Agenda for downlaod

Hybrid Workshop and ISG Meeting
in Mikołów, Poland
23rd – 25th July 2014
“Environmental Aspects 2”
Programme
(minor changes are possible)
July 22nd 2014 - for the participants who arrived on Tuesday
16.00 – 19.00
guided walking tour in Katowice, meeting point the Hotel Qubus lobby
19.00 – 20.00
leisure time
20.00
informal dinner at Kryształowa restaurant (in the center of Katowice,
10 minutes walk); http://krysztalowa.com.pl/
July 23rd 2014 - ISG meeting, workshops in Jaworzno and Mikołów
8.00
9.00 – 10.30
meeting point in the Hotel Qubus lobby, coach travel to Jaworzno
workshop in GEOsfera (geological park) in Jaworzno
10.30 – 11.30
picnic in GEOsefra
11.40 – 12.40
coach travel to Mikołów
12.40 – 13.40
tour through Silesian Botanical Garden, part I (new plant collections
and Center of Ecological Education of Children)
14.00 – 15.30
lunch at the Silesian Botanical Garden hosted by Mikołów County
governor (short coach travel to the seat of the SiBG)
14.40 – 15.40
workshop with a guest expert – Edward Dawidowski (Deputy Chief of
Promotion and Development Dept., Head Office of Mikołów County);
topic: Cooperation between Silesian Botanical Garden and Mikołów
County
17.00 – 17.30
tour through Silesian Botanical Garden, part II (area of The Centre for
Ecological and Environmental Education)
17.30 – 20.00
ISG meeting / guided tour – Mikołów urban green, historic parts of the
town (short coach travel to the centre of Mikołów)
20.00 – 22.30
dinner in the Silesian Botanical Garden hosted by Marek Balcer Mayor of the City of Mikołów
22.30 – 23.00
coach travel back to hotel Qubus
July 24th 2014 - workshops in Goczałkowice, Pszczyna and Jankowice
8.00
meeting point in the Hotel Qubus lobby, coach travel to Goczałkowice
9.00 – 11.00
workshop in Ogrody Pokazowe Kapias (plant nursery and
demonstration gardens), Goczałkowice
11.00 – 12.00
tea & coffee with the owners of Ogrody Pokazowe Kapias
12.00 – 12.20
coach travel to Pszczyna
12.30 – 15.00
guided tour of historic castle park in Pszczyna, demonstrational wisent
enclosure (Bison bonasus)
15.00 – 16.30
lunch in Pszczyna
16.30 - 16.50
Coach travel to Jankowice
17.00 – 19.00
workshop in the Center of Wisent Breeding and Forest Education
(reserve “Żubrowisko”), Jankowice
19.00 – 22.30
dinner in Jankowice hosted by forest inspector of Kobiór division
22.30 – 23.00
coach travel back to hotel Qubus
July 25th 2014 - workshops in Katowice, Świerklaniec and Radzionków
8.00
8.30 – 10.30
meeting point in the Hotel Qubus lobby, walk to The Scientific
Information Centre and Academic Library of the University of Silesia
(Polish acronym: CINiBA)
presentations at CINiBA
10.10 – 11.00
investments of the City Katowice - the capital of Silesian
agglomeration, guided tour
11.10 – 12.30
discover the Silesia Park by ropeway (www.en.parkslaski.pl)
12.30 – 13.20
tea & coffee at Silesia Park
13.30 – 14.10
coach travel to Świerklaniec
14.20 – 15.30
guided tour of Park in Świerklaniec
15.40 – 17.00
lunch at the Pałac Kawalera in Świerklaniec
17.10 – 17.30
coach travel to Radzionków
17.30 – 18.20
guided tour of the Silesian Botanical Garden in Radzionków
18.40 – 20.00
dinner hosted by Mayor of the City of Radzionków
20.00 – 20.00
coach travel back to hotel Qubus
Those who start a trip back home during the day, please take your luggage with you to the
bus in the morning.
Accommodation
We recommend to stay in Qubus Hotel Katowice to make organization easier. Please use
code Hybrid Parks to book rooms, there are 32 single rooms and 8 twin rooms for you.
Reservations are valid until 10th July 2014.
Address and contact:
 Qubus Hotel Katowice ****
13 Uniwersytecka St.
40-007 Katowice
[email protected]
phone: +48 32 601 0 100
fax.: +48 32 601 0 200
www.qubushotel.com/en/hotels/katowice/5/
Rates per person and per night:
single room 55 €, twin room 72 €
The price include breakfast and taxes.
Cancellation without fees is possible to date of arrival (18:00 pm).
Other Suggested Hotels (within walking distance from Hotel Qubus):
 Hotel Monopol Katowice *****
84 € single room, 94 € twin room
(http://www.monopolkatowice.hotel.com.pl/mono_ka_pl/Home)
 Hotel Diament Plaza Katowice ****
48 € single or twin room (http://www.hotelediament.pl/en.html)
Arrival to Poland and to the event location
You can choose one of the following airports:
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Katowice (Pyrzowice) Airport: http://www.katowice-airport.com/en/index/index/0
Kraków (Balice) Airport: http://www.krakowairport.pl/en/
Wrocław Airport: http://airport.wroclaw.pl/en/
Wrocław Airport
Katowice (Pyrzowice) Airport
Kraków (Balice) Airport
Katowice Qubus Hotel
Silesian Botanical Garden
(Mikołów)
Map of the Katowice city center
The easiest way is to choose
Katowice Airport, you can
catch bus “Linia Lotnisko” and
reach Katowice city Center (it
takes about 50 minutes).
There are two bus stops in a
walking distance to the Qubus
Hotel: “Katowice Dworzec” or
“Katowice Sokolska”. One way
ticket is 27 PLN, you can buy it
on the bus.
time table:
http://www.pkm.katowice.pl/pyr
zowice.php
If you are going to choose Kraków Airport, Katowice can be reached directly by mini bus
(departures: 05:00 am, 08:10 am, 15:40 pm, more information available here:
http://www.krakowairport.pl/en/passenger,c70/transport-parking,c76/how-to-get-to-krakowairport,c77/private-transport-buses-and-mini-buses,a200.html) or you can first get to East
Main Station (Dworzec Główny Wschód) by public bus (line: 208, 292 or 902) or train and
then reach Katowice by bus or train (http://rozklad-pkp.pl/bin/query.exe/en?)
If you are going to choose Wrocław Airport, first you must reach Wrocław “Dworzec Główny
PKP” (Train Main Station) which is close to “Dworzec Centralny PKS” (Bus Main Station).
Bus No. 406 goes there every day every 20 minutes. The journey takes approximately 30
minutes. Reaching Katowice is possible by train or bus (http://rozkladpkp.pl/bin/query.exe/en?).
Contact details
Should you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask Katarzyna Galej
Silesian Botanical Garden
Sosnowa 5 Street, 43-190 Mikolow, Poland
e-mail: [email protected]
+48 694 803 548