INTRODUCTION TO COSMOLOGY
Cracow, 2018, Jul 8th - 22nd
     
Under the honorary patronage of the Mayor of Kraków, prof. Jacek Majchrowski
Under the honorary patronage of the Rector of the Jagiellonian University, prof. Wojciech Nowak


Venue and Practical Information

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Contact: cosmoschool2018@oa.uj.edu.pl

Venue

Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science of the Jagiellonian University in Cracow.

Accomodation

Speakers will be located in the Vanilla Aparthotel:

Vanilla Aparthotel
33 Bobrzyńskiego Street
30-348 Kraków

GPS N: 50° 1' 13'' E: 19° 53' 57''
Reception: +48 12 354 01 50

Participants will be located in the Piast Students' Hotel:

Hotel Studencki Piast
ul. Piastowska 47
30-067 Kraków

Dormitory accomodation (dormitory room price is 25PLN per person per day).

It will be possible to pay in person on arrival by cash or by card. If you need an invoice for the dormitory, please give the invoice data on arrival at the hotel reception.
You can pay for the dormitory using account number other than the one for the conference fee:

Account number:
SWIFT KOD: BIGBPLPW
IBAN: PL 09 1160 2202 0000 0000 4973 7004
Bank Millennium S.A.
ul. Stanisława Żaryna 2A
02-593 Warszawa

Transfer title: "cosmoschool" + name and surname

Places at DS PIAST in this special price are pre-booked until June 15, for participants of the 4rdCosmology School only. The "cosmoschool" password is then required at payment. The deadline for booking your room at such a price is therefore June 15 (the last day for registration). After this date we will be not able to guarantee a place in the dormitory. So, we recommend to plan the details of your travel and accommodation immediately after registering.

Public transport

Public transportation in Cracow is safe, fast and relatively cheap. Below you can find some tips how to get to most important places. Please remember that you need a ticket to make a ride. Ticket machines can be found at many stops and in most vehicles (if there is no ticket machine in a vehicle the driver should sell you a ticket). Stationary machines accepts cash and credit cards. In vehicles some accepts only coins while others only cards. If the tariff table looks complicated use just a 60-minute ticket (5 PLN). It should cover most of one way trips in Cracow. The ticket must be punched once after first boarding immediately. You can change to another vehicles with that kind of ticket as long as it is valid (60 minutes from the punch). The vehicle must be one of Cracow public transport vehicles of course (all trams and most buses; they are mostly in blue-white and have displays with line numbers).
Going to or from the airport, please take into account that it is located outside the city boundary hence you need to buy a ticket for "Strefa I+II" (double zone). The price is the same (5 PLN), the look can be different.

Public transport trip planner: Jak dojadę. You can install it on the mobile from Google Store (Android) or AppStore (iPhone).

From the Airport:From the Main Railway & Bus Station:

Sightseeing

There is a lot of museums in Cracow. Here you can find some tips.

WiFi

In many places in Cracow you can find free Internet access. In the Faculty buildings there is Eduroam active. If you have access to Eduroam in your institution, please check if it is properly installed and configured on your laptop before the trip. It will not be possible to configure it later.

Software

During the school we are going to use a bunch of software. If you plan to use your own laptop it will be convenient to install it before.