Information for Participants and Guests

 

Contact Information

Local Organizer: Sean Coughlin

Email: coughlin@flu.cas.cz

Telephone: +420 773 123 054

Project Assistant: Victor Golubev

For administrative questions.

Email: alchemiesofscent@flu.cas.cz

Format

The conference is in-person and will involve practical exegesis and demonstrations. Hybrid talks will only take place in exceptional circumstances. A conference fee of 1.250 CZK (~50 EUR) payable in cash at the event will be used to cover coffee breaks and lunches.

Registration Details

To register as a guest, please send your name, institutional affiliation, and area of research to alchemiesofscent@flu.cas.cz by 18 October 2024.

Dates

Arrival, registration and greeting: 20 October 2024

Conference: 21–23 October 2024

Conference Venue

Address

Akc (Academy Conference Centre),
Husova 4a
110 00, Prague-1, Old Town

 
 

Conference Hotel

Vila Lanna, V Sadech 1/1
160 00 Praha 6-Bubeneč

Directions to the Hotel

From the AirpoRt

Public Transit. Take bus no. 119 to final stop at Nádraží Veleslavín, then Metro A (direction Depo Hostivař) to Hradčanská Station. From there, it is 5 minutes by foot, see map below. Cost is 40 CZK.

Airport Express Bus. The RegioJet service offers an express bus from the Airport to Hradčanská Station. For more information, visit https://regiojet.com/

Taxi. One can use Uber or related service as recommended by the Airport. There are also taxis at the airport that will pick up passengers. You can also use AAA Taxi. For more information, visit: https://www.aaataxi.cz/en/prague-airport-taxi/

From the Main Train Station (Hlavní nádraží) or Praha-Holešovice

Main Station. After leaving the station through the main entrance, walk NNE (right when leaving the station) to Hlavní nádraží tram station. Take tram no. 26 (direction Divoká Šárka) 9 stops to Hradčanská Station. From there, it is 5 minutes by foot. See map below. Cost is 40 CZK.

Praha-Holešovice. Take the tunnel from the train station to the Nádraží Holešovice tram stop, and take tram no. 12 (direction Sídliště Barrandov) to Strossmayerovo náměstí. Change tram stops to the one in front of the church going in the direction up the hill (street is M. Horákové, direction is west). Take tram no. 1 (direction Sídliště Petřiny) or no. 25 (direction Bílá Hora) to Hradčanská Station. From there, walk 5 minutes to Vila Lanna. See map below. Cost is 40 CZK.

From Hradčanská Station (A / Green Line)

Walk north across the tracks and take the diagonal street called Pod kaštany. When you get to a large intersection with street Jaleská, take the crosswalk and turn left onto Pelléova. Continue straight two blocks. Vila Lanna will be at the end of the second block facing you.