The city

Belgrade is the capital of and the largest Belgrade is an easily accessible city, both by air city in the Western Balkans. It is located at the and by land. It has direct air connections with confluence of the and Sava rivers. Its major European cities, while highways link it name means “white city”. It was founded by to Hungary and Croatia. It has hotels for quite the Celts in the third century BC (who named differing demands, while its vibrant history in “Singidun”). In the period that followed, offers interesting sightseeing opportunities. Belgrade was in Roman hands. After being a Among them are the , Serbian city for a few centuries, it came until the Saint Sava Cathedral, the Nikola Tesla Ottoman control in the 15th century. Before museum... Belgrade is considered as very it returned to Serbian rule in the early 19th attractive because of its restaurants on rafts century it repeatedly passed from Ottoman and its nightlife. to Habsburg control. The influence of both cultures is still clearly visible in Belgrade. For more information please visit: http://www.tob.rs/en/index.php

VENUE Information

The Conference Venue is: The distance between the building of Hotel M (the conference venue) and the international airport “Nikola Tesla” is around 19 km. Hotel M Bulevar Oslobođenja 56a Hotel M (the conference venue) borders the 11000 Belgrade very city center of Belgrade. Serbia Phone #: + 381.11.3222 134

Map from airport to building BELGRADE Facts and information

withdraw cash in dinars 24 hours a day at the automatic cashpoints in the city. Also, credit cards can be used in hotels, restaurants and CURRENCY shops for purchases. Signs are displayed at the entrance showing which cards are EXCHANGE acceptable. Taxis don’t take credit cards. Serbian banknotes come in denominations of RSD 10, RSD 20, RSD 50, RSD 100, RSD IN BELGRADE 200, RSD 500, RSD 1.000, RSD 2.000 and RSD 5.000. Coins come as RSD 1, RSD 2, RSD 5, RSD 10, and RSD 20. The official Serbian currency is the dinar (RSD) . Foreign currencies are easily exchanged to Serbian dinars (RSD) in banks and exchange offices in Belgrade and at the “Nikola Tesla” airport. All major credit cards are widely accepted.

All visitors are advised to exchange currency only at accredited places.The majority of banks have 24-hour ATM’s some of which can also exchange foreign currency.

Money can be exchanged at official exchange offices, which are clearly labeled and they are numerous in the city centre. Individual banks and exchange offices are free to set their own rates, but they must be clearly displayed. Rates offered at exchange offices are generally better than those available in For more information the banks, at the airport and in hotels. please visit:

Your credit cards (AMEX, Diners Club, RSD Exchange Rates Mastercard, VISA) will enable you to http://www.kursna-lista.com/en/ BELGRADE Facts and information

DETAILED INFORMATION DIALING Making telephone calls International dialling code for Serbia is 381, and Belgrade area code is 011. To make an international call from Belgrade, first dial CODES Serbia’s International Access Code (00), followed by the county code, area code (if AND USEFUL TELEPHONE any) and the customer number (00 - country code - area code - customer number). To NUMBERS call a landline in Belgrade from abroad you should dial the International Access Code of the country you are dialling from, The dialing code for followed by 38111, and the landline number Belgrade for domestic calls is 011. (+381-11-XXXXXXX).

If you are making a call to a Belgrade The international dialing code landline from Serbia, dial 011, followed by the for Serbia is 381. landline number (011-XXXXXXX). If you are in Belgrade, just dial the landline number. To dial Belgrade from abroad you must dial the appropriate international code, e.g. 00, Currently there are three mobile networks followed by the dialing code for Serbia 381 operators in Serbia: Telenor (mobile prefixes: and then the dialing code for the city (without 062, 063 and 069), MTS - Telekom Srbija (064, the leading (0) 11. 065 and 066) and VIP (060 and 061). To call a Serbian mobile number from abroad dial In order to dial abroad from Belgrade you the International Access Code of the country must dial the international code 00. you ar e dialling from, followed by Serbian country code, mobile prefix (drop 0) and the mobile number (e.g. +381-64-XXXXXX).

To call a Serbian mobile number from anywhere in Serbia (whether from a landline or mobile phone) dial the mobile prefix (with 0) and the mobile number (e.g. 064 XXXXXX), and t o call a Belgrade landline from a Serbian mobile number, always use the area code for Belgrade (011 XXXXXXX) BELGRADE Facts and information

Police: 192 USEFUL Fire Service: 193 Emergency TELEPHONE medical Assistance: 194 City Search (operator- NUMBERS assisted Yellow Pages): 11811 Airport Nikola Tesla: TAXI telephone numbers: +381 011 601 555 9801, 9802, 9803, 9804, 9808

Taxis operate 24 hours a day. Please call For more information these numbers or refer to the clearly visible please visit: Taxi signs at the airport or to the concierge at the Hotel lobby. Nikola Tesla Airport official website: http://www.beg.aero/en/strana/8871/ from-belgrade-airport

Nikola Tesla Airport and Belgrade Taxi service BELGRADE Facts and information

ELECTRICITY

Voltage 220V, frequency 50 Hz, European standard socket - German Schuko (plug & For more information socket types C / F ) please visit: Plug & socket types: If your appliance’s plug doesn’t match the http://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/ shape of these sockets, you will need a travel plugs-and-sockets/ plug adapter in order to plug in. BELGRADE Facts and information

TIME ZONE For more information please visit: Belgrade is in the Zone. You can easily check the time difference Belgrade is in the Central European Time between Belgrade and your place here : Zone. In the winter months this means clocks are set at GMT + 1 hour, and in the summer http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ (March to the end of October) GMT + 2 hours. difference.html?p1=35

Millennium clock (Republic Square) BELGRADE Facts and information FOOD For more information please visit: & DRINKS For information on Serbian cuisine: Belgrade’s restaurants are usually open http://wikitravel.org/en/Serbia#Eat between 08.00 and 23.00, but some are open until later. BOHEMIAN QUARTER - The Serbian gastronomy is a strong mix of SKADARLIJA STREET oriental, central European and local Balkan cuisines, offering an overwhelming variety of Drinking water meals. Tap water in Belgrade is fit for drinking. Many dishes cannot be adequately translated into There are also plenty bottled water brands another language, while others are simply not offering regular, mildly carbonated or highly eaten anywhere else. In addition to Serbian, the carbonated water. Local restaurants, cafes, menus in Belgrade’s restaurants are also written supermarkets and grocery stores usually in an international language, normally English. have a sizeable selection.

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Most SHOPS work from 8 AM to 8 PM during BUSINESS business days and 8 or 9 AM to 3 PM on Saturdays (and Sundays). In the large shopping malls, this period is usually longer, until 10 PM for business days, and in some cases, HOURS weekends too.

POST OFFICES AND BANKS – Most post GROCERY STORES work usually from 8 AM to offices are opened from 8 am to 7 pm, Monday 9 or 10 PM, but there are others that work 24h. to Friday, and 8 am to 1 pm on Saturday. Closed on public holidays. Banks are generally GREEN MARKETS work from 8 AM to 5 PM, opened from 9 am to 5 pm, from Monday to though many vendors leave around 3 (Sundays Friday or from Tuesday to Saturday. For cash even earlier). withdrawals, automatic cashpoints (ATMs) operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Banks OFFICES usually have standard 9 AM to 5 PM are closed on public holidays. working hours.

Ušće Shopping Center WELCOME TO BELGRADE Panoramic view of Belgrade

CONTACT:

Center for the Study of Bioethics

45 Kraljice Natalije Street 11000 Belgrade E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.csb.eu.com

Contact person: Milica Milašinović T: (+381) 60 7049588 E: [email protected]