PRACTICAL GUIDE PRACTICAL GUIDE

PRACTICAL GUIDE PRACTICAL GUIDE

PRACTICAL GUIDE The second part of this booklet provides you with practical information that may come in handy during your stay. If there would happen to be anything that was not covered in this practical guide, please do not hesitate to ask the EAPRIL Office or any member of the Local Organising Committee for help. Practical Information related to the Conference Venue The 2018 conference takes place at the Grand Bernardin Hotel in Portorož/Piran, Slovenia. Address Grand Bernardin Hotel Obala 2 6320 Portorož SLOVENIA Venue information The Grand Bernardin Hotel is located in Portorož, an Adriatic seaside resort and spa town located in the Municipality of Piran in southwestern Slovenia. It is part of the Grand Bernardin Group, which hosts 3 hotels in the surrounding area (Grand Bernardin hotel***** (= conference venue), Histrion****, and Vile park***). The hotel is constructed on a hill, allowing all rooms to have seaside views. The numbering of levels is therefore atypical with the lobby/reception being at the 2nd highest level. The conference session rooms are located on levels 12-11-10 and 0 (sea promenade level). Coffee & tea break are organised in the Europa Foyer (level 12) and foyer of the Emerald Ballroom (level 11 same level as lobby and hotel entrance). The lunch will take place in the Europa Hall Foyer on Tuesday (level 12), and in the Hotel Restaurant (Level 10) on Wednesday. The Grand Bernardin hotel itself has a restaurant (level 10 Sunset restaurant), a Grand Café and Piano Bar (level 11) and a nice rooftop bar (level 11), which are nice to visit (at own cost however). The Taverna Restaurant of Hotel Histrion (on the right side of the hotel on the promenade -level 0 of Histrion) will be open till 20h30 for conferene participants. Smoking is not prohibited in the hotel. Smoking is allowed in front of the hotel or on the roof top terrace of the hotel bard (Grand Garden). 37

Registration and EAPRIL Office Desk On the first day of the conference, Monday November 12, the registration desk and EAPRIL office are located in the central Entrance Hall of the hotel (Level 11). On Tuesday & Wednesday, the registration desk and EAPRIL Office move up to the Europa Hall Foyer (Level 12) The opening hours are the following: Monday November 12: 07.45-10.00 & 12.00-17.30 Tuesday November 13: 07.45-17.00 Wednesday November 14: 08.00-15.00 University of Maribor Although organised in Portorož, the University of Maribor hosts the conference. The University of Maribor is the second largest and the second oldest Slovene university. Approximately 15.000 students study at one of the 17 faculties where they are being taken care of by around 1.800 employees. It carries an extremely important role in the region and plans to further develop in the direction of attracting the most talented students and providing a development context where excellence is at home at all levels. It is turning into a central development institution in constant connection with the economy and, together with its partners, is creating a centre of sustainable development for the wider region. University of Maribor is an autonomous scientific, research and educational institution with the purpose of discovering and nurturing knowledge as well as transferring it into the community through the all-connected fields of humanities, social sciences, engineering, economy, medicine, natural sciences, law, pedagogical sciences and arts. The members of the Institute of Informatics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science are presenting the biggest part of the local organizing committee of EAPRIL. The Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (abbreviated FEECS) of the University of Maribor is a scientific institute with explicitly regional, national and international significance. FEECS is involved in more than 30 currently active international projects involving HEIs, companies, and governmental and nongovernmental organisations. The Institute of Informatics is one of FEECS s nine institutes. The R&D work of the Institute of Informatics is oriented towards the holistic development and management of information systems (IS) and services as well as various aspects of cybersecurity. Additionally, it is well known for its excellent collaboration with the Slovenian industry. Furthermore, Institute of Informatics is very involved in research in the field of education and educational processes. Programme & Presentation Information Programme information & the EAPRIL 2018 Conference App Detailed session information can be found in the first part of this booklet. For more detailed information such as abstracts, updated time schedules, participants can use the EAPRIL conference application via Guidebook (IOS and Android). Scan the QR code or download the Guidebook App via the app stores. Once this application is installed on your smartphone or tablet, search for the EAPRIL2018 Conference in the menu. 38

