lunedì 30 aprile 2018

Welcome to the EDXC Conference 2018

Dear DX Friend,

We would like to invite you to the EDXC Conference 2018 to be held in Bratislava, Slovakia on 31 August-2 September with an additional programme in Vienna, Austria on 2-3 September.

Our conference hotel in Bratislava is Hotel West (http://www.hotel-west.sk) We have agreed the following special prices with the hotel:
Single room for 49 €/per room/per night
Twin bed room for 59 €/per room/per night

Prices include: buffet breakfast, VAT, parking.
City tax (1,70 €/person/night) not included in the price 

The rooms can be booked by sending an email to Ms Michaela Kvasničková (hotel@hotel-west.sk). For the booking, please add following information in your message:
- Dates
- Type of the room (single/twin)
- Code: EDXC (to get our special prices)

There might be a possibility to book also triple rooms. Their availability can be asked from the hotel.

The preliminary programme is as follows:

All times in CEST

Thursday, 30 August 2018
- informal gathering in the evening for those arriving already on 30 August or earlier

Friday, 31 August 2018
- 1200 Registration will be opened
- 1400 Opening of the conference
- 1430 Lectures and presentations (to be confirmed)
- 1900 Dinner on your own

Saturday, 1 September 2018
-  Breakfast
- 1000 Tour in Bratislava and maybe Hungary, too, lunch during the tour
- 1530 DX programme at the hotel (to be confirmed)
- 1900 EDXC Banquet

Sunday, 2 September 2018
- Breakfast
- 0930 EDXC matters and future plans
- 1100 Lunch on your own
- 1200 Check-out, transfer to Vienna
- 1330 Arrival and a tour in Vienna (possibly visiting radio stations)
- 1700 End of the official programme, departures for those leaving already on 2 September
- 1800 Free time in Vienna, accommodation and dinner on your own (possible hotels to be informed)

Monday, 3 September 2018 (extended programme):
- visiting radio stations and other places of interest in Vienna
- departures

If you have anything to ask, please, do not hesitate to contact Kari (ksk@sdxl.fi). More information and updates can be found on EDXC blog (https://edxcnews.wordpress.com/category/edxc-conference-2018/).

Once again, we would like to see you at the EDXC conference 2018. You are warmly welcome!

Kari Kivekäs
Secretary General of EDXC

Jan-Mikael Nurmela
Assistant Secretary General of EDXC