Open Forum 1 - Krakow, Poland.

 

The first Open Forum Meeting will be held in the Jageillonian Univeristy Krakow, Poland on the 17th and 18th March 2010

 

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Files:

 

Registration web form - registration now closed.

 

Programme (final)

 

Booklet (programme, abstracts, publication guidelines and deliverables list).

 

Report (final report on the project).

The presentations and posters will be available to download on the SharePoint site that will be activated shortly.

 

 

PowerPoint presentation templates: potx (PowerPoint 2007) and pot (earlier versions).

Poster template for A0 portrait.

 

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Venues:

 

Steering Committee Meeting (16th March): Dom Goscinny.at ul. Floriańska 49.

 

Icebreaker: Dom Polonii, Polonia House, 14 Rynek Główny (Main Market Square).

 

Open Forum 17th - 18th March: Dom Polonii, Polonia House, 14 Rynek Główny (Main Market Square, south east corner).

 

Hotel 1: Dom Goscinny, at ul. Floriańska 49.

 

Hotel 2: Bursa Pigonia, at ul. Garbarska 7a.

 

Walking tour: Meeting point is at Brama Florianska (Florianska Gate). This is north of the main market square.

 

Chopin Concert Renaissance Room, Polonia House, 14 Rynek Główny (main market square, south east corner).

 

Conference Dinner Da Pietro Restaurant, at 17 Rynek Główny (main market square, south east corner, next to the Dom Polonii).

 

Salt Mine website Wieliczka, We have organised a tour to this 900 year old salt mine, which has many ornate carvings and even an underground chapel, carved entirely out of the salt rock. Guided tour (in English), transport leaves Krakow 8:30 on the 19th.

 

Map of venues and town centre (jpg).

 

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Travel:

 

Where possible, delegates will be met at the aiport and taken to the hotels. The local organisers Jacek Jania or Edyta Kidziela will be at the airport arrivals with a board with the ice2sea logo, when their committments allow. They will be in contact with you before hand if this is the case.

 

Krakow airport access.

 

Shuttle bus to/from airport to railway station.

 

Bus from airport to town centre.

 

Trains to the town centre.

 

Krakow airport actually lies 11km west of the city but getting to the centre and to the haven of your Krakow hotel or Krakow apartment is pretty straightforward. Outside of hiring a car and driving yourself, you've got three options:

 

BUS: Cheap, cheerful and by no means a bad option, MKS provides a frequent bus service from the airport to the city centre. The bus stop is just to the right on exiting the airport and tickets are available either from the ticket machine (2.50 PLN) next to the information point in the passenger terminal or on board (3 PLN). Be aware that if you have any baggage larger than a rucksack, you'll be expected to purchase an additional ticket for this. Stamp tickets immediately after boarding to avoid fines.

 

The 192 service runs approximately every 20 minutes from 4:45am to just after 11pm. Alight at the main station, Dworec Glowny, where you'll find maps, info points, public transport connections and you'll be a mere 5 minutes walk from the main square. An alternative 208 service runs slightly less frequently though this is for those staying near to the Nowy Kleparz district. For both services, it's worth remembering that these services are not exclusive airport services and are normally pretty packed by about the halfway point of the journey. Journey time 25-35 minutes. Check out the MPK website for exact times and routes.

 

TAXI: If the thought of busing it with luggage after your flight doesn't appeal, taxis will be on hand immediately upon leaving departures. A trip to the centre shouldn't cost more than 70 PLN (about 17 GBP, 22 EUR or 33 USD). Much more than that and they've seen you coming...

 

TRAIN: Bit of a locomotive enthusiast? A recently opened service connecting the main rail station, Dworec Glowny, with Krakow airport runs approximately every half hour from 4am until midnight. Tickets are available on board for 6 PLN (£1.50, 2 Euros). The platform is approximately 200 metres from the passenger terminal though a free shuttle bus is on hand for the weary. Journey time is approx. 15 minutes.

 

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Other:

 

Steering Committee Meeting Agenda

 

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