The Final Programme of the Necs 2015 Conference
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PRECONFERENCES Tuesday 16th Wednesday 17th Thursday 18th Friday 19th Saturday 20th CONFERENCE REGISTRATION, June 17-20, h 9-17.30 A1-A6 E1-E7 I pp. 28-29 pp. 36-37 pp. 44-45 B1-B8 F1-F11 J1-J10 pp. 30-31 pp. 38-39 pp. 46-47 ORKSHOP Y W ORKSHOP TE W A U C1-C8 G1-G10 K1-K10 SMEDIALIT pp. 32-33 pp. 40-41 pp. 48-49 GRAD TRAN GRADUATE D1-D10 H1-H9 L1-L10 WORKSHOP pp. 34-35 pp. 42-43 pp. 50-51 p. 20 p. 20 pp. 18-19 18.00-19.30 18.00-19.30 18.00-19.30 Keynote 3 Keynote 4 p. 26 p. 27 19.00-20.30 Keynote 2 Keynote 1 p. 25 p. 24 NECS Conference 7 Partners NECS Conference Supported by: General Partner: Partners: Honorary Patronage Media Patronage Organising Team NECS Conference The NECS Steering Committee The NECS Conference Committee Sophie Einwächter Ruggero Eugeni » University of Mannheim » Catholic University of the Sacred Heart Jaap Kooijman James Harvey-Davitt » University of Amsterdam » Anglia Ruskin University Trond Lundemo Daniel Kulle » Stockholm University » University of Hamburg Patricia Pisters Michał Pabiś-Orzeszyna » University of Amsterdam » University of Lodz Petr Szczepanik Rikke Schubart » Masaryk University, Brno » University of Southern Denmark Alena Strohmaier Petr Szczepanik » Philipp University of Marburg » Masaryk University, Brno Malin Wahlberg » Stockholm University Conference Key Contacts Conference Manager Ewa Ciszewska [email protected] Programme and Panel Coordination Michał Pabiś-Orzeszyna [email protected] Media and Public Relations Natalia Szeligowska [email protected] Agnieszka Walewska [email protected] Special Events Mikołaj Góralik [email protected] Publishers Forum Karol Jóźwiak [email protected] Logistics Kamil Jędrasiak [email protected] Communication Design Krzysztof Jajko [email protected] Monika Rawska [email protected] Graduate Workshop Alex Casper Cline [email protected] Karol Jóźwiak [email protected] Project Forum and Transmediality Workshop Łukasz Biskupski [email protected] Participants administration Marta Kasprzak [email protected] Translations Olga Łabendowicz [email protected] General Inquires [email protected] NECS Conference WELCOME TO ŁÓDŹ! Łódź, the former textile industry empire, today is a city of unique palaces, villas and nineteenth- century textile factories. The city of art festivals, openings, exhibitions, and exciting music events. This post-industrial city is known all over the world for its interests in art of all kinds and most of all for its huge engagement in the world of cinema. ENTRY FORMALITIES CLIMATE UK nationals with a passport endorsed British Citizen do Łódź has a humid continental climate with warm not require a visa and must have a passport valid on summers and no dry season. Over the course of a year, arrival. If their passport is endorsed British National the temperature typically varies from -6°C to 25°C and is (Overseas), British Overseas Territories Citizen or British rarely below -15°C or above 31°C. The warm season lasts Subject with the right of abode in the UK a visa is not from May 27 to September 6 with an average daily high required for a stay of up to 90 days; passports for these temperature above 20°C. The cold season lasts from endorsements must be valid for three months beyond December 2 to March 6 with an average daily high intended departure, with the exception of British Subjects, temperature below 5°C. who need a passport valid on arrival. Other passport holders require a visa and three months validity on their CURRENCY passports. Poland does not use the euro as its currency. The złoty Canadian nationals do not require a visa for stays of up to (sign: zł; code: PLN) is the currency of Poland. The 90 days. Passports must be valid for three months beyond modern złoty is subdivided into 100 groszy (singular: period of intended stay. grosz). When shopping in Poland you will need to pay in the local currency. You will need to exchange your Australians require a passport valid for at least three currency for PLN because no other currency will be months beyond period of intended stay to enter Poland accepted. You can change money in banks, where you and may stay for up to 90 days without a visa. will be charged commission for the transaction. You can also go to a “kantor” (exchange office) which usually South African passport holders require a visa for travel to provides services without commission and usually offers Poland. Passports must be valid for at least three months better exchange rates than banks. You can also pay for after period of intended stay. your shopping by using your bank card (many types are accepted). Travelers' cheques are the safest way of New Zealand nationals require a passport valid for at least carrying money. However, they are only accepted by three months beyond the period of