Practical information

SAVE UP TO 20% ON TRAVEL WITH THE STAR ALLIANCE NETWORK

The Star Alliance member airlines are pleased to be appointed as the Official Airline Network for EMRS 2016 Fall Meeting.

To obtain the Star Alliance Conventions Plus discounts please visit Conventions Plus online booking tool: http://conventionsplusbookings.staralliance.com/trips/StarHome.aspx?meet...

Registered Event participants plus one accompanying person travelling to the Event qualify for a discount of up to 20%, depending on fare and class of travel booked.

The participating airlines for this Event are: ANA, Adria Airways, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air India, Air New Zealand, Asiana Airlines, Avianca, Croatia Airlines, EVA Airways, EgyptAir, Ethiopian Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, South African Airways, TAP Portugal, THAI, Turkish Airlines, United.

Discounts are offered on most published business and economy class fares, excluding website/internet fares, senior and youth fares, group fares and Star Alliance Round the World fares.

The following Star Alliance airlines are offering special discounts for travel to/from Japan: Special Offers for Japan are available from : Turkish Airlines, Air New Zealand. 

To obtain these discounts for travel to/from Japan please contact the respective Star Alliance member airlines’ booking office. Contact details can be found on http://www.staralliance.com/en/web/staralliance/convention-delegates/ under “Conventions Plus Booking Contacts”. Please quote the following Event code LO05S16 for ticket reservation.

GETTING TO WARSAW

By plane

Chopin Airport

Departures and Arrivals Information, phone + +48 22 650 4220
On-line timetable www.lotnisko-chopina.pl

Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport, located some 12 km from the centre of the city can be easily reached by car, public bus or taxi.

http://www.lotnisko-chopina.pl/en/passenger/access-and-car-parks

Modlin Airport

Airport webpage:http://www.modlinairport.pl/

Departures and Arrivals Information, phone +48 22 346 43 60

Train:

By Modlin shuttle-bus to Modlin train station, then by train (KM) to Central Railway Station. (4-5 €)

Bus:

Modlin-bus connects Modlin Airport and Central Railway Station

By train

There are three train stations in Warsaw that handle international and domestic train traffic:

• Warszawa Centralna (Central Warsaw) (AlejeJerozolimskie 54) - situated in the city center and very well connected to all of the city's districts.
• Warszawa Zachodnia (West Warsaw) (AlejeJerozolimskie 144) - thanks to the neighbouring international bus terminal, this is where people travelling in or out of the country await their transfers.
• Warszawa Wschodnia (East Warsaw) (Lubelska 1) - located on the east side of Vistula River (Praga)

By car

The main access roads to Warsaw are sections of three principal European routes:

• From the north: route E77 - north-south European route which runs through Central Europe: Russia (Pskov) - Estonia - Latvia - Lithuania - Russia - Poland (National highway 7: Gdańsk, Elbląg, Warsaw, Radom, Kielce, Cracow) - Slovakia - Hungary (Budapest)
• From the south-east: route E67 - north-south European route which connects Central Europe with Scandinavia: Finland (Helsinki) - Estonia - Latvia (Riga) - Lithuania - Poland (National highway 8: Białystok, Warsaw, Wrocław) - Czech Republic (Prague)
• From the west: motorway A2, route E30 - East-west European route: Ireland (Cork) - Great Britain – The Netherlands - Germany (Berlin) - Poland (National highway 2: Poznań, Warsaw, Terespol) - Belarus - Russia (Moscow - Omsk)

LOCAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT

The WUT Central Campus can be easily reached using the local publictransport. The tram stop “PlacPolitechniki” for lines 10, 14, 17 and 15 is 1 min. walking from the venue and the metro station “Politechnika” is 10 min. walking.

The main railway station “Warszawa Centralna” is located in the city centre about 20 min. walking or 3 min. by trams 10 and 17 from the conference venue. Trams 10 and 17 departures from the stop “DworzecCentralny” in the direction “Wyscigi” and “Służewiec” every 10-15minutes. You need to get out at “Placpolitechniki” tram stop.

Both local trains (SKM -Fast Urban Railway, and KM - Masovian Railways), buses, tramways and metro require a valid ticket – one-way price is 1-2 € and can be bought in any kiosk, in ticket machines (on most bus stops or inside trains and buses) or from the bus driver.

TAXIS

When using taxis in Warsaw, it is strongly recommended that you use only those with the following: the symbol of Warsaw – a mermaid – on both front doors, yellow/red stripes affixed to the glass along the front doors, a number stuck to the side of the vehicle, a hologram with the license number and the vehicle’s registration number on the upper right-hand corner of the front glass and a sticker with price information per kilometer that must be displayed on the glass of the right-hand side back door. It is recommended for you to use one of the city's official Radio-Taxi companies, and order a taxi by telephone. The airport (Arrivals) is served only by 3 Radio-Taxi companies: Ele Taxi, Sawa Taxi i Super Taxi.

PARKING’S

There is no free public parking around the Conference Venue.

The whole area of Warsaw city centre is a controlled parking zone. This rule applies from Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 6 pm. On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays parking is free.

Warsaw Car parks system “Park & ride”:
http://www.ztm.waw.pl/parkujijedz.php?c=116&l=2

Useful links: 

• http://www.ztm.waw.pl/?l=2
• http://warsawtour.pl/en

VISA ASSISTANCE

All foreign visitors must possess a passport valid for at least 6 months following the conference. Some participants may require visas in order to enter Poland. Please check with your local Polish Consulate or Embassy for details regarding visa and entry requirements. Poland is now part of the Schengen area so that participants traveling within the Schengen area are not required to show passports on entering Poland.

The Scientific Secretariat will, on request, send a personal invitation to participate. This invitation is only to assist potential participants to raise funds or to obtain a visa, and is not a commitment on the part of the organisers to provide any financial support.

CONFERENCE RECEPTION

All participants are invited to attend the Conference Reception on Wednesday September 21th, 2016 starting at 18:00. Music entertainment and refreshments will be provided as part of conference arrangements.Symposium organizers and Best Presentation Award Winners will be honored at the beginning of the reception.

BEST PRESENTATION AWARD

The Best Presentation Award is presented in recognition of the best student oral or poster presentation in each symposium. Maximum two winners per symposium receive a diploma and a cash award of 200 EUR. No application is necessary.

AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT

For the oral presentations - the following equipment will be present:

• laptops with XP or Windows 2000 and Microsoft Office Power Point and we prefer presentations on CD or USB flash memory, if presenting author require something else please contact organisers
• digital projector
• laser pointers and microphones if necessary

INTERNET ACCESS / WIFI

Computer Lab will be open for all attendees during the conference from 8:00 to 18:00. In addition a wireless access to the internet will be provided for all conference attendees bringing their own laptops.