The conference will be held in Sinaia, a year-round mountain resort in the heart of the Carpathians, about 130 km north of Bucharest, about 1.5 hours drive from the main international airport of Romania.
During the school, we shall organize excursions and social events to give the participants the chance to know the Romanian landscape and culture. Sinaia is "the Pearl of the Carpathians", a prime tourist attraction and in close proximity to many first class natural and historical attractions of Romania. Extra activities, from visiting the Sinaia monastery and the Peles Castle (with its beautiful art collection or the open-air folklore exhibit and market), to dinning and wining at restaurants with live Romanian and international music, to mountain climbing, are all available within walking distance. Visits to old Transylvanian cities, like Brasov, Sibiu and Sighisoara, or to the Bran castle ("Dracula’s castle") and Poiana Brasov, are possible by car, bus or train.
The venue of the school will be Hotel International**** (http://www.international-sinaia.ro),
a four star complex, where most of the participants will be accommodated in single and double rooms and in luxury flats at the following prices:
Double room in single occupancy: 60 euro/day, about 270 lei (RON=Romanian currency),
Double room in double occupancy: 34 euro/ person/day, about 160 lei
Deluxe double room: 75 euro/day, about 340 lei
There will be also a limited number of suites available. [ junior suite 83, executive junior suite 90 and one bedroom suite 125 euro/day, respectively.]
These prices are offered only if the participants are registered via the organizers.
Breakfast is included in room’s price.
Lunches will be served at the same hotel and are included in the fee.
Dinners can be pre-arranged at the same hotel at about 16 euro each, or the participants can chose to manage by themselves with these meals at other restaurants
that are available around, in walking distance.
A limited number of places in youth hostels will be available at lower rates for students. Please contact the organizers for advice on such arrangements.
Sinaia is a well known Romanian resort located at 130 km North from Bucharest (about 110 km from the Henri Coanda International Airport) in the Carpathian mountains.
There are good connections by car, bus and train from Bucharest (about 2 hours).
During the school, we shall also organize excursions and social events in order to create a nice atmosphere and to provide the participants with a flavour of
Romanian landscape and culture. Sinaia is "the Pearl of the Carpathians", close to the geographical centre of the country, itself a prime tourist attraction
and in close proximity to many first class natural and historical attractions of Romania. Extra activities, from visiting the Peles Castle with its beautiful art
collection or the open-air folklore exhibit and market, to dinning and wining at restaurants with live Romanian and international music, to mountain climbing,
are all available within walking distance, in Sinaia.
Visits to old Transylvanian cities, like Brasov, Sibiu and Sighisoara, or to the Bran castle ("Dracula's castle") and Poiana Brasov, are possible by car, bus or train.
On Sunday 13.07.2014, there will be two buses leaving to Sinaia.
The first one will leave from Athenee Palace Hilton Bucharest Hotel parking, at 14:15, picking up mainly the Romanian participants. This bus will stop at Henri Coanda
Airport to pick up the abroad participants, and it will leave from here at 15:00.
Two IFIN-HH cars will leave at 18:15 from Henri Coanda Airport, and later, at 20:30 a minibus will leave, also from Henri Coanda Airport.
The vehicles will have the conference poster shown in the front window, and on both locations here will be a poster as meeting point.
The best way to get from Otopeni Henri Coanda to Gara de Nord is using public transport, you can choose the bus: take bus 780 direct, or the train.
A new service links the airport to Gara de Nord every hour, though the airport's station is a short bus ride from arrivals. Buy tickets (costing 6.80 lei, one-way; half price for kids) from the well-signposted booths tour left as you exit baggage claim.
The whole journey takes around 55 minutes and in the rush hour is a good option.
You can also take a taxi, the price varying from 25 to 55 lei.
Detailed information about the airort transfers: http://www.bucharestairports.ro/en/transport
You can access the SNCFR webpage to view the schedule for the trains following this link
