A limited number of rooms are available in the hostels on campus or in a nearby residency. These rooms will be shared. The approximate cost of the room is Rs. 300/day.

The conference registration covers lunch on all days, and three coffee breaks. Depending on your situation, you may interpret the first coffee break as a late and light breakfast.

The student mess serves breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner as per the following schedule and (walk-in) rates:

1. Breakfast: 07:30 AM to 09:30 AM (Mon-Fri) & 08:00 AM to 10:00 AM (Sat/Sun); INR 50
2. Lunch: 12:15 PM - 2:15 PM; INR 70
3. Snacks: 04.30 PM - 06.00 PM; INR 35
4. Dinner: 07.30 PM - 09.30 PM; INR 70

Please fill out this form to indicate your interest in reserving a hostel room. Please note that availability is limited and requests will be processed first-come, first-serve.

There are two accommodation options offered by the organizers on a first-come, first-serve basis. We detail both options below, noting that participants are encouraged to book sooner than later since availability is limited. International participants would have to be prepared to fill out some additional forms on arrival.

Please fill out this form to indicate your interest in reserving accommodation via one of the two options below. Please note that availability is limited and requests will be processed first-come, first-serve.

Please note that the exact rates shared below are indicative. That said, they are a reasonable approximation to what you can expect to be charged.

1. Guest House

The IIT Gandhinagar Guest House is a facility located on the IIT Gandhinagar campus, and is a five-minute walk from the conference venue.

Room rates are Rs. 2000/- per day exclusive of taxes and breakfast.

The default check-in and check-out times are 02.00 P.M and 12.00 Noon, respectively. An early check-in (i.e, 10AM or later) & late check-out (4PM or earlier) can be availed for 30% of the full day rate, subject to availability.

The conference registration covers lunch on all days, and three coffee breaks. Depending on your situation, you may interpret the first coffee break as a late and light breakfast. The guest house has a dining hall where meals are available as per the following schedule and rates:

2. Fortune Inn Haveli

Fortune Inn Haveli is a contemporary full service hotel run by ITC and located in the city of Gandhinagar. It is a 20 minute commute by car from the venue of the conference. A shuttle service will be provided between the hotel and the conference venue, once in the morning and once in the evening.

Participants who wish to go to their room at other times or miss the shuttle can typically book an Uber to make their way in either direction.

The hotel is a 20 minute drive from the Ahmedabad airport and is 3km away from the Gandhinagar railway station.

The conference rate at the hotel is Rs. 5000/- per day inclusive of taxes and breakfast. The default check-in and check-out times are 02.00 P.M and 12.00 Noon, respectively. Availability at these rates is limited.

If you are applying for a conference visa, and you need supporting documents from conference organizers, please fill out this form.

You should not have any trouble in terms of language barriers in the cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. Most people understand and speak English, and most signage is typically in English as well.

The currency in India is the Indian Rupee (INR). You can exchange your currency at the airport or at any of the local banks. The campus has a bank and an ATM as well. While you will find that QR-code based payment systems, powered by UPI, are increasingly the default at most places, credit and debit cards are still widely accepted, including on campus. Please make sure to enable your cards for international transactions. We recommend carrying some cash for exceptions.

Most places on campus will have WiFi connectivity. We have eduroam, and we will also share the credentials for the local network with you over email and on a Whatsapp group a couple of days ahead of the conference. That said, having some cellular connectivity will be useful for things like booking cabs or using Google maps when outside WiFi range.

The voltage in India is 230V, 50Hz. The standard socket type is the C type, which is the same as the European plug. If you are coming from a country that uses a different type of plug, you would want to keep a travel adapter handy.

Food in the state of Gujarat is predominantly vegetarian and can be spicy. We will ensure that there are milder options available at the conference lunches, but if you have specific dietary restrictions, please do indicate it at the time of registration.

If you have any questions, please let us know!

The conference will be held in a hybrid format and talks will be recorded. A consent form will be shared with you over email, which you could use to opt out of the recording if you desire.

All rooms will have a computer that is already connected to the AV system in the room. It would be simplest to prepare your presentation in a standard format (PDF/HTML/PPT) so that we can load it directly from the in-house system.

If you have a good reason to use your own laptop for the presentation (e.g, fonts available only locally or a Keynote presentation that does not convert well to PPT or PDF), then please carry appropriate connectors if your laptop does not have a HDMI port. It is recommended that you test your setup at least one break in advance of the session that your talk is in. Please ping the session chair or any of the volunteers for help with this.

• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD) is an international airport serving the cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar in Gujarat, India and is a 30-minute drive from IIT Gandhinagar.
• Ahmedabad Junction Railway Station (ADI), locally known as Kalupur station is the main terminus which is very well connected with the other parts of the country.
• Geeta Mandir & Paldi are the bus terminals of Ahmedabad city.

