before December 31, 2000. A request for the grant should be made in the "Comment" section of the conference registration form, or by updating the previous registration. The hotel reservation form should be filled in at the same time. Priority in receiving the grants will go to students and participants from disadvantaged countries. Each hotel grant will cover up to six days in one of the conference hotels.