Details of organised transport from Poznań to Będlewo

BUS from Poznań Główny railway station

The meeting point for the BUS is so-called Dworzec Letni located outside the railway station. Look for the note Conference Będlewo. Be careful because the railway station in Poznan has a non-intuitive structure and you can get lost quickly - follow the directions on the following maps.

TAXI from Poznań Główny railway station

Meeting point is in the new building (marked red on the picture above), first floor, in the main hall next to cash desk number 1.

TAXI from Poznań Ławica airport

Meeting point is in in arrival hall next to the currency exchange point. Look for the driver holding a note Conference Będlewo or a note with your name.

About the Conference Center

Będlewo Conference Center is part of the Institute of Mathematics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IM PAN) and its Banach Center. Besides standard conference facilities, it offers discussion rooms with blackboards and flip charts, and it has a fitness room, a bar, a 24h reception desk, and free car parking. All rooms have private bathrooms.

The conference center is located in a XIX century neo-gothic palace, surrounded by a huge park. Swimming is possible in a nearby (3km) lake (although in October the water is rather cold).

Arrival and departure

Detailed information on the Center, including road/train arrival instructions, can be found here.

Transport from Będlewo back to Poznań will be organised around 1:30 p.m. on Friday (October 13th).

Additionally, Będlewo Center can organize a taxi from Poznań (airport, railway station PKP and PKS) to Będlewo. The approximate cost is 170 PLN.

Expenses

The conference fee is 1200 PLN or 250 EUR or 250 USD.

There is funding available for local costs: during registration you can apply to waive the conference fee. The deadline to apply for financial support is April 1st, 2023.

The conference fee covers accommodation, full day meals, bus transfers between Poznań and the Będlewo Conference Center, and the conference dinner.

The accomodation is provided by the Będlewo Conference Center.

In Poznań credit cards are widely accepted but in Będlewo one has to pay in cash (Polish Złoty; PLN).

Payments

Payments should be made to one of the following bank accounts:

• EUR: PL 80 1130 1017 0020 1467 1520 0008
• USD: PL 37 1130 1017 0020 1467 1520 0006
• PLN: PL 48 1130 1017 0020 1467 1520 0002

BIC/SWIFT: GOSKPLPW

Name of the bank: Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, Aleje Jerozolimskie 7, 00-955 Warszawa

Owner of the account: Instytut Matematyczny PAN, Warszawa, Sniadeckich 8

Important: Please include the full name of the participant and the word "MEGA2023" in the title of your transfer.

Lightning and poster sessions

On matters relating to lightning and poster sessions, please contact either Rhoslyn Coles or Michał Miśkiewicz.

Participants who obtained financial support from the organisers are required to give a lightning talk and/or present a poster. We recommmend to do both.

Those willing to give a talk and/or present a poster and were not contacted yet in these matters by the organisers should write to Rhoslyn Coles or Michał Miśkiewicz.