Attachment 1 5 July 2004 - estimated Participant Costs ISDC 2006 Nijmegen
$ euro 1 euro = 1.23 dollar (5 July 2004)
Registration fee low cost
Hotel 147.60 120.00 Catharina hotel, via website 5 July 2004, single room week days, including breakfast and tourist tax:
 euro 30 per night
4 Breakfast 0.00 0.00 alternative: double room for the price of single at Apollo, $85,- including breakfast
3 Lunch 27.68 22.50 Refter Nijmegen University, lunch per person from euro 5.83 to euro 13, average price 7.50
2 Dinners 9.84 8.00 Refter Nijmegen University dinner, euro 3.20 dinner, drinks 0.80
Ground transport 24.60 20.00 price for buses city center - campus, two-way 4 days
Subtotal 209.72 170.50
Registration fee normal
Hotel 346.52 281.72 Apollo hotel, via website 30 June 2004, single room week days, including breakfast: euro 69 per night,
euro 1.42 tourist tax per person per night
4 Breakfast 0.00 0.00 alternative: Belvoir hotel, via web 30 June 2004, single room week days, no breakfast or taxes euro 119 per night
3 Lunch 27.68 22.50 Refter Nijmegen University, lunch per person from euro 5.83 to euro 13, average price 7.50
2 Dinners 49.20 40.00 average price restaurant city centre Nijmegen including drinks euro 20
Ground transport 24.60 20.00 price for buses city center - campus, two-way 4 days
Subtotal 447.99 364.22
Airfare These prices are based on rates given by Travelocity.com on June 30, 2004.
If the bookings are done earlier in the year, it is likely that the fares will be lower.
train airport - venue 40.10 32.6 second class
64.21 52.2 first class
Seoul, Korea
7/26 - 8/1 1625 prices do not include extra hotel nights
7/27 - 8/1 1624
7/28 - 8/1 1624
Total Seoul 2113.09
Brussels, Belgium
7/26 - 8/1 222 prices do not include extra hotel nights
7/27 - 8/1 222
7/28 - 8/1 222
Total Brussels 710.09
Boston, MA
7/26 - 8/1 1100 prices do not include extra hotel nights
7/27 - 8/1 1123
7/28 - 8/1 1173
Total Boston 1661.09
Room rental
places hours/ day cost/ room ($0.49 pph)
Sunday 20 12 117.6
(4 rooms one day) 35 12 205.8
35 8 137.2
70 8 274.4 beamer included
total Monday 735
Monday - Wednesday 20 12 352.8
(1 plenary, 3 days) 35 12 617.4
(11 parallel, 3 days) 35 8 411.6
70 8 823.2 beamer included
76 8 893.76
80 8 940.8
70 8 823.2
40 8 470.4
40 8 470.4
166 8 1952.16 beamer included
166 8 1952.16 beamer included
423 3 1865.43 beamer included
total Mon -Wed 11573.31
Thursday 20 12 117.6
(5 rooms one day) 35 12 205.8
35 8 137.2
70 8 274.4 beamer included
76 8 297.92
total Thursday 1032.92
total costs rooms all days 13341.23
AV equipment
beamers needed in rooms additional costs first day: $215.25
Sunday 1 1 0 0 additional days: half
Mon-Wed 10 4 6 2583
Thursday 3 1 2 215.25
total costs AV equipment 2798.25
Coffee breaks
$ euro
coffee/ cup 0.71 0.58
tea/ cup 0.81 0.66
cake 0.43 0.35
total costs coffee breaks 3774.87 based on 6 breaks for 550 attendees, 1 cup and 1 slice per break
Opening reception
$ euro
per person 9.78 7.95
total costs opening reception 5378.18 based on 550 attendees, wine and toast (no buffet)
Conference banquet
$ euro
per person 61.50 50.00
total costs banquet 33825.00 based on 550 attendees
Total registration costs
opening reception 5378.18
rooms 13341.23
AV equipment 2798.25
coffee breaks 3774.87
banquet 33825.00
$ total registration 59117.53
$ per person 107.49 based on 550 attendees