General Information >> About Korea

LANGUAGE

The official language of the conference will be English and all papers should

be written and presented in English.

No facility of simultaneous interpretation will be available on site.

VISA

Any foreign visitor wishing to enter the Republic of Korea must have a valid

passport. Visitors with confirmed outbound tickets may stay in Korea up to 30

days without visas; exceptions to this apply to: citizens from Cambodia, China,

India, Iran, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Palestine, the Philippines, Sri Lanka

and Vietnam in Asia - Nigeria and Ghana in Africa - Russia, Ukraine, Belarus,

Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan,

Kyrgyzstan, Georgia and Macedonia in Europe - Cuba in the Americas.

CUSTOMS

An oral and written declaration for baggage must be made to the custom

officer upon entry.

VACCINATION AND HEALTH

Vaccination certificates are not required for admission to the Republic of Korea.

CLIMATE

Seoul's average temperature in November is 6.3°C.

CURRENCY

The unit of Korean currency is the Won (indicated as KRW). Coin denominations

are KRW 10, 50, 100, and 500. Bank notes of KRW 1,000, 5,000, and 10,000 are

frequently used. The exchange rate is subject to change with market fluctuations.

As of November 2008, one US dollar is equivalent to about 1,400 Korean Won.

ELECTRICITY

In Korea, most of buildings have outlets for 220 volts only. Occasionally, outlets

for both 100 and 220 volts are available.

Always check the power supply before using electric equipment.

INTERNET

The conference rooms will have wired network drops and power drops, but attendees should bring your own Ethernet cables.