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Venue

The workshop will take place in the lecture hall located in the main building of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic in Prague, in the street "Narodni", just on the opposit side than the National Theatre.

Here is the drawing of the building: and here is the map of the surroundings. (You can see the Narodni street taversing horizontally. The building in question is denoted "Akademie ved CR", meaning "Academy of Sciences of the CR". You may also note "Narodni divadlo", i. e. "National Theatre". 
 

Accomodation

will be in the Hotel Vitkov.
Address:
Hotel Vitkov
Konevova 114
Prague 3
Czech Republic
Tel.: +420 2
Fax: +420 2

Here is the map of the surroundings of the hotel:
(click to see larger map)

The map of Metro and tram lines and additional information about availability and prices of the tickets is available.

Meals

Meals (lunches and dinners) will be served in one of the restaurants near theb conference venue. Accompanying persons and non invited participants can book lunches and dinners at prices 200 CZK and 300 CZK, respectively. The conference dinner is planned on Friday, Spetember 20. The price for noninvited participants and accompanying persons is 1000 CZK.

Visas

The citizens of the USA and the European Union do not need entry visa for the Czech Republic. Visitors from other countries, when unsure, should either contact Czech consulates to enquire about the valid visa practice. Please note that the visa regulations changed recently and e.g. the practice of getting the visa at the aeroport is not always possible.
 

Currency

The currency in the Czech Republic is Koruna (CZK).
The exchange rate on 26 April 2002 was:

1 US Dollar = 33.85 Czech Koruna
1 Euro = 30.39 Czech Koruna
1 Czech Koruna (CZK) = 0.02954 US Dollar (USD) = 0.03290 Euro (EUR)

The actual exchange rate can be obtained from the OANDA converter.

Telephones

Public telephones mostly require a phone card. A card of 100 units (about 200 minutes of local calls) costs CZK 300 and is available at newspaper stands.

Survival numbers

Free emergency calls:
158 police
155 ambulance
150 fire department

Weather

The weather in Prague has continental character. It is usually 15 to 20 Centigrade in September. Actual weather information is provided by CNN.

Arrival to Prague

Coming to Prague by train, you can get out either at the Main Station ("Hlavni nadrazi") or at the station "Nadrazi Holesovice". Both of them are on the Metro, line C.

Coming by plane, you land at the Ruzyne Airport. To get to the center of Prague, you can take either:

- the shuttle service (highly recommended: as fast as the taxi, but with a fixed low price) which takes to a coach terminal downtown, close to the Metro station "Namesti republiky" (departures from the airport each 30 minutes, price CZK 90, dose not operate by night) or to any other place in Prague (departure at any time, price CZK 360 to the city center, CZK 720 off center). The service is provided by white minibuses denoted "Airport centrum". The airport shuttles are operated from 6 a. m. to 9 p. m. . Information on tel. (+420-2) 20114296.

- or taxi (please check the price with the driver before you get in). The price per km (CZK 25 or so) must be indicated on the taxi driver's door. There are cases when unexperienced foreign tourists paid far beyond the official price range to "gray"  personal transport taxi-like services. The price from the airport to the city should not exceed CZK 600-800, depending on the destination. A taxi company considered reliable is the "AAA Radiotaxi", tel. (+420 2) 14014.

- or, if you think ecologically, you may use public transport. Bus No. 119 takes you to the Metro terminal Dejvicka (line A). You use the standard public transport tickets, cost CZK 12, available at newspaper agents or vendor machines.

Prague sights relevant to the history of physics:
Visit the page located here.