Games, Epidemics and Behavior
FAQ
  1. Travel. How do I get to to Bengaluru?
    You need to book your own travel.

    ICTS will cover (reimburse) you for travel by the shortest route as follows:
    Faculty/Scientist - Air India
    Post-doctoral Fellows - II-Tier AC
    PhD Students - III-Tier AC

    If you choose an alternate mode of transport (e.g. you are a student and choose to fly) then you will get reimbursed only up to the cost of the mode you are eligible for (III-Tier AC in the case of the student).

    Taxi from home to airport and from airport to ICTS is also covered.
     

  2. Reimbursement. How do I get reimbursed?
    Only invited participants will get reimbursed.Overseas participants will be contacted directly by the organizers regarding their roundtrip ticket to India.For all domestic reimbursements, ICTS will require ticket copies (mentioning the fare), boarding passes if applicable as well as local transportation receipts. The reimbursement form is at this link. Reimbursement forms will also be available at the registration desk and filled, signed forms with supporting documents may be given back at the desk or mailed to program [at] icts [dot] res [dot] in
     
  3. Accommodation. Where do I stay?
    All outstation invited participants are being provided accommodation at:
    Ramanashree California Resort
    Ananthapura Gate, Yelahanka,
    Doddaballapur Rd, Bengaluru, KA 560064.
    Contact: +91-80-40400900
     
  4. Faculty and Scientists will get individual rooms while PhD students and post-doctoral fellows will be accommodated 2 to a room. The block of rooms has already been reserved (and paid for) from the afternoon of June 26 to the forenoon of July 2 - no confirmation or payment is needed for this period. If additional stay is required it must be directly arranged with the hotel with separate payment. Shuttle service is provided for moving participants between the hotel and the ICTS campus - more details will be forthcoming.
     
  5. Meals. What will I get to eat?
    For participants staying at the hotel, breakfast will be provided at the hotel. Lunch, dinner and coffee/tea/biscuits will be provided at ICTS. No payment is needed for any meals or beverages.
    On 26 June, 2016 dinner will be arranged for all participants staying at Ramanashree in the hotel itself. Details will be shared.
  6. Schedule. Who is talking and when?
    A separate link has been posted with the entire schedule for the week from June 26 to July 1.
     
  7. Local Transport. How do I get to ICTS?
    A regular bus service runs between NCBS, IISc and ICTS - here is the schedule.
  8. Rump Session. I see that the schedule lists Rump Sessions on Wed afternoon. What are these?
    Rump Sessions are loosely organized sessions designed to encourage collaboration and solicit input from experts. Participants may give informal/impromptu and brief talks involving new problems or areas, speculations, and opinions or points of view and preliminary work.  Rather than have participants miss sessions in order to collaborate, the goal of these sessions is to get people talking to one another in a public polymath-style forum. Researchers, particularly junior researchers or those new to an area, can avail of the opportunity to get pointers and feedback on their research. Participants are welcome to announce new results though it is not primarily for time-stamping or advertising one's work.
  9. What are the details of the transportation arrangement from the hotel to ICTS and back each day?
    Vehicle will be arranged for all the participants from the hotel to ICTS and back each day during the program hours.