STATS 2006 will begin on Monday, 13^th November at 9:00 hours. All those delegates who wish to join STATS 2006 will have to be in Jamshedpur, either by Sunday, 12^th November evening or latest by 13^th November morning. Whether the delegates arrive in Jamshedpur/Ranchi/Kolkata by rail/road/ air, special volunteers will be available at the railway station/airport to guide them to their respective destinations. If the organisers know where the delegates will be staying, the registration kits will be handed over latest by Sunday, 12^th November, evening. Since many delegates are expected to transit between Howrah and Tatanagar, both before and after NMD-ATM 2006, special bogies/reserved seats have been arranged in trains, through South Eastern Railway. The details of these facilities that can be availed off by the delegates only through prior booking (made either through the Organisers or the Travel Agent) are given below:

Howrah (Kolkata) to Tatanagar (Jamshedpur)

Date: 12^th November 2006:
GEETANJALI EXPRESS; TRAIN NO. 2860       TIME: 14:00 hours
One air conditioned reserved bogie with 72 seats.

STEEL EXPRESS; TRAIN NO. 2813       TIME: 17:30 hours
Two air conditioned reserved bogies with 144 seats.

Date: 13^th November 2006:
JAN SHATABDI EXPRESS; TRAIN NO. 2021       TIME: 06:00 hours
50 reserved seats.

Tatanagar to Howrah

Date: 16^th November 2006:
JAN SHATABDI EXPRESS; TRAIN NO. 2022       TIME: 17:00 hours.
Two air conditioned bogies with 144 seats.

Date: 17^th November 2006:
STEEL EXPRESS; TRAIN NO. 2814       TIME: 06:15 hours
One air conditioned reserved bogie with 72 seats.

Similarly, special bus arrangements have been made to bring the delegates by road from Ranchi airport to Jamshedpur - the exact schedule of this service will be included in the Fourth Circular (October 2006).

All the delegates are requested to contact Eastern Travels, the official Travel Agent for the November event, giving their travel schedule, at:

Eastern Travels, Narbheram Chambers, Second Floor, Main Road,
Bistupur, Jamshedpur - 831001.
Ph. No. (0657) 2431429 / 2424922 / 2433188.
Fax. (0657) 2431407 E:mail: easterntravels@yahoo.co.in