Greetings! Invitation

Invitation
Greetings!
It is my pleasure to invite you to the 4th annual Honeywell European Technology Symposium scheduled
to be held on March 11th, 2015 at the Hotel International, Brno, Czech Republic.
This event brings together technologists, engineers and marketing experts to interact, network and
share ideas on evolving market needs, technology trends and innovation, voice of customer and market
back. The objective is to better understand regional market and support organic growth in Europe.
It will be a great opportunity to discuss evolving market needs, technology trends, innovation, voice of
customer and market back.
Perspectives on the subjects amongst participants will vary and hence the Symposium will enable us
to build on new ideas through exchange and discussions amongst diverse group experts. The objective
is also to provide a platform to come together to collaborate, innovate, connect, and reflect on how we
can do more for our business and our customers. The event will include plenary sessions with keynote
speakers from different businesses and panel sessions.
Please find attached the registration form to fill in your details. Registration closes on February
20th, 2015. In case of further queries about registration please contact Jitka Vaskova on jitka.vaskova@
honeywell.com.
Jiří Tomíček
Vice President & General Manager
Honeywell Technology Solutions,
Czech Republic
I look forward to seeing you in Brno.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Prof. Václav Hlaváč
Head of the Center for Machine
Perception, Czech Technical
University Prague
Laurentius Jaeger
AGENDA | Wednesday, March 11th
10.00 – 10.30
Meet & Greet
10.30 – 11.15
Prof. Václav Hlaváč – Machine Vision in Industrial World
11.15 – 12.00
Laurentius Jaeger – Advances in Commercial Vehicle Powertrain
12.00 –13.00
Václav Muchna – Entrepreunering in Software as a service
13.00 – 14.00
Networking Lunch
14.00 – 15.30
Panel Discussion 1
Sr. Engineer Air Handling,
CNH Industrial
Václav Muchna
1.1 Future of Connected Honeywell (ACS)
1.2 Aviation in Europe (AERO)
1.3 Challenges of Future Diesel Engine Control and Diagnostics (TS)
15.30 – 16.00
Break & Refreshemnts
16.00 – 17.30
Panel Discussion 2
2.1 Sensors as a (primal) source of information (ACS)
2.2 Software as a Service (AERO)
2.3 Powerturbine and e-Charger for Medium and Heavy Duty Diesel Engines (TS)
CEO, Ysoft
DO NOT MISS!
17.30 – 17.45
Break
17.45 – 18.15
Wrap-up by Jiří Tomíček – VP&GM, HTS CZ
18.30 – 21.30
Dinner
Registration form in the attached Word document
www.honeywell.cz
LOGISTICS
AIRPORT CHOICES
Brno International Airport Turany (Czech Republic):
http://www.brno-airport.cz/en
Vaclav Havel Airport Prague (Czech Republic):
http://www.prg.aero/en
Prague is about 200 km far away from Brno.
Vienna International Airport Schwechat (Austria):
http://www.viennaairport.com
Vienna is about 140 km far away from Brno.
Bratislava Airport M. R. Štefánika (Slovakia):
http://www.bts.aero/cestujuci/
Bratislava is about 130 km far away from Brno.
VISA
All Invitation Letters will take 10 days or more to reach you because the invitation letters need to be authorized
by the Czech Foreign police before it is couriered to you.
Schengen Visa issued by any EU country
Also if you have a Schegen Visa issued by a EU country, you can enter the Czech Republic
To get an invitation letter that we will authorize with Czech Foreign Police and send you, follow these steps
1. Fill the questionnaire (please write down a delivery address correctly!) Questionnaire.xls
2. Enclose scan copy of your passport (ID page)
3. Contact HTS Brno Travel Compliance Coordinator [email protected] who will help you with the invitation letter
Note: If you have a valid POZVANI (Czech Foreign Police Authorization), that was issued to you to apply for VISA previously, we can speed up
by updating the invitation letter with that information. Please share the same with Andrea.
To Learn more about immigration rules for the Third-country nationals visit official web site Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic.
Another info you can find here: http://www.mzv.cz/jnp/en/information_for_aliens/index.html
ACCOMODATION
BEST WESTERN PREMIER Hotel International Brno
Husova 16, CZ-659 21 Brno, Czech Republic
phone: +420 - 542122111
fax: +420 - 542210843
e-mail: [email protected]
www.hotelinternational.cz, link to googlemaps
Hotel room rates:
Rates agreed with Hotel best Western International are the Standard Honeywell room rates.
