Conference venue
The choice of proposed venue is Jin Jiang International Hotel TaiCang. The five-star hotel is within the economic development zone of TaiCang city and it is a new landmark of the city with outstanding appearance. Convenient and strategic location, less than 40 minutes' drive to airport, is to discuss trade, tourism and the ideal holiday home. The hotel consists of 316 guest rooms and suites in 5 types, Superior, Japanese Style, Chinese Style, Executive Style and Presidential Suite. We also offer indoor banquet ball room and functional rooms. With advanced fieldwork facilities and equipment, the hotel offers first-class service for international conferences or all kinds of banquets. The landscape dining restaurant, the highest restaurant in TaiCang, is located at 19th floor, offering breathtaking view of the city and first class service. More information please check http://www.tcjjhotel.com/en/
Map of venue
Transportation
Taicang is 50 km away from both Suzhou and Shanghai metropolises, and the driving times to Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and Shanghai Pudong Airport are one and a half hours, respectively. Unfortunately, there is no railway station in Taicang now. But it is convenient to go Taicang by bus. There are buses every one hour between Shanghai and Taicang and every twenty minutes between Suzhou and Taicang.
Transportation from Shanghai to Taicang:
Shanghai bus station is at the Northern Square of Shanghai Railway station.
Table 1. Transportation from airport to Shanghai Railway station
Start | To | Transportation |
---|---|---|
Pudong airport | Shanghai Railway station | Airport Bus No.5 |
Hongqiao airport (Terminal 2) | Shanghai Railway station | Subway line 2: Hongqiao Railway station to Renmin square station Subway line 1: Renmin square station to Shanghai Railway station |
There are buses leaving every one hour from Shanghai bus station (No. 1666, Zhongxing Road) to Taicang (See table 2). More information please see www.zxjt.sh.cn.
Table 2. Bus Timetable from Shanghai to Taicang
Time | Price(RMB) | Time | Price(RMB) |
---|---|---|---|
8:00 | 20 | 13:00 | 20 |
8:20 | 20 | 13:20 | 20 |
8:40 | 20 | 13:40 | 20 |
9:00 | 20 | 14:00 | 20 |
9:20 | 20 | 15:00 | 20 |
9:40 | 20 | 16:00 | 20 |
10:00 | 20 | 16:20 | 20 |
11:00 | 20 | 16:50 | 20 |
12:00 | 20 | 17:20 | 20 |
12:20 | 20 | 17:50 | 20 |
12:40 | 20 | 18:25 | 20 |
Transportation from Suzhou to Taicang:
All the three bus station, Suzhou Southern Bus Station, Suzhou Northern Bus Station and Suzhou Northern Square Station (at the Suzhou Railway Station), have buses from Suzhou to Taicang (See the following table). There are buses every twenty minutes from Suzhou to Taicang. More information, please see http://221.224.77.214:8081/wsdg_suzhou/.
