Gdańsk University of Technology

The conference is hosted by Gdańsk University of Technology (Gdańsk Tech). The University was originally founded in 1904 as a German technical university and after World War II it become a Polish public university. Nowadays, Gdańsk Tech is the largest technical university in northern Poland with 8 faculties, over 15000 students and 1300 faculty members. Since 2019, the University has belonged to the group of top ten universities in the country, participating in the initiative “Excellence Initiative – Research University”.

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Calendar and places

25th October
building n. 11,
campus Narutowicza 11/12 in Gdańsk

Welcome reception

Welcome reception (building n. 11) at our campus Narutowicza 11/12 in Gdańsk (there will be some direction’ tables): here you get your card ID, some gifts and you can eat sth – this is our first meeting

26-27th October
Main Building (n. 1)

Main Event

The main event will be in the Main Building (n.1): all presentations, posters, workshop and events (including coffee and lunch) will be here

27th October
Brovarnia Szafarnia 9 in Gdańsk

Conference closing dinner

In the evening we will meet in the city to celebrate our event – Conference closing dinner at Brovarnia Szafarnia 9 in Gdańsk

28th October
9 a.m. on campus

Technical & sightseeing tour [for volunteers]

It will be a surprise, but we will meet 9 a.m. on campus and spend together all day: travelling and eating.

29th October

City tour

for “longweekend” volunteers we recomend you a city tour

Accommodation

The conference fee does not include accommodation. Participants are kindly requested to book their rooms on individual basis. Below you can find some suggestions, but there are many other hotels in Gdańsk available at online booking services. We advise you to book early, because Gdańsk is a popular tourist destination all year.

Hotels close to Gdańsk University of Technology campus (conference venue)

Hotel Focus (4 stars)
https://www.focushotels.pl/en/focus-hotel-premium-gdansk
Hotel Szydłowski (3 stars)
https://www.szydlowski.pl/en
Hotel Logos (2 stars)
https://hotellogos-gdansk.pl/en/
I can recomend you also booking.com.

Hotels close to city center and Old Town (20-30 minutes by tram or bus to the conference venue)

Hotel Hilton (5 stars)
https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/gdnhghi-hilton-gdansk/
Hotel Mercure (4 stars)
https://all.accor.com/hotel/3390/index.pl.shtml
Hotel Scandic (4 stars)
https://www.scandichotels.com/hotels/poland/gdansk/scandic-gdansk
Hotel Ibis (2 stars)
https://all.accor.com/hotel/9835/index.pl.shtml

Getting Around in Gdańsk

From Airport to city

The airport has a train connection with Gdańsk Wrzeszcz railway station, within the walking distance from the conference venue (Gdańsk University of Technology) and several hotels in Wrzeszcz district.
If your hotel is near the Old Town, you have to take another train from Gdańsk Wrzeszcz in the direction Gdańsk Śródmieście and get off at Gdańsk Główny (Main Railway station) or Gdańsk Śródmieście. Train tickets can be bought in the ticket machines on the platforms.
Due to construction works along the airport train line, at Gdańsk Wrzeszcz station and Gdańsk Główny station, some perturbations in travel can occur and the timetable changes often.
Thus, taxi might be the easiest option to get to your hotel from the airport.

Conference Venue

Gdańsk University of Technology can be easily reached by tram (stops Opera Bałtycka or Politechnika). If you stay near the Old Town, you can take the following lines from either Brama Wyżynna or Dworzec Główny tram stops:
2 – direction Oliwa / Strzyża PKM, get off at Opera Bałtycka
3 – direction Brzeźno Dom Zdrojowy / Nowy Port Zajezdnia, get off at Opera Bałtycka
6 – direction Jelitkowo, get off at Politechnika
9 – direction Strzyża PKM, get off at Politechnika
From Dworzec Główny, you can also take line 12 direction Oliwa and get off at Politechnika.
Tram tickets can be bought in ticket machines located at many stops, including Brama Wyżynna, Dworzec Główny, Opera Bałtycka and Politechnika.
It is not possible to buy tickets on the tram. A single ticket is 4.80 PLN (about 1.05 EUR).
You can also take a taxi. In this case remember to give the name “Politechnika” (Polish for University of Technology) and the address (Narutowicza street) to the driver to avoid confusion with other universities existing in Gdańsk (University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk).

If you live in Tri-city area and plan to come by car, you can use the parking for guests of Gdańsk University of Technology, in Fiszera street.
Please give the conference name “CMWR” to the caretakers of the parking.

Informations about Gdańsk

(English version)
Visitgdansk – Oficjalny portal turystyczny miasta Gdańska

About Gdańsk

Gdańsk is one of the most beautiful cities of Poland. It has a turbulent, 1000-year long history between Poland and Germany, with significant Dutch, French and Scotch influences. It is the place where World War II began in 1939 and where the Solidarity anti-communist movement was born in 1980. Thus the center of Gdańsk is rich in historical monuments, while further attractions can be found in the neighboring cities of Sopot and Gdynia, which together with Gdańsk form the Tri-city agglomeration

As a part of the conference program, we have planned sightseeing of the Old Town (19.06.22 – first day of the conference). However, we encourage you to explore Gdańsk on your own.

Gdańsk city center map
Gdańsk city guide
More information can be found on official website of the city of Gdańsk
https://www.gdansk.pl/en/
We especially recommend visiting Museum of the Second World War 
https://muzeum1939.pl/en
and European Solidarity Center
https://ecs.gda.pl/title,Jezyk,pid,2,lang,2.html.
A short guide to historic places in Gdańsk University of Technology
Gdańsk city guide in english

Gdańsk University of Technology

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