Practical information: A-Z
- Accommodation
- Rooms at special rates in various hotels have been reserved for the European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2010 and/or the Polish conference - "Wind energy market in Poland" in Warsaw.
To view the list of recommended hotels and make your booking, visit the registration page.
For more information on hotel reservations, please contact
registration@ewec.info
- Rooms at special rates in various hotels have been reserved for the European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2010 and/or the Polish conference - "Wind energy market in Poland" in Warsaw.
- Airport shuttle buses
- There will be airport shuttle buses from EXPO XXI to Warsaw airport every hour (from 12:00 to 17:00) on Friday 23 April.
For details see
“shuttle bus timetable” and “shuttle bus map”.
A leaflet containing full details will be distributed both at the hotels and at EXPO XXI.
- There will be airport shuttle buses from EXPO XXI to Warsaw airport every hour (from 12:00 to 17:00) on Friday 23 April.
- Badges and conference materials
- All participants will be provided with a badge upon arrival, which must be worn at all times whilst in the venue. You may also be required to show your badge at some social events. Conference delegates will not be allowed into session rooms without their badge.
Should you lose your badge, please go to the registration desks for assistance.
All participants will be provided with a bag containing event materials on arrival, subject to availability. An exhibition catalogue will be included inside the bag, and, for conference delegates, a final copy of the conference programme.
- All participants will be provided with a badge upon arrival, which must be worn at all times whilst in the venue. You may also be required to show your badge at some social events. Conference delegates will not be allowed into session rooms without their badge.
- Badge pick-up
- Pick up your badge prior to the conference:
Polish Day registration only:Where Date Time Conference Start Hilton Hotel
Grzybowska 63, Warsaw,
Poland 00-844Sunday 18 April 14:00 - 18:00 Monday 19 April, 09:00 Monday 19 April 08:00 - 18:00
Polish Day + EWEC 2010 combined registration:Where Date Time Conference Start Hilton Hotel
Grzybowska 63, Warsaw,
Poland 00-844Sunday 18 April 14:00 - 18:00 Monday 19 April, 09:00 Monday 19 April 08:00 - 18:00
EWEC 2010 registration only:Where Date Time Conference Start EXPO XXI Warsaw International
Expocentre 12/14 Pradzynskiego Str.,
01-222 WarsawMonday 19 April 14:00 - 18:00
Tuesday 20 April, 10:00
Please note that the registration desks at EXPO XXI will also be open as of 8:00 on Tuesday 20th April 2010 and throughout the conference.
Participants will not be admitted to the conference or exhibition without their badges.
- Pick up your badge prior to the conference:
- Catering
- Please see the venue plan (JPG - 648 kb) for the location of the catering areas.
Welcome coffee:
- 08:00 - 10:00 Tuesday 20 April
- 08:00 - 09:00 Wednesday 21, Thursday 22 and Friday 23 April
Coffee breaks:
- 10:30 - 11:00 Wednesday 21, Thursday 22 and Friday 23 April
- 15:30 - 16:00 Tuesday 20, Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 April
Lunch: (only available to conference delegates and exhibitors)
- 12:00 - 14:30 Tuesday 20, Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22
- 12:00 - 14:00 Friday 23 April
For those participants not entitled to the lunch, a visitor restaurant (Hall 2) and a number of snackbars are available at the venue.
- Please see the venue plan (JPG - 648 kb) for the location of the catering areas.
- Conference delegates
- Thanks to enormous success of the EWEC conference, the conference passes have been sold out and the onsite conference registration will NOT be possible. People are still welcome to register onsite to attend the exhibition and the Polish conference.
A conference delegate pass includes access to the conference sessions, the exhibition, lunches and coffee breaks.
- Thanks to enormous success of the EWEC conference, the conference passes have been sold out and the onsite conference registration will NOT be possible. People are still welcome to register onsite to attend the exhibition and the Polish conference.
- Commercial opening hours in Warsaw
- Banks: Generally, banks in Poland are open on weekdays from 09:00 to 16-18:00. Certain banks may also be open on Saturdays between 10:00 and 13:00.
- Shops and shopping centres: In Poland, you can do shopping at any time of the day. Shopping malls are normally open between 9:00 and 22:00.
- Banks: Generally, banks in Poland are open on weekdays from 09:00 to 16-18:00. Certain banks may also be open on Saturdays between 10:00 and 13:00.
