(DBWORLD) VLDB '97 Helpful Information

Timos Sellis (timos@softlab.ece.ntua.gr)
Mon, 21 Jul 1997 15:12:43 +0300 (EET DST)

Some VLDB 97 helpful information (please check
http://www.dbnet.ece.ntua.gr/VLDB97/
for somplete information about the conference.

1. Early registration deadline is August 1.

2. Regarding hotel reservations, we cannot guarantee reservations
made after August 10

3. For those of you traveling to VLDB 97, you may know already that Olympic
Airways (the national Greek carrier). What follows is a list of prices
(in local currency) that Olympic is offering from various cities:

CITY CURRENCY PRICE
Amsterdam NLG 642
Barcelona ESP 45,000
Belgrade USD 215
Berlin DEM 545
Boston USD 760
Brussels BEF 10,510
Bucharest HUF 43,930
Copenhagen DKK 2,275
Dusseldorf DEM 545
Frankfurt DEM 545
Geneva CHF 560
Instanbul USD 218
Johanesbourg SAF 2,450
London GBP 170
Madrid ESP 49,000
Marseille FRF 1,685
Melbourne AUD 1,690
Milan ITL 428,000
Montreal CAD 880
Moscow USD 342 (+ tax USD 37)
Munich DEM 545
Naples ITL 409,500
New York USD 760
Paris FRF 1,685
Rome ITL 409,500
Sofia USD 180
Stuttgart DEM 545
Sydney AUD 1,690
Tel Aviv USD 330
Tirana USD 196
Toronto CAD 880
Vienna ATS 3,800
Zurich CHF 560

When contacting an Olympic Airways office please mention that you are
traveling for the conference "VERY LARGE DATA BASES 97" in Athens
on Aug. 26-29.

Timos Sellis
Chair of VLDB 97 Organizing Committee

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