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About Australia

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Essential Information for Travelling to Australia from Europe

Flying to Australia

The following Airlines fly regularly to Australia from Europe:

Approximate flight times to Melbourne, Australia from Europe are as follows:

London

23 hours – via Singapore

Rome

26hours – via Hong Kong

Paris

24 hours – via Singapore

Germany

23 hours – via Singapore

Value

Once you have arrived in Australia, you will notice that your dollar will go further compared to other countries. Please find below examples of pricing in Australia:

PRODUCT

$AUD

€EUR

£GBP

Accommodation (based on 3 star hotel)

$140 per night

€76 per night

£68 per night

Can of Coke

$2.30

€1.25

£1.12

Big Mac

$4.25

€2.10

£2.08

Glass of beer

$3.10 - $3.50

€1.79

£1.61

  • The accommodation per night costs are based on a 3 star hotel
  • The prices are based on the currency rate in April 2009

Accommodation

Accommodation ranging from five star to budget will be available for booking when registering for GIM 2010. These options will be with in 2 minutes to 15 minutes walking distance to the venue. Booking is easy – when you register to attend GIM 2010 simply select your chosen accommodation, enter in your arrival and departure dates and pay a deposit. Your details will then be transferred by the Conference Managers to the hotel of your choice. Information regarding GIM 2010 accommodation will be posted on the website in July 2010

Your local Ambassador

The following people have been appointed as the local GIM 2010 Ambassadors for Europe, please do not hesitate to contact them for further information regarding this event:

Italy: Jose Barredo, R&D Biology
JBarredo@antibioticos.it

UK: Mervyn Bibb, John Innes Centre, Department of Molecular Microbiology
mervyn.bibb@bbsrc.ac.uk

Netherlands: Roel Bovenberg, DSM Anti-Infectives
Roel.Bovenberg@dsm.com

Spain: Juan Martin, Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad de Leon, 2407 Leon
jf.martin@unileon.es

Germany: Hilde Schrempf, Universitat Osnabruck
Schrempf@biologie.Uni-Osnabrueck.DE

Czech Republic: Jaroslav Spizek, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Microbiology
spizek@biomed.cas.cz

 

 

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