EURO XXV
8-11 July, 2012
Vilnius, Lithuania
www.euro-2012.lt
LITHUANIA
WHY LITHUANIA?
Small country with a big heart in the centre of Europe
The state with a thousand year old history
Beauty of unspoilt nature
Country with deep authentic folk traditions
The land of diverse culture and famous artists
WHY LITHUANIA?
Lithuania -The state with a thousand year old history
WHY LITHUANIA?
Lithuania – the country with deep authentic folk traditions
WHY LITHUANIA?
The land of diverse culture and famous artists
WHY VILNIUS?
The old town declared as
UNESCO World Heritage Site
A modern and bustling city
A city on the crossroad
Compact city
Good value for money
Vilnius -a modern and bustling city
Vilnius -the old town declared as
UNESCO World Heritage
Site
WELCOME
Lithuanian Operational Research Society has a great
honour and pleasure of inviting you to take part in
EURO 2012 to be held on 8-11 July, 2012, in Vilnius,
Lithuania – for the first time in the Baltic countries.
SUBJECT
OR - Connecting Sciences
OR is in its own right a multi-disciplinary field. It provides
strategies and decisions for individuals as well as institutions,
taking into account complex interaction between people and
world. By connecting to a larger set of existing and new sciences,
it is our hope that OR can become an instrument for providing
adequate solutions to new challenges in business, technology and
society as a whole.
CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION
Scientific Programme Committee
Prof. Marielle Christiansen - Chair, Norway
Prof. Silvano Martello, Italy
Prof. Leonidas Sakalauskas, Lithuania
Prof. Karen Aardal, The Netherlands
Prof. Elena Fernandez, Spain
Prof. José Figueira, Portugal
Prof. Richard Hartl, Austria
Prof. Peter Letmathe, Germany
Prof. Mikael Rönnqvist, Norway
Prof. Marc Sevaux, France
Prof. Stein Wallace, United Kingdom
Prof. Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber,Turkey
VENUE
Vilnius University
Situated in the heart of the Old
Town of Vilnius
The oldest and largest Lithuanian
higher education institutions
60 well equipped meeting rooms at
the main chamber of the Vilnius
University and faculties of
Philosophy and History for up to
2000 people.
VENUE
• SRJFR
VILNIUS UNIVERSITY PLAN
ACCOMMODATION
Vilnius is Lithuania’s premier leisure and business destination
The city offers a wide range of accommodation options, varying frombig and modern international hotel chains to small family-owned bed-and-breakfast guest houses
International hotel chains: Scandic Hotels, Radisson SAS, Best Western,Summit, Europa Royal, Le Meridien, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza and etc
Belmontas Entertainment and Leisure Center
Capacity: up to 1600 persons
Trakai Castle Courtyard
Capacity: 1000 persons
National Gallery of Art
• Capacity: 1200 persons
SOCIAL VENUES & EVENTS
Palace of the Grand Dukes
• Capacity: 1000 persons
SOCIAL VENUES & EVENTS
Vilnius City TourDuring this 3-hour tour you will understand why Vilnius was added to UNESCO list
World Heritage.
Kernave and TrakaiDuring the trip you will visit the birthplace of Lithuania – Kernave – and the capital
of Lithuania during the Middle Ages.
Various tours for your attention
TRANSPORTATION
Vilnius International Airport only 7 km/15 min driving distance from the
centre
Direct flights to all major cities in Europe, at the moment direct flights are
available to Vilnius from 21 European cities
Easy access by coach, train or bus
16 regular airlines operate flights from Vilnius
GENERAL INFORMATION
MEMBERSHIP: Lithuania is the member of the EU and also of the the Schengen zone.
TIME: Lithuania is in the Central European Time Zone: GMT+2 hours.
CURRENCY: The official currency is Litas which is bound to Euro with 3,4528 Litas for 1
Euro
SAFETY: The Baltic area in general seen as a safe area with no imminent threat of
terrorism or violence.
CLIMATE: Lithuania is the cool middle climate zone. The average temperature in July
is about 22 C.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO
WELCOME YOU IN VILNIUS!