ITS Working Group
Face-to-Face Meeting October 2007 – Logistics

A Face-to-Face meeting of the ITS Working Group has been scheduled for October 2nd, 3rd, and 4th 2007, in Prague, Czech Republic.
This meeting will be hosted by Jirka Kosek, at the University of Economics (VŠE).

• Date and time
• Objective
• Location
• Travel Information
• Lodging
• Attending the meeting

Date and time

Tuesday October 2nd to Thursday October 4th, 2007 (3 full days)

Objective

The purpose of this meeting is to work on the Internationalization Tag Set Best Practices document:
Latest Editor's Draft: http://www.w3.org/International/its/techniques/its-techniques.html

Agenda:

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Location

The meeting will take place at the University of Economics in Prague, Czech Republic.

Local form of address:
Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze
nám. W. Churchilla 4
130 67 Praha 3

English form of address:
University of Economics in Prague
W. Churchill square no. 4
Prague 3

The closest metro stations are Hlavní Nádraží (line C) and Náměstí republiky (line B). You can walk from those stations – it is about 15 minutes walk (10 for Yves and Christian ;-) - or you can use tram #5, #9 and #26 and exit at Husinecká station (it is the first stop from Hlavní nádraží and the second stop from Náměstí republiky).

Meeting will be located in the room 403NB. This room is located in so called “New Building” (Nová budova) on the 5th floor (which has number 4 as floors are numbered from zero in the Czech Republic).

It is very easy to get to this room. Stand in front of Churchill’s statue and look in the same direction as Winston. Then turn to the right. You will see few stairs and entrance into university. But you will not use this entrance. Instead you will walk around this building from the left. You should pass by crossbar for cars and then go straight to the entry into the “New Building”. Then take lift into the 5th floor (by pressing number 4) — lifts are located at the opossite side of wall which you are facing directly after stepping into “New Building”. Leave lift. The room 403NB is the very first room on the right side.

If you get lost try to follow signs of university navigation system or call Jirka.

Google Map
Map with a better scale (in Czech)

Travel Information

Airport

Prague international airport Ruzyně (PRG) is located about 20 km from the city centre. Depending of traffic it generally takes 30 to 60 minutes to go there:

• By taxi -- The most comfortable method to reach the city will cost about 700 CZK (24 Euro)
• By Airport Express buses -- They operate every 30 minutes. The first one leaves the airport at 4:40am, the last one at 9:10pm. The price is 45 CZK per person and the tickets are available at the driver. They will take you to the metro station Holešovice (metro line C).
• By Cedaz buses -- These buses operate from 5:30am to 9:30pm every 30 minutes. They will take you to the metro station Dejvická (metro line A) or to the city centre to the metro station Namesti Republiky (metro line B). The fare is 90 CZK per person.
• By city bus and subway -- Bus #119 takes you to the metro station Dejvická (metro line A), bus #100 brings you to the metro station Zličín (metro line B). These public transport buses operate every 8-20 minutes (depending on working days/weekend and hour) and single ticket costs only 20 CZK and you can use it later when changing to subway, other bus line or tram. Tickets are available in vending machines.

Prague metro info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague_Metro

Trains

Prague has two international train stations: Hlavní Nádraží (central station, abbreviated Praha hl.n., connection by metro line C); and Praha-Holešovice (Holešovice station, connection by metro line C). Eurocity trains connect Prague to Berlin (5 1/2 hours), Vienna (4 1/2 hours) and Budapest (6 1/2 hours).

Traveling in Prague

Prague has quite good public transport system which is very cheap (see rates information). For your purposes the most convenient way will be to buy 3 or 7 day ticket. The 7 day ticket costs 280 CZK (10 €). You can buy this ticket in offices that are located on several metro stations, including stations Dejvická and Zličín to which buses from airport are coming. You have to mark this ticket on its first usage.

Lodging

Pages with links to various accommodation offers:

• Mary's Prague Guide
• Prague Hotels

Some hotels in the vicinity of VŠE:

• Hotel Alfa, Milíčova 415/5, Praha 3 (free WiFi access)
• Hotel Ariston, Seifertova 65, Praha 3 (WiFi only in lobby for €1 per 15 minutes)
• Hotel Ariston Patio, Seifertova 22, Praha 3 (WiFi only in lobby for €1 per 15 minutes)
• Hotel Olšanka – larger hotel with pool and gym (paid WiFi access €3.5/hour)
• Hotel Bílý Lev, Prague 3, Cimburkova 20 (there should be free Internet access according to Czech hotel webpage)

Attending the meeting

The meeting is open to members of the ITS Working Group, as well as those participating in the W3C I18N Working or Interest Groups.

If you plan to attend the meeting, you should contact Yves Savourel and CC Jirka Kosek.

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