Conference site: The Workshop program, accommodation and a full board service are arranged in the Hotel of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) in Sofia, Shipchenski prohod Str. 50. WiFi internet connections are available and a multimedia projector will be provided for the presentations. The hotel is situated at 10 mins walking distance from Pliska Place (former Hotel Pliska), from where a 5 mins bus connection to the city center is available. Also, a tram line connection to downtown is available from a station in front of the hotel campus. The hotel web site is http://www.domnaucheniya.com/contacts/ (in Bulgarian only).

Fee: The workshop fee covering 4 nights accommodation, full board for 3 days (5-7 Oct) including an official dinner on 6-th of October, dinner following arrival on 4-th of October and breakfast on 8-th of October will be collected in cash in EURO at the registration in the Hotel. The fee is 300 EUR for regular participants and 200 EUR for students and accompanying persons. Single rooms, double rooms with possible single occupancy and apartments are available.

Social events: The city of Sofia provides a rich variety of cultural events and entertainments. The organizers will be happy to help participants who would wish to visit any particular event. Depending on the time allowed by the Program a collective sightseeing may be organized after the lunch on 6-th of October.

Access from the Airport: The BAS hotel can be easily reached from Sofia Airport through Pliska Place. Pliska Place (former Hotel Pliska) can be reached from Terminal 2 of Sofia Airport by the public transportation bus line 84. The trip takes about 20-25 minutes. Tickets are available at the bus-stop and from the bus driver. The price of the ticket is 1.6 Lev (about 0.8 EUR) per passenger with each large piece of luggage requiring an additional ticket at the same price. Alternatively a taxi can be used (recommended company).

Visa: Formal invitation letters for participants who need to apply for a visa can be sent by the Organizers if the required details are provided to the contact e-mail.