GENERAL INFORMATION PACKAGE 20-22. September 2016 Zagreb IAEA Technical Meeting on Grid Stability and Off- Site Power Reliability University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing - FER Gray Hall in the Congress Centre Address: Unska 3, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Title: Place: TM on Grid Stability and Off-Site Power Reliability University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (FER) Gray Hall in the Congress Centre Address: Unska 3, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia Date: 20-22. September 2016 MAIN ENTRANCE Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing Zagreb 2
PASSPORT AND VISA Participants will need to have a valid passport to enter into Croatia. The Participants coming from all countries that require Croatian entry visa in which there is an Embassy or Consular Office of Republic of Croatia do need to apply for visas there. The Participants are advised to check for the Embassy or Consular Office of Republic of Croatia which covers their country. For an overview of diplomatic missions and consular offices of the Republic of Croatia and all up to date information regarding visa requirements please follow the link: http://www.mvep.hr/en/consular-information/visas/visa-requirements-overview/ For detailed information including forms, please follow the links: http://www.mvep.hr/en/consular-information/visas/issuance-procedure/enclosed-documents-/ Participants are responsible for all arrangements for their visa for entry into Croatia. In order to help, we will send the invitation letter (which is in Croatian and is obligatory document in order to issue a visa by the Embassy) to each individual participant, which should be sufficient documentation for their visa application. If you need a visa we kindly ask you to send the following information to the organizer at your earliest convenience: - First name and Last name: - Date of birth: - Place and state of birth: - Citizenship: - Passport number: - Place in which passport was issued: - Date at which passport was issued: - Passport expire date: - Permanent address of a person asking visa: - Occupation (profession)/company (address): - Copy of Travel insurance - Travel itinerary (please provide complete itinerary including starting point, dates & times, flight number, entry point in Croatia, etc...): o Date of your arrival to Croatia and flight number o Date of your departure from Croatia and flight number: o Name of the hotel you will stay in: o Copy/scan of the passport. Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing Zagreb 3
ARRIVAL TO ZAGREB By plane Zagreb has an airport nearby, just 17 km from the centre. Once you have reached Pleso, the Zagreb's airport, you can take a Croatia Airlines bus that will drop you off at "Lisinski Concert Hall bus Station" or at the Central Zagreb Bus Station (Autobusni kolodvor) near city centre. From airport bus stop "Lisinski Concert Hall " you can walk to Hotel International or to Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (FER). Airport bus fare is 30 HRK and departs daily every half-hour, the first one leaving at 05:00, the last at 20:00 hrs. You can also catch a taxi in front of the international arrivals but the bus is much cheaper. Approximate cost for the taxi services from airport to city centre amounts around 200 HRK (25 Euros). Detailed Croatia Airlines bus schedule can be found on the: www.zagreb-airport.hr. By rail If travelling by rail, Zagreb has direct railway links with all the neighbouring countries (except Montenegro). Once you are at the Central Railway Station (Glavni kolodvor), you are actually in the heart of Zagreb, only a 10-minutes-walk from the main city square (Trg bana Jelačića). Tram No. 6 or 13 will also take you there. Croatian Railways Ltd.: www.hznet.hr. By bus Central Zagreb Bus Station (in Marin Držić Avenue) is situated in the vicinity of the Central Railway Station. Tram No. 6 will take you at the main city square (Trg bana Jelačića) in couple of minutes. Zagreb Bus Station: www.akz.hr. By car To obtain instructions on how to reach us by car you can use Michelin route planner (ww.viamichelin.com), Google Maps (maps.google.com) or any similar application. Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing Zagreb 4
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN ZAGREB There are three ways of public transportation - trams, buses and city railway. They operate all day (every few minutes) and night (every hour). Tickets can be bought on newsstands (10 HRK). Make sure that you stamp your ticket once you board: an unstamped ticket is as good as no ticket at all! Daily tickets are available at a price of 30 HRK. Zagreb Municipal Transit System (ZET): www.zet.hr Toll-free ZET number: +385 72 500 400 ZET uses the following types of tickets: single tickets daily tickets monthly passes yearly passes and yearly cards When entering a vehicle, the passengers are obliged to validate their single or daily ticket, or show their travel pass or any other valid ZET document serving as a travel ticket to the driver. How to get to Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (FER) by tram? Trams No. 3,5,13 passing close to FER and just take of at the station Sveučilišna aleja If you arrive from Central Bus Station you should take tram No. 5 (Direction: Jarun) and take of at the station Sveučilišna aleja. For more information on public transportation in Zagreb, visit: www.zet.hr Taxi service We recommends Eko taxi +385 1 8892 013 ili +385 95 4211 999 or Cammeo taxi service +385 1 1212. Eko taxi: http://www.ekotaxi.hr/en/ Taxi Cammeo: http://taxi-cammeo.hr/ Radio taxi: http://radiotaxizagreb.com/en/ Other taxi services - phone +385 1 66 00 671, +385 1 66 01 235 or +385 72 900 900. Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing Zagreb 5
