Conference venue

Brno

The second largest city in the Czech Republic... Centuries marked by the desire to equal Vienna as the capital city of the Danube monarchy and also as the closest cultural centre have not made Brno into a metropolis but definitely into a city worth visiting. Would you like to see architectural works which the authors of Wiener Staatsoper, the famous Karlskirche or Votivkirche did, when they were not working on their Viennese contracts? Would you like to see the renowned Spielberg castle, which made the monarchy notorious around the whole of Europe? Or the Augustinian convent of Gregor Mendel, which made Brno famous in the good sense? Would you like to follow the steps of young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart or those of Leoš Janáček in his best age? See the well-known Villa Tugendhat or the architectonic works of Adolf Loos and the Brno Modern Age? Learn something about the studies of Karel Čapek, Robert Musil or Kurt Gödel in Brno? All of these are reasons for a short break on the confluence of Svratka and Svitava rivers...

The current centre of the South Moravian region is no longer typical for its Czech-German ties as was the case in the times when there were fewer Czechs than in Vienna, who were nonetheless asking for a foundation of a Czech university; however, it is the centre of a variety of international activities thanks to its convenient location among Vienna, Bratislava and Prague. The very Czech university, which Brno had desired for for so long, and the founding document of which was eventually signed by the first Czechoslovak president Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk in 1919, is going to become the host of the ULD conference. Together with the Masaryk University, Brno is now the seat of 5 state and 5 private universities and colleges which means an extraordinary concentration of educational institutions and an oustanding experience in the field.

Virtual walk through the city:
www.virtual.brno.cz

City web pages:
www.brno.cz

Masaryk university web pages:
www.muni.cz

Hotel reservations are to be made by participants, not by the organising committee. The organising committee has arranged discounts for conference participants in the following hotels:

• Hotel International (the conference venue)
• Hotel Continental
• Hotel Kounicova

Accommodation

Hotel International****

Best Western Premier Hotel International Brno is a luxurious hotel situated on the city wall circle avenue near the Špilberk castle. The building was built in 1962 and its style is based on the pre-war Bauhaus architecture with additional Brussels style features, modern soffit constructions and sophisticated lighting features in the interior. Rooms are air-conditioned, equipped with bathroom, toilet, direct-dial telephone, LAN internet connection, satellite TV, hotel information system Eclipse, paid TV program, minibar and safe. Buffet breakfasts, use of wireless internet connection Wi-Fi, whirlpools, saunas and steam in the hotel fitness center are included in the price.

Prices

• double room for 1 person with breakfast: 2100 CZK
• double or twin room for 2 people with breakfast: 2400 CZK

(See the note in the following paragraph.)

On-line booking

To accomplish the booking request, please use the standard web form provided by the hotel.

Note: The booking application displays standard (no discount) prices for accommodation to the Conference participants. A discount price will be billed by the hotel upon your confirmation of the accommodation booking. Please, do not forget to write “ULD 2011” into the field Comments in the last step of the booking procedure.

Hotel Continental****

The high-rise building of the hotel was built in 1964 and its architecture is inspired by the Brussels style of the hotel International. It is situated where Adolf Loos’s birth house used to stand, in the vicinity of a stripe of parks by the former city walls. All rooms are equipped with a shower / WC, hair-dryer, telephone with direct dialling, satellite TV and a minibar. Buffet breakfasts and use of internet connection are included in the price.

Prices

• double room for 1 person with breakfast: 1050 CZK
• double or twin room for 2 people with breakfast: 1500 CZK

On-line booking

To accomplish the request for reservation of hotel accommodation, fill in the electronic form by 8 January 2011. When booking, write "ULD 2011" in "Special requirements".

Hotel Kounicova

A student-type accommodation in a building of Masaryk University build in the 1960s: there are two studios with two twin rooms sharing a shower and toilet, and a shared kitchen in a corridor. Wireless internet connection is available to guests.

Prices

• double room for 1 person with breakfast: 500 CZK (580 CZK including breakfast)
• double or twin room for 2 people with breakfast: 800 CZK (960 CZK including breakfast)

On-line booking

To accomplish the request for reservation of hotel accommodation fill in the electronic form by 8 January 2011. When booking, write "ULD 2011" in "Additional information / specification" and note the optional breakfast order.