17^th Seminar "Computer Modeling in Microwave Power Engineering"

Methods and Models for Microwave Processing of Materials

March 11-12, 2015

Bled, Slovenia

Location and Directions

City and Its Area

Bled is a town in northwestern Slovenia, on the east side of Lake Bled. The area is a popular tourist destination due to its impressive and refreshing scenery; it is also known as Slovenia's Alpine Pearl. The lake is 35km (22mi) from Ljubljana International Airport and 55km (34mi) from the capital city, Ljubljana.

The recommended online for general and specific information (how to get to Bled and how to get around, list of local attractions (what to see and what to do in the area), places to eat and more) is:

The Bled page at Wikitravel.org

Venue

The seminar will be held at Hotel Lovec, located in the center of Bled, only 100m from the lake. The exact address is:

Best Western Premier
Hotel Lovec
Ljubljanska cesta 6
4260 Bled
Slovenia
Tel: +386 4 620 41 00
Fax: +386 4 576 86 25

Hotel Lovec's factsheet provides a lot of details on the Seminar's venue. The conference room that will be used for the seminar's technical session features a beautiful view of the lake.

Conference room with view of lake

Transportation & Directions

The most convenient airport is Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (previously Brnik Airport), which is only 30 minutes away from the conference site. More information can be found at:

Ljubljana International Airport on Wikipedia.org

To reach the Seminar venue, the organizers recommend using the shuttle/taxi service GRCH d.o.o. It is possible to make reservations for transportation in advance through their website.

Travel overview - FYI (PDF)

Bled, Ljubljana Airport, and the city of Ljubljana are conveniently connected with each other and other European cities by route A2/E61. Approximate driving times to Bled are provided below:

Ljubljana: 40 min.
Venice: 2 h 45 min.
Munich: 3 h 30 min.
Milan: 5h
Prague: 6h 30 min

Visas

Citizens of all European countries, as well as Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, New Zealand and the United States do not require visas to enter Slovenia for stays of up to 90 days.
Any prospective participants who need visas to attend the meeting are kindly asked to contact the Seminar Secretary, Vesna Nahtigal, providing the following information:

Family name and given name
Sex (male or female)
Date of birth
Nationality
Passport number
Professional specialty
Occupation & title / position
Organization/institution and department, including postal address and postcode
Address for correspondence, including postcode

An invitation letter will be sent to individual visa applicants by e-mail.

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17th Seminar "Computer Modeling in Microwave Power Engineering"