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Brno University of Technology Faculty of Information Technology GraVisMa 2010 Event, site, how to get there, etc. Brief information. Computer Graphics , Computer Vision and Mathematics … GraVisMa Sep. 7-10, 2010 Brno, Czech Republic Deadline: June 28, 2010 http://gravisma.zcu.cz. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Brno University of TechnologyFaculty of Information Technology
GraVisMa 2010
Event, site, how to get there, etc.
Brief information
Computer Graphics, Computer Visionand Mathematics … GraVisMa
Sep. 7-10, 2010 Brno, Czech Republic
Deadline: June 28, 2010
http://gravisma.zcu.cz2
Location of Brno
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Site/Host - brief history
• Since 1964 part of Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science: Department of automatic computers
• 1990: Department of Computer Science and Engineering
• 1993: separation of study programmes from Faculty of Electrical Engineering
• 2002: Launch of an independent Faculty of Information Technology (FIT)Brno University of Technology, CZ
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Location – merging old and newCartusian monastery with origins in the 12th century, building ~1370 …
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… the monks were supposed to contemplate in the cells…
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… and we’re probably the only IT faculty in the world with its own morgue
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The new partsthe new lecture complex east of the old building …
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… the new lecture complex from outside …
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… and the whole new building at Božetěchova 1
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Plan of the siteOld and new buildings at Božetěchova 1/2
Brno – practical info
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• Transport EASY, flights to:
- Brno (http://www.csa.cz)(Prague, London, Moscow)
- Prague (200km)(bus or connection flight to Brno by CSA 3-4 per day)- Wien (Austria, 100km)(bus connection or local bus+train)- Bratislava (Slovakia, 120km)(bus connection)
Note that all are Schengen zone – no border control
Brno – practical info
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• Population
- CZ: 11 000 000- Brno: 400 000
- second largest city in CZ
• Historical city, around 1000 years of history, nice center and sights, attractions for tourists, museums, trade fair…
• Safe and friendly environment
• Language: Czech (Slavonic group, similar Slovak, Polish)
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GraVisMa 2010 practical
• Accomodation EASY:
- Continental hotel (1500/night)(http://www.continentalbrno.cz)
- Grand hotel (3000/night)(http://www.austria-hotels.at/cz/grand-hotel-brno/index.html)
- Hotel Palacky (university 1000/night)(http://www.hotel-palacky.cz)
- etc.
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GraVisMa 2010 practical
• Public transport (if needed at all) EASY:- trams and buses for a fixed price of <1 EUR/ride- taxis available ~1 EUR/km- extensive network of trains/buses throughout country
• Visa- Schengen zone – Schenen visa applicable
• Currency- Czech „Koruna“ – CZK- 25 CZK ~= 1 EUR- 20 CZK ~= 1 USD
Thank you for your attention !
Please, take a look at:
http://gravisma.zcu.czhttp://www.fit.vutbr.cz