CONGRESS VENUE

*We provide three days free internet service in the conference venue.

The venue for the 3rd International Congress ARSENIC IN THE ENVIRONMENT is located in the International Conference Hall of National Cheng Kung University (NCKU). It is a modern building (consisting of 4 lecture halls and 1 exhibition hall), located in the Kuan-Fu Campus of NCKU. It is close to the downtown Tainan and conference hotels, and about 15 km to the Tainan Station of Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR). Free shuttle bus is available from the congress venue to the THSR Tainan station.

To know how to reach our campus, please see our item ''About Tainan''

Public service

1. Foreign Currency Exchange:
You may have your money exchange at the poster office of NCKU (http) above 80M from the Congress Venue.

Exchange Currrency: USD, EUR, JPY, HKD, CNY

Postal office website: http://www.post.gov.tw/post/internet/u_english/index.jsp?ID=21

2. Food:
You may have your food, drink, coffee/tea in the food court of Far Eastern Department Store (The same building as Shangri-La Hotel, about 250M to the venue), or the coffee shop of Zenda Suites (about 250M to the venue).

http://www.pearcafe.com.tw
http://www.feds.com.tw/store6.asp

3. Medical Care:
In case you have health problems, you may go to the NCKU Hospital, about 300M to the venue.

NCKU Hospital website:
http://www.hosp.ncku.edu.tw/nckm/english/HomeStyle.aspx?Type=11&ContentPage=0

4. Campus Tour: (Book in advanced, please contact arsenic2010@gmail.com)
We will arrange to visit the NCKU campus during the congress.
ECO-NCKU http://museum.ncku.edu.tw/files/11-1047-3596.php
http://museum-en.ncku.edu.tw/bin/home.php

1 hour schedule:
Banyang Garden, Cheng Kung Lake, Remains of Little West Gate Castle along with cannonRemains of Little West Gate Castle along with cannon, Remains of Little East Gate, Museum of History..etc.

3 hour schedule:
(1)ECO-NCKU: 2 hour
The campus of National Cheng Kung University, with its wide stretch of land adorned with the greenery of trees and plants, appears as a large green island in Tainan City. The campus boasts Cleome Rutidosperma, a plant species named locally after the University as Cheng-Kung-White-Flower-Vegetable, as well as Psilotaceae, a species representative of early plant evolution. More than 31 kinds of birds, as well as butterflies and dragonflies, are frequent visitors to the University, including rarely seen non-urban crested goshawks and Malaysian night herons.

(2)Ncku Museum: 1hour

NCKU MAP  

Scenic Spots

NCKU International Conference Hall
 
Banyan Garden
 
Cheng Kung Lake    
 
Remains of Little West Gate Castle along with cannon
 
Remains of Little East Gate   Main Libray of NCKU
 
     
 

Related links

National Cheng Kung University Historic Relics Museum
http://naviguide.asia.htc.com/MemberPOIDetail.aspx?POIStoryID=633392140148581250

National Cheng Kung University Museum
http://museum.ncku.edu.tw/index2.php

National Cheng Kung University Art Center
http://artcenter.ncku.edu.tw