Conference Information

Location

Altin Yunus Resort and Hotel
Çeşme, Turkey
September 16-26, 2007

Registration

Complete the online registration and submit your abstract in order to reserve your space at this NATO-ASI.  For more information about deadlines click here

The conference registration fee will be $400.00 for participants from industry with a special "early bird" conference registration fee of $350.00 for registration received by August 1, 2007. Registration fee includes:

• Welcome reception
• Participation in all conference activities
• Workshop program and extended abstracts booklet
• Coffee breaks and all meals throughout the meeting
• Conference banquet

Participants from academia presenting a paper receive complimentary registration. Abstract submissions and registration forms are to be completed online. Checks for registration should be made payable to: Drexel, College of Engineering: NATO-ASI and mailed to the following address:

Katie Gibson
Drexel University, College of Engineering
3141 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104 - USA

Abstract Submission Guidelines

Please submit abstracts to plasmaASI@coe.drexel.edu as attached word document files.   Abstracts should be no longer than 500 words in length and include the title of the lecture, author's name and affiliation and a list of keywords at the conclusion of the abstract.

Hotel Accomodation

Altin Yunus Resort and Hotel

Boyalik Mevkii, Kalem Burnu, 35948 Çeşme, Izmir - Turkey

Tel: +90 232 723 12 50

Fax: +90 232 723 22 42 - 723 22 52

E-mail: info@altinyunus.com.tr

www.altinyunus.com.tr/

Hotel Rates:

These rates include full breakfast; open buffet dinner, welcome cocktail boat tour and other ASI organized events in the hotel.  Lunch is not included.  Hotel extras must be paid by participants themselves before leaving hotel.  Extra payments in equivalent foreign currency other than US$ is acceptable at Hotel’s cashiers desk.

Children:

To book your hotel accomodations, please fill out the Hotel Registration form and email to plasmaASI@coe.drexel.edu or fax to 215.895.4929.

Travel Arrangements

For travel arrangements and requests, please contact:

STAR TOURS

Mr. Baybars Alpaslan (Mobile: +90 (532) 616 2931

e-mail: baybars@startoursturkey.com 

Phone: +90 (312) 468 7266

Fax : +90 (312) 427 5719

Çeşme Airport Map

Airport Transportation
The name of the nearby airport is the Adnan Menderes Airport of Izmir. It is an international airport with direct scheduled flights from many cities in Europe. The easiest way to reach the Golden Dolphin Hotel (Altin Yunus Hotel)(which is about 5 km outside the town of Cesme, and on the way to the airport) is to take a taxi from the airport. The distance is about 100 km (minimum one-hour drive). Taxis are available at all hours for a flat rate of 130 TRY (about 75 EUR or 100 USD) one way for up to 3 persons in daytime (double charge after midnight).

An alternative way is to take the airport bus to Izmir, then take a taxi from the airport bus station to another bus station in Izmir at the district called “Uckuyular”, then take the bus to Cesme (they leave Izmir every hour on the hour until midnight), then take another taxi from Cesme to the Golden Dolphin Hotel (Altin Yunus Hotel). This is a cheaper way, but takes much longer time.

About Çeşme

The Çeşme Peninsula, lapped by the waters of the Aegean Sea, lies west of Izmir, in Turkey's Aegean region. Çeşme, meaning fountain in Turkish, derives from the many sources of water found in the area. It is one of Turkey's most beautiful stretches, surrounded by clear blue seas, with landscapes of cultivated fields of aniseed, sesame and artichokes dotted with fig and gum trees. In the un-spoilt bays you can swim in absolute peace. Visitors will find excellent holiday accommodations, restaurants and sports and entertainment facilities. It is possible also to get to Greek island Chios (Sakiz) with regular daily ferries. Çeşme has an international harbor linked to Izmir with a superb highway (80kms).

Before the rise of Izmir, Çeşme was the region’s major port, and this caravanserai marked the end of the Silk road for the caravans who plodded their weary way across Anatolia from Central Asia and the Middle East. Here the goods were unloaded from the camels for export to Europe by ship through the Aegean and Mediterranean. The Church of Agios Haralambos has been restored as an art gallery. Thermal baths offer a health centered escape from modern life. At night a lively, fun atmosphere pervades, especially in the restaurants, cafes, bars and discos along the promenade. Yachts can be hired to explore the peninsula's splendid coastline. Çeşme hosts an annual International Song Contest in July, one of the most important festivals in Turkey. Çeşme is also famous for its mastic flavored ice-cream and mouth watering toasted sandwiches. Above all it is Çeşme's beaches, the longest on the Aegean coast, and turquoise sea which bring holidaymakers back here again and again.

The very popular holiday center of Ilica boasts an excellent white sand beach and the outstanding facilities of the Altin Yunus Marina and Holiday Complex. The bay here is ideal for water sports, especially windsurfing and sailing; there is even an International Windsurfing Race held every year in Çeşme and Alaçati, apart from Bodrum. The thermal baths around Ilica are very popular; the best being located on Sifne Bay. In 146 AD the Greek geographer Pausanius described these mineral springs as the ‘sea springs’ and claimed that their therapeutic effects were superior to any other spa in Ionia. They relieve rheumatism, inflammation of the joints, partial paralysis, digestive complaints, and infections of the spine marrow. Pasa Limani has a camp site which offers campers comfortable facilities. Every July on Ilica Bay, the colorful International Çakabey Optimist Yacht race is held.

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