CIMCIM CIMCIMSt Petersburg, Russia : 8 to 16 September
WEB URL : http://www.icom.org/cimcim/ixrp.html
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(Note that prices are in U.S. Dollars)
September 8, Sunday
Arrival of participants, transfers to Hotels, check in.
September 9, Monday
9:30 Registration at the Sheremetev Palace
10:15 Sheremetev Palace tour including the Collection of Musical Instruments
12:30 Lunch
13:30–17:00 Visit to the branches of St Petersburg State Museum of Theatre and Music: The Memorial Apartment of N. Rimsky-Korsakov, The Memorial Apartment of Feodor Chaliapine, the Memorial actors dynasty Samoilov Apartment
19:00 Concert at the Bolshoi Philharmonic Hall
September 10, Tuesday
10:00–13:30 Opening of the Conference; Greeting from the City’s Administration; Plenary Session; Keyword-speakers
13:30 Lunch
14.45–16:30 Visit to the Kunstkamera Museum (including Musical Instruments collection)
16:30-17:00 Coffee break
17:00-18:00 Working groups
18:00-19:00 Board meeting
September 11, Wednesday
10:00–12:30 Paper sessions
12:30 Lunch
14:30–17:30 Paper sessions
September 12, Thursday
10:30–13:30 Visit to the State Hermitage (including Musical Instruments collection)
13:30 Lunch
15:00–17:00 Visit to the Russian Ethnographical Museum (including Musical Instrument Collection)
19:00 Performance at Capella
September 13, Friday
9:00 Departure to Novgorod
12:00 Arrival in Novgorod. Check in at the Beresta Hotel
Lunch
15:00 Tour of the Kremlin Centre of the Archaeological Musical Instruments
20:00 Folklore dinner at the Detinets Restaurant in Kremlin
September 14, Saturday
9:00 Departure from Novgorod
12:00 Arrival in St Petersburg
Lunch
14:00–15:00 Working groups
15:00 Departure for the Harp Factory
18:00-19:00 Board meeting
September 15, Sunday
10:00–12:00 Final Plenary Session, reports
12:00–13:00 Visit to the Studio of Mekhetsov (folk musical instruments)
Lunch
14:30 Departure for Pavlovsk Museum
15:30–17:00 Visit to Pavlovsk Collection
20:00–22:30 Farewell Dinner
September 16, Monday
Check-out of the Hotel, transfers to the Airport
23:00 Departure to the railway station for Moscow (for optional tour)
Note: Please, note that the price for excursion to Novgorod is 119 $ per person, with a supplement for a single room of 17 $ per person. This price includes one night accommodation with continental breakfast in a double room at the Beresta Hotel, transportation, entrance fee to the mentioned museums and the dinner in Novgorod.
Post-conference tour to Moscow
From 10 pax
September 16, Monday
23:00 Transfer to the train station, Overnight train to Moscow
September 17, Tuesday
8:00 Arrival in Moscow, Transfer to the hotel
10:00-13:00 City tour (3 hours)
Afternoon free
September 18, Wednesday
10:00 Walk tour of Kremlin (grounds & 2 cathedrals)
Afternoon free
23:00 Transfer to the train station, Overnight train for St Petersburg
September 19, Thursday
8:00 Arrival to St Petersburg, Transfer to the airport
NOTE:
Please note that the price for the post conference tour is $270 pp, with a supplement for a single room of $176 pp. This includes one night accommodation with continental breakfast in a double room at the Rossia Hotel (Tourist class, 3 star), a 1st class train ticket St Petersburg – Moscow – St Petersburg, transportation to the itinerary, Guide service for city tour & Kremlin and the entrance fee to the mentioned museums.
VISA Information
We should advise you that a visa is required to enter to Russia for all countries. As usual participants of conferences held by museums apply for a tourist visa, as this kind of visa does not influence their activities in Russia and the price for a tourist visa is much lower. You should use a fax copy of the visa support documents applying for a tourist visa in a Russian Consulate in your country. Kindly note that in the line "purpose of your visit to Russia" you should write "travel" or "tourism".
The visa-issuing fee can vary from $30 - $70 individually in each country. For tourist visa support please advise names, number of passport, date of birth, citizenship, hotel in St Petersburg and fax number.
In addition, the following information was given by Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
1. Citizens of Ukraine, Belorussia, Moldova, Kazahkstan, Kirgiztan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Tadgikistan do not need visas.
2. Citizens of Poland, Romania, Bosnia, Hertzegovina the situation is that if they come to Russia first time, i.e. they have never been in Russia before, they need a business invitation letter issued by Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If they were in Russia once, they need tourist visas. Prices of business invitation are as follows:
issue in 5 days - one entry business invitation costs $21 + postal costs
issue in 11 days - one entry business invitation costs $19 + postal costs
Please take in consideration, that the delivery takes several weeks!
For visa support or other visa information please feel comfortable to contact
Nadia Koval
Sales Manager
Cosmos Travel Services
35, 2nd Line Vasilevsky Island
199053 St Petersburg RUSSIA
http://www.guide.spb.ru
Address for further information
This page updated: 2.7.02