Please book through the following link and use as Access code: HTS.
Ground Transportation
How To Travel to Brno by Taxi
The transportation from/to all available airports (Brno, Vienna, Prague and Bratislava) can be arranged through our taxi vendors (see
below). Inform them that you are with Honeywell to obtain the Honeywell rate, and that you will be staying at the Best Western Premier
International Hotel in Brno.
Roman Krejci
[email protected]
Phone: (00420)602743405
Send the e-mail message to the taxi company with the following subject: “Honeywell Transport”. In the e-mail inform the taxi company
about your name, flight details and phone number. It’s recommended you share your Travel Itinerary with your flight details. Indicate as
well if you need taxi arrangement for your return to the airport.
You can pay for the transport by cash or by credit card.
How To Travel to Brno by Bus
From Vaclav Havel Airport Prague:
To go from the Prague Airport to Brno use bus company called Student Agency. They have yellow buses and the bus stop is located at the
Terminal 1 next to the Parking C http://jizdenky.studentagency.cz/web/boarding-places/17552003.html/wicket:pageMapName/wicket-10
Timetables you can see here http://jizdenky.studentagency.cz/Timetable/id/498486003.2.1
Student Agnecy boarding places : https://jizdenky.studentagency.cz/web/boarding-places/17552003.html?4
Visa, Visa Electron, Master Card, Maestro are accepted and price is 9.60 EUR / one way.
It takes about 4 hours to get to Brno and buses from the Prague airport to Brno Grand hotel bus station go 16 times per day. Brno Grand
hotel bus station is located downtown, close to the Best Western Premier Hotel International Brno.
From Brno International Airport Turany:
There is bus line number 76 that goes every half an hour from the airport directly to the city centre. The name of the airport bus stop is
Letište Turany and is located in front of the arrival hall. Timetables here http://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/brno/zjr/?l=Bus+76&f=Leti%c5%a1t%c4
%9b+Tu%c5%99any+-+termin%c3%a1l&t=Hlavn%c3%ad+n%c3%a1dra%c5%be%c3%ad&ttn=IDSJMK&submit=true
During the night there is special night line number 89. Timetables here http://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/brno/zjr/?l=Bus+N89&f=Leti%c5%a1t%c
4%9b+Tu%c5%99any+-+termin%c3%a1l&t=U+Luhu&wholeweek=true&ttn=IDSJMK&submit=true
You will get off on the end station Hlavní nádrazí and here you can take a taxi. Actually getting a taxi from the airport might be a better option
and not expensive at all (13 km distance).
From Vienna International Airport Schwechat: (in German Brno is Brunn)
You can choose from two bus companies – Student Agency and Tourbus. Student Agency is recommended from our part because the buses
are more comfortable and have better services. After leaving the new arrival hall, go right, where is the new bus station. It is approx 200 m
away from the original station. See the map http://jizdenky.studentagency.cz/en/boarding-places/
Student Agency goes from Vienna Airport to Brno directly every 2 or 3 hours and it takes about 2 hours and 30 minutes to get to Brno. The
timetables you can see on http://jizdenky.studentagency.cz/Timetable/id/423363003.6.1
To get a ticket you have to make an online reservation and payment before on http://jizdenky.studentagency.cz/?wicket:bookmarkablePag
e=wicket-3:cz.sa.ybus.server.web.online.base.HomePage
Visa, Visa Electron, Master Card, Maestro are accepted and price is 17 Eur / one way. You will arrive to Brno Grand hotel bus station which
is located downtown. From there to the Best Western Premier Hotel International Brno the best option is to take a taxi.
How To Travel to Brno by Train
From Brno International Airport Turany:
There is no train connection.
From Vaclav Havel Airport Prague:
At first, you have to get to Prague railway station Hlavní nádraí. Use special transport connecting railway station with the airport called
Airport Express (AE) http://www.cd.cz/vnitrostatni-cestovani/specialni-nabidky/airport-express-na-letiste-praha/-8899/
You can buy the tickets at the Arrival Hall Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, in the vending machines or ask the driver. But then you need to pay
cash. Once at the train station you need a ticket for the Trip Prague Hlavní nádrazí to Brno Hlavní nádrazí. For timetables for the train to
Brno and online reservation visit http://www.cd.cz/en The duration and the price of the journey depends on the type of train you will use
(usually it takes around 3 hours). Brno Hlavní nádrazí is located downtown. From there to the Best Western Premier Hotel International
Brno the best option is to take a taxi.
