The conference will start at 9.00 on Monday 6 April 2009 with the opening session. The conference will officially close at 14.00 on Wednesday 8 April 2009. The registration desk will be open 8.15-17.00 on Monday and Tuesday and 8.30-14.00 on Wednesday.

The conference dinner (optional) will be held on the evening of Tuesday 7 April. Tickets for the conference dinner should be purchased at the time of registration.

After the conference closes, on Wednesday 8 April at 14.00, there will be a tourist programme followed by a visit to a Villanyi Wine Cellar. This tourist programme will include dinner in Villanyi. Tickets will be available from October 2008.

The presentation time for contributed papers is 12 minutes, followed by 3 minutes for questions. Presentations will only be possible using data projectors (not OHP or 35mm slides). Further details of the presentation facilities will be announced at the beginning of 2009.

Pollack Mihály Faculty of Engineering University of Pécs Rokus utca 2 H-7624 Pécs Hungary Web: URL Map: URL

photographs by Antal Szentendrei

International travel to Pécs is usually via Budapest, the capital of Hungary. Pécs is a 2.5 hour train journey from Budapest. The alternatives are:

Option 1:

• Fly to Budapest International Airport (IATA: BUD, ICAO: LHBP)
• Take either a taxi or minibus service (BudShuttle) to Keleti Railway Station
• Travel by intercity train to Pécs. All intercity journeys to Pécs must be pre-booked with a seat reservation. The last train for Pécs leaves Budapest at around 19.00, but please check this for your day of travel.
• From Pécs railway station take a taxi to your hotel.

Option 2:

• Fly to Budapest International Airport (IATA: BUD, ICAO: LHBP)
• Take the conference shuttlebus leaving Terminal 1 at 15.30 on Sunday 5 April 2009, and Terminal 2A (within walking distance from terminal 2B) at 16.00 on Sunday 5 April 2009. You must book a place on the conference shuttlebus by email (pareng2009 AT civil-comp.com) by 5 March 2009.
• Return by the conference shuttlebus on Thursday 9 April 2009, leaving the conference venue at 8.30. Anticipated journey time is 3.5 hours, depending on traffic conditions. The shuttlebus will visit both airport terminals.
• Please remember to book tickets for the conference shuttlebus at time of registratrion.

Suggestion: Take the conference shuttlebus to Pécs, attend the conference and return to Budapest by train. Then stay in Budapest for a short easter break before returning home.

Warning: Pécs is pronounced similar to "petch" or "page". It should not be pronounced "pecks", as this sounds like another city in Hungary.