IFAC'96: 13th World Congress
Social and Industrial Tours



Tours with insufficient registration will be canceled and the fees returned.

UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRIAL TOURS

Tour 1: Stanford Univeristy
Tour 2: Nasa Ames and Measurex
Tour 3: University of California and Kenetech Windpower

SOCIAL TOURS

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Tour 1: Get Acquainted with San Francisco
Tour 2: Historical Walking Tour
Tour 3: Alcatraz
Tour 4: San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies Baseball Game
Tour 5: Fun Run CANCELED
Tour 6: Filoli Estate and Gardens Tour, Lunch and Drive through Stanford University CANCELED
Tour 7: Backstreets of Chinatown and Dim Sum Lunch
Tour 8: Monte Carlo Dinner Cruise
Tour 9: Wine Country Tour and Picnic Lunch
Tour 10: Muir Woods, Sausalito and Ferry Return
Tour 11: Exploratorium
Tour 12: Get Acquainted with San Francisco and Bay Cruise
Tour 13: Golden Gate Park CANCELED
Tour 14: San Francisco Fine Arts Tour CANCELED
Tour 15: Muir Woods, Sausalito and Ferry Return CANCELED
Tour 16: Beach Blanket Babylon
Tour 17: Carmel and Monterey Peninsula
Tour 18: Disneyland Package - 3 Nights
Tour 19: Las Vegas Fun Package
Tour 20: The Golden State from the Coast to the Mountains CANCELED
Tour 21: Yosemite New Tour


University and Industrial Tours

Tour 1. Monday July 1, 9.00 - 16.00
STANFORD UNIVERSITY$45.00
Lunch at the Stanford Faculty Club.

Tour 2. Tuesday July 2, 8.00 - 17.30
NASA AMES and MEASUREX$50.00
NASA Ames Research Center; lunch at MacArthur Park; Measurex, a process equipment manufacturer.

Tour 3. Wednesday July 3, 9.00 - 17.00
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AND KENETECH POWER$45.00
U.C. Berkeley, Control Laboratories; lunch at Faculty Club; Kenetech Windpower.


Social Tours

Tour 1. Sunday June 30, 9.00 - 12.30
GET ACQUAINTED WITH SAN FRANCISCO$20.00
San Francisco! Beautiful, famous, controversial, exciting...an intriguing blend of past and present, fact and fiction, hills, water, fog and people. Enjoy the sites from Golden Gate Park to Fisherman's Wharf!

Tour 2. Sunday June 30, 13.00 - 15.00
HISTORICAL WALKING TOUR $20.00
Walking tour of San Francisco "Frisky" past and colorful present. You'll get a good feel for the character and history of the town.

Tour 3. Monday July 1, 8.45 - 12.15
ALCATRAZ $32.00 ($28.00 12yrs. and under)
Explore the awesome 12 acre prison and grounds, including the cells where Al Capone, "Machine Gun" Kelly and other gangsters were imprisoned. An audio cassette will lead you at your own pace throughout the cellblock house.

Tour 4. Monday July 1, 12.15 - 17.30
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS vs COLORADO ROCKIES BASEBALL GAME $30.00

Tour 5. Tuesday July 2, 6.00 - 8.00
FUN RUN $20.00
Enjoy early morning exercise by walking or running across the Golden Gate Bridge plus a continental breakfast.

Tour 6. Tuesday July 2, 8.45 - 16.30
FILOLI ESTATE AND GARDENS TOUR, LUNCH AND DRIVE THROUGH STANFORD UNIVERSITY $52.00 (children must be 12 years of age.)
Visit this magnificent mansion, now part of the National Trust with it 16 acres of cultivated gardens. The estate was the setting for TV's "Dynasty" and the film "Heaven Can Wait."

Tour 7. Tuesday July 2, 10.00 - 14.00
BACKSTREETS OF CHINATOWN AND DIM SUM LUNCH $32.00
One of the most fascinating areas in San Francisco is our Chinese community, the largest outside of Asia.

Tour 8. Tuesday July 2, 18.45 - 22.30
MONTE CARLO DINNER CRUISE $68.00
Spectacular cruising on the world's most famous Bay with dinner and charity gambling. Enjoy dancing to a D.J. and having fun with the karaoke machine. Beverage service and "play" money are an additional cost.

Tour 9. Wednesday July 3, 9.00 - 16.30
WINE COUNTRY AND PICNIC LUNCH $60.00
In the world famous Napa and Sonoma Valleys, visit two wineries for tour, tastings and buffet picnic lunch at a winery.

Tour 10 . Wednesday July 3, 10.00 - 16.15
MUIR WOODS, SAUSALITO AND FERRY RETURN $32.00 ($29.00 under 12 years.)
Visit the giant coastal redwoods of Muir Woods by taking a self guided tour with trailside signs followed by lunch on your own in the charming bayside village of Sausalito. 30 minute ferry return to San Francisco will travel close to Angel Island, Alcatraz and provide a maginifecnt view of the City's Skyline.

