General information

THE VENUE
19.09. – 21.09.2012 in hotel “Aqua Azur” **** in the resort “St.St. Konstantin and Elena” near the city of Varna, which is known as the marine (or summer) capital of Bulgaria.

ACCOMODATION
Hotel “Aqua Azur”****  (participation fee class A)
Hotel “Panorama”*** (participation fee class B and J)
Location - 100 m from hotel “Aqua Azur”
From the airport to the hotel "Aqua Azur" and "Panorama" there is a direct bus line 409 (23th stop "Minyor"). From the bus station to the hotel "Aqua Azur" and "Panorama" is a direct bus line 409 (16-th stop "Minyor"). Ticket price: 1.60 lv.

If arriving by car you may use the GPS coordinates of the hotel "Aqua Azur": N 43grad 14,277'
EO 28grad 00,828'

ENTRY TO BULGARIA
Visitors from the European Union coming to Bulgaria need an identity document.
Visitors from other countries require an entry visa.
Visitors are recommended to contact the Bulgarian Embassy (you can find them on: http://www.mfa.bg/en/) or Consulate in their own country for information on visa requirements. If an official letter of invitation is requested, please contact the Congress Secretariat in due time (before the registration deadline).
Varna airport is located 21 km away from the Registration Desk in hotel Aqua Azur.
Those who wish to travel by themselves should use a taxi or the public transport.
If you are going to travel with a personal car you may use the following GPS coordinates for hotel Aqua Azur:
N 43grad 14,277'
EO 28grad 00,828'

TIME TABLE

19.09. (Wednesday)	Registration of the participants. Social Program CP1.
20.09. (Thursday)	Opening ceremony. Plenary session. Congress sessions: - MACHINES. - TECHNOLOGIES. Poster session. Special Sub-Congress Section: NANOMATERIALS 2012. Welcome party.
21.09. (Friday)	Congress session MATERIALS. Special Sub-Congress Sections: BULTRIB 2012 INDUSTRIAL INFORMATIC 2012 ERGONOMIC AND ENGINEERING DESIGN 2012 POWER TRANSMISSIONS 2012 Closing of the Congress.
22.09.(Saturday)	Social Program CP2
23.09 (Sunday)	Social programs CP3 and CP4

 

TIME

Bulgaria is in the Eastern European Time Zone (GMT+2)

WEATHER
Air temperature: on 19.09.2011 - 25,6^o C and on 20.09.2011 – 22,4^o C. Sea temperature: on 19 and 20.09.2010 - 24^o C
Check the weather in real time at: http://weather.bg/indexen.php

CURRENCY

The official currency is the lev (plural: leva).
1 euro = 1.95583 lev
All major credit cards (e.g. VISA, MasterCard, Eurocard) are usually accepted in Bulgaria

EMERGENCY SERVICES
Uniform European phone number for emergency situations: 112