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| Solar - Terrestrial Interactions from Microscale to Global Models |
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| September 6-10, 2005 |
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Dear Colleagues,
This announcement includes last minute details concerning the workshop
"Solar Terrestrial Interactions from Microscale to global Models" to be
held next week in Sinaia, Romania.
We are happy to announce that the project devoted to organizing this
meeting has been selected for funding by the
Romanian Ministry of Education and Research. Thanks to this additional
budget we will be able to support the full accommodation for all our
guests, which includes room and meals at the restaurant of the Cota 1400
hotel. If any of you has special needs (like vegetarian) please let us
know when you register.
Bus shuttles will take care of your transport from the Bucuresti/Otopeni
- Henri Coanda airport to Sinaia according to your travel schedules. We
will send you "personalized" messages with more detailed information.
The workshop web site was updated. You can have a look at the final
program and all submitted abstracts at
http://iss30.nipne.ro/maglab/ws_ro.
Both a video and an overhead projector will be available for
presentations. The local voltage is 220 V / 50 Hz. A (grounded) power
outlet is shown in the attachment.
Internet connection will be freely available in the conference room. For
international calls you can use the phone in your room or mobile phones.
The weather forecast is rather good for next week. Please keep in mind,
however, that Sinaia is a mountain resort and the hotel is located at
1400 meters altitude. Sudden changes of weather may occur, with showers
and temperature drops, please be prepared.
The local currency is called Leu (the Romanian for 'lion') - plural is
Lei. IMPORTANT NOTICE: at the beginning of July, the new Leu (RON),
equal to 10,000 old Lei (ROL), was introduced. For two years or so they
will be used in parallel. The old and new bills have very similar
design (e.g. 1 new Leu and 10000 old Lei, 5 new Lei and 50000 old Lei
etc). One has to take care not to pay new Lei when old Lei are
requested - which can happen, because people are still used to the old
currency. In general the prices are given both in the old and new
currency. Note also that the new bills are not yet very widespread and
you will most often get old bills (big numbers). The exchange rate is
about 3.5 RON or 35000 ROL for 1 EUR.
We do not advise you to change money at the airport because, as well
known, the exchange rate is quite poor. There are several exchange and
bank offices in Sinaia or Bucharest. In addition, cash dispensers are
available, including two at the airport, where you can get Lei. The
major credit cards are accepted in most places you might want to visit.
The complete coordinates of the hotel "Cota 1400" are:
str. Drumul Cotei, 106100 Sinaia, jud. Prahova, Romania
Phone: (+4)0 244 314990
Fax: (+4)0 244 314 970
Email: office@hotelcota1400.ro
In case of any problem you can contact the LOC at the following cell
numbers: ****** (Octav Marghitu), ****** (Marius Echim) and
****** (Adrian Blagau).
We wish you a nice travel to Romania and we are looking forward to
welcome you next week.
Best regards,
Octav Marghitu, Marius Echim, Adrian Blagau,
Dragos Constantinescu, Horia Comisel
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Space Plasma and Magnetometry Group
Institute for Space Sciences
Atomistilor 409, P.O. Box MG-23
RO-77125 Bucharest
ROMANIA
Tel: +40 21 457 4131
Fax: +40 21 457 4471
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