Travel & Stay
Accommodation for Delegates at Amritapuri Campus
A limited amount of shared accommodation will be available on campus and will be allotted on a first come - first served basis. Registrants may indicate their preference for their stay at campus in the registration module.
Write to bioquest.accommodation@am.amrita.edu for any queries related to accommodation.
In case you prefer to stay elsewhere, please contact the hotels directly and ask for discounted rates for Amrita.
Hotels near the Conference Venue
Delegates are requested to make their own hotel reservations directly with the hotel of their choice in the Amritapuri area. Hotels listed have offered a courtesy discount for AmritaBIOQuest 2013 guests.
We will also provide transportation between venue and hotel.
The Raviz,
Thevally, Mathilil PO, Kollam,
Phone:+91 474 2751111, +91 474 2741111
http://theraviz.com/Royal Garden,
Nagiarkulangara PO, Harippad, Alapuzha
Phone: +91 479 2404000
http://www.theroyalegardens.com/Royal Regency,
Oachira, Kollam
Phone:+91 476 2698888, +919496322308
http://www.royaleregency.comVijaya Palace,
Chavara, Kollam
Phone:+91 476 2682910,2682912, +919847127926
http://www.vijayapalace.comKC Center,
Karunagappally
Phone:+91 476 2625987, +919496006960
http://www.kccentre.com
Delegates Transportation
For Delegates who need transportation from the Trivandrum or the Kochi Airports to their hotel near the Amritapuri Campus, go to the Pre-Paid Taxi counter near baggage claim inside the airport once you arrive. Purchase a ticket for a taxi to take you to your hotel. The cost will be approximately $60 one way from Trivandrum Airport and approximately $75 from the Kochi Airport.
For your ride back to the airport, let us know when you check in for the meeting, and we will make arrangements for your taxi. Similar costs will prevail.
Transportation between venue(Amrita University, Amritapuri campus) and major hotels where the delegates stay will be arranged by the organizers.
For queries related to travel, please write to bioquest.travel@am.amrita.edu
Registration & other Assistance
Registration desk during the conference will be open from the afternoon of 10th August at the main entrance of the University main building, Amritapuri campus.
Please send email to bioquest.info@am.amrita.edu for any of your registration related questions.
CONFERENCE
BIOQUEST 2013 will provide an ideal forum to discuss exciting and emerging multidisciplinary themes related to the use of biotechnology in addressing pertinent societal needs. The conference will focus on the ways in which research areas such as translational medicine, nanotechnology, neuroscience, genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics and bioengineering contribute to alleviating human suffering and improving the quality of life. This conference, which is being hosted by the Amrita School of Biotechnology, will serve as an ideal platform for distinguished experts from diverse areas of biotechnology to come together, share and exchange ideas.