Table 3. Bus Timetable from Suzhou to Taicang
Bus Station | Time | Price(RMB) | Bus Station | Time | Price(RMB) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northern Square Station | 6:00 | 24 | Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 12:40 | 24 |
Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 6:20 | 24 | Suzhou Southern Bus Station | 12:40 | 24 |
Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 6:40 | 24 | Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 12:55 | 20 |
Northern Square Station | 7:00 | 24 | Northern Square Station | 13:00 | 24 |
Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 7:00 | 24 | Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 13:00 | 24 |
Suzhou Southern Bus Station | 7:10 | 24 | Suzhou Southern Bus Station | 13:10 | 24 |
Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 7:20 | 24 | Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 13:20 | 24 |
Northern Square Station | 7:30 | 20 | Northern Square Station | 13:30 | 20 |
Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 7:40 | 24 | Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 13:40 | 24 |
Suzhou Southern Bus Station | 7:40 | 24 | Suzhou Southern Bus Station | 13:40 | 24 |
Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 7:55 | 20 | Northern Square Station | 14:00 | 24 |
Northern Square Station | 8:00 | 24 | Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 14:00 | 24 |
Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 8:00 | 24 | Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 14:10 | 20 |
Northern Square Station | 8:10 | 20 | Suzhou Southern Bus Station | 14:10 | 24 |
Suzhou Southern Bus Station | 8:10 | 24 | Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 14:20 | 24 |
Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 8:20 | 24 | Northern Square Station | 14:25 | 20 |
Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 8:30 | 20 | Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 14:40 | 24 |
Suzhou Southern Bus Station | 8:30 | 24 | Suzhou Southern Bus Station | 14:40 | 24 |
Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 8:40 | 24 | Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 14:45 | 20 |
Suzhou Southern Bus Station | 8:50 | 24 | Northern Square Station | 15:00 | 24 |
Northern Square Station | 9:00 | 24 | Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 15:00 | 24 |
Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 9:00 | 24 | Northern Square Station | 15:05 | 20 |
Northern Square Station | 9:10 | 20 | Suzhou Southern Bus Station | 15:05 | 24 |
Suzhou Southern Bus Station | 9:15 | 24 | Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 15:20 | 24 |
Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 9:20 | 24 | Suzhou Southern Bus Station | 15:25 | 24 |
Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 9:30 | 20 | Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 15:30 | 20 |
Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 9:40 | 24 | Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 15:40 | 24 |
Suzhou Southern Bus Station | 9:40 | 24 | Suzhou Southern Bus Station | 15:40 | 24 |
Northern Square Station | 9:50 | 20 | Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 16:00 | 24 |
Northern Square Station | 10:00 | 24 | Suzhou Southern Bus Station | 16:00 | 24 |
Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 10:00 | 24 | Northern Square Station | 16:10 | 24 |
Suzhou Southern Bus Station | 10:10 | 24 | Suzhou Southern Bus Station | 16:25 | 24 |
Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 10:15 | 20 | Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 16:30 | 24 |
Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 10:20 | 24 | Suzhou Southern Bus Station | 16:40 | 24 |
Northern Square Station | 10:30 | 20 | Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 16:50 | 24 |
Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 10:40 | 24 | Suzhou Southern Bus Station | 17:00 | 24 |
Suzhou Southern Bus Station | 10:40 | 24 | Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 17:20 | 24 |
Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 10:50 | 20 | Suzhou Southern Bus Station | 17:20 | 24 |
Northern Square Station | 11:00 | 24 | Northern Square Station | 17:30 | 24 |
Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 11:00 | 24 | Northern Square Station | 17:35 | 20 |
Northern Square Station | 11:10 | 20 | Suzhou Southern Bus Station | 17:40 | 24 |
Suzhou Southern Bus Station | 11:10 | 24 | Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 17:50 | 24 |
Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 11:20 | 24 | Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 17:55 | 20 |
Northern Square Station | 11:30 | 20 | Suzhou Southern Bus Station | 18:00 | 24 |
Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 11:40 | 24 | Northern Square Station | 18:15 | 20 |
Suzhou Southern Bus Station | 11:40 | 24 | Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 18:20 | 24 |
Northern Square Station | 12:00 | 24 | Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 18:50 | 24 |
Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 12:00 | 24 | Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 18:55 | 20 |
Northern Square Station | 12:10 | 20 | Northern Square Station | 19:10 | 20 |
Suzhou Southern Bus Station | 12:10 | 24 | Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 21:40 | 24 |
Suzhou Northern Bus Station | 12:20 | 24 | Northern Square Station | 22:00 | 24 |
Transportation from Taicang Bus Station to the venue:
The venue is near with Taicang Bus Station.
By Bus: Can take bus no. 102 and 113 to Wuyang Square (五洋广场). About 20 minutes.
By Taxi: 10 minutes and about 15 RMB
History
Local Organizers
Suzhou Zhengxing Translational Bioinformatics Co. Ltd.
Soochow University
QIAGEN (Suzhou)
Translational Medicine Center
Suzhou Industrial Park
Institute Of Services Outsourcing
Organizer
Taicang Center for Translational Bioinformatics
Key laboratory of Systems biology, CAS
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