Workshop on

Contact and Poisson Geometry

Timișoara, October 31 - November 02, 2019

Practical Info

Schedule

The workshop will start on Thursday morning and will end on Saturday afternoon. So, the official arrival day is Wednesday October 30, and the official departure day is Sunday November 03. We are planning an informal excursion on Sunday for those who wish to spend the full week-end in Timișoara.

Venue

Lectures will be held in the amphitheater A11 (first floor), West University of Timișoara, main building (Address: Blvd Vasile Pârvan No. 4, Timișoara). To reach the lecture room, enter the main building, take the right stairs in front of you, make an U turn at the end of the stairs: the amphitheater is on the left.

Warning

Beware the Hotel and Travel Scam! Recently, participants of several conferences have been contacted by alleged agencies that offer to book the travel and/or the accommodation to attend the meeting. This is a possible scam, so safely ignore these offers. No travel agency/company is involved in the organization of this workshop.

Housing

We reserved a limited number of rooms in G4: the guest house of WUT. They are double rooms with private facilities (bathroom + a small kitchen) and they are spartan but functional. Additionally, they will be covered by the organizers. If you would like to stay in the guest house (for free) and you didn't indicate so in the registration form, please contact us at your earliest convenience. We will create a waiting list, giving priority to speakers/young participants and participants coming from oversea. The interested people will be informed about the status of their application within the 20th of September.

NO MORE ROOMS AVAILABLE IN G4!!!

Conference Dinner

We are planning to have a social dinner on Friday November 01. More information about that will follow.

Travel

By Plane

Directly to Timișoara

Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) is 12 km away from downtown (where the WesUniversity is located). There are several daily flights from/to major European destinations operated by Lufthansa, Tarom, Ryanair and WizzAir. Express Bus line 4 connects the airport to the City Center. Tickets are available at the parking ticket pay desk, inside the terminal (around 0.55 EUR one way).

Bus timetables: Express E4 (to city centre) and Express E4b (barred) (to the train station)

Taxis are available in front of both terminals. Be sure to check the logo displayed on the taxi: a (possibly non-exhaustive) list of registered taxi companies can be found here. The taxi fare to the city center should be around 35–45 RON (8–10 EUR).

To Bucharest, then to Timișoara.

There are direct flights from Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport.

To Budapest, then to Timișoara.

There are regular express buses from Budapest Airport (BUD) to Timișoara. The trip takes around 5 hours — see e.g. Christian Transfers — Shuttle Budapest Timisoara

To Sibiu, then to Timișoara.

From Sibiu International Airport (SBZ) it is possible to reach Timișoara either by train or by car.

By Train

Daily direct trains to Timișoara depart from Budapest (6 hour trip), Vienna (8 hours), Münich (15 hours), Bucharest (10 hours), see e.g. Austrian Railways, German Railways, Romanian Railways. The national railway company is CFR Călători.

There are trams tram from the railway station (“Gara Timisoara Nord”) to the Cathedral (“Catedrala Mitropolitana”). The Cathedral is 10 minutes walking distance away from to the West University. Or you may order a taxi (the fare is between 0.3 EUR/km and 0.5 EUR/km).

By Bus

Timișoara can be reached by bus.

Local Transportation

There are multiple transport options in Timișoara, consisting of buses, trolleybuses, trams and private taxis (at very reasonable prices) — see e.g. Transport Urban Timișoara.

The public transport agency is the RATT:

Timișoara Touristic Information

Some information can be found here.

More Information

For any question concerning traveling and staying in Timișoara, or related things, feel free to contact the local organizer:

cornelia.vizman@e-uvt.ro – Cornelia Vizman