The workshop will be held in Huanchen International Hotel Hangzhou (杭州华辰国际饭店), 25 Pinghai Road, Hangzhou (杭州市平海路25号).

The closest Airport to Hangzhou is the Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport. Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH), located in Xiaoshan District about 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) away from downtown Hangzhou, has domestic flight connections with major Chinese cities, including Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Xian, and Guangzhou, and international connections with Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore.

Flight:

• Option 1: Fly to Beijing, and then fly from Beijing to Hangzhou. Capital International Airport (PEK) services the largest number of international and domestic airlines, about 200 in total.United Airlines (UA) offers a non-stop service between Beijing and Washington, Chicago and San Francisco. At Beijing Airport, passengers from the United States can get connecting flights to Hangzhou on the same day.
  
  
• Option 2: Fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, then take Bus directly from the airport to Hangzhou. Bus leaves for Hangzhou every 1.5 hours (10:30, 12:00, 13:30, 15:30, 17:30, 19:30, fare is 100 Yuan) and it will take about 3 hours. Please see http://www.redflag.info/shanghai/shanghai-airport-bus-pudong.htm . Alternatively, take a taxi or Airport Bus to Shanghai South Railway Station, then take a train (high speed) to Hangzhou (Shanghai South Railway Station<---> Hangzhou) Airport Line 7: Pudong International Airport (7:50 - 23:00) <---> Shanghai South Railway Station (South Square) (6:50 - 21:30), Interval: 30 minutes. Price: CNY20. More info on Travel to Hangzhou from Shanghai ( http://www.wikihow.com/Travel-to-Hangzhou-from-Shanghai).

Hangzhou is located 180 km southwest of Shanghai. As one of the most renowned and prosperous cities of China for much of the last 1,000 years, Hangzhou is well-known for its historic relics and natural beauty and has been ranked as one of the ten most scenic cities in China. The widely expressed Chinese proverb, "in heaven there is paradise and on earth there are Hangzhou and Suzhou" combined with the words of Marco Polo who described this place as, "the most beautiful and magnificent city in the world" have helped to make Hangzhou one of the biggest tourist attractions in the entire country. Hangzhou is a city with a rich history and culture, spanning back over 2000 years. The city first made a name for itself in the sixth century, when the Grand Canal opened up and linked the area to other centers of trade such as Suzhou. The Song dynasty helped to make Hangzhou famous when they moved the imperial family here in the 12th Century. With its inviting views and outstanding scenery, the West Lake soon became popular with numerous artists, poets and painters seeking inspiration in this little bit of "paradise". Today, Hangzhou (the capital of Zhejiang province) has a population of 6.11 million. The "West Lake" provides the idyllic image of Hangzhou that most people leave with. This huge circular fresh water lake, covering 3km from north to south and 3kms from east to west, is surrounded by hills on three sides and the city on the fourth. Two picture- postcard causeways cross the lake and three islands float in the middle. There are numerous historical relics and sights scattered about the Lake, including the famous Buddhist temple, Lingyin Temple. You can see many of Hangzhou's sights in a couple of days. However, this is a nice place to relax and do some good walking and eating so if possible, plan to spend at least a few days here.

Zhejiang California International NanoSystems Institute (ZCNI) is a first of its kind research and technology innovation platform in China established on June, 2005 at Hangzhou, Zhejiang, which is the joint effort among Zhejiang Provincial Government, Zhejiang University (ZJU), California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), and whose mission is to accelerate the application of nanotechnology in biology, medicine, material, information technology, chemistry etc. ZCNI strives to become the catalyst of the integration of academics and industry,the accelerator of the development of Zhejiang science and technology and the new engine of the evolution of Zhejiang society and economy.