OTEM 2007 Workshop will be hosted by the Romanian Academy Library in Bucharest. (for location, see map).

The registration desk will be open in the main lobby of the library for the entire period, starting May 21, 2007, on a regular schedule from 09:00 to 18:00 hours.

Registration will begin on the 21st of May at 8:30 and close at 9:30 on the conference site

How to Reach Conference Site

You can reach Bucharest city by plane, train or by car.
 

By plane: www.otp-airport.ro

Henri Coanda International Airport is situated 16,5 km distance from Bucharest down-town.

Access roads: The National Road DN 1.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT
783 Express Line - The 783 Express line connects Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport with the city center (about 60 minutes). The airport stops are in front of the Domestic Flights Terminal and International Departures Terminal. You can also use the cab to reach city center (the fee varies from 30 to 50 euro) 


By train:  www.cfr.ro

CFR is the national infrastructure manager responsible for the public rail infrastructure.

You can reach Bucharest by direct international train routes from different major cities in Europe: Vienna, Budapest, Sofia, Venice and more.


By car:

Romania has a well developed road infrastructure so you can easily reach Bucharest by car.

Road map
 

How to reach The Romanian Academy Library

There is a map of the conference site. Calea Victoriei 125, Bucuresti, Romania.

http://www.bar.acad.ro/indexEngfr.html

An enlarged / interactive map of  Bucharest is available here.

 

Accommodation:  A map and a list of hotels are listed below:

 

Triumf **	021- 222 31 72 / 223 24 11	http://hoteluri.bucharest-guide.ro/bucuresti-hoteluri/hoteluri-bucuresti/hoteluri-bucuresti-2-stele/hotel-triumf.htm
Unique ****	021- 319 45 91 / 311 81 96	http://www.hotelunique.ro/
Minerva ****	021- 311 15 50 / 318 12 81	http://www.minerva.ro/
Villa Helga *	021- 212 08 28	http://www.hotelbucharest.ro/prestatori_desc.php?s_codprest=1218
Howard Johnson *****	021- 201 50 00	http://www.hojoplaza.ro/index.htm?content=index
Grivita *
Astoria**	021- 321 56 51	http://www.camerehotel.ro/rezervari/ASTORIA_Bucuresti.html
Banat **	021- 312 65 47	http://www.hoinari.ro/index.php?cu=15261120040318
Intercontinental *****	021- 310 20 20	http://www.hotel.intercontinental.tourneo.ro/F_New/
Muntenia *	021- 314 60 10
Omnia Com **	021- 312 49 45	http://hoteluri.bucharest-guide.ro/bucuresti-hoteluri/hoteluri-bucuresti/hoteluri-bucuresti-2-stele/hotel-omnia-com-.htm
UNID ****	021- 320 80 80 / 327 56 99	http://www.unid.ro/
Hanul Manuc **	021- 313 14 11	http://www.hanulmanuc.ro/p02.htm

For details please contact:

Anca NEMUC
anca@inoe.inoe.ro

Situated in Southeastern Europe, Romania is a country of Carpathians, Danube and the Black Sea. Romania's neighbours are Hungary and Serbia to the west , Ukraine and Moldavia to the northeast and Bulgaria  to the south.

With a temperate continental climate, the average temperature varies between 22  degrees and 24 in the summer and -3 degrees average temperature in winter.  

Carpathian mountains, “The Transylvanian Alps” feature a diversity of shapes: from peaks and valleys reminding of old glaciers (Sf.Ana Lake) to fantastic scenary of deep caves (Scarisoara,Ialomitei). Vatra Dornei, Borsec, Sovata, Sinaia, Poiana Brasov, Busteni, Caciulata and Calimanesti, Stana de Vale are only some montain resorts famous all over the world.

The sea shore, one of Europe's widest coast, features a large number of resorts with fine, white sandy beaches, spreading over 70 kilometers.

The Danube Delta lies in North of seacoast. The Delta is enclosed by three branches of Danube flowing into Black Sea. Its beauty, landscape and rich fauna makes it unique in Europe.

Romania has many vestiges of ancient world monuments of art and architecture. The monasteries and churches in Northen Moldavia (Voronet, Sucevita, Moldovita), the castle and citadels of Bran, Hunedoara, Rasnov, Histria, Suceava, Sighisoara represent an open history lesson. 

The culture of Romania is very reach and evolved during ages with influence from slavic people, greek and turks, hungarians and germans. Modern culture had pregnant influences from western culture,  especially french and german.

With a population of two million inhabitants, Bucharest is the most important city of Romania. Located in central part of the Romanian Plain on the Danbovita's riverbanks, Bucharest had more then a half a millenium history, first mentioned in 1459 in a document issued by Vlad Tepes (the Impaler). It is a city of contrast with old churches and glass and steel skyscrapers.

The architecture is highly eclectic, a mixture of neoclassical and neo-Romanian architecture, comunist-era and contemporary architecture. In the city center lies Curtea Veche (the Old Court Of the King), buildings such as Manuc's Inn, Lipscani area,Romanian Athaeneum, Cretulescu Palace, Cotroceni Palace , National Bank of Romania headquarters, and Parliament Palace - the  third biggest building in the world, built in the comunist era.

Large boulevards and Triumphal Arch remind of the period when the city was named Little Paris.

The culture is like the architecture, eclectic par definition with western and eastern european infuences. Art gallery, night clubs, casinos, museums (National Museum of Art, National Museum of Contemporary, Village Museum), theatres (I.L.Caragiale National Theatre, Nottara, Bulandra, Odeon), Romanian National Opera, represent only a parts of Bucharest cutural scene. 

Outside the metropola lies the most representative ortodox monastery built in the 16-19^th centuries: Cernica, Tiganesti, Snagov. Also to the north-west of the city stands Mogosoaia Palace, (18^th century) and Stirbei Palace in the midle of secular wood.