Travel Information
Conference Venue
The TSD 2002 conference will take place in the
city of Brno
and is organised by the Faculty
of Informatics, Masaryk University,
Brno, Czech Republic.
Organiser's Address:
Faculty of Informatics (Fakulta Informatiky)
Masaryk University
Botanická 68a
CZ-602 00 Brno
Czech Republic |
tel.: +420 5 41 512 359
tel. rec.: +420 5 41 512 300
fax: +420 5 41 512 568
email:tsd2002@fi.muni.cz |
Reception and help desk:
Tel.:+420 5 41 512 405
Student's Dormitory
Kolej Druzba
Kounicova 50
602 00 Brno
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Map
of the surroundings of the dormitory
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It is possible to be accommodated in the students dormitory Druzba from 8th September.
Our english speaking service will be there from 16.00 to 22.00 on Sunday and
from 8.00 on Monday.
You can come to the dormitory during night; the Czech speaking doorman can give
you a room key, just say you are TSD 2002 participant (they have a list
of participants to be accommodated).
Recommended Hotels
Hotel Slovan, Lidicka 23, Brno
| Hotel BOBY, Sportovni 2a, Brno
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Hotel Continental, Kounicova 6, Brno
| Hotel Voronez, Krizkovskeho 47, Brno
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Hotel Holiday Inn, Krizkovskeho 20, Brno
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Hotels in the map.
| For a complete list of hotels in Brno, please see Hotels in Brno
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Reaching the Conference Site and Hotel Druzba
How to reach Brno
You can go directly to hotel and register for the conference afterwards.
See the map of the conference surroundings with relevant
public transport (the same map in higher resolution).
Taxis
Brno taxi services have better reputation than those in Prague. Overcharging does not happen
so often and the taxi-gang wars are not an issue here. In any case, when using the taxi, ask
about an approximate price in advance and make sure that the taxi-meter has been set to zero
at the beginning of the ride.
An operator of City Taxi (phone number (++420-5) 42 321 321) is able to speak English.
Prices for travelling from bus or railway station to the hotel Druzba or the Faculty of Informatics
should be roughly 120-150 Kc.
From railway station
The Brno main railway station is called "Brno Hlavni nadrazi". To reach the conference site
(Faculty of Informatics, Botanicka 68a) use the tram line 1 in direction "Reckovice" and leave
on fifth stop "Hrncirska". To reach the university hotel Druzba (Kounicova 50), you can use
tramway line 12 in direction "(Kralovo Pole) Technicke muzeum" or "Kolejni" and leave on the
seventh stop "Klusackova". At night you can use the bus line 93 in direction "Oresin" instead
of tramway line 12. Important points can be found on map of conference location.
From bus stations
There are two bus stations in Brno: "Grand hotel" and "Zvonarka". The first one is located near
the railway station. The second one is located about 500 meters from railway station (over
footbridge to TESCO store and through underpass).
From airport
You can use bus line 76 to reach the railway station from the airport.
Maps
Exchange Facilities and Rates
The currency used in the Czech Republic is the Czech Crown (CZK, koruna
ceska, Kc). There are exchange facilities at the train/bus
stations, airport and at the border. The approximate exchange
rate is 32 CZK for one US dollar and 31 CZK for 1 EURO. See
actual exchange rates.
Czech Crowns are available in the following denominations:
5000, 2000, 1000, 500, 200, 100, 50 and 20. We advise you to ask
for 200 or 500 crown banknotes when you exchange your money as these are
easier to change. Do not change money on the street.
The City
Brno is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, with a
population of almost 400,000, and is the country's judiciary and
trade-fair centre. The first written record of Brno dates from
the ninth century. City rights were acquired in 1243. After
successfully defending the city against the Swedes 350 years ago
(in 1643--45 during the Thirty Years' War), Brno became the
capital of Moravia. The nineteenth century was a period of
technological progress and development for Brno. It became one
of the most prominent industrial centres in the Austro-Hungarian
Empire. It was in Brno that J. G. Mendel formulated his theory
of heredity, V. Kaplan produced the first water turbine and Leos
Janacek composed his musical works. Milan Kundera wrote his
first novels here. Brno is the place of birth of Kurt Goedel---
a major 20th century scientist of international standing
The Czech Republic consists of Bohemia in the north and
Moravia in the south, with Brno the capital of the latter.
It had been a royal
city since 1347. There are six Universities in Brno.
Historical and artistic places of interest include:
- Brno castle
(now called
Spilberk)
- Veveri castle
- The Old and New City halls
- The Augustine
monastery, with St Thomas' Church and crypt of Moravian
margraves
- The Church of St James
- The
"Bishops' Church of St Peter & St Paul"
- The famous Villa Tugendhat, designed by Mies van der Rohe
- Many other important examples of Czech architecture between the wars (1918-38).
In the immediate surroundings of Brno are the Moravian Karst with
Macocha Chasm and Punkva caves; the site of the "Battle of the Three
emperors" (Napoleon, Alexander I of Russia, and Franz Joseph of Austria),
known as the Battle of Austerlitz; the chateau of Slavkov
(Austerlitz); Pernstejn Castle; and many other attractions.
Time Zone and Climate
The Czech Republic is on Central European Time (MET DST), two hours ahead of
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The average temperature for September is between
15-20 degrees celsius. The weather is normally warm and sunny.
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