Faculty of electrical engineering and communication in cooperation with the Electrochemical Society (Pennington, U.S.A.) would like to invite you to
12th International Conference
Advanced batteries, accumulators and Fuel Cells [A.B.A.-12]
September 11th-September 14nd, 2011,
Brno University of technology,
Antonínská 1, Brno,
Czech Republic
Location
The Conference will take place at the Rector's office of the Brno University of Technology (VUT Brno). Registration Desk and Conference Committee will be located at the same place.
Rector's office of VUT Brno
Antonínská street 1
601 90 Brno
Czech Republic
How to get there
By plane
Suitable airports Praha, Brno, Vienna and others in the vicinity of Brno, Czech Republic.
Direct flights in Brno
Information on website www.airport-brno.cz
Moderate price connections are organized by www.ryaniar.com
Transport from Prague
Connection by car is direct using highway D1.
There is a fast bus connection (2:15) from Prague to Brno from the "Florenc" bus central station (accessible by bus and underground from the Prague airport) to Brno station "Hotel Grand" or "Zvonarka". Buses come very often, every 15 minutes approximately.
Comfortable connection between Prague and Brno is by EuroCity trains (2:30) going from Prague Main Station "Hlavni nadrazi" or station "Praha-Holesovice". You can see more details on the web site (www.vlak-bus.cz or www.d-bahn.de).
Transport from Vienna
Connection by car is direct using speedway E461.
There is also a train EuroCity connection between Vienna (station "Wien Südbahnhof") and Brno Main Train Station.
Transport in Brno
By taxi
Going from the Brno Main Station to the Hotel Continental, one can expect to pay 200 - 400 CZK and a similar price from the bus "Zvonarka" station. We recommend negotiating the fare with the drive before entering the taxi.
Public Transport
Ticket must be bought before entering the tram or bus, e.g. at the tram/bus stop, in the convenience store or at a ticket machine. From the Main Train Station one can use tram number 1 going to "Řečkovice" and get off at stop "Antonínská". The Hotel Continental and the Conference Hall is in 5 minute walking distance (see the map).