From Vienna International Airport Schwechat
If you want to go from Vienna Airport to Brno by train, at first you have to get to the Vienna railway station (Meidling Bahnhof). You can go by
bus from the airport, price for the bus is 7€, duration is 30 minutes, you have to get off on Wien Dorfelstrasse. The trains from Vienna to Brno
go about 8 times per day, the price and duration depends on a type of the train (usually it take 2 hours and 30 minutes to get to Brno). You will
arrive to Brno railway station called Hlavní nádrazí located in the city centre. Check timetables and reservations here http://www.cd.cz/en/
From Bratislava Airport M. R. Štefánika:
At first, you have to get to the Bratislava railway station Hlavna stanica. From the airport there is a public bus connection. The number of the
bus you have to take is 61 (direction Hlavna stanice). The bus stop for this bus is located in front of the arrival hall Terminal B. Tickets you
can buy at the Terminal B or in the vending machine at the bus stop. It takes 25 minutes to get to the railway station Hlavná stanice. Click
here for the timetables of the daily line http://imhd.zoznam.sk/ba/cestovny-poriadok/linka/61/smer/-/zastavka/-/943718593553.html The
trains from Bratislava railway station Hlavná stanica to Brno railway station Hlavní nádrazí go quite often and the duration is about 1 hour
and 30 minutes. For timetables and more information visit http://www.zsr.sk/anglicky.html?page_id=124 Hlavní nádrazí in Brno is located
downtown. From there to the Best Western Premier Hotel International Brno the best option is to take a taxi.
From Railway Station
The name of the Brno´s railway station is Brno Hlavní nádrazí and is located in the city centre as Hotel International is. You can reach the
hotel by taxi or you can use a public transport.
In front of the railway station there is Hlavní nádrazí connection point where you can take a tram number 12 (direction Technologický park).
After two stops you have to get off on Šilingrovo námestí and here you have to continue straight ahead along the rail about 500 meters and on
the right you will see Hotel International. When travelling with public transport you have to buy a ticket in a vending machine, in a newsstand
or ask driver. Here you can see the map http://g.co/maps/p4dv3
How To Travel to Brno by Car
From Vaclav Havel Airport Prague:
You can rent a car directly at the Prague International Airport Ruzyne. All car rental offices are located in a separate hall on the ground floor
on Parking C. The contact list check here http://www.prg.aero/en/parking-transport/rent-cars/ There is a highway D1 connecting Brno and
Prague and usually it takes about 2,5 hours to get to Brno. You will need a vignette for travelling on the highway in Czech republic but the
rented cars here in Czech Republic should have it.
Best Western Premier International Hotel’s GPS is 49°11‘41.55“N, 16°36‘17.24“E
From Brno International Airport Turany:
There is one car rental office at the Brno International Airport – Hertz Car Hire. Here you can make a reservation of a car
http://www.hertz.cz/rentacar/reservation/home
Best Western Premier International Hotel’s GPS is 49°11‘41.55“N, 16°36‘17.24“E
From Vienna International Airport Schwechat
You can rent a car directly at the Vienna International Airport Schwechat with these companies: Eurocar, Avis, Budget, EasyMotion, Hertz,
Megadrive, Sixt, Union Car. Links and contacts you have here http://www.viennaairport.com/jart/prj3/va/main.jart?rel=en&contentid=1249344074252&reserve-mode=active When driving to Brno from Vienna, the best way is go on the highway to Bratislava and from
Bratislava to Brno. In that case you don´t have to go through Vienna city centre, you will reach the highway very close to the airport. You
need to have a vignette to go on the highway in Austria, in Slovakia and in Czech Republic as well, you can buy them in the petrol stations.
Best Western Premier International Hotel’s GPS is 49°11‘41.55“N, 16°36‘17.24“E
From Bratislava Airport M. R. Štefánika
You can rent a car directly an the Bratislava International Airport R. M. Štefánika. Here you have a list of the available car rental companies
http://www.airportbratislava.sk/en/passengers/services/car-rental/ There is a highway connecting Bratislava and Brno and it takes about
1,5 hour to get to Brno by car. You will need a vignette when going on highway, ask the car rental company.
Best Western Premier International Hotel’s GPS is 49°11‘41.55“N, 16°36‘17.24“E
Parking in Brno
There are two parking lots in front of the hotel with 100 parking places and one underground parking lot with 70 places. Near the hotel there
are other parking possibilities on Kounicova Street, see the map here http://g.co/maps/knsnp
All the parking lots are paid.