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Bulletin No. 2 1 Welcome 2 Scientific Program 3 Organization Bulletin No. 2 20. August 2015 ATLAS Hadronic Calibration Workshop 2015 14 - 18 September 2015, Bratislava, Slovakia 1 Welcome The Institute of Experimantal Physics, SAS Koˇsice and Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University Bratislava would like to invite you to the ATLAS Hadronic Calibration Workshop in Bratislava from the 14th to the 18th of September 2015. This bulletin has two parts, the first one contains basic info about the workshop and the town provided by local org. committee, then more detailed info about the town from Bratislava Tourist Board follows in the second part. 2 Scientific Program The agenda of the Hadronic Calibration Workshop (HCW) 2015 can be found on indico under ATLAS Meetings -> Physics -> JetEtMiss -> ATLAS Hadronic Calibration Workshop 2015 or directly: https://indico.cern.ch/event/368856/ 3 Organization The members of the local organization committee are: D. Bruncko, P. Strizenec, S. Tokar, J. Urban and T. Zenis Please contact [email protected] for organizational questions. In the urgen cases, could call to +41754115366 (P. Strizenec) The homepage for the Hadronic Calibration Workshop 2015 in Bratislava can be reached here: http://hcw2015.dnp.fmph.uniba.sk/ 4 Place The HCW 2015 will be held in the University congress centre Druˇzba, located close to the Danube river, with the University campus nearby, 2 km from the downtown (10 min. by tram), see location on Google maps. 5 Program The program is organized in plenary sessions from Monday starting at 9:00 a.m. The workshop will end Friday around noon. Monday evening there will be a welcome drink at the Conference centre. The conference dinner is scheduled for Tuesday evening. Short ex- cursion, to visit the historical castle ”Cerven´yKameˇn”ˇ is planned for Wednesday morning, before afternoon session. 6 Participation and Accommodation Please register using the registration form on the indico page: https://indico.cern.ch/event/368856/registration/ Please also indicate the number of accompanying persons on the registration form. There are several hotels in the downtown, please use your favorite booking portal. Pre-booking period in the students hotel in the Conference centre and also in hotel Ibis in downtown is over, but they still could have some places with the standard prices. Please make the reservation at a hotel of your choice. The conference fee does not cover the hotel and the evening meals. 7 Transportation Bratislava has an airport, with connections to a few European towns, airport is connected with town by bus#61 (running every 20 min, travel time to downtown is 25-30 min.), shown in the exact timetable and the maps Vienna airport is nearby around 45-60 min. by bus (two companies Blaguss or Slovak- lines, running every half hour) with good connections to flights everywhere (recently also EasyJet from Geneva). The Conference centre is easilly accessible by public transports from any place in the town, we will provide some instructions on the conference web page later. All the information about public transport in Bratislava could be found at: http://imhd.zoznam.sk/ba/public-transport.html 8 Registration The deadline for early registration is already over, the final closing of the registration is 1st September 2015, directly from the indico page: https://indico.cern.ch/event/368856/registration/ The conference fee covering the coffee breaks, lunches, excursion and conference dinner is Euro 220 (Euro 160 for students). The late registration fee (if the payment is received after the 31st of July) is Euro 270 (Euro 210 for students). The fee for accompanying person participating at the social events is Euro 120 (early payment) or Euro 170 (late payment). Upon arrival the late fee of Euro 280 and the Euro 170 for each accompanying person can be paied as well, but in cash only! The conference secretariat at the Conference centre will be open from Monday to Thursday from 08:30 to noon. 9 Computing All conference rooms will be equipped with WLAN and a beamer. There is no PC pool - please bring your own laptop if you need computer access! 