Tour 11. Wednesday July 3, 19.00 - 22.00
EXPLORATORIUM $15.00
The Exploratorium is a "hands on" museum of science, art and human perception that delights the senses and brings nature to life.

Tour 12. Thursday July 4, 9.00 - 13.00
GET ACQUAINTED WITH SAN FRANCISCO AND BAY CRUISE $34.00
A comprehensive tour of San Francisco followed by a one hour and fifteen minute Cruise of spectacular San Francisco Bay. View Alcatraz, the Golden Gate Bridge, and Sausalito "up close."

Tour 13. Thursday July 4, 12.30 - 17.00
GOLDEN GATE PARK $34.00
With an Explorer Pass visit: the Japanese Tea Garden, De Young Museum, Asian Museum and Academy of Sciences. (Tea at Japanese Tea House additional)

Tour 14. Friday July 5, 8.45 - 12.30
SAN FRANCISCO FINE ARTS TOUR $46.00
Enjoy docent tours of the newly restored Palace of Legion of Honor and the newly built San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Tour 15 . Friday July 5, 10.00 - 16.15
MUIR WOODS, SAUSALITO AND FERRY RETURN $32.00 ($29.00 under 12 years.)
Visit the giant coastal redwoods of Muir Woods by taking a self guided tour with trailside signs followed by lunch on your own in the charming bayside village of Sausalito. 30 minute ferry return to San Francisco. (same as Tour 10.)

Tour 16. Friday July 5, 19.00 - 24.00
BEACH BLANKET BABYLON $75.00
Enjoy dinner in North Beach, San Francisco's Italian neighborhood and then attend the 10:00pm cabaret show,, a hilarious musical revue characterizing world famous people; or dinner and a City Lights tour only. (Dinner and City Lights $45.00)

Tour 17. Saturday July 6, 8.00 - 18.00
CARMEL AND MONTEREY PENINSULA $45.00
First stop is historical Monterey, then on to the famous 17 Mile Drive and into Carmel, a picturesque village for luncheon and shopping on your own. Those who wish may omit Carmel and stay in Monterey and go to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. (Aquarium $14.00 extra)

Tour 18. Saturday, July 6 - Tuesday, July 9
DISNEYLAND PACKAGE - 3 nights $575.00 - $725.00
$575.00 pp, double occupancy; $725.00 single occupancy; $360.00 children 3-11 yrs accompanied by adult at single or double occupancy rate. Includes ground transportation, air, hotel, 2 days admission to Disneyland. Choose additional feature: extra day in Disneyland, Universal Studios Hollywood or Knott's Berry Farm and all taxes.

Tour 19. Saturday , July 6 - Monday, July 8
LAS VEGAS FUN PACKAGE $325.00 - $425.00
$325.00 pp double occupancy; $425.00 single occupancy; $225.00 per child, 11 yrs. and under, if accompanied by adult at single or double occupancy rate. (Additional hotel options may be used.) Includes ground transportation, air, 2 nights lodging, and all taxes. Does not include baggage handling. Stay at the Luxor Hotel. This pyramid shaped hotel includes seven restaurants, full service 100,000 sq. ft. casino, pool, complete health spa, three levels of entertainment and an oval arena for nightly shows. The river Nile flows through the interior atrium, depicting time in the past, present, and future.

Tour 20. Saturday , July 6 - Wednesday, July 10
THE GOLDEN STATE FROM THE COAST TO THE MOUNTAINS $350.00 - $800.00
$595.00 pp, double occupancy; single supplement $215.00; Children 11yrs. & under; under $350.00 with parent (single or double). Includes transportation, 4 nights lodging, 2 breakfasts, 2 box lunches, 2 dinners, entrance fee for 17 Mile Drive, Monterey Aquarium, Hearst Castle and Yosemite "train"ride. Day #1 Monterey Bay Aquarium, 17 Mile Drive, Carmel shopping and beach. Day #2 drive coastal route to San Simeon and Hearst Castle Tour. Days #3,4 drive across Central Valley farmlands to Fresno and into Yosemite Valley: overview train ride and free time in the valley to walk, bike, horseback ride and enjoy. Return to San Francisco by 14.00

Tour 21. Monday , July 8, 8.00 - Wednesday, July 10, 20.30
2 NIGHT PACKAGE TO YOSEMITE $314.00 - $434.00
$314.00 pp, double occupancy; $434.00 single occupancy; Children 11yrs. & under; $254.00 with parent (single or double). Motor coach transportation, 2 nights lodging at Yosemite Lodge, 1 lunch, Choice of Grand Tour, Glacier Point Tour, Valley Floor Tour, or Lunch at the Ahwahnee Hotel.


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