Participants are expected to finance their travel to Crete. Contrary to previous meetings, no grants-in-aid for partial travel support will be available for scientists from disease-endemic countries due to the complete lack of outside funding. We are sorry for this, but due to lack of funds, no exceptions will be made.

The registration fee will have to be paid to the following account (by July 1):

Account Holder: Christos LOUIS & Georgia HOULAKI
Name of Bank: Bank of Piraeus
Account Number: 5755-017451-081
SWIFT code: PIRBGRAA
IBAN number: GR9401727550005755017451081
Reference: Mosquito meeting

Please make sure, when transferring the money, that we get the NET amount, i.e. charges and fees to you, not the recipient! In case that you prefer to pay by checque (made out to Christos LOUIS), increase the amount by 10 Euro (i.e. 710E) to cover the bank fees. Our apologies, but payment by credit card is not possible, neither now, nor later during the meeting.

Please, make sure that your name and institution are mentionned in the bank transfer, there is no way to credit your account otherwise. Because the Greek banks are sometimes "strange" and they may not tell us who paid what, we would appreciate your sending me a copy of your payment as an e-mail attachment so that we can book everything correctly in the meeting's database.

Venue and dates: The EMBO Workshop will take place 13 - 20 July 2005 at the Orthodox Academy of Crete at Kolymbari, Crete; the dates indicated are the arrival/departure dates, i.e. the sessions will start in the morning of July 14 and finish in the evening of July 19. Wireless connection to the internet is available at the meeting.

Extra days: If anyone of you plans to be there a day earlier, we'll be able to provide accommodation at the Academy (85 Euro extra per night per person) in the "same" room that he/she will use for the rest of the meeting. Rooms, though, are limited, so please let us know as soon as possible, and certainly not later than June 1.

Sessions: overhead, slide projector and computer-based presentation (preferred mode!) set-up will be available. For PowerPoint or Keynote presentation, bring your slides on a CD or a stiffy/stick/watchmacallit so that we can transfer them to the harddisk of the local computer. Please contact us ON TIME in case you have special needs (e.g. video, etc.). At this time it looks like we'll have about 20 minutes available for every speaker's presentation. Please prepare your talks accordingly, as the chairs of the sessions will have strict orders to interrupt you after that time. Also don't forget that every accepted participant is expected to speak!

Abstracts: One page long abstracts have to be submitted as e-mail attachments by June 15. Please keep this deadline as this will enable us to fix the programme. The abstracts will become available on the Web. In case you want, you can bring handouts (~90) to be distributed before the sessions. Bear in mind that we can not take care of copying your handout.

Arrival to Kolymbari
Kolymbari, where the Orthodox Academy of Crete is located, is about 25 km west of Chania, Crete's second largest city. This is the nearest port of entry (both air and sea).

By air
Chania (Airport code CHQ) can be reached by air from Athens (40 min.). Please be careful to not confuse Chania with other Greek cities/airports, such as Chios. There are 9 flights from Athens on July 20, operated by Olympic Airlines and Aegean Airlines. In addition, several charter companies fly to Chania from many West European cities. Careful: there is no bus connection from the airport to ...anywhere! You will have to take a taxi either to the centre of Chania or, preferably, directly to the Academy in Kolymbari (~30-40 Euro). Best (and cheapest) thing to do is to share a cab with up to 3 additional people (if you recognize people you know in your flight).

Alternatively, one can fly to Heraklion (Airport code HER; ~13 flights/daily from/to Athens 40 min., in addition to regular and charter flights from all over Europe) and then take the "overland" bus (called KTEL in Greece) to Chania/Kolymbari (3 hours ride, leaves from close to Heraklion Harbour every 60 min., last bus at about 7 p.m.). Again, given the low prices of taxis in Greece, one can use a cab from Heraklion airport to the Academy (~2 hrs.) , which should cost less than 150 Euro.

By sea
Chania has daily sea connection with Piraeus via an ANEK Lines' ferry boat (overnight, about 10 hours). The bay of Souda serves as the port of Chania. Taxis from the port of Souda to the Academy cost about the same as from the airport (approximately 30-40 Euro). As is the case for air travel, Heraklion can also be used to arrive to Crete. In addition to ANEK Lines, Minoan Lines also serves Heraklion daily (overnight, about 8 hours); during the peak season Minoan Lines ferries also leave Piraeus at noon arriving in Heraklion at 6 p.m.

Transportation from Chania (town) to Kolymbari
Best and fastest way is by taxi (~20-30 Euro). A KTEL bus is the other possibility (price less than 5 Euro). The busses leave from the central bus station in the centre of the city. You take the bus to Kasteli, and ask to get off in Kolymbari (~30 min.). From the drop-off place you walk (nice!) about 20-30 minutes to the Academy, which is located at the exactly opposite end of the village!

Information about travel in Greece from the Greek National Tourism Organization (G.N.T.O.)

Visas & Passports

We have already sent invitation letters to participants from countries not listed below. They should be with you by May 15. If not, please contact us again.

VISA Required by all except the following:

(a) nationals of EU countries, Australia, Canada, Japan and US for a period of up to 3 months;

(b) nationals of Andorra, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Croatia, Ecuador, Honduras, Iceland, Israel, Korea (Rep. of), Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, St Kitts & Nevis, San Marino, Switzerland and Vatican City for a period of up to 3 months;

(c) nationals of Brazil, El Salvador and Uruguay for a period of up to 2 months;

(d) nationals of Singapore for a period of up to 2 weeks;

(e) those continuing their journey to a third country within 48 hours provided holding tickets with reserved seats and other documents for their onward journey except: nationals of Angola, Bangladesh, Congo (Rep. of), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria and Turkey who always need a visa, even if transiting by the same aircraft.

Note: The above list is subject to change at short notice; please check with the Consulate or Consular section at a Greek Embassy before travelling.If no Greek Embassy/Consulate is not present in your country, please contact any other European Union Embassy to find out who handles these matters for Greece.

PASSPORT Passport valid for 6 months required by all except:

(a) EU nationals with a valid national ID card and with sufficient funds for their length of stay;

(b) nationals of Monaco and Switzerland with valid national ID cards.

Facts for the traveler

Electricity supply	220v, 50 Hz AC
Time	three hours ahead of GMT/UTC during daylight-saving time.
Weights & measures:	metric
Currency	Euro (currency converter)