10 Visa Please check if you need visa documents for your stay in Slovakia (part of the European Union Schengen area). In case you do need them please contact us as soon as possible in order to provide you with an invitation letter. Venue: B R A T I S L A V A Bratislava is the capital city of Slovakia and enjoys a strategic location in the centre of Europe – close to the borders of Austria, Hungary and the Czech Republic. One destination, three countries. There are only several cities on the map of Europe with such a unique position and rich history as those of Bratislava. The river Danube, the second longest river in Europe, is its pride and symbol. TERM: 14th- 18th September 2015 WHY BRATISLAVA? good location that is easy to reach (only 35 minutes by car from the biggest airport in central Europe - Vienna Airport) undiscovered destination in the centre of Europe close to the borders of 3 other countries safe destination attractive destination because of its natural environment, gastronomy and cultural heritage city of hospitable and friendly people venues, accommodation, sightseeing and the city centre - all within walking distance reasonable costs Primaciálne námestie 1, 814 99 Bratislava, [email protected] www.bratislavaconventionbureau.com beautiful countryside and scenery exciting brand new venue in the heart of the city PRACTICAL INFORMATION Climate and wheater - Bratislava is located in mild climate zone, which is characterized by distinct diferences between temperatures in summer and in winter as well as by 4 seasons of the year taking turns Time - Slovakia is located in the Central European time zone Telephone international country code for Slovakia is 00421 Electricity - 230V, 50Hz Visa - The Slovak Republic is a member of the EU and a full member of the Schengen Area. EU citizens have the right to move freely within and between other EU countries. Currency – Eur ACCESSIBLE BRATISLAVA AIR: BRATISLAVA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Airport Bratislava is the largest and the main airport in the Slovak Republic, which welcomes around 2 million passengers a year New terminal opened in 2012 Ofer quality services Only 10 minutes to city center www.airportbratislava.sk VIENNA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Is accessible only 45 minutes far from Bratislava by car or bus by highway New terminal opened in 2012 with new arrival hall Regular shuttle buses to Bratislava – www.blaguss.sk a www.eurolines.sk www.viennaairport.com RAIL : Primaciálne námestie 1, 814 99 Bratislava, [email protected] www.bratislavaconventionbureau.com International railway junction Meet the railway routes from Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Hungary and Ukraine BOAT: DANUBE RIVER – connection of Bratislava to the european waterways, namely the connection from the Northern Sea through channel Rhine-Main-Danube far to the Black Sea Regular boat connection with Vienna by Twin City Liner (fast catamatran ship takes 75 minutes to Vienna) ROAD: PRAGUE, BUDAPEST, VIENNA, WARSAW HIGHWAY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN BRATISLAVA Public transportation in Bratislava operates with bus, tram and trolleybus lines. PUBLIC TRANSPORT LINKS OPERATING IN REGURAL INTERVALS. In Bratislava there are two types of tickets: time-tickets for single journey and prepaid tickets (24-hour, 48-hour, 72-hour, 168-hour, 30-day, 90-day and 365-day). Time-tickets are valid for 15 (without transfer) and 60 (allows transfers) minutes and cost 0,70 € and 0,90 €. You can obtain your ticket in the most of kiosks, DPB shops and ticket machines TAXI In Bratislava operate several taxi services and taxi can be called by phone. 1. Prešporok Taxi Phone: 02/17 699, 0904 700 699, 0948 070 699, 0919 070 699 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.presporoktaxi.sk 2. Prima Taxi Phone: 02 / 16661, 02 / 16662, 0903 / 732 444, 0907 / 732 444, 0948 / 732 444 E- mail: [email protected] Web: www.primataxi.sk 3. Proi Taxi Phone: 02/ 16 222, 0903/ 768 666, 0905/ 768 666, 0948/ 016222 Web: www.proitaxi.sk 4. Fun Taxi Phone: 02/16777, 02/16333, 02/16016, 0905/316111, 0905/767757 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.funtaxi.sk Tourist Information Point in the city centre Primaciálne námestie 1, 814 99 Bratislava, [email protected] www.bratislavaconventionbureau.com Bratislava's tourist information point will provide visitors with all the information about the city they might require (Bratislava City Card, Promotional materials - Maps, Brochures, Guided Tours etc.). Address: Klobučnícka 2, 811 01 Bratislava Telephone numbers: +421 2 16 186 (Mon – Fri 9:00 – 16:30), +421 2 5441 9410 (Mon – Fri 9:00 – 16:30), +421 2 5935 6651 (Mon – Fri after 16:30, at weekends) Email: [email protected] (Mon – Fri 8:00 – 16:30) One-Hour Walking Tour in the historical centre | Free for tourist card holders Start of the tour: daily at 14:00 Length: 1 hour Meeting place: Tourist Information Centre, Klobučnícka 2 Language: Slovak, English, German Minimum number of persons: 2 The walking tour must be booked at least two hours in advance. For free for the Bratislava City Card holders. Route: Primaciálne Square – Courtyard of the Old Town Hall – Main Square – Franciscans Square – Biela Street – St. Michael´s Gate – Michalská Street – Ventúrska Street – Panská Street – Rudnayovo Square Bratislava City Card - Bratislava City Card ofers interesting and proitable discounts to all visitors of the Slovak capital and enables everyone to experience the best of what Bratislava has
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