Participants are responsible for travel expenses.
Because of its favourable geographic location, Sofia is easily accessible by plane, car/bus or train.
Sofia international airport is some 15 km away from the city centre. Regular daily flights are operated by numerous airlines to major airports in Europe, Middle East and North Africa. More information can be obtained at www.sofia-airport.bg. Low-cost airlines, currently flying to/from Sofia, are Wizz Air (www.wizzair.com) and SkyEurope (www.skyeurope.com).
There are regular international bus services to many European cities. For additional information, visit the website of the central bus station in Sofia www.centralnaavtogara.bg.
Regular international train services are also available. Direct trains (or carriages) operate between Sofia and cities in Greece, Turkey, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic and offer convenient connections with other trains to the rest of Europe. More information is available at www.bdz.bg and www.bdz-rila.com.
For accompanying persons, additional services such as sightseeing tours, etc. could be provided by local tourist companies for the time of the conference. For more detailed information please contact the conference organisers.

EU and US-citizens, as well as citizens of numerous other countries, do not need an entry visa for Bulgaria. For additional information, please contact your local authorities for foreign affairs or Bulgarian embassies and consular services. You can also ask the organisers for help and assistance.

Additional information will follow in next announcements.

For more information and all questions about accommodation and travel, please contact:

Dr. Alexander Delkov
Forest Research Institute
St. Kliment Ohridski Blvd., 132
BG-1756 Sofia
Tel.: +359 2 962-04-42
Fax: +359 2 962-04-47
E-mail: st_sophia@yahoo.de