GENERAL INFORMATION PACKAGE
20-22. September 2016
Zagreb
IAEA Technical Meeting on Grid Stability and OffSite Power Reliability
University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical
Engineering and Computing - FER
Gray Hall in the Congress Centre
Address: Unska 3, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Title:
TM on Grid Stability and Off-Site Power Reliability
Place:
University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (FER)
Gray Hall in the Congress Centre
Address: Unska 3, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Date:
20-22. September 2016
MAIN ENTRANCE
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PASSPORT AND VISA
Participants will need to have a valid passport to enter into Croatia.
The Participants coming from all countries that require Croatian entry visa in which there is an Embassy or Consular Office of Republic of Croatia do
need to apply for visas there. The Participants are advised to check for the Embassy or Consular Office of Republic of Croatia which covers their country.
For an overview of diplomatic missions and consular offices of the Republic of Croatia and all up to date information regarding visa requirements please follow the
link:
http://www.mvep.hr/en/consular-information/visas/visa-requirements-overview/
For detailed information including forms, please follow the links:
http://www.mvep.hr/en/consular-information/visas/issuance-procedure/enclosed-documents-/
Participants are responsible for all arrangements for their visa for entry into Croatia.
In order to help, we will send the invitation letter (which is in Croatian and is obligatory document in order to issue a visa by the Embassy) to each individual
participant, which should be sufficient documentation for their visa application.
If you need a visa we kindly ask you to send the following information to the organizer at your earliest convenience:
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First name and Last name:
Date of birth:
Place and state of birth:
Citizenship:
Passport number:
Place in which passport was issued:
Date at which passport was issued:
Passport expire date:
Permanent address of a person asking visa:
Occupation (profession)/Company (address):
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Copy of Travel insurance
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Travel itinerary (please provide complete itinerary including starting point, dates & times, flight number, entry point in Croatia, etc...):
o Date of your arrival to Croatia and flight number
o Date of your departure from Croatia and flight number:
o Name of the hotel you will stay in:
o Copy/scan of the passport.
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ARRIVAL TO ZAGREB
By plane
Zagreb has an airport nearby, just 17 km from the centre.
Once you have reached „Pleso“, the Zagreb's airport, you can take a Croatia Airlines bus that will drop you off at "Lisinski Concert Hall bus Station" or
at the Central Zagreb Bus Station (Autobusni kolodvor) near city centre.
From airport bus stop "Lisinski Concert Hall " you can walk to Hotel International or to Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (FER).
Airport bus fare is 30 HRK and departs daily every half-hour, the first one leaving at 05:00, the last at 20:00 hrs.
You can also catch a taxi in front of the international arrivals but the bus is much cheaper.
Approximate cost for the taxi services from airport to city centre amounts around 200 HRK (25 Euros).
Detailed Croatia Airlines bus schedule can be found on the: www.zagreb-airport.hr.
By rail
If travelling by rail, Zagreb has direct railway links with all the neighbouring countries (except Montenegro).
Once you are at the Central Railway Station (Glavni kolodvor), you are actually in the heart of Zagreb, only a 10-minutes-walk from the main city
square (Trg bana Jelačića). Tram No. 6 or 13 will also take you there.
Croatian Railways Ltd.: www.hznet.hr.
By bus
Central Zagreb Bus Station (in Marin Držić Avenue) is situated in the vicinity of the Central Railway Station. Tram No. 6 will take you at the main city
square (Trg bana Jelačića) in couple of minutes.
Zagreb Bus Station: www.akz.hr.
By car
To obtain instructions on how to reach us by car you can use Michelin route planner (ww.viamichelin.com),
Google Maps (maps.google.com) or any similar application.
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PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN ZAGREB
There are three ways of public transportation - trams, buses and city railway. They operate all day (every few minutes) and night (every hour).
Tickets can be bought on newsstands (10 HRK). Make sure that you stamp your ticket once you board: an unstamped ticket is as good as no ticket at
all!
Daily tickets are available at a price of 30 HRK.
Zagreb Municipal Transit System (ZET): www.zet.hr
Toll-free ZET number: +385 72 500 400
ZET uses the following types of tickets:
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single tickets
daily tickets
monthly passes
yearly passes and yearly cards
When entering a vehicle, the passengers are obliged to validate their single or daily ticket, or show their travel pass or any other valid ZET document
serving as a travel ticket to the driver.
How to get to Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (FER) by tram?
Trams No. 3,5,13 passing close to FER and just take of at the station „Sveučilišna aleja“
If you arrive from Central Bus Station you should take tram No. 5 (Direction: Jarun) and take of at the station „Sveučilišna aleja“.