- Currency & credit cards
- The unit of currency in Poland is the Polish Zloty (PLN). Current exchange rates can be found at www.xe.com/ucc.
Cash points are widely available. There is one cash point in the entrance hall at EXPO XXI Warsaw International Expocentre. Please note that it is only accessible to those participants who already have a badge.
All major credit cards are widely accepted throughout Warsaw in shops, restaurants, hotels, banks etc., althought not always in taxis. Foreign exchange facilities can be found at the airport, railway station and major banks.
- Theft/lost of Visa card
Eurocard-Mastercard: 0-0800-111-1211
Visa: 0-0800-111-1569
American Express: +48 22 581 5100
Diners Club: +48 22 8260766
- The unit of currency in Poland is the Polish Zloty (PLN). Current exchange rates can be found at www.xe.com/ucc.
- Electricity
- 230va/c, frequency 50Hz. European two-pin plugs are required so visitors from some countries will need an adaptor.
- Emergencies
- Police Emergency: 997, +48 22 826 24 24, 112 (from a mobile)
Fire service: 998, +48 22 844 0071
Ambulance service: 999, +48 22 525 12 99
Hospital emergency service: 194 70
Emergency doctor: 999, +48 22 525 12 99
Anti-poison Centre: +48 22 619 66 54; +48 22 619 08 97
Emergency Road Service: 196 33
Police for foreigners: 997
Pharmacy open 7 days a week: +48 22 825 69 86
APTEKA 21
Central Railway Station
54 Jerozolimskie Av
- Police Emergency: 997, +48 22 826 24 24, 112 (from a mobile)
- Entry requirements
- All visitors must be in possession of an identity card or a passport (or ID for Schengen member countries). Non-EU citizens require a valid passport to enter Poland. Visas are not required for citizens of the EU, the USA, Canada and most major countries.
Please contact your local Polish embassy or Consulate for further information.
List of embassies and consulates in Poland
- All visitors must be in possession of an identity card or a passport (or ID for Schengen member countries). Non-EU citizens require a valid passport to enter Poland. Visas are not required for citizens of the EU, the USA, Canada and most major countries.
- Exhibition
- Please visit the exhibition page for general information about the exhibition or contact sh@ewea.org.
For details about the exhibition build-up, stand construction etc. exhibitors should refer to the exhibition manual or contact Dianne Wright atdianne.wright@inside-events.co.uk.
- Please visit the exhibition page for general information about the exhibition or contact
- Exhibition opening hours
- Tuesday 20 April 2010:
10:00 - 18:00
17:00 - 18:00 Hansen Transmissions & CG Power beer reception
Wednesday 21 April 2010:
09:00 - 19:00
17:30 - 19:00 Exhibition reception
Thursday 22 April 2010:
09:00 – 18:00
16:30 - 18:00 GL Garrad Hassan Launch Party
Friday 23 April 2010:
09:00 – 14:00
- Tuesday 20 April 2010:
- Exhibition visitors
- To visit the exhibition only, please register online or onsite at the exhibition registration desk.
Registration fee:
- Online pre-registration and on-site registration at the self ticket stations: 20 €/day
- On-site registration through the registration desks: 25€/day
An exhibition visitor pass includes access to the exhibition, but does not include lunches and coffee breaks or access to the conference sessions.
- To visit the exhibition only, please register online or onsite at the exhibition registration desk.
- Information points
- Warsaw tourist information office
Address 1: 65 Krakowskie Przedmieście St. - Warsaw
(+48 22) 94 31, 474 11 42
www.warsawtour.pl
info@warsawtour.pl
Opening hours: from Monday to Sunday (October - April): 09:00 - 18:00
Address 2: Rynek Starego Miasta 19/21/21a
Opening hours: from Monday to Sunday (October - April): 09:00 - 18:00
- Warsaw tourist information office
- Internet
- One cyber cafe will be available at the venue which provide internet access, printing and copying facilities and a fax machine. It will be located in Hall 1 (stand 1087). Please see the floor plan for the exact location.
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Free Wi-Fi access will also be available to all participants throughout the venue. No password is required.
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- One cyber cafe will be available at the venue which provide internet access, printing and copying facilities and a fax machine. It will be located in Hall 1 (stand 1087). Please see the floor plan for the exact location.
- Jobs at EWEC 2010
- Hall 1 - stand 1443
The exhibition includes a jobs corner displaying jobs with EWEC 2010 exhibitors: a screen will display the vacancy title, exhibitor name and stand where potential candidates can discuss the opportunity while at the event.
