Data Archives European Social Science Consortium of

CESSDA Expert Seminar 2016

13-14 September,

Travel information

The CESSDA Expert Seminar 2016 (CES2016) is hosted by the Czech Social Science Data Archive (CSDA) of the Institute of Sociology AS CR on 13 (PM) and 14 (AM) September 2016. It will take place in the CERGE-EI residence, located in the centre of Prague nearby Prague Main Railway Station (Praha Hlavní nádraží).

Venue CERGE-EI (Národohospodářský ústav AV ČR), Politických věznů 7, Prague 1

Accomodation The venue is located in the city centre within walking distance from many hotels and with stations to all three lines of the nearby. It is therefore also easy to reach from further locations. September being the high tourist season, we recommend you to reserve a hotel room as soon as possible. If you require any assistance in making your reservation, please contact us.

Please find bellow several hotels that we recommend and which are located either within walking distance from the venue or near the Metro station (C “red” line), just two stations away from the Metro station Hlavní nádraží (, “red”), from where you can walk to the venue.

• Hotel Vienna House Easy Chopin Prague – Opletalova 33, Prague 1 http://www.viennahouse.com/en/easy-chopin-prague/the-hotel/overview.html • Hotel Fusion – Panská 9, Prague 1 (very close to the venue, only a few rooms available) http://fusionhotels.com/en • Ibis Praha Old Town Hotel – Na Poříčí 5, Prague 1 http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-5477-ibis-praha-old-town/index.shtml • Motel One Prague – Na Poříčí 1048/30, Prague 1 http://www.motel-one.com/en/hotels/prague/prague/ulosus • Hotel Opera – Těšnov 1743/13, Prague 1 http://hotel-opera.hotel.cz/

Contact information Johana Chylíková, [email protected] Jindřich Krejčí, [email protected] Czech Social Science Data Archive (CSDA), http://archiv.soc.cas.cz Address: Institute of Sociology CAS, Jilská 1, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic. Tel. (+420) 210 310 231. Email: [email protected]

CESSDA AS Parkveien 20 phone: +47 55 58 36 48 CESSDA House 5007 Bergen e-mail: [email protected] NORWAY www.cessda.net @CESSDA_Data 1 Travelling to Prague By airplane • Václav Havel Airport Prague (Ruzyně): http://www.prg.aero/

Transport from the airport • Bus number 119: Prague Airport – Nádraží Veleslavín (Metro A) – 15 min After you get to Metro take a train to a metro station close to your hotel or the venue. • Airport Taxi: Departure points are displayed in front of the arriving halls. • Airport Express bus: Goes to Prague Main Train Station (metro line C) – 35 min • Shuttle bus to the city centre: Prague Airport – V Celnici, close to Nám. republiky (Metro B)

Guidelines on the Airport Prague website: Prague Airport – City Centre http://www.prg.aero/en/parking-transport/transport/public-transit/

How to buy public transportation tickets • Public Transportation counters are placed in the arrival halls of Terminals 1 and 2, and ticket machines are placed at bus stops (cash required); you can also buy a ticket from the bus driver (small change required). • To travel anywhere in the city by via public transportation within 90 minutes, a “Basic” ticket is suitable and costs 32 CZK. • Tickets for the Airport Express bus can be bought only from the bus driver (higher price).

By train Prague Main Railway Station (Praha Hlavní Nádraží) is in walking distance from the venue. http://www.cd.cz/en/

How to get to the venue By subway (Metro) • Metro station Můstek (Metro A - green line or Metro B – yellow line) • Metro station (Metro C – red line or Metro A - green line) • Metro station Hlavní nádraží (Main Train Station) (Metro C – red line)

By tramway • Tramway indicated with numbers 3, 9, 14, 24 – stop Václavské náměstí or Jindřišská

Brief information about public transportation in Prague Public Transport Map: http://www.dpp.cz/en/transport-around-prague/transit-schematics/ Fares in Prague: http://www.dpp.cz/en/fares-in-prague/

Taxi • Tick Tack – tel. (+420) 14222 • AAA – tel. (+420) 14014

CZK exchange rate (29. 6. 2016) 1 EUR = 27,115 CZK (koruna, Kč) https://www.cnb.cz/en/index.html

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