General Information

 

Venue
The Conference will take place in the Automation research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (H-1111 Budapest, Kende u. 13-17.)

Official Language

The official language of the Conference is English. No simultaneous translation will be available.

Visas
Visitors from European countries (except Albania, Belarus, Bosnia, Moldova, Russia and Turkey) are not required visas. Participants from a few overseas countries will need a
visa (please check beforehand).

Insurance
The Organizers of the Conference do not provide insurance and do not take responsibility for any loss, accident or illness that might occur during the Conference or in the course of travel to or from the meeting site. It is, therefore, the responsibility of the participants to check their coverage with their insurance provider.

Bank, Currency, Credit Cards
The unit of currency is the
Hungarian Forint (HUF), denoted as “Ft” by the Hungarians. International credit cards (AmEx, EC/MC, Visa) are accepted at most hotels, restaurants and shops. ATMs are available at the Airport and all over the city.  (1 EUR is approx. 265 HUF). See before you come: http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic.

Weather
Hungary is in the temperate zone,
weather in May is usually nice and quite warm. Daily temperature ranges from 20oC to 25oC (70F to 78F
) and the relative humidity is below 50%. However, the evenings may be cooler.

Voltage
The electricity supply in Hungary is 220 V AC (50 Hz)


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