Exhibitors: to announce your job offer to all conference delegates and exhibition visitors simply send an email tojobs@ewec.info before or during the event with your company name, vacancy title(s) and your stand number. Your offer will appear on the jobs screen located in the 'job corner', hall 1 - stand 1443.
NB: This service is available to exhibitors at EWEC 2010 only.
- Hall 1 - stand 1443
- Language
- The conference language, including submitted abstracts and presentations, will be English.
- Lost and found
- Please visit the organiser's office.
- Please visit the organiser's office.
- Maps
- Exhibition floor plan (2.3MB)
- Venue plan (JPG 648KB)
- Route planner
- Meeting rooms
- Meeting rooms are available to rent during the event. They will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. For further information please contact Aleksandra Nowak, aleksandra.nowak@ewea.org
- Meeting rooms are available to rent during the event. They will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. For further information please contact Aleksandra Nowak,
- Proceedings
- A link to the proceedings website, which contains all relevant information, papers, presentations, photos and videos will be sent by email to all conference delegates following the conference (May 2010). For more information about ordering the proceedings of past EWECs as a non-delegate or EWEA member, please contact Louise Lilja, ll@ewea.org.
- A link to the proceedings website, which contains all relevant information, papers, presentations, photos and videos will be sent by email to all conference delegates following the conference (May 2010). For more information about ordering the proceedings of past EWECs as a non-delegate or EWEA member, please contact Louise Lilja,
- Registration
- Thanks to enormous success of the EWEC conference, the conference passes have been sold out and the onsite conference registration will NOT be possible. People are still welcome to register onsite to attend the exhibition and the Polish conference.
Polish Day on-site registration / badge pick-up:Where Date Time Conference Start Hilton Hotel
Grzybowska 63, Warsaw,
Poland 00-844Sunday 18 April 14:00 - 18:00 Monday 19 April, 09:00 Monday 19 April 08:00 - 18:00
EWEC exhibition visitor on-site registration / badge pick-up:Where Date Time Conference Start EXPO XXI Warsaw International
Expocentre 12/14 Pradzynskiego Str.,
01-222 WarsawMonday 19 April 14:00 - 18:00
Tuesday 20 April, 10:00 Tuesday 20 April
08:00 - 18:00 Wednesday 21 April Thursday 22 April Friday 23 April 08:00 - 15:30
Participants will not be admitted to the conference or exhibition without their badges.
- Thanks to enormous success of the EWEC conference, the conference passes have been sold out and the onsite conference registration will NOT be possible. People are still welcome to register onsite to attend the exhibition and the Polish conference.
- Telephone
- The international access code for Poland is +48. Remove the ‘0’ from the city/area code when dialling internationally. The city/area code for Warsaw is 022.
We request that all conference delegates switch off their mobile phones, or put them on silent mode, during all conference sessions.
- The international access code for Poland is +48. Remove the ‘0’ from the city/area code when dialling internationally. The city/area code for Warsaw is 022.
- Press
- A fully-equipped press room will be at the disposal of journalists. Computers, refreshments, background information and press packs will be available.
- Restaurants in Warsaw
- Please click here (65.5KB) to download the list of restaurants in Warsaw.
- Please click
- Shuttle buses
- 1) Official hotel shuttle bus timetable
From the hotels* to EXPO XXI – Every 30min, daily
- Tuesday 20 April, Wednesday 21 April and Thursday 22 April: 07:30 – 10:30 and 16:30 - 19:00
- Friday 23 April: 07:30 – 10:30 and 14:30 – 16:30
From EXPO XXI to the hotels* – Every 30min, daily
- Tuesday 20 April, Wednesday 21 April and Thursday 22 April: 08:00 - 10:30 and 16:00 - 19:30
- Friday 23 April: 08:00 – 10:30 and 14:00 - 1700
2) Airport shuttle
From EXPO XXI to Chopin airport – Every hour
- Friday 23 April: 12:00 – 17:00
*Shuttle bus service is offered to and from the 17 event selected hotels.
For details see “shuttle bus timetable” and “shuttle bus map”.
A leaflet containing full details will be distributed both at the hotels and the at EXPO XXI.