For more information on public transportation in Zagreb, visit: www.zet.hr
Taxi service
We recommends Eko taxi +385 1 8892 013 ili +385 95 4211 999 or Cammeo taxi service +385 1 1212.
Eko taxi: http://www.ekotaxi.hr/en/
Taxi Cammeo: http://taxi-cammeo.hr/
Radio taxi: http://radiotaxizagreb.com/en/
Other taxi services - phone +385 1 66 00 671, +385 1 66 01 235 or +385 72 900 900.
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ACCOMODATION
Participants are responsible for booking their accommodation in Zagreb. For their convenience and safety, FER may recommend the following hotels.
Hotel International****, www.hotel-international.hr
The hotel is located in the heart of business center, offers newly refurbished accommodation for business guests as well as guests who visit Zagreb as
tourists.
Hotel is less than 5 minutes to FER (just cross the stret)
Hotel Westin*****, www.hotelwestinzagreb.com
Located between the city centre and FER, time to travel by tram takes approx. 10-15 minutes or about 15-20 minutes by foot.
All rooms have broadband Internet connectivity - free of charge. Wellness centre is free of charge.
Hotel Central ***, www.hotel-central.hr
Located in the city centre, 20 minutes walking to FER.
Rooms equipped with Internet (free of charge).
Hotel Palace****, www.palace.hr
Hotel Dubrovnik****, www.hotel-dubrovnik.hr
Panorama Zagreb Hotel****, www.panorama-zagreb.com
Art Hotel LIKE, www.arthotellike.hr
Hotel Croatia***, www.hotel-croatia.com.hr
The Movie Hotel***, www.themoviehotel.com
Participants of the TM are asked to arrange their own accommodation during the stay in Zagreb.
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Workshop Adress:
University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Gray Hall in the Congress Centre
Address: Unska 3, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing
Unska 3, 10000 Zagreb
Bus stop from airport
(Concert hall Lisinski)
Hotel International
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Bus stop from airport
(Concert hall Lisinski)
Hotel International
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Hotel International
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MAIN ENTRANCE
GRAY HALL
University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Gray Hall in the Congress Centre
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CURRENCY EXCHANGE
At airport there are several ATMs’ outside international arrivals, the Zagrebačka banka office (open 07:00 -21:00), the exchange office (open 5:30 –
23:00), and the post office (open 07:00-21:00) in the centre of theairport.
For more information on the Zagreb Airport follow the link:
http://www.zagreb-airport.hr/
And for the map of terminals and services on the airport follow the link:
http://www.zagreb-airport.hr/Terminal-map-g32.aspx
Croatian national monetary unit is kuna (HRK). For your conveniance, bring kunas with you since that will be acceppted for all payments in Croatia.
Exchange rates in kunas (code 191) as defined by Croatian National Bank and applied as of 27 July 2016 were following:
USA 1 USD (code 840) = 6,79 HRK
EMU 1 € (code 978) = 7,47 HRK
You can find all other exchange rates at http://www.hnb.hr/en/core-functions/monetary-policy/exchange-rate-list/exchange-rate-list
GENERAL INFORMATION
Time zone:
Daily mean temperature:
Currency:
Electricity supply:
Water:
Smoking:
Internet/wi-fi:
GMT + 1:00 hour
Average High / Low Temperature 22 / 10 °C (September)
Kuna (HRK)
220 volts AC, 50 Hz
Tap water is drinkable throughout the country (and City of Zagreb)
The entire FER building is designated non-smoking. Smoking is allowed outside of the building.
Wi-fi access is provided free of charge in the FER building for all participants.
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For all additional information and organizational details please contact:
Prof.dr. Zeljko Tomsic
University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing
Department of Energy and Power Systems
Unska 3, 10000 Zagreb
CROATIA
Mob. +385 98 450015
Tel. +385 1 6129983; +385 1 6129907
Fax: +385 1 6129890
E-mail: [email protected]
Prof.dr. Davor Grgić
University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing
Department of Energy and Power Systems
Unska 3, 10000 Zagreb
CROATIA
Mob. +385 98 474482
Tel. +385 1 6129994; +385 1 6129907
Fax: +385 1 6129890
E-mail:[email protected]
Matea Filipović
University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing
Department of Energy and Power Systems
Unska 3, 10000 Zagreb
CROATIA
Tel. +385 1 6129986; +385 1 6129907
Fax: +385 1 6129890
E-mail: [email protected]
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