SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT

Scientific programme

Plenary lectures: Please refer to the list of participants for more detail (e-mail addresses, abstracts and full list of titles of the talks).

Transportation

From Warsaw to Bialowieza and back by the conference bus

The free conference bus will be available for the participants to go from Warsaw to the Workshop site in Bialowieza. The bus will leave on Saturday, June 26, from the Physics Department, Warsaw University, Hoza 69 (about 300 meters from Warsaw Central Railway Station). The bus will depart for Bialowieza at 16:00 (4 P.M.). We shall also arrange a free bus trip back from Bialowieza to Warsaw on Sunday, July 4. The bus will depart not later than 7:00 (A.M.). It will arrive to Warsaw about 11:00. The exact time of departure of this bus will be announced during the Workshop.

From Warsaw Airport to Physics Department

The best and cheapest way to get to the Physics Department from the airport is to take regular city bus (line 175) at the exit of the air terminal. Ticket costs about 3 zl (less than 1 EUR) and can be bought from the bus driver or at the newspapers stands at the terminal. One should get off at the bus stop in front of the Mariott Hotel, opposite to the Central Railway Station (Warszawa Centralna). From there it is short walk to the Department. Members of the local organizing committee will be at hand there. Please consult the map on the webpage physics.uwb.edu.pl/wgmp/ (section "travel guide").

It is also possible to take a taxi from the Airport to the Physics Department. This may be very expensive in Warsaw. In the case, it is strongly advised to negotiate the price with the driver before hiring. Approximate cost is 30 zl.

From Warsaw to Bialowieza by means of public transport

Bialowieza can also be reached by the combination of train and bus. In this case one should take the train to Bialystok. From Bialystok to Bialowieza one has to continue by bus. The Bus Station in Bialystok is next to the railway station and one has to pass the bridge over the rails only. For train and buses schedules as well as maps please check Travellers Guide.

From Moscow to Bialowieza by means of public transport

There is very good train connection from Moscow to Grodno and then to Bialystok. It is cheaper and faster than connection through Warsaw. Please read previous point for information about reaching Bialowieza from Bialystok by bus.

Note to citizens of EU

Keep in mind that although Poland is now member of EU it may happen that you will need your passport during your travel. Theoretically id card should be enough but there are known cases when passport was required.

Hotel in Warsaw

The organizers can book a hotel room in Warsaw, either before or after the Workshop. Please let us know about that as soon as possible. Prices range from 40 EUR to 100 EUR.

Registration fee

We would like to remind the foreign participants that the amount of 400 EUR should be paid upon arrival in Bialowieza in cash. Unfortunately we cannot accept personal cheques, bank drafts or travellers cheques. There is additional cost of 200 EUR for an extra person.

Accomodation

Please note that due to the local conditions the accommodation is usually shared. If there is another participant with whom you may wish to share a room, please let us know. Also let us know if you would like to have single room (at extra price). However note that only a small number of single rooms is available so we may not be able to fulfill all the requests.

The participants are kindly asked to notify us about any dietary restrictions.

The conference mailing address (during the workshop only)

Dom Wycieczkowy PTTK
Park Palacowy
17-230 Bialowieza, Poland
tel. and fax (+48) (85) 681 25 05


Address of the organizing committee

XXIII WGMP
Institute of Theoretical Physics
University of Bialystok
Lipowa 41
15-424 Bialystok, Poland
tel. (+48) (85) 745 76 41
fax. (+48) (85) 745 72 38
e-mail: wgmp@physics.uwb.edu.pl