!! As this booklet was sent to the printers 3 weeks before the start of the conference, minor changes may have occurred in the programme schedule. Please consult our App before each session to make sure you have the latest programme. Also, all last-minutes changes and updates will be communicated via our App!! Setting up your presentation For regular sessions, we ask presenters to show up in the session room 5-10 minutes prior to the start of the session. This will give them enough time to get acquainted with the other presenters, the technical devices and the chair, as well as to set-up the room or presentation as they wish. All rooms are equipped with a computer and a beamer. Other material will be available in the room, if the presenter has asked for this before October 15. For the poster presentations, we ask presenters to be present 15 minutes in advance to hang up their poster. Material is foreseen to hang up your poster. Do not use other material! Volunteering students/staff will help you. ICT & Social Media WIFI network HBGUEST Please be aware that Internet connection is hosted by an external provider, please read the terms and conditions from this provider for more information on data protection and processing. Social Media Feel free to share you EAPRIL2018 experiences, either via Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. Tweet about inspiring presentations you attended, interesting contacts you made, fun activities you undertook, or interesting materials you wish to share with other delegates. Pictures or visual impressions are encouraged. Use #Eapril2018 Furthermore, follow our Twitter account to be informed about the latest programme updates (@EAPRIL_office). Also, this year, EAPRIL will award a price for the Best EAPRIL2018 Tweet and for the Best EAPRIL2018 Picture. All tweets and pictures (via any of our 3 social media channels) posted till Tuesday 16.00 will be taken into account. The winning tweet and winning picture will be both awarded at the Conference Dinner on Tuesday evening (presence at the dinner is required to be considered as potential winner). Your privacy EAPRIL is committed to respecting the privacy of its users, members and conference participants. On our website you can read more on personal data stored by EAPRIL as well as why we store it and what its intended use is. With regard to the conference, we wish to inform you about the following 1. Please be aware that Internet connection is hosted by an external provider, please read the terms and conditions from this provider for more information on data protection and processing. 39

2. Please be aware that pictures will be taken at the EAPRIL Conference and that this content can be shared on our social media or website. For further information about our notice and take down policy, please contact privacy.office@eapril.org. Useful addresses Tourist info centres Tartinijev trg 2, 6330 Piran, +386 (0)5 673 44 40, Open every day from 9 AM 5 PM (1.5 km from GHB, there is a free bus in that direction check Piran description) Obala 16, 6320 Portorož, +386 (0)5 674 22 20, Open every day from 9 AM 5 PM (2.3 km from GHB) Postal offices Cankarjevo nabrežje 5, 6330 Piran, Open Mon-Fri 8 AM 6 PM (1.3 km from GHB) Obala 43 A, 6322 Portorož, Open Mon-Fri 8 AM 6 PM (2 km from GHB) Pharmacy: Lekarna Piran, Tartinijev trg 4, 6330 Piran (1.5 km from GHB, there is a free bus in that direction check Piran description), Open Mon-fri from 7.30AM-7PM, Sat 7.30AM-1PM, closed on Sunday Lekarna Portorož, Obala 41, 6320 Portorož (2 km from GHB), Open Mon-fri from 8AM-7PM, Sat 8AM-1PM, closed on Sunday Emergency Centre: Izola +386 5 660 60 00 National/universal Emergency/First Aid number: 112 Police: 113 Transportation By plane There are a few airports in the vicinity, which enable good connections to Europe and beyond. Trieste (TRS), Venice (VCE), Treviso (TSF), Pula (PUY), Rijeka (RJK) and Ljubljana (LJU) airports are all close by, while low-cost airlines operate on three of them: Trieste, Treviso and Pula. For travelling from and to airports, we suggest the GoOpti shuttle service: https://www.goopti.com/en/events/eapril- 2018-conference. Trieste Airport Trieste Airport is about 80 km from Portorož. It has regular scheduled flights from a variety of European cities. The best direct way to get from Trieste Airport to Portorož is to use a GoOpti transfer: https://www.goopti.com/en/events/eapril-2018-conference. The price is affordable and there is a 2- hour departure window. Ljubljana Airport 140 km from Portorož. Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and has regular schedule flights to most major European cities (Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna, Zurich, London, Moscow ). There are several options to travel from Ljubljana airport to Portorož. 40

