Conference to celebrate 80th jubilee of

Miroslav Grmela

When & Where Registration & Organization Programme

Sat May 18 - Sun May 19, 2019, Prague, Czech Republic



Note: Joint European Thermodynamic Conference in Barcelona starts on Tuesday May 21

Venue


Czech Technical University, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering
Address: Břehová 78/7, 115 19 Staré Město, Prague, Czech Republic

The meeting takes place in Břehová building of the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague Street view.

Meeting's venue can be seen from the top of a look-out tower on Old town square.

This building is located in the very center of Prague (next to the concert hall Rudolfinum, Vltava river and very close to Old Town square) and is easily reachable by public transport from any part of Prague.

  • Metro station: Staroměstské náměstí – green line "A"
  • Tram stops: Staroměstské náměstí (lines 2, 13, 14, 17, 18), Právnická fakulta (line 17)

Prague Transport – tickets


There are two types of tickets – transfer (32CZK) and short-term (24CZK), 1 EUR = 25 CZK. The short-term ticket is valid for 30 minutes, the transfer ticket is valid for 90 minutes, with any number of transfers possible. You validate such a ticket only in the first bus/tram/metro you use. You can also buy a one-day (110CZK), or three-day (310CZK) ticket. More details can be found on the web page of Prague Public Transport.

Tickets can be bought in PID information centers within the airport (Terminal 1, Terminal 2), in newsstands/tobacconists all over the city or in yellow machines at the bus stops and in metro stations (however you would need Czech coins in this case).

Prague Airport


The Prague Airport (Václav Havel Airport Prague, Ruzyně) has two terminals: Terminal 1 (Inter-Continental flights including flights to the United Kingdom, Ireland, North America (USA, Canada), Middle-East, Africa and Asia) and Terminal 2 (Flights within the EU Schengen Agreement member countries and other European destinations).

For the quickest transport to the city centre or the nearest metro station (airport is not directly accessible by train or metro) using public transport, take either bus no. 119 or no. 100:

  • bus 119: Airport ↔ Metro A, station "Nádraží Veleslavín".
  • bus 100: Airport ↔ Metro B "Zličín".

You can of course also take a taxi, for instance TickTack

Registration & Organization

About conference

Purpose

A small-scale friendly meeting to celebrate this significant jubilee of Miroslav Grmela in Prague, where his scientific journey started. This two-day workshop should consist of contributions without any restrictions. Contributions in non-equilibrium thermodynamics, especially that are related to Miroslav or his ideas and collaboration with him are very welcome.

Registration and payment

The meetings' fee is 100 Euro per person and it covers coffee breaks, lunches (Sat, Sun) and Saturday social dinner.

Payment information
(note that invoice can be prepared prior to the payment - the full address of the participant is required)

Bank name / address: Komercni banka a.s. / Ceskomoravska 2408/1a, 190 00 Praha 9, The Czech Republic
Account number: 19-5373100277/0100
IBAN:CZ1501000000195373100277
SWIFT:KOMBCZPPXXX
Fee:2500 Kc / 100 Eur
Beneficiary (account holder):CVUT Fakulta jaderna a fyzikalne inzenyrska
Address:Brehova 7, 115 19 Praha 1, The Czech republic
Details of payment - text:840-8401909D000-Participant's name*
Fee paymenttill May 1, 2019
*The workshop number 1621702D000 and the participant’s name have to be clearly legible otherwise the payment cannot be identified.

Programme



Please prepare your talks as 20 mins presentations followed by maximum 5 mins of discussion.

Accommodation

There are plenty of hotels in a walking distance from the conferece site and hence we kindly ask the participants to find accommodation on their own. If you nevertheless require assistance with the choice, please let us know and we will try to help you with that.

Organizers

Václav Klika, vaclav.klika@fjfi.cvut.cz
Michal Pavelka, pavelka@karlin.mff.cuni.cz

Looking forward to meeting you in Prague!