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Venue:
Fortune Park Jp Celestial, Bengaluru
5/43 Race Course Road,
Bengaluru -560009,
Karnataka, India.
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VISA:
All foreign nationals entering India are required to possess a valid international travel document in the form of a national passport with a valid visa obtained from an Indian Mission or Post abroad. The Indian visa is issued under Government of India’s Foreigners Act.

All Individual visa seekers are requested to apply for the Indian Visa through online application link on the Consulate General of India office in their country (websites in major cities are listed below), in order to make an application for getting the Indian visa.The instructions for filling the form and scheduling the appointment can be referred at Instructions for Online Visa Application website. Allow yourself sufficient time (4-6 weeks) to procure an appropriate visa from your nearest Indian consulate. Though there are several types of Visas, the following are more relevant if you do not intend to do any business in India.

Tourist Visa: A Tourist visa is given to those visiting India for tourism or other non-business related purposes. Applicants volunteering, working with charities or working with non-profit organizations must apply for an Employment visa. Journalists traveling to India will need to apply for a Journalist visa regardless of the nature of the trip. 5 year and 10 year Tourist visas are available only to US citizens under a bilateral arrangement. There should be a gap of at least 2 months between two separate visits to India on a Tourist visa. For Tourist visa holders who wish to visit India within 2 months of their last visit, an application for a Permit to Re-enter India is necessary. No Permit is needed if the visa holder is traveling to multiple countries on the same itinerary and the trip follows the itinerary exactly. The visa holder must carry a copy of the itinerary to show the Immigration Officer.

Conference Visa: Visas for international conferences, or on certain subjects, may be issued to delegates if they are able to produce an invitation to a conference/seminar/workshop being organized in India by a Ministry or Department of the Government of India, State Governments, Public Sector Undertakings, Central Educational Institutions, Public Funded University or an organization owned and controlled by the Government of India or State Government, UN or its specialized agencies and reputed NGOs. If the conference/seminar/workshop is being organized in India by private companies, the applicant should apply for the shortest duration Business visa available. If approved, a 3 month single entry Business visa will be granted. Journalists traveling to India will need to apply for a Journalist visa regardless of the nature of the trip. Please note the visa is valid beginning on the day it is issued. So a 3 month visa issued on January 1 would be valid until March 31.

Please visit the following link for visa assistance from ComSoc. If further assistance is needed, please contact
Phyllis O'Neill <p.oneill@comsoc.org>.

http://www.comsoc.org/node/add/visa-assistance-request

Please check the website http://www.thokalath.com/embassy/#uk for list and links to Indian Embassy and consulates. Some of the Consulate General of India websites in major cities for India Visa application information are given below.

India Visa Information Websites:

Consulate General of India Officesin USA and Canada:

New York: http://indiacgny.org/php/showContent.php?linkid=200&partid=96&sub=sub2

San Francisco: http://www.cgisf.org/contents/view/26

Chicago: http://chicago.indianconsulate.com/6IndianVisa/IndianVisa.html

Houston: http://www.cgihouston.org/visanew.html

Ottawa: http://www.hciottawa.ca/index.php/consular-services/visa-services/conference-visa

Toronto: http://www.cgitoronto.ca/Visa/visageninfo1.html

Vancouver: http://www.cgivancouver.org/

Consulate General of India Offices in China:

Shanghai: http://www.indianconsulate.org.cn/site/?q=node/25

Beijing: http://www.indianembassy.org.cn/DynamicContent.aspx?MenuId=59&SubMenuId=0

Guangzhou http://www.cgiguangzhou.org.cn/html/visa/ApplyforVisa.aspx

Consulate General of India Office in Hong Kong:

Hong Kong http://www.in.hk.quoprro.com/

Consulate General of India Office in Japan:

Tokyo http://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/

Osaka-Kobe http://indconosaka.org/pages/display/81-visa-services

Consulate General of India Offices in Australia:

Melbourne http://www.vfs-in-au.net/

High Commission of India in Australia http://www.hcindia-au.org/consular_passport_visa_oci.html

Consulate General of India Offices in Europe:

Frankfurt http://www.cgifrankfurt.de/

Milan http://indianvisamilan.com/

London http://hcilondon.in/visa.php

Paris http://www.ambinde.fr/en/consular-services/visa-services

Sweden and Latvia http://www.indianembassy.se/



Accommodation:
Conference Hotel: Fortune Park JP Celestial at Bangalore

i. The conference has a negotiated rate of Rs. 4000+Taxes (19.42%) per day for single occupancy & Rs. 4500+Taxes (19.42%) for Double occupancy per day, both in the standard category. For the Club category the rates are Rs. 5000+ Taxes(19.42%) per day for single occupancy and Rs. 5500+ Taxes(19.42%) per day for double occupancy. The above tariff includes complimentary breakfast. Airport transfers could be organized on request at additional cost.

Booking can be made by directly contacting Mr. Sandeep Menon at fom.fpc@fortunehotels.in , Tel: +91 80 40441234, Fax: +91 80 41476060, Mobile:  +91 94481 62042. Please quote “ANTS2012” to get the reduced negotiated rate.

ii. For those looking for alternate accommodation, bookings can be made at the nearby Fortune Select JP Cosmos
The rates are: Single Occupancy Rs.5500 + Taxes(19.42%) and Double Occupancy Rs. 6500  + Taxes(19.42%) per day  both in the standard category.

Booking can be made by directly contacting Mr. Mitish Verma  at  fom.fsc@fortunehotels.in , Tel:  +91 80 42434243, Mobile:  +91 97411 57037

iii. Other option close to the conference hotel is Hotel Taj West End
The conference attendees should contact the hotel directly for making a reservation.



 


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