Location
Location
The Information Processing & Management Conference 2026 will take place at the Hyatt Regency Wuhan Optics Valley, Wuhan, China.
Hyatt Regency Wuhan Optics Valley 武汉光谷凯悦酒店
No.1077 LuoyuRoad, HongshanDistrict, Wuhan, 430074 China
湖北省武汉市洪山区珞喻路1077号
Accommodation
Further details about our accommodation options will be added soon.
WARNING - SCAM ALERT: Exhibitor Housing Services (EHS) & Exhibitor Housing Management (EHM), Traveller Point (TP) and Travel Hosting Team (THT)
Elsevier has been made aware that third-party companies are targeting Elsevier conference speakers and attendees with a fraudulent travel and hotel booking scheme.
The companies are calling/emailing conference attendees, using email addresses which appear very similar to official Elsevier email addresses, and claiming to be the “official” housing bureau and/or authorized by Elsevier to book hotel/travel accommodations for the conference. This is entirely false and should anyone contact you, please do not provide them with any of your details, but refer this to Elsevier. If you are in any doubt about an email regarding the conference, please check this with a member of the organising team via: [email protected]
Travel
Further details about travel to the venue will be added soon.
Things to know when travelling to China
We understand the challenges you are facing when travelling to China, hopefully this will help you prepare your trip and make you feel less stressful.
Visa
Apply for the visa at least one month before your travel.
You may be eligible for 144 hours visa free entry, please find more information via link below:
Policy Interpretation, National Immigration Administration (nia.gov.cn)
Apps
Due to “The Great Firewall”, Google products (including Google app store), YouTube, Twitter, Vimeo, Facebook products, Instagram, etc. are blocked in China. Unless you have a VPN, these apps are not accessible in China. You can download a VPN on your device before travelling or explore a few Chinese apps instead.
Below are some of the popular apps that may help you plan your trip.
Flights, trains, accommodation — Trip.com
Taxi service — DiDi Rider
Subway system — MetroMan
Payment—Cash, Alipay, WeChat Pay
As credit cards are not available in most places, it is highly recommended to carry cash or download one of above apps and register before you travel.
Map—Apple map, LingoMap
Translator—Microsoft Translator
Communication—WeChat
