Logistic Guidelines for the CLIVAR-FIO Summer School and the UNESCO/IOC-RTRC-ODC Training Course


Date: 2022-07-22 14:52 Author: admin Clicks:

CLIVAR-FIO Summer School on Ocean Macroturbulence and Its Role in Earth’s Climate

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UNESCO/IOC-RTRC-ODC Training Course on Prediction and Projection of Climate​

Logistic Guidelines
 

1. For in-person participation in Qingdao, China

Venue

The two courses will be organized at: Blue Horizon Jun Hua Hotel (Qingdao Golden Sandy Beach Branch)(蓝海钧华大饭店青岛西海岸店), Huangdao, Qingdao, China.

Address: No. 598 Jinshatan Road, Huangdao, Qingdao (青岛市黄岛区金沙滩路598号).

Notes:

  • Lunches and dinners will be provided by the local organizers.
  • For participants arriving by train, please select the "Qingdao Railway Station(青岛站)" as your terminal, other than the "Qingdao North Railway Station(青岛北站)". You can either take Metro Line 1 (¥4) (Qingdao Railway Station-Nanbeitun, 青岛火车站站到南北屯站) or a taxi (less than ¥50) to the venue.
  • For participants arriving by plane, we recommend you to take Metro Line 8 and then Line 1 (¥8) (Jiaodong International Airport-Qingdao North Railway Station-Nanbeitun, 胶东国际机场站-青岛火车北站站-南北屯站) or a taxi (~¥200).
  • As the venue is located in a comparatively isolated area in Huangdao, for security reason as well as to to take the PCR test in the hotel on 14 August, we strongly recommend you to arrive at the hotel during daytime (before 20:00).

Accommodation

Hotel for trainees and lecturers (breakfast included): Lanhai Junhua Hotel (Qingdao Golden Sandy Beach Branch)

The rooms will be booked by the local organizers, and will be stardard rooms.

Out of COVID prevention reason, we do not recommend you to stay in other hotels.

Communication

  • Important notifications will be communicated via email. 
  • A SLACK channel has been set up. Please make sure you join it before the School. We highly recommend you to interact with other students and the lecturers in the channel, any scientific questions are warmly welcomed. 
  • The Local Organizer will set up a WeChat group one week before the School. Any logistical problems and questions before and during the courses can be raised here.

COVID Regulations

  1. All the trainnes and lecturers are required to upload their 48h negative PCR test result as well as screenshots of health code and travel record to the WeChat group before arriving.
  2. Foreign students studying in China are also required to send the information of their last entry to China to the organizing committee proving that they've been staying in China for at least one month.
  3. Following the COVID prevention regulation of the Shandong Province, there will be PCR tests on 14, 16, 19, 23, 26 August at the hotel. All participants of the courses are required to take the test.
  4. Please practice social distancing during the courses. 

Important Time Nodes

Time Task
31 July send your self-introduction recording to the organizers (icpo@clivar.org) before this date
 7 August make sure to join the SLACK channel before this date
14 August make sure to upload the 48h negative PCR test result as well as screenshots of health code and travel record to the WeChat group before your arrival

Local Emergency Contact

A WeChat group will be set up for communication during the two courses. 

Ms. Jing LI
Tel: +86-13910015761
Email: jing.li@clivar.org 

Dr. Xunqing YIN
Tel: +86-15966878937
Email: yinxq@fio.org.cn  

 

2. For virtual participation

We're using Zoom for virtual participation. If this is your first time to connect via this platform, please follow the guidelines to get familiar with it before the courses. It will take you a few minutes to download the Zoom client or web browser plug-in. Please also make sure to have your devices tested and ready beforehand the courses. 

Meeting link will be provided shortly.

Communication

  • SLACK channel has been set up. Please make sure you join it before the School. We highly recommend you to interact with other students and the lecturers in the channel, any scientific questions are warmly welcomed. 

Important Time Nodes

Time Task
31 July send your self-introduction recording to the organizers (icpo@clivar.org) before this date
 7 August make sure to join the SLACK channel before this date

 

For any questions or assistance regarding the virtual participation, please contact the local organizers (icpo@clivar.org & odc_center@fio.org.cn)