Accomodation, travel and visa information
Accommodations
We are sorry but we do not provide hotel reservation service
for tutorial participants.
A list of hotels can be found in
a map of the area to help you plan your accommodations.
You may also check
Stanford university hotels and motels guide.
You may also want to consider SLAC Guest House".
You can stay as "SLAC Affiliated Individuals". As your reservation, please
specify the reason of your stay as "attending to the Geant4 tutorial course
organized by SLAC Computing Services". You have to register to the tutorial
course first before you reserve the SLAC Guest House.
Travel
For travel directions to SLAC, see
the Transportation to SLAC.
You may also check the web pages of
the San Francisco International Airport and
the San Jose International Airport
and the section "ground transport" for transportation options.
At the SLAC gate, each of you are requested to show either DoE issued
photo ID for the case of an employee or a registered user of DoE funded labs,
valid drivers license of any of state in US, or a valid passport. Please
inform to the guard at the gate that you are attending to "Geant4 tutorial
course".
Visa Information
Delegates from most countries (see list below) are eligible for the Visa
Waiver Program, and should ask for WB (waiver-business) status at
Immigration on arrival in the US. Family members should ask for WT
(waiver-tourist) status. Citizens of other countries should obtain B-1
(business) visas from the US Embassy or Consulate in their country
before departure. Family members should obtain B-2 (pleasure) visas.
If you are visiting other institutions in the US, check with them
for any additional visa requirements, especially if you anticipate
receiving financial support. Apply early, and note that obtaining
US visas in a country other than your country of citizenship may not
be possible. US Embassies and Consulates are listed
here.
Holders of J-1 or H1-B visas should contact their sponsoring host
institutions if necessary.
The Visa Waiver Program requires travel on a participating airline,
a round-trip ticket, a visit less than 90 days, and a valid passport
from a participating country: Andora, Argentina, Australia, Austria,
Belgium, Bermuda, Brunei, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and Uruguay.
Contact the Tutorial Organizers