WHERE AND WHEN

The XXXIII Symposium on Mathematical Physics will be held at the Institute of Physics of Nicholas Copernicus University in Torun, Grudziadzka St. 5, beginning Tuesday, June 5, at 10.00 am, and closing Saturday, June 9, around noon.

Registration will be held on Monday, June 4, 18.00-22.00, in all hotels lodging the participants, and on Tuesday morning - from 8.30 at the Institute of Physics. The registration fee of $120 (500 zl) covers the conference materials, lunch tickets, the social  programme, coffee and refreshments, and the Proceedings. Accompanying person fee of $60 (250 zl) covers lunch tickets and the social programme.

Participants of the Symposium will be lodged at the following hotels:
Helios  -  Kraszewskiego St. 1, tel: (48-56) 619 6550, fax: 619 6254
Pod Czarna Roza  -  Rabianska St. 11, tel/fax: (48-56) 621 9637
University guest house DS-10 on the Bielany Campus  - Gagarina St. 27, tel: (48-56) 611 4945.

Please, consult the "HAVING ARRIVED IN TORUN" section below for the directions. The hotels, except for DS-10, are located either in (Pod Czarna Roza) or very close (Helios) from the old centre of Torun, and also within a walking distance from the Institute of Physics.  Bus line 15 is the most convenient connection between the Bielany Campus and the Institute of Physics (3 stops each way).  However, it is also no more than a 20-minute pleasant walk to reach the Institute from DS-10.

Hotel bills are to be paid individually by the participants.  The prices given below include breakfast.

ENTRY VISAS

In principle, no entry visas are necessary for a short visit in Poland. This applies in particular to EC and USA citizens.  If you need a visa, a letter of invitation from the Symposium organizers will be sent to you by fax or otherwise upon request.

Polish monetary unit is 1 zloty (zl or PLN) = 100 groszy (gr). Denominations in use are 200, 100, 50, 20 and 10 zl for banknotes, and 5, 2, 1 zl for coins.  Foreign currency can be exchanged in banks and numerous licensed exchange offices (kantor).  Traveler's cheques and major credit cards are widely accepted.  Current exchange rates are approximately 1 US $ = 4 zl, 1 DM = 2 zl.

June in Poland is usually mild and sunny with temperatures in the range of the 20's C (70's F).  Occasional showers and somewhat lower temperatures are possible.

"Polski Express" bus company operates a shuttle service from Warsaw airport to Torun (direction Bydgoszcz - Szczecin).  It is the most convenient means of transportation if your flight arrives at daytime. Tickets are available on the spot from "Orbis" travel agency office at the airport (arrivals level) or directly from the driver.  The price of one-way ticket is approximately 35 zl.  Coaches from the airport stop at Warsaw Central - the main railway station in Warsaw; at some hours you may need to change for the Torun coach there (see the timetable below).

If you plan on taking a train from Warsaw to Torun anyway, it is a good idea to purchase your ticket from the "Orbis" office at the airport right after your arrival rather than at Warsaw Central.

To get to the Warsaw Central Station from the airport you can use a licensed taxi (MPT or SAWA) at the "Arrivals" level or a radio-taxi 9669 from the "Departures" level (about 25 zl). You may also take the Polski Express coach (as mentioned above). City bus line 175 from the airport is the cheapest solution (tickets sold at newsstands) but it is also notorious in Warsaw for pickpockets.
 

Warsaw Airport    D   every hour on the hour,   first 7.00, last 20.00
Warsaw Central    A    20 minutes past the hour, first 7.20, last 20.20
Warsaw Central    D    30 minutes past the hour, first 7.30, last 20.30
Torun                    A    the entire trip from the airport takes 4 h 15min

If you arrive in Poland by rail, the station to change for Torun will most likely be Poznan or Warsaw.  These and other major Polish towns, like Gdansk or Wroclaw, are well connected by rail with Torun.  A few of the trains are listed below.  Please, note that apart from trains, in Warsaw you can also take "Polski Express" shuttle (cf. above) - the stop is located on the western side of the Warsaw Central station building, on Al. Jana Pawla II.

Railway stations in many countries are not considered the safest places,  and Poland is no exception.  Very simple precautions, like a bit of extra attention, especially avoiding the crowd when boarding a train, are usually sufficient to secure your belongings.

For more connections consult e.g. the internet railway information service at http://bahn.hafas.de

HAVING ARRIVED IN TORUN

Polski Express shuttle stops near the Theatre Square in Torun (cf. the maps linked below).  It is one block away (about 500 m) from the Helios hotel. To go to DS-10 on the Bielany Campus, walk up some 300 m across the traffic light to the bus line 15 on Odrodzenia St.  Get off at the 3rd stop. Tickets for city buses are distributed by newsstands. Taxi fare from the Theatre Square to the Bielany Campus is about 10 zl.
When arriving by train, take bus 22 at Torun Glowny station to go to the  Pod Czarna Roza (2nd stop) and to the Helios hotel (3rd stop) or to the Institute of Physics (4th stop). To go to DS-10 on the Bielany Campus, take line 11 (5th stop) or 36 (5th stop).  A taxi from the station to the Bielany Campus  costs about 15 zl.

 
Please, do not hesitate to contact the organizers if you need any further information or assistance. The telephone of the Symposium office is (48-56) 611 3236.
 

*   Tuesday morning session begins at 10.00 am by an Opening Address.
**  Saturday session may be cancelled depending on the final overall number of talks.

Lecture blocks contain one or two 45-minute invited speeches. Report blocks contain up to six 20-minute talks. Check the preliminary list of contributors .
 

Internet access (e-mail, telnet, ftp, etc.) will be provided to all participants during the conference. There is a number of public terminals located in the Institute of Physics; in addition, one or two terminals will be installed next to the lecture room.

The Proceedings will be published as a special issue of ROMP. Materials (on contribution per participant) in LaTeX, AMS-TeX or plain TeX form should be submitted during or after the conference, but no later than September 15, 2001.

The social programme comprises the banquet (Wednesday, June6, evening) to be held in the baroque Dambski Palace, currently the possession of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Nicholas Copernicus University, and a guided sightseeing walking tour of Torun (Thursday, June 7, afternoon) followed by a barbecue party at the Bourghers' Court on Podmurna St. - a medieval mansion, currently home of the Torun Twin Cities Association. In addition, accompanying persons will have an opportunity to visit city museums, the Department of Restoration of Old Painting and Sculpture, and the Ciechocinek Spa (20 km south of Torun) with its rare wooden saline graduation stations.
 

The Symposium homepage      http://www.phys.uni.torun.pl/zfmis/smp33
The Faculty of Physics & Astronomy      http://www.phys.uni.torun.pl/
Nicholas Copernicus University      http://www.uni.torun.pl/
The city of Torun        http://www.man.torun.pl/
 

Tel:(48-56) 611 3236         Fax:(48-56) 622 5397         E-mail: smp33@phys.uni.torun.pl