- 1) Official hotel shuttle bus timetable
- Travel
- 1. Travel to Warsaw
By air
Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport is located about 15 km from the Warsaw’s city centre
Airport information:
Tel: + 48 22 650 4220
Website: www.lotnisko-chopina.pl
A bus operates between the airport and the city centre: bus number 175 runs all week from O4:50 – 23:00 to “Warszawa – Centralna” railway station and to city centre – “Centrum” bus stop. The journey takes approximately 25-30 minutes and costs 4,20 PLN.
For more information: www.lotnisko-chopina.pl
There is also a bus N32 (night) that runs all week from 23:09 to 04:39 to “Warszawa – Centralna” railway station.
By train
Warsaw has three large railway stations for international and domestic connections: Western Warsaw Station (Zachodnia), Central Warsaw Station (Centralna), Eastern Warsaw Station (Wschodnia).
The best place to get on and off trains is the Central Station, located in the heart of the city centre (54 Jerozolimskie Av.).
To get timetable information or check train tickets prices, visit www.pkp.com.pl or www.intercity.pl
By bus
The largest coach station, both for domestic and international destinations, is the Western Warsaw Coach Station (Dworzec PKS Warszawa Zachodnia), 144 Jerozolimskie Street. Another coach station, for eastbound destinations, both domestic and international (Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, Russia - Kaliningrad), is the Warsaw Stadium Coach Station (Warszawa Stadion).
By car
Warsaw is accessible via the following motorways:
- By the routes No 7/8 from the south
- By the A2/E30/route No 2 from Poznań
2. How to get to EXPO XXI Warsaw International Expocentre
Journey planner
Click here for directions to and from the venue.
By bus
The bus stop you must get off at (PKP Kasprzaka) is a 5 min. walk to the event venue along Bema Street.
- From Warszawa Central Railway Station, buses: 105, 507
- From Swietokrzyska Metro Station , buses 178,506
- From Politechnika Metro Station, buses: 523
- From Wilanowska Metro Station, buses: 186
For more information:
Warsaw Transport Authority (Public transport information)
Telephone (for timetable information): +48 22 94 84
Website: www.ztm.waw.
By taxi
Rates:
From Frederic Chopin Airport to EXPO XXI Warsaw International Expocentre: PLN 35-40 approx.
From Frederic Chopin Airport to city centre: PLN 40-50 approx.
Official taxis should have a sign on the bonnet saying “TAXI”, unlike unofficial taxis where there is only a telephone number indicated on the signs. It is advisable to avoid using unofficial taxis, wherever possible.
Before taking a taxi, please check that the car has a meter installed. You should also check the rate/Km indicated by a sticker in the taxi window. The average rate is between 1.8zl. and 2.8zl/Km.
Hotel taxis charge a higher rate, ranging from approximately 4zl to 5zl/km.
Please note that the majority of taxis do not accept credit cards.
Sawa Taxi: +48 22 644 44 44, www.sawataxi.com.pl
EURO LUX TAXI: +48 22 8 222 222, www.euro-taxi.com.pl
By car
Enter from Bema Street.
Expo XXI Warsaw International Expocentre is located 10 minutes by car from the city centre and 25 minutes from the International Airport Frederic Chopin.
- 1. Travel to Warsaw
- Time zone
- The time zone in Poland is GMT + 2hrs during the month of April (daylight saving time begins on 28th of March).
- Venue
- EXPO XXI Warsaw International Expocentre
12/14 Pradzynskiego Str.
01-222 Warsaw
http://expoxxi.pl/
- EXPO XXI Warsaw International Expocentre
- Warsaw
- Situated in the Mazowieckie province, in east-central Poland, Warsaw is the capital city of Poland, and the biggest city in the country. The city spans the Wisla (Vistula River) and all the main tourist sites are on the left bank. Warsaw will be the meeting point for people from across Europe and beyond, as people come from all over the world to participate in Europe’s premier wind energy event.
The Warsaw Tourist Information Office offers city information in English: www.warsawtour.pl.
Click on the links below for information about:
activities - attractions - eating out - nightlife
- Situated in the Mazowieckie province, in east-central Poland, Warsaw is the capital city of Poland, and the biggest city in the country. The city spans the Wisla (Vistula River) and all the main tourist sites are on the left bank. Warsaw will be the meeting point for people from across Europe and beyond, as people come from all over the world to participate in Europe’s premier wind energy event.
- Weather
- The weather in April can vary greatly in Warsaw, temperatures can vary from 0 to 16°C (32-60,8°F) and it often rains.
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