FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT       REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS   REGISTRATION  FORM     SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT

 PROGRAM                    ABSTRACTS



WORKSHOP ON FINSLER GEOMETRY AND ITS APPLICATIONS
MAY 28 - JUNE 2, 2007, BALATONFÖLDVÁR, HUNGARY


 

THIRD ANNOUNCEMENT

 

This is the last general announcement, which will hopefully contain all the information you may wish to know at this moment (if not, please contact me). You will get a specific message containing information on your accommodation and payment.

The workshop takes place in Hotel Jogar, Balatonföldvár (www.jogarhotel.hu), the official address is:
Jogar Hotel, H-8623 Balatonföldvár, Spur I. u. 18.
Phone: 36 - 84 - 340 562 (inside Hungary, outside Debrecen: 06-84-340 562)

General arrival day: May 28, Monday; departure day: June 2, Saturday.

PROGRAM

The program runs from Tuesday  morning (opening at 9:00) to Friday evening. Morning sessions will mainly be devoted to 45 minute plenary talks, and afternoon sessions to short talks (short talks hold 20 minutes in general, if you wish otherwise, please indicate it soon).


A social excursion is planned on Wednesday afternoon-evening.

The program schedule will be placed on the web page  of the workshop about May 15.

HOW TO GET TO BALATONFÖLDVÁR?

For those who arrives by airplane at Budapest:

From Budapest-Ferihegy Airport you can reach the centre of Budapest, or main railway stations by Minibus Service at moderate price. Tickets for Minibus(shuttle) are available at the arrival lobbies (both at baggage claim, and outer arrival lobby). It carries you anywhere in Budapest at fixed rate: 2,300 HUF (13 USD).

Attention: in Budapest there are 3 main railway stations. The trains to BALATONFÖLDVÁR depart from Keleti Station (it means East Station) or Déli Station (it means South Station).

(Suggested) Trains from Budapest to Balatonföldvár on May 28 (and in general):

From Keleti railway station

 departure time  arrival time
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 10:15               12:41
 15:00               17:24
 16:05               18:23   R
 17:20               19:38   P

Prices. 1st class: 2550 HUF, 2nd class: 2040

R:  intercity train with obligatory seat reservation. For more information see the online information service of the railway company http://www.elvira.hu (english version is available). Prices: 1st class: 3070 HUF, 2nd class: 2560 HUF

P: Train with compulsory supplement. Prices: 1st class: 2940 HUF, 2nd class: 2430 HUF

From Déli railway station

 departure time  arrival time
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 12:55               15:02
 13:45               16:22
 18:45               21:22      

 

ARRIVING in BALATONFÖLDVÁR - REGISTRATION

Arriving to BALATONFÖLDVÁR you are asked to come to Hotel Jogar. Go to the back end of the platform, turn right, and at the second cross of streets you find the hotel. (3 minutes)
At the railway station a representative of the organizers will wait for you in the case of the suggested afternoon trains, and helps you to find Hotel Jogar..

If you travel by car:
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Coming from Budapest on the highway M7, at the end of the highway, turn left onto the main road nr. 7. In
Balatonföldvár, you find signs to the Hotel Jogar, and turn right, then the hotel is at the first corner.

I suppose you will have a route map of Hungary, anyway I place here some bits of maps: orientation-map      Balatonföldvár-hotel

  

Other practical information

There will be internet access at the conference place

The weather in Hungary in May is regularly mild hot, fresh showers are possible.
 

AND NOW THE FINAL REQUEST

You are kindly asked to confirm your participation and inform about your arrival  in a short message up to May 20. This is important for us because of accommodation booking.

On behalf of the Organizing Committee

Laszlo Kozma 

Institute of Mathematics
University Debrecen
H-4010 Debrecen P.O.Box 12
Hungary
Tel: +36 52 316666/22796
Fax: +36 52 536 914
Mobile phone: +36 - 20 - 3886172