Sunday the 17th is dedicated to registration, opening talks in the afternoon and welcome cocktail in the evening. On Wednesday afternoon an excursion is planned for swimming at the seaside of the nearby town Zacharo and for sight-seeing at the Kaiafas lake. For pictures of the above and of other interesting places in the region click here. On Thursday evening a conference dinner is planned (optional).

For some pictures of Athens and the region of Attica click here.

Efforts are being made to be able to support partially some students and young researchers. Forms will be provided during the conference for requesting reimbursement in the event that such support becomes available. However, young researchers based in Europe are advised to apply for funding at EMS. For PhD students and recent PhDs (receiving their degree after 2010) based in the US, we expect (pending final award) to receive funds from the NSF to reimburse (up to $1700 USA) travel expenses to attend this conference. Qualified individuals should follow this link to submit an application (a current CV and brief letter from your research advisor or other senior researcher will be required in addition to the application information).

Registration for the Conference is now open. Registrations will be done online through this link. The Registration fees are as follows:

Registration Type	Cost
Normal Registration	€ 270
Student Registration	€ 170
1 Day Participation	€ 80
2 Day Participation	€ 150
3 Day Participation	€ 220

Registration fees include: Access to all conference sessions and to all conference centre facilities, conference material, book of abstracts, 2 daily coffee breaks, the welcome cocktail and the swimming excursion (according to the day), all as described on the conference website.

Participants may pay instantly using their credit card (Visa/Mastercard), or they may choose to pay through the bank. A one-stop-shop software is used for the whole registration process, easyconferences.org. The whole process is easy to use, secure, and can be completed in a few minutes. Please note that participants may not only register for the conference through easyconferences.org, but they can also book their accommodation and transfers.

Please note that the software provides participants with the possibility to complete the registration process in steps/periodically; participants may register for the conference and return later to book and pay for further services like accommodation (subject to availability). The system will accept unlimited changes/updates up to the announced closing date of the online registration process (which will be a few days before commencement of the conference).

Registration Steps

• Create an "easyconferences" account through www.easyconferences.org
• Activate your account by clicking on the activation link sent into your email account
• Log into easyconferences.org and create your Knots2016 registration order form
• Settle securely your order through the online credit card payment method

Most participants are expected to be staying at the IOA Conference Center during the conference. The rooms are clean and basic and air-conditioned. Accommodation is offered in the IOA at the following rates:

Full Board Single Room	€ 98.00
Full Board Double Room	€ 142.00
Full Board Double (Shared) Room	€ 71.00
Full Board Dormitory	€ 45.00

The above rates include bed, breakfast, lunch, dinner, VAT (23%) and all taxes.
The participants who wish to use the accommodation offered by the IOA may select their preferred accommodation via the registration form. Note that the availability of the rooms at the IOA might be limited (depending on the number of participants). The IOA's sport facilities (including swimming pool, basketball, tennis, volleyball, football) are available to all participants and accompanying persons. For any enquiries concerning the IOA, please contact Ms Stella Tachtara at: s.tachtara@ioa.org.gr

For participants who do not wish to use the IOA accommodation we provide below an indicative list of hotels in the nearby town of Olympia, walking distance about 20 minutes. However, no special arrangement has been made with any of them. In this case, it is suggested to book a room as near as possible to the IOA; due to hot weather during the month of July, walking long distances may not be recommended.

1. The Arty Grand Hotel (5*)
www.artygrandhotel.gr
E-mail: info@artygrandhotel.gr
Tel.: +30 26240 26000, + 30 210 9213337

2. Olympion Asty Hotel (4*)
www.olympionasty.gr
E-mail: olasty@otenet.gr
Tel.: +30 26240 23665, +30 26240 23667

3. Hotel Europa (4*)
www.hoteleuropa.gr
E-mail: hoteleuropa@hoteleuropa.gr
Tel.: + 30 26240 22650, + 30 26240 23850, + 30 26240 23650
Fax: +30 26240 23166

4. Hotel Antonios (4*)
www.hotelantonios.gr
E-mail: info@olympiahotels.gr, hotel-antonios@olympiahotels.gr
Tel.: + 30 26240 22547, + 30 26240 22348, + 30 26240 22349
Fax.: + 30 26240 22112

5. Olympic Village Hotel (4*)
www.olympicvillagehotel.com
Email: htlolvil@otenet.gr
Tel.: +30 26240 22211
Fax: +30 26240 22812

6. Amalia Hotel (4*)
www.amaliahotelolympia.gr
E-mail: Olympia@amaliahotels.com
Tel.: + 30 26240 22190
Fax: + 30 26240 22444

Participants are expected and advised to arrive in Athens on Saturday the 16th July. From Athens center and Athens airport they will be taken by private ground transportation to the IOA. (Reaching the IOA by public means is very complicated).

There will be two coaches on Saturday afternoon to the IOA and one on Sunday morning. Late arrivals would have to stay overnight in Athens and take the coach to the IOA on Sunday morning. The duration of travel to the IOA is about 5 hours.

All buses will be departing from Syntagma square, Athens centre, more precisely, from Filellinon 6 & Othonos Street (in front of the Alpha Bank). All buses will stop over at the Athens airport at the level of arrivals. Passengers will be gathering at the Information desk (EXIT 3) and will be taken by volunteers at the the corner of the Terminal building right after EXIT 5.

Participants are expected to leave the IOA on Friday the 22nd or on Saturday the 23rd July. There will be coaches to Athens on Friday evening and Saturday morning. The timetable for the transportation from Athens to the IOA and back is as follows:

	Departure from Athens centre	Departure from Athens Airport
Bus 1 (Saturday 16/07)	16:00	16:45
Bus 2 (Saturday 16/07)	18:00	18:45
Bus 3 (Sunday 17/07)	10:00	10:45

	Departure from the IOA
Bus 1 (Friday 22/07)	15:30
Bus 2 (Friday 22/07)	16:30
Bus 3 (Saturday 23/07)	07:00

The participants who wish to use the transportation arranged by the conference may make reservations via the registration form. The cost is 50 euros per person for each trip. Please make sure that you also indicate your flight details in the registration form, when you make reservations for the transportation.

Click here for the link to the International Olympic Academy map.

There is a direct bus from the Athens Airport to the Kifissos Bus Station, called X93. You can find the times of departure at Google Maps.

Here you can find the buses timetable in Greek and here is the buses timetable translated. You have to go from Athens to Pyrgos (the nearby capital) and from there to take a taxi to Ancient Olympia. Note that some times the bus schedules may change (we think unlikely). If you need further arrangements (e.g. taxi arrangement), please contact Mr Skaliarakis of the IOA: c.skaliarakis@ioa.org.gr.

Here is the online site where you can buy a ticket for the bus to Pyrgos. There is no English version but Google Chrome does almost a good job in translating it. Just have in mind that it translates Pyrgos to Tower.