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ACCOMODATION Participants are responsible for booking their accommodation in Zagreb. For their convenience and safety, FER may recommend the following hotels. Hotel International****, www.hotel-international.hr The hotel is located in the heart of business center, offers newly refurbished accommodation for business guests as well as guests who visit Zagreb as tourists. Hotel is less than 5 minutes to FER (just cross the stret) Hotel Westin*****, www.hotelwestinzagreb.com Located between the city centre and FER, time to travel by tram takes approx. 10-15 minutes or about 15-20 minutes by foot. All rooms have broadband Internet connectivity - free of charge. Wellness centre is free of charge. Hotel Central ***, www.hotel-central.hr Located in the city centre, 20 minutes walking to FER. Rooms equipped with Internet (free of charge). Hotel Palace****, www.palace.hr Hotel Dubrovnik****, www.hotel-dubrovnik.hr Panorama Zagreb Hotel****, www.panorama-zagreb.com Art Hotel LIKE, www.arthotellike.hr Hotel Croatia***, www.hotel-croatia.com.hr The Movie Hotel***, www.themoviehotel.com Participants of the TM are asked to arrange their own accommodation during the stay in Zagreb. Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing Zagreb 7
Workshop Adress: University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Gray Hall in the Congress Centre Address: Unska 3, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing Unska 3, 10000 Zagreb Bus stop from airport (Concert hall Lisinski) Hotel International Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing Zagreb 8
Bus stop from airport (Concert hall Lisinski) Hotel International Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing Zagreb 9
Hotel International Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing Zagreb 10
MAIN ENTRANCE GRAY HALL University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Gray Hall in the Congress Centre Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing Zagreb 11
CURRENCY EXCHANGE At airport there are several ATMs outside international arrivals, the Zagrebačka banka office (open 07:00-21:00), the exchange office (open 5:30 23:00), and the post office (open 07:00-21:00) in the centre of theairport. For more information on the Zagreb Airport follow the link: http://www.zagreb-airport.hr/ And for the map of terminals and services on the airport follow the link: http://www.zagreb-airport.hr/terminal-map-g32.aspx Croatian national monetary unit is kuna (HRK). For your conveniance, bring kunas with you since that will be acceppted for all payments in Croatia. Exchange rates in kunas (code 191) as defined by Croatian National Bank and applied as of 27 July 2016 were following: USA 1 USD (code 840) = 6,79 HRK EMU 1 (code 978) = 7,47 HRK You can find all other exchange rates at http://www.hnb.hr/en/core-functions/monetary-policy/exchange-rate-list/exchange-rate-list GENERAL INFORMATION Time zone: Daily mean temperature: Currency: Electricity supply: Water: Smoking: Internet/wi-fi: GMT + 1:00 hour Average High / Low Temperature 22 / 10 C (September) Kuna (HRK) 220 volts AC, 50 Hz Tap water is drinkable throughout the country (and City of Zagreb) The entire FER building is designated non-smoking. Smoking is allowed outside of the building. Wi-fi access is provided free of charge in the FER building for all participants. Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing Zagreb 12
For all additional information and organizational details please contact: Prof.dr. Zeljko Tomsic University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing Department of Energy and Power Systems Unska 3, 10000 Zagreb CROATIA Mob. +385 98 450015 Tel. +385 1 6129983; +385 1 6129907 Fax: +385 1 6129890 E-mail: zeljko.tomsic@fer.hr Prof.dr. Davor Grgić University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing Department of Energy and Power Systems Unska 3, 10000 Zagreb CROATIA Mob. +385 98 474482 Tel. +385 1 6129994; +385 1 6129907 Fax: +385 1 6129890 E-mail:davor.grgic@fer.hr Matea Filipović University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing Department of Energy and Power Systems Unska 3, 10000 Zagreb CROATIA Tel. +385 1 6129986; +385 1 6129907 Fax: +385 1 6129890 E-mail: matea.filipovic@fer.hr Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing Zagreb 13