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IX^th International Conference on Lactoferrin (9^th ILC) Structure, Function and Applications will be held in Beijing Friendship Hotel (Beijing, China) from October 18 to 22^nd of 2009.

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IX^th International Lactoferrin Conference (9^th ILC) will be held in Beijing Friendship Hotel. The Beijing Friendship Hotel (Beijing youyi binguan) is located in the commercial and business district of Beijing, adjacent to the city's Silicon Valley and several famous technical institutes and universities.

The hotel is uniquely Chinese in style. There are 26 different Dining Halls on the premises serving Continental and Chinese food and the various restaurants can accommodate a total of 3000 people. The hotel is located just 30 kilometers from the Beijing Capital International Airport. Furthermore, it is located 10 kilometers from the Beijing West Railway Station, 15 kilometers from Beijing Tiananmen Square, 60 kilometers from Great Wall.

This pleasant and relaxed hotel was once a favorite haunt for Beijing's foreign correspondents who still congregate in the Hotel Bar (http://www.bjfriendshiphotel.com/english/index.asp).

Rooms at special conference rates will be booked in the Beijing Friendship Hotel and Yanshan Hotel (5-star or 4-star Hotel) listed below.
VERY IMPORTANT: Please, do not book your room directly at Beijing Friendship Hotel and Yanshan Hotel. If you want to benefit from the preferential rates, indicate your preferences in the Electronic Registration Form (link in the Registration section). The logistics secretariat will manage the reservation of your room and it will send you a confirmation mail. Of course, in the case where your choice could not be respected, you will be informed in due time.

Notes: Beijing Friendship Hotel: Fee of an extra bed is €20 per night (suit for less than 12 years old). Fee of breakfast is €8/d/person in Palace or Business room and €4/d/person in Yibin or Jingbin Building.
Yanshan Hotel: Fee of an extra bed is €15 per night (suit for less than 12 years old). Fee of breakfast is €6/d/person.
The Preferential prices in the table are estimated to Price 2008, and the final prices will be determined according to the agreement between the Local Organizing Committee and the Hotels prior to the conference in mid-2009.

Other Hotels around Beijing Friendship Hotel:
Beijing Shangri-La Hotel (http://www.shangri-la.com/) 2.5 km, northeast of the Conference.
Beijing Jadepalace Hotel (http://www.jadepalace.com.cn/index.htm) 3.5 km, south of the Conference.
More Hotel details (http://www.bjhotel.net/beijing-hotels/index.asp)

Hotel	Star	Building name & Room type		Preferential price(€)		Address	Distance from the Conference (km)	Internet Link
				Single	Double/Twin
Beijing Friendship Hotel	*****	Guibin Bldg, with breakfast	Palace	150	158	No.1 ZhongguancunNandajie St., 100873 Beijing Tel: +86-10- 68498888;Fax: +86-10- 68498866	0
			Business	128	136
	****	Yibin Bldg	Standard, with breakfast	78	82
		Jingbin Bldg		62	68
Yanshan Hotel	****	Ordinary Floors, with breakfast	Standard	56.8	62.8	No.38 Zhongguancun St.,100086 BeijingTel: +86-10- 62563388;Fax: +86-10- 62568640	0.3
			Normal Suite	70.8	76.8
	****	Executive Floors	Standard	66.8	72.8
			Suite	86.8	92.8
		with breakfast	Deluxe Suite	160	166
			Yanshan	210	216
	***	Apartments, without breakfast	Standard	35	35
			Suite	45	45
			Deluxe Standard	40	40
			Deluxe Suite (L)	55	55
			Deluxe Suite(XL)	90	90