EFSD in Bucharest, Romania
21 – 22 October 2010

1. MEETING VENUE
Hotel Minerva (Jupiter Conference Room)
Gheorghe Manu 2-4, Bucharest
The Hotel Minerva is situated in the center of Bucharest. http://www.minerva.ro/index.php?p=contact&x=&lang=en

2. REGISTRATION
Please register by following the link in the invitation e-mail, which leads you to
the QuestBack Registration form. The link to the Registration form is personal,
therefore all EFSD members are asked to fill in their personal registration.
If you are not attending the meeting, please confirm by the registration
form!

3. GENERAL INFORMATION – Bucharest
Bucharest Tourist Information
http://www.romaniatourism.com/bucharest.html

Bucharest map
http://harta-bucuresti.bucharest-guide.ro/

4. ARRIVING IN BUCHAREST
All international flights land at Otopeni International Airport (Aeroport International Otopeni), OTOPENI “Henri Coandă” AIRPORT – 17 km from downtown, which is a 30 minute drive to the city centre.
Tel/Fax: +40 021.230.16.02; 021.230.00.42; 021.230.00.38; 021.230.00.22,

5. PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Bucharest’s extensive public transport system is the largest in Romania. It is made up of the Bucharest Metro, as well as a surface transport system run by RATB: http://www.ratb.ro/

6. TAXIS
Telephone numbers:
Grant 021-9433, Meridian 021-9444, 021-9888
CrisTaxi 021-9461/021-9466, Perrozzi 021-9631

7. LOCAL TIME
Romania is in the Eastern European Time Zone: GMT + 2 hours. When it is noon in Bucharest it is: 11:00 in Berlin, 10:00 in London.

8. CURRENCY AND EXCHANGE
The official currency in Romania is Lei (RON), which is divided into 100 bani. Banknotes come in LEI 500, 100, 50, 10 and 5 denominations. Coins come in 50b, 10b, 5b and 1b. All major credit cards are widely accepted. The Romanian Leu is approximately valued at:
1 EUR = 4,1 LEI 1 USD = 2,6 LEI  1 GBP = 5,0 LEI

http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/europe/european-union/romania/currency-converter.htm

9. CLIMATE
The weather in Bucharest can be a pleasant one for October; with the average temperatures between 9 degree Celsius minimum and 18 – 20 degree Celsius maxim.

10. COMMUNICATION
For international calls it is adviced to buy telephone cards. You must dial first the international code 0040, the country code and 21th Bucharest city number.

11. EMERGENCY INFORMATION
In case of emergency you can use following numbers: Ambulance: 112
Emergency Hospital Floreasca: Calea Floreasca nr. 8, 1st District, Tel: 021.317.01.21
Emergency Hospital Bucharest: Splaiul Independenţei 169, 5 District, Tel: 021 230.01.06
Fire Service: 981,112
Police: 112, 955 or 9545

12. GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
BUCHAREST is the capital city, the industrial and commercial centre of Romania. It is located in the southeast of the country and lies on the banks of the Damboviţa River. It has been the capital of Romania since 1862 and it has gone through a variety of changes and has become the centre of the Romanian mass media, cultural and arts scene. Its eclectic architecture, which is a mix of historical, communist and modern era, also reflects the city’s varied history. In the period between the two World Wars, the city’s elegant architecture and the sophistication of its elite gave Bucharest the nickname of the Paris of the East or the Little Paris. According to the 2002 census, Bucharest has a population of 1,921,751 inhabitants in the city borders. Economically, the city is, by far, the most prosperous in Romania and is one of the main industrial centres and transportation hubs of the region.

13. COUNTRY INFO – LANGUAGE
Romanian is a latin language, and understanding it’s written version is relatively easy for anyone with a knowledge of Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese or indeed Latin. But fear not: English is spoken liberally (especially by the younger generation) throughout urban Romania.

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List of participants - available soon

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Ultima actualizare: 13-sep-10