intended stay. A visa is main banks and hotels. They are not accepted by not needed for up to 90 days. exchange offices. Irish nationals require a passport valid on arrival, but no TELEPHONE visa is necessary. To call Polish telephone number from outside Poland, A passport valid for at least three months after period of either from a landline or a mobile phone, you will need to intended stay is needed for those who require a visa. add the international dialing code for Poland, which is Generally, visa exempt nationals must have a passport 0048 (+48), followed by the telephone number you valid for period of intended stay (other than EEA require. To call another country from Poland, you will nationals). The borderless region known as the Schengen need to add the international dialing code for the country area includes the following countries: Austria, Belgium, you are calling, followed by the telephone number you Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, require. To make calls within Poland, dial the number you Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, require without adding the international country dialing Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Norway, code. Before travelling to Poland you should contact your Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. telephone service provider to activate the international All these countries issue a standard Schengen visa that roaming service (if it is not already activated has a multiple entry option that allows the holder to travel automatically). freely within the borders of all with nothing more than a valid identity card or passport. TIME ZONE COUNTRY CODE: +48 Poland is in the Central European Time Zone. Central European Standard Time (CET) is 1 hour ahead of INTERNATIONAL CALL PREFIX: 00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+1). Like most states in Europe, Summer (Daylight-Saving) Time is observed in Poland, where the time is shifted forward by 1 hour; 2 TRUNK PFREFIX: NONE hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+2). NECS Conference INTERNET TRAVEL A free access to Wi-Fi network will be provided to An excellent geographical location is the main advantage conference participants. of Łódź. The city is situated in the center of Poland, at the junction of two motorways: A1 (north - south) and A2 There are numerous Internet points and cafés offering (east - west) and main railway lines. Our city is located Internet access. In many hotels (especially higher- only 130 km (80 miles) from the capital city of Poland - category ones) a direct Internet connection is provided in Warsaw, the journey takes around 2 hours. the rooms. Air travel enables you to get to the largest Polish cities In addition, in Poland you will find Wi-Fi access available quickly and comfortably. Airports are situated in the in many airports, hotels, train stations, and other public vicinity of most of the largest cities in Poland. Many low places where travelers pass through or stop off. budget airlines fly into Poland. There are two international airports in Warsaw (Warsaw Modlin Airport and Warsaw Chopin Airport) and one in Łódź (Łódź Reymont Airport). WARSAW AIRPORTS WiFi Internet Access at NECS 2015 Arriving from abroad, you will probably enter Poland at Conference Venue Warsaw Chopin Airport. From there, you may either take a direct bus to Łódź or get to the Central Railway Station A free access to Wi-Fi network will be provided. (Dworzec Centralny) in Warsaw and take a train to Łódź from there (it also applies to Modlin Airport). Please be No username or password necessary. All network advised that the express buses have limited passenger traffic is archived. capacity and are often booked up. There is also a railway connecton with Warsaw Chopin Airport leading through the center of Warsaw. The line is operated by two railway carriers. Warsaw Chopin Airport can be reached by Urban Rapid Rail (SKM) line S2 and it is also operated by Masovian Railways which are launching KML airport trains. TECHNICAL INFORMATION The best way to get from central Warsaw to the Warsaw airports is to travel by ModlinBus. Tickets may be The voltage in Poland is 230 V which is the same voltage purchased online, at airport sales kiosk or directly on the used in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. bus in cash or with credit/debit card. You can also easily get from Łódź directly to the Warsaw airports using The electrical frequency in Poland is 50 Hz. Note that ModlinBus. most household and electrical/electronic equipment nowadays support multiple frequencies, so generally, ŁÓDŹ AIRPORT electrical frequency is not an issue compatibility wise. There are direct flights from Łódź to Amsterdam, Dublin, The plugs used in Poland are C or E. Plugs/sockets are East Midlands, London, Stansted, Munich and Oslo Rygge.