Shared transfer You can search for shared transfer on GoOpti: https://www.goopti.com/en/events/eapril-2018- conference. Normally you have to wait for some time before the pick-up at the airport, but you have to order this transfer in advance. Bus or shuttle + train + taxi There is a bus or shuttle connection from Ljubljana Airport to Ljubljana city centre: Bus timetable: https://www.fraport-slovenija.si/en/passengers-and-visitors/getting-here/bus/ approximately 5 Shuttle timetable: https://www.fraport-slovenija.si/en/passengers-and-visitors/gettinghere/shuttle/ approximately 10 Train from Ljubljana to Portorož There is a train from Ljubljana to Koper, a neighbouring city of Portorož. From Koper you need to take a taxi or bus to Portorož. A schedule for the bus is available at http://193.95.251.195:35544/vozniredi2/ Train schedule: http://www.slo-zeleznice.si/en/passenger-transport approximately 13-25. You can also use FlixBus https://shop.flixbus.com for the trip from Ljubljana to Portorož (you need to switch the bus in Trieste). Taxi from Ljubljana Airport to Portorož Taxi approximately 110 (International phone number: +386 31 73 22 89). Taxi provides can be found on http://www.airportljubljana.co/taxi_transfer_from_portoroz.php, http://www.taksilegende.com/taxi_price_list.php, http://www.taxibrnik.com/prevoz_ljubljana_portoro%c5%bd.php. By car The central location of Slovenia enables easy access by car from a number of different European countries. Within 500 km radius lie the capitals of Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Italy, Serbia and Slovak Republic. You can use Google Maps route planner to organise your trip. It is also possible to rent a car at Ljubljana Airport. More information can be found on this site: https://www.rentalcars.com/en/airport/si/lju/. By bus There is also a possibility to travel to Portorož (or Ljubljana) by bus. FlixBus https://shop.flixbus.com/ operates regular lines on this route (you need to switch the bus in Trieste). Suggestions in Portorož/Piran Cultural activities Some time to spare? The activities below are perfect to explore in Portorož/Piran and surroundings. EAPRIL aims to offer you the correct information, but as fees and opening hours can change during the year, we are not responsible for changes or updated information. Piran Just a few minutes by foot away from Bernardin is Piran, a resort city on Slovenia s Adriatic coast, known for its long pier and Venetian architecture. Tartini Square is flanked by the Gothic red Venetian 41

House and the frescoed Tartini House. The latter is the birthplace of violinist Giuseppe Tartini. The 19th-century town hall has a stone lion, a symbol of the former Republic of Venice. St. George s Cathedral, nearby, has 17th-century paintings and marble altars. When in Piran, do not forget to visit the Walls of Piran, which are very well preserved and some of them date back to medieval times. Website: https://www.portoroz.si/en/discover/piran There is a free bus that drives from the parking lot bus station to the Piran Tartini Square. You can reach the bus station if you go out of Grand Hotel Bernardin in the GROUND floor and turn right. Then you go straight forward and you will reach the parking lot with the bus station in about 3 minutes. It drives from 5.30 AM to 1.30 AM every 10-15 minutes. For a timetable check: http://okoljepiran.si/dejavnosti/sektor-turisticne-infrastrukture-2/promet/voznired/ Aquarium Piran Meet the various creatures that inhabit the waters around the Slovene coast. Kidričevo nabrežje 4, 6330 Piran (2.3 km from Grand Hotel Bernardin) Ticket: 5 Opening times November 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. / Closed Mondays http://aquariumpiran.si/ Maritime Museum Piran Explore the historic roots of maritime activities in the region and their ties with the local economy. Cankarjevo nabrežje 3, 6330 Piran (2 km from Grand Hotel Bernardin) Ticket: 3.5 Opening times November 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. / Closed Mondays http://www.pomorskimuzej.si/en/opening-hours-admission-fees Portorož Portorož is a Slovenian Adriatic seaside resort and spa town located in the Municipality of Piran in southwestern Slovenia. Its modern development began in the late 19 th century with the vogue for the first health resorts. In the early 20 th century, Portorož became one of the grandest seaside resorts in Adriatic, along with Abbazia, Lido and Grado, then as part of the Austrian Littoral. It is now one of Slovenia's major tourist areas. Located in the centre is the Hotel Palace, once one of the most important resorts for the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, and currently one of the finest hotels between Venice and Dubrovnik. Portorož is the centre of an incredible part of the Mediterranean on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula. Portorož, a city with a holiday atmosphere, lies in a leeward bay and has a very pleasant 42

