Passports

A passport valid for three months beyond the length of stay and issued within the past 10 years is required by all nationals except EU nationals holding passports or national ID cards valid for the duration of stay.

Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Ireland, Romania, and the UK are not part of the Schengen area, so a passport or ID card is required if traveling to/from these countries. EU nationals are not required to possess a return ticket or show sufficient funds.

Poland is a signatory to the Schengen Agreement. A 90-day visa allows you to visit all the Schengen countries but cannot exceed 90 days. Once your 90 days are up, you must leave the Schengen zone. All EU countries are full Schengen members except Bulgaria, Cyprus, Ireland, Romania, and the United Kingdom. Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland are also Schengen members but are not in the EU.

Third-country nationals must have a valid travel document and a visa (if required) to enter the territory of a Schengen State.

Detailed information about Schengen Visa

Visa Requirements

Within the European Union’s borders, visas are not required. EU nationals may stay for an unlimited period, but must register with the local authorities after three months.
Australian, Canadian and US nationals may stay in Poland without a visa for up to 90 days.  For a list of those countries whose nationals require a visa to enter Polish territory, please visit the following web page:
http://www.msz.gov.pl/en/p/msz_en/travel_to_poland/entering_poland/
For the list of diplomatic and consular missions of Poland with their respective countries of jurisdiction, please visit http://www.msz.gov.pl/en/travel_to_poland/polands_missions_abroad/

How to Obtain Polish Visa

Applicants must book an appointment online at the closest Polish consulate or embassy in their country of residence (www.e-konsulat.gov.pl). All visa applicants aged 12 and over must submit biometric data at their visa appointment.
Detailed information about visas: http://www.msz.gov.pl/en/travel_to_poland/visa

Invitation Letter

A simple invitation letter can be downloaded during the registration (an electronic form with no signature endorsement).

In an event the prospective Participant requires more complex invitation the organizers will be pleased to send an invitation letter to any conference delegate, exhibitor or speaker requesting it. The letter of invitation is not a commitment on the part of the conference organizers to provide any financial support to delegates and the conference fees will not be waived, it may simply be used by delegates to help raise funds or for visa applications.

The letter will be sent by regular post or via email. Please note that you will be required to register for the conference and make your payment before the invitation letter can be prepared.

For the Authors: all what is needed is sending us an email requesting the invitation spsympo23@pwr.edu.pl.  Please include in it your paper’s title and no. in the ConfTool system (e.g. ID 1040). Only registration and no payment is necessary at this stage.

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By Train
Currently, there is no train service to Karpacz, however there are numerous trains (PKP) running from Wroclaw to Jelenia Góra daily (see a timetable: https://rozklad-pkp.pl/en).  There, you can take a bus to Karpacz.

In details: direct trains to Jelenia Gora go frequently, every 1-2 hours. Then, in Jelenia, outside the train station, find bus no. 100 to Karpacz. It also goes every hour or so.

by Bus
The town offers frequent services of private communication or PKS to Jelenia Góra. Time of travel is approx. 20-30 minutes. In addition, Karpacz has good connections with the urban areas in Poland (including Głogów, Legnica, Łódź, Wałbrzych, Warsaw, Wrocław and Zielona Góra).

There is a direct coach connection from Wroclaw to Karpacz by Flixbus https://www.flixbus.pl/

By Car
A distance from Wrocław to Karpacz is 120 km, which translates to a 2-hour drive on average. The route from Wroclaw requires you to leave the A4 highway at the Kostomłoty junction, and to take the no. 5 road to Strzegom and Jelenia Góra. In a place called Bolków the no. 5 road turns into the no. 3 road.  At the outskirts of Jelenia Góra enter a ring road in the direction of Karpacz. You may also follow the road no.5 from Bolków. Head towards Kamienna Góra and Kowary, and then Ścięgny and Karpacz.

Wroclaw Airport (WRO) to Karpacz by bus

The journey time between Wroclaw Airport (WRO) and Karpacz is around 3h 54m and covers a distance of around 143 km. There is no direct bus connection on this route. All travelers must change at the Wroclaw station.

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https://www.sandra.karpacz.pl/en

If you want to learn more about Karpacz: A-few-words-about-karpacz-en

ACCOMMODATION IN KARPACZ

PLEASE NOTE: Registration for the conference does not include a hotel reservation. Booking and payment should be done directly at:

1. Sandra hotel (which is the conference venue https://www.sandra.karpacz.pl/en) or
2. any accommodation place from many available options in Karpacz  (accommodation selection)

Sandra SPA Hotel in Karpacz is a modern resort complex with the total area of over 500 m2 conference space, which can be arranged in various settings of air-conditioned conference rooms with state-of-the-art AV equipment. Free Wi-Fi access is available in this resort.

With an overall 260 single, double, triple, studio (2+2) and apartments for a total 550 beds it also provides its guests with free access to the swimming pool complex with  hot tub, dry and steam sauna. Other facilities include: a fitness center a golf simulator, tennis and squash court, minigolf as well as a pub with a bowling alley.

SPSympo-2023 Participants book accommodation directly with the hotel by email at rezerwacja.karpacz@sandra.home.pl. The cost of one night stay in a double room is PLN 222 gross (~50 EUR). The surcharge for a single room is PLN 80 gross (~20 EUR) for one night. These prices and the feasibility of booking the accommodation in Sandra hotel are guaranteed with a CODE-NAME: SPSympo2023.

The hotel fee includes accommodation, buffet breakfast and a parking space. Check-in begins at 15:00 (3 PM) on the day of arrival and ends at 11:00 on the day of departure. On the day of departure, luggage storage facilities will be available until the time of your leaving.

These prices also apply if you decide to arrive earlier before- or stay longer post-conference. Just submit the dates of your planned stay during booking and mention SPSympo-2023 as a reference.

Check the links below to see the hotel’s location on the map!

Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/AoRRrxnG8EpYUnqE9

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The Polish currency unit is zloty (PLN), divided into 100 groszy.

1 EUR ≈ 4.76 PLN
1 USD ≈ 4.54 PLN

Current exchange rate available on: www.npb.pl.

Most foreign currencies can be easily exchanged either in banks or in private exchange offices (“kantor”). Foreign currency (cash) is not acceptable in shops.

Credit Cards

Credit cards accepted in Poland: Visa, MasterCard, American Express. Cash withdrawal machines, restaurants, car rental agencies and most shops accept all major credit cards.

Shops

Commonly opening hours are Monday to Friday 10.00 – 18.00. On Saturdays shops are closed at 14:00 and are closed on Sundays. Payment in shops: by cash (Polish currency) or credit cards.

Banks

Commony banks are opened Monday to Friday 8:00 – 18:00 and are closed on Saturdays and Sundays.

Post Offices

Commonly post offices are opened Monday to Friday 8.00 – 20.00 and closed on Saturdays and Sundays. Post boxes are red and post is usually collected twice a day.

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