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Dear IOI participants

As the olympiad approaches we want to provide some information

  1. The meeting is going to take place in Antalya - Belek "Sirene City Residence" A five star Resort.

    Sirene City Residence
          Phone no: + 90 242 725 41 30
          Fax no:      + 90 242 725 41 49 or 50

    Until the event starts please do not direct your questions related to IOI'99 to the hotel but to the organization (preferred by emailing info@ioi99.org.tr).

  2.  You will be picked up by members of the IOI'99 organization team at the Antalya airport, just when you quit the customs. They will be wearing T-shirts in a bright yellow color with the official logo of IOI'99 at the front and a huge GUIDE stamp (40 cm) at their back. [you can have a view of the official  logo at the home page: http://www.ioi99.org.tr ] There will also be  a 24 hour functional desk set up at the airport. The customs and immigration officials are informed about the event.
  3. Prior to the even the best way to contact the organizers is by their cellular phone:
    4. Gokturk Ucoluk +90 532 33 22 116
    Askin Tumer +90 532 413 91 35
    Beray Otugen +90 532 626 44 00
    Sema Budak +90 532 221 68 67
    Onur Sehitoglu +90 532 402 59 61
  4. The Turkish public telephone system functions by "telephone cards" which can be purchased at post offices and news agents. At airports there exist phones that accept credit cards as well. There will be a mobile post office functioning through out the event with trunk phones. Also this post office will sell "telephone cards", "stamps", etc.
    • To dial a local number simply dial the number.
    • To dial a interzone number or a cellular phone dial: 0 + <area code> + <seven digit-local number> The <area code> for cellular phones is : 532      So, for example, if you want to dial the cellular of Gokturk Ucoluk from a public phone at the airport dial: 0532 33 22 116 Similarly, to reach the "Sirene residence" dial: 0242 725 41 30
    • To dial an international number

      • dial:         00 + <country code> + <area code> <local number>
    • As, you might have realized already, Turkey's country code is 90.
  5. Cellular Phones (mobiles) are extensively used in Turkey. The region has a perfect GSM coverage. There are currently two GSM operators in Turkey: TURKCELL and TELSIM .
  6. The weather forecast for Antalya for the IOI'99 days says that it will be a clear (and sunny) period. But we are also warned that this is a very early forecast and it may be subject to changes. If it is a clear day the temperature will be around 21-23 C degrees. If we have rain then it is around 13-15 C.
  7.  Just for your information, (we will pick you up any way) the distance from the airport to Sirene resort is 25kms. The taxi price from airport->Sirene is 35 USD.
  8.  Turkish currency is "Lira" (the abbreviation is "TL").

      465000 TL = 1 USD  (approx.)
      250000 TL = 1 DM   (approx.)


    There are banks and exchange offices scattered all over the city. You DO NOT pay a constant commission for exchange. There is a very small difference (about %0.5) between the BUY/SELL rate. The hotel also provides exchange facility.
     

  9. VISA and MASTER CARD are very common. DINNERS CLUB and AMERICAN EXPRESS are much rare. Except for gasoline, credit card payments are  commission free.
  10. There will be no "formal" dinners where some dress code is required.
  11. The main electricity is 220 Volts. The plug-in used, is the European (DIN) standard (those that you find in Germany, Italy).
  12. The most common spoken foreign language is English. People in the street are very friendly and helpful, so you may easily approach them with a question without any hesitation.

Dates | Location | Contact | BOI'98 | IOI'99