[robocup-small] message from the local organization committee of RoboCup 2008

[Xiong Rong]

> From: xpchen at ustc.edu.cn
> To: robocup2008 at googlegroups.com; robocup2008-participant at googlegroups.co
> CC: robocup-regist at intergroup.co.jp; office at robocup.org
> Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:46:43 +0800
> Subject: [robocup2008: 84] RoboCup 08 News
> 
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> We have just sent the first group of type 1 letters to 200 participants who
have
> completed on-line registration. There are some participants who have also
> completed on-line registration and will been sent type I letters very soon.
> 
> It seems that too many people will visit China around Olympics, Beijing, which
> begins on 8 Aug. 2008. We got some messages that the visa application policy
may
> change due to this huge number of visitors in this short period. Therefore, we
> suggest completing on-line registration ASAP and applying for visa immediately
> once you recei ve the invitation letter. It might also be helpful, though we
are
> not sure currently, if you do NOT list, on your visa application form, Beijing
as
> one of Chinese provinces/cities which you intend to visit.
> 
> But for a participant from Iran or Turkey, you still need a type 2 letter for
visa
> application. You must submit some additional materials before the LOC can issue
> type 2 letters. Please see http://robocup-cn.org/travel/ for more information
and
> contact LI Jing (lij at sipedi.cn) directly. Once receiving the type 1 letter, a
> participant from other countries/regions can apply for Chinese visa, if needed,
> according to the instructions on the same web page. If there is any problem
with
> the type 1 letter you receive, please contact Zhiwei dirtily
> (songzw at ustc.edu.cn).
> 
> Please note that we have also announced contact persons for other issues at http://robocup-cn.org/News
> & Announcements. In addition , we will announce contact persons for more issues
on
> the same webpage very soon.
> 
> We also established a Mailing List for Participants so that each participant
can
> get messages from the LOC directly and quickly. Welcome all participants to
join
> it via the website http://groups.google.com/group/robocup2008-participant.
> 
> Please distribute this letter on your mailing lists. Thanks!
> 
> Best,
> Zengqi and Xiaoping
> 
>