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The HiPerGRID 2009 workshop held in conjunction with CSCS17-2009

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- HiPerGRID
- CSCS17
- UPB website
- CS website
- IEEE Romania

HiPerGRID 2009

The location of the workshop

This is a map of Bucharest. The placed mark with an X on the map corresponds to the location of the Workshop, at University Politehnica of Bucharest, Faculty of Automatics and Computer Science.
As an alternative, please use this map to locate the workshop venue.
Several photos of the Faculty of Automatics and Computer Science, the location of the conference, are here.

Bucharest Maps

Getting to Bucharest

The International Airport 'Henri Coanda' is located at 16 km (10 miles) north of Bucharest.

By taxi

The easiest way to reach the University Politehnica of Bucharest is by taxi. The taxi cars bringing customers to the airport have free access in front of the International Departures Terminal and Domestic Flights Terminal. FLY taxi cars are available in front of the International Arrivals Terminal. For any information do not hesitate to contact the FLY Taxi Dispatch located in the International Arrivals Terminal waiting hall. For any reclamations about the taxi services, you are kindly required to write down the car's registration number and contact Otopeni Air Transportation Police, telephone: +40212013242.

Note: The rate of 3,30RON/km is rather steep, when compared to normal city taxis which charge somewhere between 1,15RON/km and 1,8RON/km. Therefore it is advisable to only use Fly Taxi when coming from the Henri-Coanda airport to Bucharest, and use another taxi company to get back to the airport (see the next point for more on this issue). The average fare from the International Airport 'Henri Coanda' is approximately 45 euros.

By public transportation

From Henri Coanda Airport: Take the expres RATB line connects the International Airport with the center of Bucharest (approximately 60 minutes). The bus station is located just outside the airport, in front of the Domestic Flights Terminal. The bus ticket costs 5 RON (aproximatelly 1.4 euros). The bus leaves every 15-30 minutes and takes the following route: Aeroportul International Henri Coanda Bucuresti - Terminal Curse Interne - Terminal Plecari Internationale - Otopeni - Aeroport "Aurel Vlaicu" Baneasa - Piata Presei Libere - Arcul de Triumf - Piata Victoriei - Piata Romana - Piata Universitatii - Piata Unirii.
The bus stops in Piata Victoriei (Victoria's Square) and Piata Unirii (Unirii's Square) are connected with corresponding Subway Stations. You can use the Subway to get to the University Politehnica of Bucharest from any of these two stations (see the map above and take the route to the subway station called Politehnica).

Taxis in Bucharest

Taxis in Bucharest are cheap, as long as you take a taxi that has an association with a trusted taxi company. Private taxis are expensive, and can be dangerous, as drivers are simply not to be trusted. You should always make sure that any taxi you get into clearly displays the name and telephone number of the company to which it belongs.

All taxis are obliged by law to display their tariffs on the side of the passenger door: make sure you check the tariff before getting in. Note that Pornire is the starting fee, and is usually displayed most prominently as it is cheap. It is the Tarif underneath you need to be aware of. Some taxis charge as much as 10 RON per kilometre. Be particularly alert to these rip-off taxis when taking one from outside the Gara de Nord, the Bucuresti Mall or any five-star hotel. Our advice is to avoid any tariff over 1.80 RON lei per kilometre. The companies below all charge between 1,60 RON and 1,70 new lei per kilometre.

Note: If you need to get to the airport from Bucharest, get a taxi from the ones on the list or from the ones mentioned below, as they are significantly cheaper than the Fly Taxi provided at the airport.