PRACTICAL INFORMATION


The scientific programme starts Monday, 21 August  morning and ends Friday, 25 August afternoon.

Accommodation is provided from evening 20 August to morning 26 August.

Venue of Conference:

Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics,
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
H-1053 Budapest, Reáltanoda u. 13-15.
H-1364 Budapest, P. O. Box: 127

This is the homepage of the Insitute: http://www.renyi.hu/

How to come to the institute.

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Lodging:

Non-local participants will be lodged at Hotel Tiliana Budapest .

Street Address:
H-1021 Budapest, Harshegyi ut 1.
Tel. / fax: +36 1 391 0027

Homepage:http://www.hotel-tiliana.hu/

How to get to the hotel?

From Ferihegy Airport:
Take the ``Airport Minibus'' shuttle service. They have service desks in the arrivals hall (turn right as you leave the customs area). When buying the ticket at the desk you have to  state your destination  (i.e. the name and address of the hotel). They start a minibus  (8-seater) when cca 6 people  going approximately in the same  direction are gathered. Typically  one has to wait cca 5-10 minutes. The fare between the airport and the city is  HUF 2300 (that is cca EUR 8.5).
(Return tickets are sold at 3900 HUF , it is worth buying a return ticket. You will use it when leaving.)

You may also take a taxi. In that case, ask for a special airport transfer fare which most of the taxi companies provide. Even this may cost cca twice as much as the minibus.

If you want to use the public transportation: 
Go to this site.  However, we strongly suggest that on your arrival you take a minibus or (if you do not arrive at the airport) a taxi to the hotel. 

How to get to the conference venue from the hotel by public transportation:

Take bus No. 22 direction 'Moszkva tér' to the last stop. At 'Moszkva tér' take  metro  No. 2 (red line) to 'Astoria'.  The institute is 3 minutes walking distance from Astoria, see the description here. The whole journey is cca 40 minutes.

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Meals:

If you are staying at Hotel Tiliana, you will receive breakfast at the hotel each morning.

During the conference days (Monday to Friday) there will be organized lunch. (Details later...)

There will be no arrangement for daily joint dinner.


WARNING!
When going out for dinner: especially in some inner-city restaurants check carefully the menu-list and prices before ordering. Some restaurants have really bad fame of overcharging the naive foreigner.

Conference Dinner:

We plan to organise a (not very formal) conference dinner for Thursday evening. But this is still  to be  settled.

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Public Transport in Budapest:

A seven day travel  card, valid for the public transportation in Budapest for the conference days, is provided to all pariticipants. You will receive your  travel card upon arrival to hotel Tiliana, or at the venue of the conference upon registration.

On further details about the public transport system click here .

WARNING!
When using public transport: beware of pickpockets.

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Money Exchange:

the Hungarian currency is called Forint (HUF)

Today's rate: 

06. 04. 2006.

EUR 1.00 = HUF 268

USD 1.00 = HUF 217


You can change money on arrival at the airport or in the railway stations, probably the rate is slightly less favorable than in banks or cash-dispensers (ATMs). At the airport and all over the city there are cash-dispenser machines (ATMs) which accept all major credit cards. This is certainly the best choice for geting local money. You can also normally use your credit card in restaurants and larger shops.

Banks are open usually Monday to Friday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

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If you have any other question/problem do not hesitate to ask the organisers.

Email address of the conference : dysconf at math dot bme dot hu
József Fritz: jofri at math dot bme dot hu 
Péter Bálint: bp at renyi dot hu
Bálint Tóth:  balint at math dot bme dot hu
Imre Péter Tóth: mogy at renyi dot hu