Transcript 28th ICAP 2014 in Prague July 14 – 18 Czech Republic THE UNION OF PSYCHOLOGIST ASSOCIATIONS OF CZECH REPUBLIC.

28th ICAP 2014
in Prague
July 14 – 18
Czech Republic
THE UNION OF PSYCHOLOGIST ASSOCIATIONS
OF CZECH REPUBLIC
Why the Czech Republic?
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Ideal location and easy access
– Situated in the very centre of Europe. The Prague airport serves 55
regular carriers and the capital of the Czech Republic is connected by
direct flights to 110 destinations all over the world. There is a dense road
network, including highways, railways of a European standard and coach
transport services.
Rich cultural life
– History is a part of the culture and both Prague and the whole Czech
Republic do live a rich cultural life. Besides regular music festivals a large
number of other music, theatre and artistic performances are carried out in
the incomparable atmosphere of Prague music halls and other cultural
venues. No wonder Prague was selected as the European City of Culture
in 2000.
Historical, but modern
– Though historical, Prague is not old-fashioned or outdated. Simply stay in
Prague. Modern and living shopping malls, friendly clubs and bars invite
everybody to join the active life of Prague and feel its beating pulse.
UNESCO sites
– Twelve sights have been UNESCO-listed so far. Compared to the size of
the country and its population we have the largest number of UNESCO
monuments in the world. These historical and architectural jewels rightly
rank among the world cultural heritage.
Your imagination is the only limit
– You can confidently expect your social programme to be your talking point
long after the event. Historical costumed dinners with private classical
concerts and gala events in castles and chateaux are as possible as
testimonial receptions in old industrial premises or simply in the open air.
Delicious Food and Drink
– Czech beer tradition has been dated back to the early 1600’s and the
Czech Republic produces one of the best beer in the world!
– The wine growing regions, especially Southern Moravia, produce an
excellent range of wines including Rieslings and Saint Laurent and special
wine tasting tours are increasingly popular
– Countless restaurants, pubs and wine cellars are ready to cater any type
of groups needs!
Greetings from the Czech Republic
Why Prague?
•Basic data
- a modern city but equally an architectural treasure trove with more
than 1000 years of history and culture
- area of more than 8 sq km in the historical centre registered in the
UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Register
- more than 100 personalities famous world-wide (Charles IV, Rudolf
II, J. A. Comenius, Franz Kafka…)
- a place with a pulsating cultural life - more than 2200 historical
buildings, more than 100 theatres, concert halls, picture galleries and
museums
- more than 10 000 local and international artists
- EU rewarded Prague as the “European City of Culture in 2000”
•General information
- Prague has maintained its exceptional attraction for tourists and
convention destination and is renowned for being one of the world’s
most beautiful cities. Almost one-half of the national income from
tourism and conventions is realised on its territory.
- The city offers approximately 73,000 beds in accommodation
facilities, most of which were built after 1990, including almost 54,000
beds in hotels and boarding houses capable of satisfying all
categories of visitors. The number of highest-category hotel beds
exceeded 25,000 in 2006.
Accesibility
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Airport
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Prague's international Airport, which is located 18 km from the centre, offers direct connections to
almost all the main European cities as well as those overseas.
The new recently opened terminal, built to the highest international standards, increased the
capacity of Prague airport for 10 million passengers a year.
At the current time Prague airport is used as a regular base by 30 airlines and in the summer
season its facilities are used by a further 10 to 15 charter companies. Every day around 200
takeoffs and landings take place at the airport.
Prague network of public transport routes includes bus, tram and underground links with
harmonized timetables
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Underground - Metro
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Trams
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Bus services
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Approximate rates of tickets (2006)
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Taxi service
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consists of 3 lines marked by different colors (green line - A, yellow line - B, red line - C)
the overall number of metro stops is 54 out of which 3 are cross points.
it operates from 5 am until midnight. Time intervals in the peak hours of work days are 2 to 4
minutes, in the off-peak hours 4 to 10 minutes.
operate daily between 4:30 am and 00:15 am. Night tram services have numbers from 51 to 59
and run from 00:15 am until 4:30 am every 30 minutes.
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run all day as well as at night on a similar basis to the tram services,
the night connections are provided by night buses numbered from 501 to 603.
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single journey 20 CZK (0,7 EUR),
one–day ticket 80 CZK (2,9 EUR), 3–days ticket 220 CZK (7,9 EUR),
7–days ticket 280 CZK (10 EUR), 15–days ticket 320 CZK (11,4 EUR).
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available round the clock
it is recommended using only taxi services which are operated via call centers.
Current price limits (2006): within Prague 25 CZK (0,9 EUR) / 1 km, one-off boarding fee 34 CZK
(1,2 EUR), waiting time is priced at 5 CZK (0,2 EUR)/ 1 minute.
Greetings from Prague
Venue – Prague Congress Centre
General information
•PCC is one of the most modern centres in Europe and the only facility of its
kind in the Czech Republic where it is possible to put on a congress or
conference event for more than 1250 participants
•Between 1998 and 2000, the original building of PCC underwent a largescale reconstruction
•PCC is a holder of the certificate of quality ISO 9001:2000
•All premises are fully air-conditioned, equipped with modern congress and
audiovisual technology and accessible to wheelchairs
•At the present time, PCC is capable of providing catering for 7.000 persons
at one time
•The view of The Prague Castle and Vyšehrad panorama from the congress
foyers and from adjacent halls makes the premises even more exclusive
•The largest Congress hall in the building has been placed among 15 halls
with the best acoustic quality in the world
Capacities
MEETINGS
Number
Capacities
Total
Congress
Hall
1
2 764
2 764
Forum Hall
1
1 034
1 034
Large Halls
3
400-700
1 440
Middle Halls
5
200-350
1 220
Small Halls
10
65-190
1 430
Meeting
rooms
50
10-50
1 412
Total
70
10-2 764
9 200
EXHIBITONS
Number
Total area
Exhibition area
Foyers
16
17 064 sq.m.
8 305 sq.m.
Halls and Clubs
17
6 811 sq.m.
4 295 sq.m.
Total
33
23 875 sq.m.
13 000 sq.m.
1st floor
2nd floor
3rd floor
Welcome in the Prague Congress Centre
panoramatic foyers
modern building
congress hall
meeting rooms
registration area
prestigious catering
high-tech services