Information Package for EuroCoppice Members EuroCoppice MC & WG Meetings & Conference Ecology and Silvicultural Management of Coppice Forests in Europe Ramada Majestic Bucharest Hotel 19-21 October 2015 Programme Sunday, 18 October - Registration 18.00-20.00 Registration for COST Members at the hotel Monday, 19 October MC & WG Meetings 8.00-8.50 Registration 9.00 Introduction to the MC & WG Meetings by Action Chair Gero Becker 9.10-15.50 Parallel Working Group Meetings 16.00-17.30 Management Committee Meeting Tuesday, 20 October Excursion 8.00-17.00 Field trip jointly organized with the Romanian Forest Administration- ROMSILVA (meeting point in front of the hotel) 18.00 Conference dinner Wednesday, 21 October Conference 9.00-9:15 Welcome by Conference Host Valeriu-Norocel Nicolescu & Action Chair Gero Becker 9.15-10.00 Oral presentations, 15 min. each 10.00-10.20 Coffee break 10.30-13.00 Oral presentations continued 13.10-14.20 Lunch 14.30-17.00 Oral presentations continued 17.00 End of Conference 1
Contact Local Organiser: Valeriu-Norocel Nicolescu +40 721 246632 Venue All participants will stay at the Ramada Majestic Bucharest Hotel and the Conference and Meetings will be held there as well. Each participant is responsible for booking themselves - please use the supplied reservation (booking) form. Ramada Majestic Bucharest Hotel Calea Victoriei no. 38-40, 010082 Bucharest-Romania Web: http://www.ramadamajestic.ro Tel.: +40 21 3102715/20/35/46/72 +40 21 3102335 +40 21 3113212 Fax: +40 21 3102799 (Reservation Office) Email: reservations@ramadamajestic.ro Fees 80 Euros are to be paid to conference organizers during the Registration (Sunday 18.00-20.00 and Monday 8.00-8.50). This fee includes: lunches Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday, Tuesday Conference dinner and refreshments. Field Trip Application of different forms of coppice management in the broadleaved-dominated forests surrounding the city of Bucharest Location: different coppice forests managed by the Giurgiu County Branch of Romanian Forest Administration-ROMSILVA. Travel by coach; meeting in front of Ramada Majestic Bucharest Hotel, departure 8.00 a.m. 2
Reimbursement To be reimbursed, you must: 1) have accepted and filled out the e-cost Online Travel Reimbursement Request (OTRR), uploading all necessary documents 2) Signed the participants list for each day you are present 3) Printed, signed and given/sent the TRR to Alicia If you already have everything by the meeting, please print it then and give it to Alicia, rather than sending it later. The instructions for the OTRR can be found in e-cost and here: www.cost.eu/module/download/43361 *** If you are travelling from (or returning to) a country other than the country of your institution, special rules apply! Inform Alicia asap if this is the case. *** If you are travelling by car, read the manual carefully! Travel Airport to Hotel The closest airport is Aeroportul International Henri Coanda (Henri Coanda Bucharest- Otopeni Airport). There are basically two options to reach the hotel: Option 1 - take BUS 783 to University Station (Piata Universitatii)! 5 min walk to hotel. http://www.bucharestairports.ro/en/transport/bus 3
Option 2 take a TAXI Be aware of how this is done and how to avoid scams! Read the instructions below! http://www.bucharestairports.ro/en/transport/taxi **This will only be reimbursed by COST if the journey takes place between 22:00 7:00** More detailed instructions on both options are available here: http://www.tripadvisor.com/travel-g294458- c116592/bucharest:romania:otopeni.airport.to.bucharest.html 4
Maps: 1) provided by the hotel; 2) Google map 5
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