-Event guide-
24th April - 2nd may
TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 A FEW WORDS ABOUT BUCHAREST 5 WELCOME TO ROMANIA
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HOW TO REACH BUCHAREST
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ACCOMMODATION
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TAXI
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RESTAURANTS
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MAP
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© Texts by Alexandra Pelmus © Graphics and layout by Flavia Husar © Photos from flickr.com/bestorg
WELCOME to ROMANIA Romania is one of the largest countries of Europe, with a population of approx. 19 million inhabitants. It is located between Central Europe and Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, the sixth largest city in the EU. Along with the Romanians, Hungarians, Germans, Serbs, Turks and other national minorities also live in the country. Most of them are of Greek-Orthodox religion, but there are also many Catholics, Protestants, Evangelical, Muslims and others. Romanian is a Romance language spoken by about 24 million people in Romania and Moldova. Romanian retains a number of features of Latin, such as noun cases, which other Romance languages dispensed with a long time ago. Romanian contains also many words taken from the surrounding Slavic languages, and also from French, Old Church Slavonic, German, Greek and Turkish.
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a few words about BUCHAREST Bucharest is Romania’s capital and largest city, as well as the most important industrial and commercial center of the country. With 2 million inhabitants in the city proper and more than 2.4 million in the urban area, Bucharest is one of the largest cities in Southeastern Europe. Bucharest is the primary entry point into Romania, a booming city with many large infrastructure projects changing the old face of the city. Known in the past as “The Little Paris�, Bucharest has changed a lot lately, and today it has become a very interesting mix of old and new that has little to do with its initial reputation. Finding a 300 year old church, a steel-and-glass office building and Communist-era apartment blocks next to one another is a common sight. Bucharest offers some excellent attractions, and has cultivated in recent years a sophisticated, trendy, and modern sensibility that many have come to expect from a European capital. The city has been undergoing major construction and modernization works in recent years, such as the Basarab Overpass and the National Arena. Bucharest has benefited from an economic boom that have helped rebuild neglected parts of the city, such as the historic Lipscani area.
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SCHEDULE 24th of april Prior to the Official Opening Day, you are kindly invited to a dinner with the members of the BEST Corporate Relations team in order to receive the last details regarding the Official Opening Day. Information about the location will be sent via e-mail.
25th of april 9:00 9 :15 11.30 12.30 13.30 16:00 18:00 19:00
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Arrival of Company Representatives Company Speeches Official Picture Lunch Workshops Job fair Cocktail Departure of participants
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HOW TO REACH US? BY PLANE
Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) http://www.bucharestairports.ro/
BY TRAIN There are many direct trains to Bucharest especially within the Balkans. If you want to connect other trains/flights with a direct train to Bucharest you should consider these cities: Budapest (14 hours), Vienna (17 hours), Belgrade (13 hours), Sofia (9 hours), Thessaloniki (17 Hours), Istanbul (19 hours) and Chisinau (13 hours). If you need to check the timetable of ALL international trains we recommend you to use: www.bahn.de. You can check the timetable including prices of Romanian trains at www. mersultrenurilor.ro All international trains and most long distance internal trains arrive at Gara de Nord (Northern) station, located quite near of the city center. You can see the exact location in the map. www.25yearsofBEST.com
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ACCOMMODATION In order to ease your accommodation search, we are glad to suggest some of the best accommodation options from which you can choose the one that best suits your needs. Crowne Plaza Hotel (5*) Tel: +40 21 224 0034 Address: Bd. Poligrafiei 1,Sector 1,Bucharest, Romania E-mail: reservations@crowneplaza.ro Website: http://www.crowneplaza.ro/en/Home Howard Johnson Hotel (5*) Tel: +40 21 201 5000 Address: Calea Dorobanților 5-7,Bucharest 010551, Romania E-mail: reservation@hojoplaza.ro Website: http://www.hojoplaza.ro/en/ JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel (5*) Tel: +40 21 403 0000 Address: Calea 13 Septembrie 90,Bucharest, Romania Website: http://www.marriott.com Rin Airport Hotel (4*) Tel: +40 21 350 4110 Address: 255 A Calea Bucurestilor, Otopeni, Ilfov E-mail: reservations.rinairport@rinhotels.ro Website: http://airport.rinhotels.ro/en-us/
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Caro Golf Hotel (4*) Tel: +40 21 208 6100 Address:164 A Barbu Vacarescu Blvd.,2nd District, 020285 Bucharest, Romania E-mail: reservation@carohotel.ro Website: http://carohotel.ro/bucharest-hotels/4-star-hotel-bucharest/ Class Hotel (4*) Tel: +4 0372 135 700 Address: 30 A Garlei Street,Bucharest, Romania E-mail: reservation@class-hotel.ro Website: http://www.class-hotel.ro/ Johann Strauss (3*) Tel: +40 21 230 6124 Address: 1 Johann Strauss Street, Sector 2, Bucharest E-mail: rezervari@johann-strauss.ro Website: http://www.johann-strauss.ro/?lang=en
TAXI The easiest way to travel through Bucharest is by taxi. We recommend you a taxi company which we will ensure that you won’t have trouble finding an english speaking driver. Taxi: Black Cab Phone number: +40735644537 Website: http://blackcab.ro/?lang=en
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RESTAURANTS Here we recommend you some special places in Bucharest where the food is delicious.
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Caru cu bere
Tel: +40726 28.23.73/ +4021 313.75.60 Address: Stavropoleos Street, nr. 5 Website: http://www.carucubere.ro/en/ Hanu berarilor Tel: +4021 336.80.09/ +40729 40.08.00 Address: Poenaru Bordea Street, nr. 2 Website: http://www.hanuberarilor.ro/en/ SkyBar Tel: +40724.759.227 Address: Calea Dorobanti Street,nr. 155, et. 5 Website: http://www.en.skybar.ro/ La Mama Ateneu Tel: +4021 312 97 97/+40721 52 62 62 Address: Episcopiei Street, nr. 9 Website: http://www.lamama.ro/index.php?lang=en La Mama Stefan cel Mare Tel: +4021 212 40 86 +40723 292 863 Address: Barbu Vacarescu Street,nr. 3 Website: http://www.lamama.ro/index.php?lang=en
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For additional information about the locations and schedule of the event and also for the interactive map of Bucharest please download getlokal application before the event from the link below: http://app.getlokal.com/?lang=ro www.25yearsofBEST.com
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General Assembly Bucharest 2014
Herghiligiu Luminita Participants
Responsible for General Assembly 2014 +40721732708 luminita.herghiligiu@BEST.eu.org
Mihai Cepoi
Main Organiser of General Assembly 2014 +40729 851 373 mihai.cepoi@BEST.eu.org
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