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Conference location

The 16th Joint Vacuum Conference and 14th European Vacuum Conference will be held in Grand Hotel Bernardin in Portorož at 11th floor (ground floor) in the Emerald ballroom. This location is at a convenient walking distance between the Portorož city centre and the historical city Piran.

The plenary sessions and one of the parallel oral sessions will take place in Hall 1. The other parallel session will take place in Hall 2 and the poster session will be situated in Hall 3. Exhibitors as well as coffee breaks will be located in a lobby in front of the halls.

Please use your badge as identification to access to all conference events.

Office hours

The conference registration desk will open on Sunday at 16.30 and will be opened till 20:00. From Monday to Thursday it will be open 8:30–12:30 and 15:00–18:00 and on Friday 8:30– 13:00.

Social programme

Welcome reception

Sunday, 5th June, 19:00–21:00 (Grand Hotel Bernardin, lobby and terrace near the hotel reception)

Lunches

Lunches are included in the fee and will be served from Monday to Thursday in the hotel restaurant (10th floor). There will be no lunch on Friday.

Conference Excursion

Wednesday, 8th June, visit of Škocjan Caves (UNESCO world heritage site).

You are advised to wear good walking shoes and to dress in warm clothes because the temperature in the cave is about 10 °C. The tour of the cave will last approximately one and a half hours. A bus transport will be organised. The departure will be at 15:00 in the front of the hotel.

Conference Dinner

Thursday, 9th June, 19:30–23:00.

A conference dinner will be organized either on the hotel beach or in the hotel restaurant depending on weather conditions. Exact location will be announced at the conference.

Internet access

An access to free WiFi will be provided for the participants in the conference centre.

Poster presentations

Poster sessions will be on Monday and Tuesday 17:30–19:30. Posters should be removed the next day till 9:00.