KDD2015 Registration Systems

KDD2015 authors and participants can choose to register KDD2015 by clicking the following link to pay in USD.

• USD: https://www.regonline.com/kdd2015

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Built around the attractions of a working harbor, Sydney is the largest and most dynamic economy in the country, with a highly skilled, multi-lingual workforce and quality lifestyle.

The visual excitement and variety of the harbor city is matched by the diversity and energy of its four million people. High-rise buildings of the central business district look across the water at green headlands of national parks and comfortable garden suburbs. To the west, the World Heritage Blue Mountains stand as a spectacular barrier to the inland, while the ever-changing moods of the Pacific Ocean dominate the beaches, which stretch for miles north and south from the forbidding cliffs of Sydney Heads. Sydney’s cultural scene is vibrant. The unique Sydney Opera House with its graceful sails is home to the Australian Opera, Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Australian Chamber Orchestra, as well as the Australian Ballet and the Sydney Theatre Company.

Sydney experiences year round temperature climate. Sydney’s subtropical climate gives average temperatures ranging from 16 C in the winter months to 26 C in summer. November is spring in Australia, a time of year when you can enjoy average maximum temperature of 24 C/ 75 F.

For more information, visit the Sydney destination website

Popular Sydney attractions include:

• Sydney Opera House at Circular Quay. Also offers great views of the Harbour Bridge
• The Rocks – walk around Sydney's historical centre – an easy walk from Circular Quay. You can also walk to the Harbour Bridge from here
• Sydney Harbour Bridge
• Darling Harbour, accessible from Sydney CBD
• Royal Botanic Gardens in Macquarie Street
• Bondi Beach – plenty of buses from the city
• Manly Beach – accessible by ferry from Circular Quay
• Blue Moutains – day trip from Sydney by train (or hire a car)
• Chinatown – in Sydney's Haymarket area
• Queen Victoria Building – Sydney CBD on George Street
• Kings Cross – not far from Sydney CBD – take a train or bus

• Flights: www.qantas.com.au
• Airport: www.sydneyairport.com.au
• Tours: www.visitnsw.com
• Visitor centre: www.shfa.nsw.gov.au/sydney-For_visitors-Sydney_Visitor_Centres.htm
• Toursim: corporate.tourism.nsw.gov.au
• Sydney guide: www.sydneyguide.net.au/sydney_tourist_information.html
• Australian map and directions: http://www.whereis.com
• Bus: www.sydneybuses.info/timetables.htm
• Bus: www.131500.com.au
• Rail: www.cityrail.info/timetable/index.jsp

General information about visa applications

It is recommended that all overseas KDD2015 participants carefully read the following document from the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship: Visa options for business events such as conferences, meetings or seminars

Participants may need to apply for a visa online, via ETA, or a paper-based application. Some overseas KDD2015 participants need to apply for a business visa in order to visit Australia. The passport which you hold determines whether you can apply online, or if you need to lodge a paper-based application. The following information will help you identify the right visa and application process applicable to you. http://www.immi.gov.au/Visit/Pages/Visit.aspx

For those participants from eVisitor eligible countries, information can be found at http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/tourist/evisitor/. Applications can be completed at http://www.immi.gov.au/e_visa/evisitor.htm.

For participants from Electronic Authority Travel (ETA) eligible countries, information can be found at http://www.immi.gov.au/e_visa/eta.htm. Applications can be completed at http://www.eta.immi.gov.au/.

All other passport holders need to submit a paper-based application for a Business (Short Stay) visa. To determine type, please see: http://www.immi.gov.au/Visit/Pages/conferences-events.aspx

For the relevant documentation: see http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/business/_pdf/456-checklist.pdf.

For the Australian visa office nearest to your current place of residence: see http://www.immi.gov.au/contacts/overseas/index.htm.

A visa application charge of $AUD105 will need to be paid when applying for this visa.

More information about the 456 visa is available at http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/business/456/.

Please lodge visa applications at least 6–8 weeks before your intended date of travel to Australia (or allow at least two weeks for online visa applications).

Australia's health and character requirements

• Fact Sheet 79 – The Character Requirement
• Fact Sheet 22 – The Health Requirement

Enquiries

For enquiries, please contact the International Events Coordinator Network (IECN).

Online enquiries: Complete the online form to register to attend this conference and receive further advice. See: IECN Enquiry Form

Contact details
Telephone: Monday – Friday 9.00 am - 5.00 pm (AEST)
1300 550 684 (in Australia – for the cost of a local call)
+61 1300 550 684 (outside Australia – standard call charges apply).

Visa Support Letter

• ACM is able to provide visa support letters to attendees as well as authors with accepted papers, posters, or members of the conference committee.
• For visa support letters, refer all requests to supportletters@acm.org. Those requesting a letter should allow up to one week to receive it. All requests are handled in the order they are received. The information below should be included with the request.
• Name (as it appears on attendee’s passport) and mailing address
• The name of the conference attendees is registering for
• Attendee’s registration confirmation number
• Authors may indicate their paper title. Speakers can provide the title of their talk.
• Include a fax number or email address of where letter can be sent

For any registration inquiries, please e-mail Brooke Daley at registration2015@kdd.org