The Conference will be held at the Research Institute for Quality of Life, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania. More information about Bucharest on Wikipedia and BUCHAREST, Romania - Official Travel and Tourism Information. For the House of Parliament visiting information please access this website. Opening Plenary (Thursday, October 24): Main Hall, Romanian Academy House, ground floor Parallel Sessions, Workshops and Roundtables:
Romanian Sociological Association General Assembly: Room 1202 Luxemburg, East Wing, ground floor, Institute for Economic Forecasting Lunch Break: Room 2320, West Wing, 2nd floor, Research Institute for Quality of Life Dinner: Dimitrie Cantemir University MapsThe plenary sessions and the workshops will be held at Research Institute for Quality of Life, Romanian Academy, 13 September Road no. 13, Zip Code 050718, District 5, Bucharest. See below the maps of conference location. How to reach BucharestBy airplaneHenri Coandă International Airport is the main airport of Bucharest, the capital city of Romania. Please check airport website for further information. Tarom is the Romanian Airline Company, member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance and offers good international flight connections.By TrainBucharest has a good railroad connexion with international train through
North Railway Station (Romanian: Gara de Nord). The main train operator in
Romania is National Railway Company (SNCFR: Societatea
Natională a Căilor Ferate Române). A schedule of trains to Bucharest from
European countries can be found here. Local Public TransportationBucharest has one of the largest public transport networks in Europe. The surface public transportation is run by the RATB (Regia Autonomă de Transport București) and uses only electronic cards instead of paper tickets. The Conference location is served by the Bus Line no. 136 (Casa Academiei Station). The Metro in Bucharest is run by Metrorex and the closest is Izvor Station on M1 and M3 Line. Taxi services in Bucharest is provided by numerous private firms. Please be noted that the usual (and lowest) taxi fare is 1.39 lei/km (0.35 euro) in town and 3.3-3.5 lei/km (0.80 euro) at the airport.Practical InformationTelephoneRomania country code: +40 Bucharest code: 021 International calls from Romania: 00 + country code + area code + telephone number (6 digits) Public telephones operate on magnetic cards. Magnetic cards are available for purchase at post offices, newspaper kiosks, and tobacco shops. Emergency Numbers Police, Fire, Ambulance: 112 General Information Currency: New Romanian leu (RON 1 = EUR 0.22) Time Zone: GMT + 2 hr Electricity voltage: 220V, 50Hz Water: Tap water is drinkable across the country |