Information for International Participants
Fly to Sofia airport (SOF). As per
NSF regulations, Americans should fly with a US flag carrier, whenever
possible. Please email your itinerary to the organizers
after you purchase your ticket. Transportation will be arranged from the
airport to the hotel (about 20 minutes by car). For most participants, the
arrival date will be May 14 and departure date May 20.
We have reserved a block of rooms
at Lozenetz Hotel, which
is walking distance from the conference site. We have special rates, 42 euro
per night for a single room and 52 euro per night for double. Once you know
your travel dates, please ask Ognyan Christov <christov@fmi.uni-sofia.bg> or
Angel Zhivkov <zhivkov@fmi.uni-sofia.bg> to make
your hotel reservation.
The conference will be held at
the Faculty of Mathematics and
Informatics of Sofia
University, the first higher education institution in Bulgaria. Sofia (София)
is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria (България), a member of the European Union.
European and American citizens do not need visas for travel to Bulgaria. The
local currency, the lev (plural leva), has a
fixed exchange rate of 1 euro = 1.95583 leva. The weather in May is usually
pleasant with temperatures averaging 21C (70F) during the day and 12C (54F)
during the night.