The opening meeting of POSITIVe will take place in March, 24-26th in Belgrade, Serbia, at the Best Western M Hotel (http://www.hotel-m.com/en/).
Only invited partners will be reimbursed by COST, others are of cours welcomed to joint the meeting.
For registration, please contact the Grant Holder Manager (vanessa.boissery@clermont.inra.fr).
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Best Western M Hotel | ||
Local Contact
Professor Maria Glibetic
IMR - Centre of research excellence, Tadusa Koscuskog 1, Belgrade, Serbia
Programme
3:00 - 4:00 pm | Welcoming of participants |
4:00 - 4:30 pm | Presentation of POSITIVe by the Chair |
4:30 - 5:10 pm | Short presentation of the WGs (1, 2, 3) and FG by their leaders |
5:10 - 5:20 pm | Short presentation of STSMs by the coordinator |
5:20 - 5:40 pm | Coffee break |
5:40 - 7:00 pm | Brief introduction of participing research groups (2 min each, from the room) |
Welcome diner (on place) | |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Parallel working meetings of WG1 and WG2 | |
12:30 - 2:00 pm | Lunch | |
2:00 - 4:40 pm | Parallel working meetings of WG1 and WG2 | |
4:40 - 5:00 pm | Coffee Break | |
5:00 - 6:30 pm | In parallel:
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Gala diner in Belgrade (Downtown) | ||
8:00 - 9:00 am | 1st SC meeting |
9:15 - 10:00 am | Parallel meetings of WG1 and WG2 |
10:00 - 12:00 am | Feedback from the different groups by their leaders (WG1, WG2, FG and Think-Thank) |
12:00 - 12:15 pm | Conclusive remarks by the Chair |
Lunch | |
Access to Belgrade
- By plane
Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (http://www.beg.aero/en/home) is 18km west of the city center with connections to over 60 destinations.
- By car
Coming north from Subotica and Novi Sad, the E-75 highway is recommended, as well as driving to Belgrade from the south. There is also a major road called Ibarska magistrala (Ibar highway, M-22), which provides approach from south-west (direction of Montenegro, for example). From the west, use the E-70 highway (from Zagreb, Ljubljana etc.). Major roads can be used coming east and north-east from Vršac and Zrenjanin.
Highways have toll stations, which are moderately price. Serbia's only highways are parts of E-70 and E-75 roads and the highway passes right through Belgrade without a bypass, causing large unavoidable traffic jams on the Gazela bridge and at the Mostar junction.
COST rules for travel reimbursement
Accomodation: maximum flat rate reimbursement is of 120€ per night for accommodation and breakfast. This meeting is a 3 days meeting, we can reimburse 2 nights (and a third one only if you can't book a flight or a train after the end of the meeting).
Please book your room at the hotel selected for the meeting in Belgrade (see my previous email).
Meals: lunch and dinner expenses will be reimbursed at flat rate of 20€.
Air plane: Only economy class tickets are eligible for reimbursement (maximum 1200€).
Train or Bus: First and second class tickets, supplements for fast trains and sleepers are eligible.
Car: Car travel is limited to a maximum distance of 2000 km and is reimbursed as follow :
- At 0,20 per km, when a participant entitled to reimbursement is travelling alone
- At 0,30 per km, when additional participant entitled to reimbursement are travelling in the same car. Only the driver shall be reimbursed.
Local Transports: reimbursed at the real price
Taxis limited when:
- no other means of public transport is available,
- for early departures (travel departure before 7 am) or late arrivals (after 10 pm)
- for up to 80€ for the entire travel when the above conditions have been met.
Parking expenses can be reimbursed bases on receipt only.