International Conference Physics of Neutron Stars – 2017 50 years after July 10 — 14, 2017, Saint Petersburg, Russia

During the conference we plan to organize a guided bus tour of St. Petersburg which includes also a sightseeing boat trip on rivers and canals. The excursion will be held after the lunch on Wednesday, July 12. The bus starting point will be the conference venue.

During the excursion you will visit most significant landmarks of the city by bus and also get a chance to enjoy views of St. Petersburg from the water.

Preliminary plan of the trip:
15:00-18:00 - transfer from the conference venue and bus tour of the city with several stops
18:00-19:30 - boat trip on the rivers and canals of St. Petersburg
19:30-20:00 - transfer back to the conference venue

The whole tour will last 4-5 hours. Its cost will be 1500 rubles (about 25 euro) and is not included in the conference fee.

You can register for the event using your personal account on the official conference website or by sending an e-mail to ns2017spb@gmail.com with the subject line "Excursion". Please indicate a number of participants.

We kindly ask you to register before June, 1st since the number of required buses and boats will depend on the number of participants; and they must be booked well in advance due to high touristic season.

The payment for the event can be done via the usual payment system (go to the Social Program tab and choose the desired number of tickets) or at the registration desk at the conference.

If you wish to visit some other places St. Petersburg and suburbs or any cultural events do not hesitate to ask. LOC is willing to provide all possible support.