General information

THE VENUE
Registration, opening, plenary and sectional sessions: Congress center in hotel “Frédéric Joliot-Curie”..
Address: Varna, Resort "St. Konstantin and Elena "
ACCOMODATION
Hotel Complex Frédéric Joliot-Curie International House of Scientists 
If arriving by car you may use the GPS coordinates:
GPS coordinates 43°13'52.4"N 28°00'42.2"E

TIME TABLE
04.09.2024 (Wednesday) Registration of the participants.
05.09.2024 (Thursday) Opening ceremony 10:00. Plenary session. Congress sessions. Special Congress Sub-sections. Poster session. Welcome party.
06.09.2024 (Friday) 09:00 Congress sessions. Closing of the Congress.
07.09.2024 (Saturday) Departure оf the participants.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT
From the airport bus line 409 (23th stop "Botanicheska gradina").
From the bus station bus line 409 (16th stop "Botanicheska gradina").
From the "Botanicheska gradina" stop, continue in the direction of traffic (about 50 meters) and on the right there are steps leading to "67th" street. Follow the street to the intersection (about 300 meters), on the other side of the street is the entrance to the complex, about 150 meters away is the hotel. A second option is to transfer from bus #409 to bus #31a, they have 6 bus stops in common between “Pikadili park” and “Balkan”.
From the railway station bus line 31a (19th stop "Sv.Sv.Konstantin i Elena"). From the stop go in the opposite direction of traffic and immediately on the left, the hotel is about 200 meters away.

GPS coordinates 43°13'52.4"N 28°00'42.2"E

REGISTRATION
In front of the Congress center in hotel “Frédéric Joliot-Curie”:
04.09.2024 from 16:00 to 20:00 and
05.09.2024 from 08:00 to 10:00.

ENTRY TO BULGARIA
Visitors from the European Union coming to Bulgaria need an identity document.
Visitors from other countries require an entry visa.
Visitors are recommended to contact the Bulgarian Embassy (you can find them on: http://www.mfa.bg/en/) or Consulate in their own country for information on visa requirements. If an official letter of invitation is requested, please contact the Congress Secretariat in due time (before the registration deadline).

TIME
Bulgaria is in the Eastern European Time Zone (GMT+2)

WEATHER
Air temperature: in this period is 28-30.
Sea temperature: in this period is - 26 oC
Check the weather in real time here: http://weather.bg/indexen.php

CURRENCY
The official currency is the lev (plural: leva).
1 euro = 1.95583 lev
All major credit cards (e.g. VISA, MasterCard, Eurocard) are usually accepted in Bulgaria

EMERGENCY SERVICES
Uniform European telephone number for emergency situations: 112