climate due to its proximity to the sea. The whole area is a string of natural attractions and cultural sights, all lined up along only a few kilometres. This small piece of Istria awaits you with countless experiences. Distance to the centre of Portorož from Grand Hotel Bernardin: 2 km Sečovlje Saltworks Just near to the conference venue is also the Sečovlje Saltworks. It is the largest Slovenian salt evaporation pond. Along with the Strunjan Saltworks, they are the northernmost Mediterranean saltworks and one of the few where salt is still produced in a traditional way, as well as a wetland of international importance and a breeding place for waterbirds. They are part of the Piran Saltworks and are located at Parecag in Slovenian Istria, the southwest of the country, at the Adriatic Sea, along the mouth of the Dragonja River near Sečovlje. KPSS Seča 115, 6320 Portorož (9 km from Grand Hotel Bernardin accessible by taxi) Ticket: 6 November opening times: 8 a.m. and 5 p.m Website: http://www.kpss.si/en/intro Valeta Tunel on Parenzana The path of friendship and good health follows the old, 123km long, narrow gauge train track, which connected Trst and Poreč and the inland cities of the Istrian peninsula. The path offers many sports activities and brings together people who enjoy walking, running or cycling. The path takes you through cities and villages, sometimes following the coastline right by the sea, other times leading you through vineyards and olive tree plantations, short and well-maintained tunnels and into valleys and hills. All the tunnels are still well-preserved, the most famous one among them being the Valeta Tunnel, a 550 m long tunnel that connects Strunjan and Portorož. Website: https://www.portoroz.si/en/experience/sights-and-attractions/4479-object-tunel-valeta Valeta Tunel, Senčna pot 27, 6320 Portorož (3 km from Grand Hotel Bernardin) Bernardin Bernardin is a tourist complex located in the western part of Portorož. Its name derives from Sveti Bernardin (literally, "Saint Bernardin"), as the church, now in ruins, was named. Before the construction of multiple complexes, the area was a shipyard for smaller vessels, later moved to the town of Izola. In 1971, the Emona Company from Ljubljana established Hoteli Bernardin, and began 43

working on building the complex. In 1976 the first two hotels, Bernardin and Vile Park were built, with Grand hotel Emona following the next year. Restaurants Cheap Average Expensive Very expensive *** Check the special offers for EAPRIL participants from various restaurants in the vicinity of the conference venue at the EAPRIL reception desk. *** Taverna Mediteran Restaurant / 4 minute walk from GHB (ground floor) turn left when looking at the sea in ground floor of GHB and the restaurant will be on the left hand site Italian, Seafood, Mediterranean Open until 8.30 PM Check special offers for EAPRIL participants at the EAPRIL reception desk. News Café / Address: Obala 4F, 6320 Portorož; 6 minute walk from GHB (ground floor) Reservations recommended: +386 599 37004 Open daily 8AM-1PM Veduta / Address: Bernardinska Reber 5a, 6320 Portorož; 6 minute walk from GHB (ground floor) Italian, Seafood, Mediterranean +386 5 674 64 09 Open daily 11AM-11PM Restaurant Pavel / http://pavelpiran.com/en-us/default Restaurant Pavel 1: Gregorčičeva 3, Piran 6330; 20 minute walk from GHB (ground floor); +386 5 674 71 01 Restaurant Pavel 2: Kosovelova ulica 1, Piran 6330; 20 minute walk from GHB (ground floor); +386 5 674 71 02 Italian, Seafood, Mediterranean Open daily 11AM-11PM Restaurant Riva / http://www.riva.si/ Address: Gregorčičeva ulica 46, Piran 6330; 25 minute walk from GHB (ground floor) Italian, Seafood, Mediterranean, European, Slovenian, Vegetarian Friendly +386 5 673 21 80 Open daily 12AM-10PM Check special offers for EAPRIL participants at the EAPRIL reception desk. 44

