General Information
Date and Location
Joint IABSE-fib Conference, Cavtat, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia, May 3-5, 2010
Participants
The Conference is intended for all persons interested in codes in structural engineering, their applications and consequences. Participants will include designers, researchers, code writers, consultants, owners, contractors, operators, suppliers and representatives of authorities from around the globe.
Language of the Conference
The official language is English. Presenters must be able to answer questions in English.
Cavtat
The city of Cavtat is situated at the very south of the Republic of Croatia, 18 km from the centre of Dubrovnik and only 6 km from Dubrovnik International Airport. It has a population of some 1,500 inhabitants and is part of the Dubrovnik Riviera. The unpolluted sea and natural beauty of Mediterranean vegetation that covers the whole peninsula with the harmony of old and new architecture sets the natural beauty of Cavtat.
In ancient times, Cavtat was a Greek settlement known as Epidaurum, so its cultural life and historical tradition is thereby enriched. Among the attractions of Cavtat are the Rector's Palace, the Baroque church of St. Nikola, the Franciscan monastery, Bogišić's scientific collection, the Vlaho Bukovac Art Gallery, the Račić Mausoleum, designed by the famous Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrović, archaeological sites of the pre-Slav period, city walls, the Šipun cave etc. Cavtat also offers a 7 km promenade by pine forests paths only a few meters from the sea. Cavtat is one of the rare places on the Croatian coast that can offer such harmony.
Travel Information
The most beautiful jewel of Croatia’s cultural heritage, the old city of Dubrovnik, is located in the southernmost part of the sunniest Croatian tourist region of all: the Dalmatia. Dubrovnik area comprises one county, the County of Dubrovnik-Neretva, which extends almost entirely along the shore. Within it is Dubrovnik, the most beautiful and the most important, but by no means the only, cultural gem.
The vista of the old city of Dubrovnik, approached from the direction of Dubrovnik airport, is one of the best known panoramas of Croatia and of the whole of the Mediterranean area. Indeed, the first sentence of the description of Dubrovnik in the UNESCO List of World Cultural Heritage begins with the words: “Pearl of the Adriatic on the Dalmatian coast...”, for few are the cities which enjoy such a wonderful position on a rocky shoreline above the sea, and few are the places where medieval stone walls and fortresses are so well preserved.
Travelling to and from Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik has an International Airport Ćilipi (DBV). Both direct international and domestic flights arrive at and depart from this airport using a single terminal complex. Domestic Airline Company Croatia Airlines offers direct flights on routes to and from Dubrovnik from Frankfurt, London, Paris, Rome and Vienna; also transit flights via Zagreb are possible. For all information please contact your travel agent or directly at www.croatiaairlines.com or www.airport-dubrovnik.hr.
Transport Airport-Hotel
There will be a hotel shuttle and taxi available at the Dubrovnik airport to transfer participants to the Hotel Croatia and the Hotel Supetar. The prices for one way transfer per person are:
Hotel shuttle = €5 per person; Taxi = €20.
Time Difference
For intercontinental passengers, please allow at least a day in which to adjust to the time difference. Croatian time is Central European Time (GMT+1).
Electricity
The electrical supply is 220 volts and 50 Hz. Connection for appliances is a 2-pin plug.
Currency and Foreign Exchange
Croatian currency, Kuna (Kn), is decimal. Bills are: 1000, 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5 Kuna. Coins are: 5, 2, 1, 0.5, 0.2, 0.1, 0.05, 0.02, 0.01 Kuna. 0.01 Kuna is 1 Lipa. Facilities to exchange foreign currency are available at the airport, in the hotel and throughout the city. Exchange rates are 100 EUR are approx. 735 Kn, 100 Kn are approx.13,6 EUR.
Climate
The climate in the Dubrovnik Region is a typical Mediterranean one. Average air and sea temperature in Dubrovnik region during May is approximately 18 C.
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