FSE 2023

March 20-24 2023

Beijing, China

Main Event in China

Looking for information about attending FSE 2023, but cannot come to China? There is also an in-person attendance option in Japan, as well as a virtual attendance option.

Special hotel rates are now available! Please use the appropriate button below to book your stay.

Beijing Continental booking (English) Beijing Continental booking (Chinese) North Star Huiyan service apartments booking (Chinese)

The conference will be held at the Beijing International Convention Center (BICC), which is located at the north center of Beijing. The airports (BCIA and PKX) are served by many airlines including Air China, Deutsche Lufthansa AG, American, Air France, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Inc. The transportation in Beijing is very convenient: metro, taxi, rental car services, bus, and local trains are all available.

Banquet

The banquet will take place at the well-known Fangshan restaurant.

Views of the exterior of the restaurant, with fu dogs flanking the steps, and the interior which has gold lofted ceilings with red trim
Views of the exterior of the restaurant, with fu dogs flanking the steps, and the interior which has gold lofted ceilings with red trim

Excursion

The excursion will be to the National Museum of China (more information about the museum is available in English and Chinese).

inside the front entrance to the National Museum of China, large columns in front of tall windows reflect on a marble floor (photograph by Scott Gunn)
A view of the inside entrance of the National Museum of China (photograph by Scott Gunn)

Dinner

The dinner will take place at the Continental Café inside the Continental Grand hotel.

Views of the interior of the dining room at the Continental Café, with a circular cut-out ceiling and golden wave-like lighting
Views of the interior of the dining room, with a circular cut-out ceiling and golden wave-like lighting

Visas

It is imperative that authors and attendees allow sufficient time to obtain visas. The time to do so can vary widely and an interview at a consulate may be required.

The China Consular Service Network has more information about obtaining a visa to travel to China. You may also need additional information about types and the process of obtaining a Chinese visa. The time to obtain a visa can vary widely, depending on where you are traveling from. Please note that an interview at a consulate may be required.

Covid Information

According to the notice of the civil aviation administration, from March 1, 2023 (local time), 17 countries are allowed to take direct flights to China with replacing nucleic acid detection with antigen detection, and truthfully declaring the nucleic acid or antigen detection results 48 hours before boarding to the customs for a health declaration, and the airlines will not check the nucleic acid detection certificates or antigen detection results before boarding.

The 17 countries are Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Laos, the United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Russia, New Zealand, Maldives, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Egypt, Switzerland, and Hungary.

Invitation Letters

Requests for invitation letters need to be received by some date.

Conference attendees who require a visa will typically need an invitation letter from the General Chairs. To expedite the process, please provide as many of the following pieces of information as possible in your request:

We hope that you will be able to attend FSE 2023 and help us make the conference a great success.