Host Hotel
CC2008 will be held at the Hilton Prague. Overlooking the River Vltava, the Hilton Prague hotel offers one of Europe's largest conference facilities and is just 15 minutes' walk from the Old Town. A room block with conference special pricing has been arranged for the Currency Conference delegates.
The cut-off date for room reservations is August 31, 2008.
To make a reservation...
- Go to www.prague.hilton.com, at the Check Availability field enter selections for:
Check In: (select date and month)
Check Out: (select date and month) - Select Reservation Details and scroll down to Special Accounts; in Group Convention Code type "CURREN" and select Continue
Hilton Prague Room Cancellation Policy:
All room reservations can be cancelled without penalty until August 12, 2008. For cancellations after that date, the following charges apply:
- August 13, 2008 to October 4, 2008: first night's stay
- October 5, 2008 to Reservation Arrival Date (or no arrival): Full length of stay
Venue Information
Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, is its most valuable historical city reserve. In 1992 the historical core of the city covering 866 hectares was listed in the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Register. "Praga caput regni" has been inscribed in the Prague´s coat of arms. And rightly so. Since its beginnings Prague has always played an important role in the history of the nation, the country and Europe.
Since the Middle Ages Prague has been famous as one of the most beautiful cities of the world, and has been attributed adjectives such as "golden", "hundred-spired", "the crown of the world", "a stone dream". Throughout centuries prominent personalities paid homage to it. W. A. Mozart, L. van Beethoven, F. M. Dostoyevsky, A. Rodin, G. Apollinaire, P. I. Tchaikovsky, O. Kokoschka and also the British Queen Elizabeth II and Pope John Paul II professed their beguilement by its attractiveness and architectural beauty. The native town is reflected in the works of Jan Neruda, Jaroslav Hasek, Jaroslav Seifert, Franz Kafka, Max Brod or Egon Erwin Kisch. Prague represents a unique collection of historical monuments dominated by the Prague Castle which towers high above the city. It is a display of all artistic styles and movements. The historical core of the city is situated on both banks of the Vltava river and consists of 6 parts - formerly independent urban units unified in the 18th century. They are as follows: Stare Mesto (Old Town), Josefov (the preserved part of the former Jewish Town - today a part of the Old Town), Nove Mesto (New Town), Mala Strana (Lesser Town), Hradcany and Vysehrad. Naturally, most of the historical monuments, museums and galleries are concentrated right there.
Visas
For information please visit: www.myczechrepublic.com/embassy_visa, or contact the Czech Republic embassy or consulate that serves your country.
Airport
Prague - Ruzyne Airport (Prague International Airport) is the public, civil Airport for domestic and international air traffic. Connections are ensured from and to the 6 continents. The airport opened new Terminal Nr. II, which provides check-in/check-out of passengers to/from Schengen countries (please find a list of Schengen countries below). Check in/check out of passengers to/from Non-Schengen countries is in old Terminal Nr. I.
Terminal Nr. II (Schengen) - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland Italy, Luxemburg, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands
Terminal Nr. I. (Non-Schengen) - the rest of countries
Climate
Czech is a four-seasoned country with a continental climate. The summers tend to be sunny and quite hot, the winter cold, spring and fall mild but changeable. The average temperature in Prague during the month of October is 9.3°C / 48.7°F
Currency
The local currency is the Czech Crown (CZK). One crown is divided into 100 Haler, or Heller (h). The Czech crown is now freely convertible on world currency markets, exchange rates are fixed daily on the Prague Stock market.
For further visitor information, please visit: www.prague-info.cz/en
