[FPSPACE] Space Development: Theory & Practice - International Workshop

[David Woods]

Folks,

I have heard back from the Vika who heads you the YSC group at Bauman 
Moscow State University that will be running this year's Space 
Development: Theory & Practice - International Workshop.  See 
http://ysc.sm.bmstu.ru/eng/sdtp/  for details. 

Vika has provided a breakdown of prices, all in Euro's.  I am not sure 
what the current conversion is, but it is easy to look up.  Vika 
emphasized to me that there is an absolute deadline of April 20 for 
those who plan to register to attend, because visas have to be arranged 
for.  To garantee that all of that will be in place by the time of the 
workshop, that is the date they have to work with.

Now regarding prices:
    First time participants:
        Student price: Total: 1550 EUR
        Non-student price: Total: 1800 EUR
    Second-time participants receive a 10% discount.
        Student price: 1395 EUR
        Non-student price: 1620 EUR
    Third-time participants receive a 15% discount.
        Student price: 1320 EUR
        Non-student price:  1530 EUR
    Four and more times participants receive a 20% discount.
        Student price: 1240 EUR
        Non-student price: 1440 EUR

Group leaders organizing an attending group are entitled to a discount 
as well, depending upon the number of leaders and students who will be 
attending.

These prices include the workhop registration fees, hotel room, meals 
(breakfast only for the cultural programs), ground transportation 
including transportation from the airport to the hotel and from the 
hotel to the airport, space facility entrance fees, and all program 
materials. The price of the cultural programs covers breakfast, 
transportation, and entrance tickets to the theaters and museums listed 
in the workshop program.

Participants are responsible for their own airfare to and from Moscow, 
medical insurance, visa application fees and costs of a personal nature.

I also asked about the Energia Museum, because it was not listed in the 
program agenda and yet is was listed as an excursion site.  Vika 
indicates that the Energia Museum was closed for reconstruction, so it 
had been removed from the agenda.  The same was true for the Energomash 
Museum.  Both museums were opened in January and they are making 
arrangements to include them in the overall program agenda.  The Energia 
Museum is like our NASM with such artifacts as Gagarin's Vostok-1 
capsule, as well as Vostok-6 (first woman in space), Voskhod-1 (first 
three man crew), Voskhod-2 (first EVA), several Soyuz capsules including 
one that you can climb into, etc.  Energomash features numerous launch 
vehicle engines.  All are quite impressive so I am glad participants 
will get to see them.

I also asked about Orevo that features an R-7 SS-6 ICBM, an LK manned 
lunar lander, etc.  The facility does look different, but that is only 
because is has undergone some minor renovations as well.

So I hope that helps with all of those who are giving serious 
consideration about attending.  If time and circumstances permitted, I 
would be going again myself.

Dave