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Venue
The Symposium will be held at the Clarion Hotel Euroopa Conference Centre, Tallinn.
Clarion Hotel Euroopa is situated in immediate proximity of the Port of Tallinn, and is 10 minutes walk away from the Tallinn Old Town.
The Clarion Hotel Euroopa offers 185 well-appointed rooms. The conference committee will arrange for special rates for the paticipants.
You can visit the hotel website www.euroopa.ee.
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Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is located in Northern Europe in the north-eastern part of the Baltic Sea region. The climate in Tallinn is characterized by a fairly cold winter, a cool spring with little precipitation, a moderately warm summer and a long and rainy autumn. However, some summers have weeks at a stretch of temperatures around +30°C, and a warm, sunny summer can keep autumn at bay until mid-October Weather forecast.
Language
Estonian's official language is Estonian.
Russian, Finnish, English and German are also understood and widely spoken.
Visa Regulations
As of 21 December 2007, Estonia is a part of the Schengen visa area. Nationals of EU and EEA member states are free to enter Estonia. The required travel document for entry is a national ID card or passport. Inhabitants of the following countries do not need visa to enter Estonia, and can stay for up to 90 days in any 6-month period: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Holy See, Honduras, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, San Marino, Singapore, South Korea, USA, Uruguay, Venezuela. The required travel document for entry is a valid passport.
Citizens of countries NOT mentioned above require a visa to enter Estonia.
Visitors arriving in Estonia with visa must have national passports valid at least 3 months after their planned departure from Estonia.
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Currency & Exchange
National currency: Estonian kroon (EEK) = 100 cents
Fixed exchange rate: 1 EUR= 15.65 EEK
Exchange rates
Internet
Public Internet access points have been set up all over Estonia. They are located in local libraries and post offices.
There are over 100 free wireless Internet zones around the country, many of them in rather unexpected places – beaches, Old Town squares, stadiums, and concert halls (taken from http://www.tourism.tallinn.ee/ ).
Directions
A helpful way to plan your visit is to use the web sites www.tallinn.ee and www.tallinn.info.
Visitors traveling to Tallinn by air carriers will fly directly or connect to Tallinn Airport (TLL). It is possible to travel to Tallinn by bus, by ferry and by train (e.g. from Moscow).
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