Conference venue

The conference will be held in the 19th century Redl Palace that hosts Rényi Institute, in the very center of Budapest. Talks will be held in the main lecture hall, coffee breaks and wine & cheese party on Tuesday will be served in the main hall.

Street address is Reáltanoda u. 13-15.

Computers

Presentations The following softwares are available for presentations:

Adobe Reader 5.0
Microsoft Office 2002
StarOffice 7

It is strongly recommended that you provide in advance a copy of your presentation, which can be loaded onto the computer in the conference room, and tested with the softwares. It is possible, but more complicated to use your own laptop.

Internet access at the Institute
A temporary email account will be set up for you for the time of the conference. You can use it to access your regular mailbox from any of the computers at the Institute. Also the halls of the 1st and 2nd floor are WIFI equipped.

Transportation

Excerpts from Rényi Institute's Contact & Directions page

Airport
The easiest and most comfortable way of coming into town is to take an Airport Minibus, which will pick you up along with a few other passengers and take you to the address you indicate (the name of the hotel usually suffices). You may buy your minibus ticket right off in the baggage reclaim area or in the arrival hall. The Taxis you see when walking out of the airport (Tourist Taxi) are rather expensive (5200-5600 HUF). It is better to call a taxi company working with fixed rates. There is also a regular (blue) bus (No 200) leaving roughly every 15 minutes, which for a normal Budapest bus ticket (185 HUF) takes you to the end station of underground line No 3.

Public transport
In Budapest, there is a great variety of public transport: underground (metro), buses, trams, even trolleys. For more information on schedules or night services see the page of BKV Rt. (Budapest Transport Ltd.)

Taxis
In general, when taking a taxi while in Budapest it is better to take one belonging to a taxi company. Otherwise you should inquire about the fare in advance in order to diminish the risk of an unpleasant surprise. (Also if it's possible, call a taxi by phone instead of flagging one - it's cheaper)

Tourist information

Hungary is now a EU member so visitors arriving from EU member countries do not need a visa to enter.
Our currency is Hungarian Forints (HUF). For exchange rates see the page of the Hungarian National Bank
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Hungary has a continental climate. In February the temperature is usually between -2ºC and 5ºC, rain or snow may fall occasionally. Weather for the next 7 days

Some Budapest links

Going out