INVITATION DISC 11 November 9 th - 10 th 2011 Bucharest/Romania
We are glad to invite you to the Danube Information Services Conference 11 on November 9 th -10 th 2011 in Bucharest, Romania. Conference Venue: Hotel Caro****, 164 A, Barbu Vacarescu, Sector 2. RO-020285 Bucharest REGISTRATION For your registration, please use the attached registration form and send it back until the 17 th of October, 2011. The conference fee comes to: 1. 65,- + VAT (24%) = 80,60 for private persons (RO, EU, non-eu) 2. 65,- + VAT (24%) = 80,60 for companies from Romania and outside the EU; 3. 65,- (no VAT) for employees of companies located in an EU state (except Romania) The price includes: Participation at the conference Conference documentation Lunch on both conference days Refreshments in the coffee breaks Participation at the evening event on November 9th, 2011 (including transport) Visit of the Aeronautical Museum in Bucharest on November 10th, 2011 Shuttle service Bucharest Otopeni airport Hotel Caro Bucharest Otopeni airport Below you can find the bank data for transferring the conference fee. Please do not forget to indicate the purpose of the money transfer on your remittance which is: "DISC 2011 + your company name" and transfer the amount free of banking charges for the recipient! Period allowed for payment: Monday, October 17 th, 2011. SC Color Data Advertising SRL ING BANK ROMANIA In EURO: IBAN: RO24 INGB 0000 9999 0178 7413 SWIFT (BIC): INGBROBU In RON: IBAN: RO16 INGB 0000 9999 0100 9520 SWIFT (BIC): INGBROBU Please send us your registration form until Monday, the 17 th of October at the latest so that we can take appropriate measures concerning the conference.
ACCOMMODATION Reservation directly at the conference venue (Hotel Caro) can be made: by email: reservation@carohotel.ro, or by phone: +40 21.208.61.28 or +4021.208.61.96. At check-in in the hotel, please announce that you attend DISC 2011 : The price amounts to 65,-/night/single room and 75,-/night/double room; 4 stars facilities. Hotel accommodation is at own expense and to be booked on your own. If you don t wish to stay at Hotel Caro, you can find further hotels enclosed. Should you arrive/depart by airplane, there will be a shuttle service offered by AFDJ from Bucharest / Otopeni Airport to Hotel Caro and back from Hotel Caro to Bucharest / Otopeni Airport. Should you arrive by car, you can park your car during your stay in the parking facilities of the hotel for 15 RON/night. Please note that this price is for guests accommodated in our hotel only, the normal fee makes 2.5 RON/hour. As soon as you send us your registration with the expected arrival time in Bucharest, we will fix the times of the shuttle service and inform you regarding the details. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us: (Information regarding registrations, presentations, agenda): Kata Seher tel. +43 (0)50 4321 1706 kata.seher@via-donau.org (Information regarding conference fee, shuttle service, route plan, venue, hotels): Antonina Popescu tel. +40 (0)236 46 08 12-105 popescu.antonina@afdj.ro Teodor Tanasescu tel. +40 (0)246 21 33 29-222 teodor.tanasescu@yahoo.com
PRELIMINARY AGENDA WEDNESDAY, November 9 th 2011 09.00 Opening the workshop and organizational information Presentation of national RIS related activities Presentation of NEWADA Status Quo Presentation of RIS-related projects 18:00 End of meeting 19.00 22.00 Evening Event THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10 th 2011 09.00 Visit of the Museum of Aeronautical Museum in Bucharest Presentation of RIS related projects Company presentations Additional activities Final discussion and conclusion 16:30 End of meeting The final agenda will be sent out before the conference. The organiser reserves the right to make changes to the programme.
ROUTE INFORMATION There will be a shuttle service organized by AFDJ from Bucharest Airport to Hotel Caro on the day of arrival and from Hotel Caro to Bucharest Airport on the day of departure. In case you do not want to take advantage of the shuttle service, please find the route explanation as follows: By air: Airport Otopeni is the city s main airport and at about 30 minutes drive from the hotel, depending on traffic. Bucharest is also served by the Aurel Vlaicu Airport (also known as Baneasa) at about 15 minutes drive from Caro Hotel. By train: The city is well served by the national rail system, Gara de Nord being the main-line station. Caro Hotel can be reached by taxi in about 20 minutes depending on the traffic. The subway can be also used to reach our hotel. From Gara de Nord please take the M1 line one station to Piata Victoriei, switch to M2 and go 2 stations until Aurel Vlaicu. From there you can walk towards the hotel for 5 minutes or you can take the no.5 tram one station towards the Stefan cel Mare Boulevard. By car: Caro Hotel is located on the Barbu Vacarescu Boulevard, in Northern Bucharest. Driving from Ploiesti: driving to Bucharest on DN1, turn left at the traffic light after Baneasa Airport and drive on the Aerogarii Boulevard, continue on the Av. Alexandru Serbanescu Street and straight ahead on the Barbu Vacarescu Boulevard. The Caro Hotel entrance is on the left after the crossroad with Fabrica de Glucoza street.
HOTELS IN BUCHAREST The following hotels are situated in the vicinity of the conference venue: Crystal Palace Hotel Address 18-20 Av. Alex Serbanescu, Str RO-014282 Bucharest Tel.: +40 (21) 233.20.30 Fax: +40 (21) 232.02.26 Email: reservation@crystalpalacehotel.ro Web: http://www.crystalpalacehotel.ro/ Single room: 80 Double room with bedroom suite: 90 Double room with single beds: 90 Apartment: 160 Stil Hotel Address 63, Nicolae Caramfil, Str., RO-014142 Bucharest Tel.: +40 21 233 39 90 Fax: +40 21 233 39 71 Email: office@hotelstil.ro Web: http://www.hotelstil.ro/ Single room: 67 Double room with bedroom suite: 77 Double room with single beds: 77 Apartment: 140 For further accommodations please visit: www.rezervarihotel.ro www.booking-romania.com