Pizzeria Porto Konoba / http://pizzeriaporto.si/en/ Address: Obala 99, 6320 Portorož; 40 minute walk from GHB (ground floor) Italian, Pizza, Seafood +386 65 559 503 Open daily 11AM-11PM Picerija Batana Address: Tartinijev trg 1, Piran 6330; 20 minute walk from GHB (ground floor) Pizza, European, Slovenian +386 5 676 25 17 Open daily 9AM-10PM, closed on Monday Check special offers for EAPRIL participants at the EAPRIL reception desk. Pizzerija Burin Address: Fornače 35, Piran 6330; 3 minute walk from GHB (ground floor) Grill, Pizza, European +386 5 674 72 06 Open daily 8AM-10PM Rizi Bizi restaurant http://www.rizibizi.si/ Address: Vilfanova 10, 6320 Portorož; 10 minute walk from GHB (reception floor) Seafood, Mediterranean, European Reservations necessary! +386 5 99 35 320 Open from 11-13 November from 12-23h (Closed on 14 and 15 November) There are numerous restaurants in the vicinity of the conference venue. We cannot fit all in our programme book so we suggest you use TripAdvisor for a more refined search of restaurants (while considering your wishes). Discover Slovenia Interested in seeing more of the beautiful country of Slovenia? Slovenia is a small, beautiful country "on the sunny side of the Alps" which geographically and politically has always been a part of Central Europe. Slovenia is a relatively small country in area, half of the size of Switzerland for example, tucked into a mountainous corner between Austria, Italy, Hungary, and the Adriatic Sea. Everything in Slovenia is in abundance: the majestic Alps with their glacial valleys, rivers and lakes, plenty of forests, mysterious karst caves, the warm Adriatic. From the steep slopes of the Alps, you can reach the world of olives and vineyards in less than three hours. Slovenia's natural features and cultural and historical sites offer plenty of variety for a holiday. You can explore the underground world of grottoes, walk in the clean mountain air of Triglav National Park, climb the peaks of the Julian Alps, admire medieval treasures of old cities and towns and enjoy their museums, concerts, international festivals, fairs, and events, or play on spectacular golf courses. Try your luck in casinos; enjoy the culinary arts and wines of Slovenia. 45

The contrast of Slovenia's landscape surprises first time visitors, all within the country's little more than 20,000 km 2. About fifty kilometres from the capital, Ljubljana, are the Julian Alps, where fairy tale Lake Bled glistens; the Postojna Caves, the largest in Europe, are 35 minutes drive from the capital; and Portorož, a sunny seaside resort just over 100 kilometres from Ljubljana. You can also take an excursion to Lipica, the original home of the famous white Lippizaner horses, to the vineyard country where wines have been produced since Roman times. Area: 20,256 km 2 Population: 2 million Capital: Ljubljana Language: Slovenian (Slovene), Hungarian and Italian are minority languages Climate: Alpine, Continental, Mediterranean Electricity: 220V, 50Hz Time zone: Central European Time (GMT+1, summertime: GMT+2) Currency: Euro If you are looking for a peaceful, value-laden destination with everything - mountains, lakes, seashore, ski resorts, health spas, historic cities and villages, castles and churches - then discover Slovenia, the beautiful country on the sunny side of the Alps. You can get more information at https://www.slovenia.info/en 46