| MEMBRANE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE OF VISEGRAD COUNTRIES | ||||
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7 - 11 June, 2009
Prague Czech Republic |
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- Programme booklet, abstracts, photos are available
GENERAL INFORMATION
VENUE
The Pyramida Hotel, Bělohorská 24, Praha 6 – Břevnov. The hotel boasts a superb location in the Břevnov district of Prague, very close to Prague Castle, Loretta, Strahov Monastery and other prominent sights. The city center is just 15 min away by public transport. The hotel’s position is particularly convenient for people arriving by plane at Ruzyně Airport.
LANGUAGE
English is the working language of the meeting, no translation will be provided. All materials for publication should be submitted in English.
REGISTRATION
On-site registration of participants takes place on Sunday, 7 June, from 14:00 to 19:00 in the Pyramida Hotel, Bělohorská 24, Praha 6 and continues the next day from 8:00. The Conference Office operates on 7-11 June from 8:00 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 16:00 (except Thursday).
All participants must register. Only persons wearing name badges are entitled to enter the lecture rooms.
Registration fees
On-site cash payment of the registration fee is considered as a late payment. The Conference Secretariat accepts EC/MC, EDC/Maestro and VISA cards at the Registration desk.
PRESENTATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS
| Sessions | All sessions will be held in the Pyramida Hotel, Bělohorská 24, Praha 6. |
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| Plenary lectures | The presentation time for each plenary lecture is 40 min, including discussion. |
| Keynote lectures | The presentation time for each keynote lecture is 35 min, including discussion. |
| Special lectures | The presentation time for special lectures is 25 min, including discussion. |
| Poster communications | Poster sessions will take place on Monday and Tuesday. Posters should be mounted during the programme breaks on Moday and Tuesday according to the Programme Booklet. |
PRESENTATION FACILITIES
Data-Video-Projector (XGA) connected to a local PC will be available. The following media can be used for transfer of data: FDD 3.5", CD, DVD, USB-Flash. Other supported inputs are via PCMCIA, IEEE 1394 ports, 4-in-1 Card Reader-Multimedia Card, Secure Digital, Smart Media, or from VHS. An overhead projector will be available.
Poster communications:
Area for mounting a poster is 110 cm high and 110 cm wide.
REFRESHMENTS AND LUNCHES
Coffee, tea, and soft drinks will be served during breaks of the scientific programme.
Lunch-buffet will be open from Monday through Thursday from 12:00 to 14:00 in the restaurant Bohemia of the Pyramida Hotel on the second floor.
Refreshments and lunches are included in the registration fee.
TRANSPORT
Public transport
In Prague, an integrated transport system (underground Metro, trams, and buses) operates without conductors. Tickets must be purchased in advance and stamped inside tram or bus, or before passing the gates of the Metro.
Metro stations are equipped with ticket machines. Tickets for 18 CZK for a single 20‑min journey by tram or bus, or five-stop journey by Metro as well as transfer tickets for 26 CZK for a 75-min journey by all means of transport and 24-hour network ticket for 100 CZK are on sale at the airport, at railway stations, newspaper stands and tobacco shops, at hotel reception desks (including Pyramida hotel), etc. The Metro runs from 05:00 till midnight. Please, keep in mind that most tram and bus lines operate in the time of conference differently than shown in maps of Prague, since important junctions and roads near the conference location are closed due to construction activities.
Taxi
The fare is 28 CZK (maximum) per kilometre and 40 CZK (maximum) is the boarding fee within the city boundaries (2009 prices). We recommend checking the fare before entering a taxi.
Air and railway transport
The international airport Praha is situated about 20 km from the city centre. To reach the airport from Pyramida hotel, we recommend tram 22 or 36 (57 at night) in direction of Bílá Hora or Vypich as far as Vypich and from there bus No. 179 (510 at night). From city centre, bus No. 119 is recommended for connection from the "Dejvická" Metro station (line A).
Express bus line AE connects the airport with the "Dejvická" Metro station and main railway station (Praha hlavní nádraží) in 30-min intervals. Bus fare: 50 CZK (30 CZK from Dejvická) in the bus, 32 CZK at the counter in railway station.
Buses operated by the CEDAZ Co. run to the airport from the city terminal near the Metro station "Náměstí Republiky" (line B) in 30-min intervals. Bus fare: 120 CZK.
International trains arrive at and leave from the following stations: Praha, hlavní nádraží (Main Station; Metro line C), Praha - Holešovice (Metro line C, "Nádraží Holešovice"), and Praha - Smíchov (Metro line B, "Smíchovské nádraží").