INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPANTS

Transfer from the airport to hotel

On Tuesday, September 15 and Wednesday, September 16 the shuttle will be provided for the transfer of participantsfrom the airport to hotels. According to your registration forms, thebus pick up schedule will be:

No. / Date / Arrival time of the flights / Expected time of shuttle departure
1 / September 15 / 8:05 / 8:30
2 / September 15 / 12:20 – 12:35 / 13:00
3 / September 15 / 13:50 – 14:10 / 14:30
4 / September 15 / 16:25 – 16:40 / 17:00
5 / September 16 / 8:05 / 8:30

Some of the organizers will wait for participants at the airport.

Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport is located 18 kilometers away from the city center.

The price of a taxi service from the airport is divided into 6 zones.Hotels located in Novi Beograd(‘Crowne Plaza’, ‘Tulip Inn’) and Zemun (‘Lav’) are in the first zone and the price is 1,400 RSD (about 12 EUR). Hotels ‘Jump Inn’ and ‘Majdan’ are in the second zone and the price is 1,800 RSD (about 15 EUR).

There is also a public bus line (No. 72), but it is a long journey and the stations are not very close to hotels.

Transfer from hotels to symposium events

On Tuesday, September 15, welcome cocktail will be organized at the Faculty of Agriculture, Zemun, Nemanjina 6. Bus transfer from hotels “Jump Inn” and “Crowne Plaza” to the Faculty of Agriculture will be organized. Departure time from the holel “Jump Inn” is 18:00 h, and from the hotel “Crowne Plaza” is 18:15 h. Hotel “Tulip In” is to the walking distance to the faculty
(15 minutes) and from hotel “Lav” it is 10 minutes’ drive by buses No. 17, 73 or 84.

Transport for participants will also be organized for the Official dinner (from recommended hotels to the restaurant “Jezero” on Ada Ciganlijaisland) on Thursday, September, 17, as well as for the technical tour on Friday, September, 18. Schedule will be announced during the symposium.

Belgrade public transportation

I recommend you to buy tickets for one day (280 RSD or 2.3 EUR), three days (720 RSD or
6 EUR) or five days (1,100 RSD or 9.2 EUR). Tickets can be bought at kiosks and in small shops with a sign „BusPlus“.You can also buy single tickets in the bus from the driver. The price for a ride is 150 RSD (1.25 EUR).

Information about public transport in Belgrade can be found on the website:

Parking

The venue, hotel “Crowne Plaza”, has a private parking and it costs 14 EUR per day.Nearby the hotel, across the street, there is a large free public parking. Usually it is easy to find free place on this parking in the morning (before 8:30) and in the afternoon (after 18 h), while during the working hours (9 - 17 h) it is difficult to find free parking place.

Currency

The Serbian Dinar(RSD) is the currency of Serbia. Exchange rates are approximately:

1 EUR = 120 RSD

1 USD = 107 RSD

In Serbia, it is not officially possible to pay in foreign currency. Only taxi drivers sometimes accept euros. The best exchange rates are in the small exchange offices in the street.

There is an exchange office at the airport. In the venue there is only anexchange machine (bancomat), but nearby, in the “Sava Center”, there is an exchange office (it is connected to the hotel “Crowne Plaza”).

Weather forecast

For the week of symposium (14-20 September),sunny and hot weather is forecasted. Expected minimal daily temperatures are from 18 to 22ºC, and maximal daily temperatures are from 29 to 35ºC.