Typically, finding an Uber or getting an auto for coming to our campus is an advanced-beginner level activity, while getting out of campus is more of an intermediate level challenge. We recommend booking cabs or autos in advance, especially for catching flights or trains at odd hours.

Contacts of reliable private service providers will be shared on the participant whatsapp group and over email.

The campus security will have intel about all registered participants, so you should face no hassles coming in, although there is a small ritual of signing in at the gate.

Please see this page for more details about reaching IITGN and this page for general information about the IIT Gandhinagar campus.

The campus is divided into a few key areas:

• Residential (staff and faculty housing)
• Student Hostels (ft. Mess + Coffee/Juice Shops + Amul Shop + Groceries)
• Academic Area (ft. Classrooms + Offices + Labs + Library)
• Sports Complex (ft. Swimming Pools + Climbing Wall + Squash/Badminton/TT Courts + Football/Cricket fields + Running Track + Gym + a Juice Shop)
• Central Arcade (ft. Canara Bank + ATM + Post Office + Medical Center + Dry Cleaning + Vegetable Shop)
• Research Park and Entrepreneurship Cell (ft. industry offices + the startup ecosystem at IITGN)

If you can find the time, feel free to explore the campus during your visit! There are also two EECO shuttles that go around the main areas of the campus every 15 minutes. You can find the schedule here and you can typically ask the security folks at the gate for any help you need in identifying these vehicles.

It is generally a very walkable campus, especially in December, when heat and rain don't get in the way of a good walk. Although we don't have cycle rentals on campus, you can let us know if you would like to borrow one, and we might be able to source something for you informally.

The campus is also generally wheelchair friendly. Here is a video emphasizing this aspect of the campus and here is a blog about a personal experience.

The medical facilities are in the central arcade. The regular number is 079-2395-1116 and the emergency contact is +91-7069795000 (Emergency number). You can find out more about the medical center here.

Eduroam is functional across the campus. WiFi credentials for the local network will also be shared with participants over a Whatsapp group and over email a couple of days ahead of the conference.

In general, you can find out more about our campus from our website and by following the social media accounts. Speaking of, please tag #FSTTCS2024 and #IITGN if you are posting about your conference experience on socials!

All conference talks and the YIM event will be held in one of the following rooms, which are all situated at Academic Block 1:

• AB 1/103 (aka the Jibaben Auditorum)
• AB 1/101 and 1/102 (ground-floor learning theaters)
• AB 1/201 (first-floor learning theatres)

The room on the first floor is accessible via both a ramp and a staircase (no elevators, though).

The posters for RHPL will be displayed in a foyer area right outside the learning theaters.

Academic Block 1 is strategically located in proximity to the main cafeteria, known as the 2 degree cafe. Use that as a guiding landmark to find the venue.

The venue for the conference banquet is (tentatively) the fountain area near Academic Block 1. To find it, follow the crowd!

The venue for the puzzles social is the Center for Creative Learning. Finding the place is the first puzzle to solve.

Please bring a water bottle along, which you can refill at conveniently located water coolers across the campus.

The weather in Gandhinagar in December is typically pleasantly cool and dry. It can be somewhat cold inside the lecture halls if the AC is on. You might want to bring along a light jacket.

Please do bring your own bag(s) and stationery. The registration kits are fun but spartan, so you won't be expanding your conference bag collection this time :)

If you plan on using the gym, the running track, or other indoors sports facilities, you would need to have non-marking shoes. If you plan to use the swimming pool, please bring your own gear.

Animals on campus: IITGN is home to a variety of animals, including dogs, cats, peacocks, snakes, antelopes, hedgehogs, and monkeys. Expect encounters with most of them to be brief and harmless, but exercise caution as needed.

Please note that current campus policies prohibit feeding strays outside designated feeding areas.

Alcoholic drinks are strictly prohibited on campus, both as a matter of campus policy and state law. Smoking is also forbidden in public places.

IIT Gandhinagar has a day care facility on campus which can be availed on request. Kids are welcome to be at any of the talks or socials as well. If you need a volunteer to help out in real-time, please reach out to us!

Gujarat Tourism is a great resource for planning non-trivial outings in Gujarat.

Here are some options that can fit in an evening or half a day of sneaking out:

• Adalaj Stepwell
• Akshardham Temple
• Sabarmati Ashram
• Indroda Nature Park
• Ahmedabad Science City
• Calico Mueseum

A few possibilities for dining out in Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad:

• Udipi Jaya
• Swati Snacks
• Terracotta
• RISE, GIFT City Club
• Mocha at Infocity
• 1944 The Hocco Kitchen at Sargasan