Location

In 2024 the PPAM conference will be held in Ostrava, the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region in the north-eastern part of Czechia

CONFERENCE VENUE

PPAM 2024 will take place in VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
(17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba); (set the route in google maps )

The map of the campus of VSB – Technical University of Ostrava.

How to get to Ostrava:

Travelling by plane

The best connection to Ostrava from abroad is available via:

Leos Janacek International Ostrava Airport – flights from/to Warsaw 5times a week
Krakow Airport
Katowice Airport
Vaclav Havel Airport Prague

The organizers will provide transfers:
- from Krakow airport to Ostrava on September 7 and 8,
- from Ostrava to Krakow airport after the conference on September 11.
The detailed schedule of shuttles will be determined based on participants' arrival times.

Travelling by train

The City of Ostrava has two main train stations, “Ostrava hlavni nadrazi" and “Ostrava-Svinov”. High-speed and international trains stop at both.

From Krakow - PKP trains connect Krakow with Ostrava; the travel takes about 3 hours.
From Katowice - PKP trains connect Katowice with Ostrava; the travel takes about 2 hours.
From Warsaw - PKP trains connect Warsaw with Ostrava; the travel takes about 4½ hours.
From Prague - Direct high-speed trains connect Prague (Main Station/Hlavni nadrazi) with Ostrava (Ostrava-Svinov Station and Main Station/Ostrava hlavni nadrazi); the travel takes about 3 hours.
Airport Express (AE) – bus service operates between Prague Airport and Prague Main Train Station.
From Vienna - EuroCity trains connect Vienna with Ostrava; the travel takes about 3 hours.

How to get to the conference venue:

Organizers will provide shuttle bus transportation for each day of the conference:
Sunday 8.9

from Mercure, Harmony, and Imperial hotels to the conference venue
from IT4Innovations to Harmony, Mercure, and Imperial hotels

Monday 9.9

Mercure, Harmony, and Imperial hotels to the conference venue
from conference venue to DOV
after evening event from DOV back to Harmony, Mercure, and Imperial hotels

Tuesday 10.9

Mercure, Harmony, and Imperial hotels to the conference venue
from conference venue to the center of Ostrava

Wednesday 11.9

Mercure, Harmony, and Imperial hotels to the conference venue

The conference venue is well-connected by trams and buses to the center of Ostrava, where most of the hotels are located.

For more detailed information, please visit the Ostrava public transport webpage.

Tickets for trams and buses

You can purchase short-term tickets directly on the vehicle using your bank card (including Apple Pay or Google Pay) or with a credit ticket. Alternatively, you can buy tickets online using the MojeDPO mobile app (make sure to buy the ticket before boarding the vehicle). Payments using VISA and MASTERCARD are accepted and guaranteed.

Trams and buses use the same types of tickets: