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PPAM 2009 - venue

Published: October 17, 2008

The PPAM 2009 conference, will take place in Wroclaw (precisely in polish: Wroclaw), the thousand year old city located in south-western Poland. Wroclaw is the third largest academic center in Poland with about 100 000 students of almost twenty universities and academies. The official motto "Wroclaw - the meeting place" express economical, intellectual and cultural aspirations of the city.

Wroclaw, the capital of the Lower Silesia region, is one of oldest and most beautiful cities in Poland. The city, placed on both sides of the Odra river, criss-crossed with four other rivers and many canals, is a unique city of twelve islands and over one hundred bridges. The population of Wroclaw is about 640 000, making it the fourth largest city in Poland. Wroclaw is located in south-west part of Poland, with good communication links with nearby major cities like Berlin, Dresden, or Prague. The Airport, situated 10 km from the city center, enables travelling to major international European airports in Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Spain and Sweden.


Wroclaw's location in Europe



The conference will be held at Technical University of Wroclaw, one of two largest universities in Wroclaw. The main campus of the university is located in the triangle set by Grunwaldzki Bridge, Grunwaldzki Square and Zwierzyniecki Bridge. The opening of the conference will take place in A-1 building - the main historical building of the university, situated by the riverside of the Odra, on Wybrzeze Wyspiańskiego street. After the opening conference will move to B-4 building - the new headquarters of Faculty of Computer Science and Management - with many lecture halls, laboratories and other educational facilities, located three-minute walk from building A-1.


Some interesting details about Wroclaw


The first historical notes about Wroclaw comes from year 1000 when the bishopric was founded here. During the history the city has been part of Poland, Bohemia (Czech), Austria, Prussia, Germany, and Poland again. Fortunately, many monuments weathered numerous storms of history, and recently were restored to their past state, shapping the city as it is today.



The most significant places of interest in Wroclaw are situated around the Old Town, to which also belongs Wroclaw's marketplace - one of the largest old city market squares in Europe. It is 205 meters long and 175 meters wide. In the center of the marketplace the Town Hall is located, which is recognized as one of the most beautiful gothic buildings in Europe. Its tower is crowned with the oldest clock and bell in Poland, dated 1368. In the basement of Town Hall the oldest restaurant in Europe (founded in XIV century) called Piwnica Świdnicka (Swidnicka Basement) is located.



Very important sacral monuments in Wroclaw are placed on Ostrów Tumski. Ostrów Tumski is a place, from which the history of Wroclaw begins. Here, in IX century original settlement of Wroclaw was founded. At the beginning Ostrów Tumski was an island, but in the year 1824 one of canals of Odra river was filled and Ostrów became part of solid land. On Ostrów Tumski stands most important sacral building in Wroclaw - Cathedral of St John the Baptist. There are also 3 churches and many other places of interest on Ostrów Tumski.

Panorama Raclawicka is one of the places which can't be omitted during a visit in Wroclaw. Panorama Raclawicka is a rotunda with a 120x15 meters painting inside. The painting was created by Jan Styka and Wojciech Kossak in years 1893-1894. It presents the Battle of Raclawice - one of the Kościuszko Uprising episodes. It is viewed 'in the round'. The painting was created using a special type of perspective which combined with lighting and artificial terrain provide the feeling of reality.


photo (C) Adam Dziura



Map of places of interest


How to get to the Conference place and hotels?

PPAM 2009 will take place in the Technical University of Wrocław (Politechnika Wrocławska in Polish).

The main Conference Venue is building B-4, ul. Lukasiewicza 5.

How to get to the Campus of the Technical University of Wrocław ?

  • Airport - Central Railway/Coach Station (the last bus stop):
    • bus No. 406 operates every 20-30 minutes.
    • A taxi rank is located in front of the passenger terminal.
  • Main Railway/Coach Station - University Campus (4th bus stop): buses No. 136, 139, 146, 149

How to get to the Hotel Jana Pawła II?

  • Airport - Central Railway/Coach Station (the last bus stop):
    • bus No. 406 operates every 20-30 minutes.
    • A taxi rank is located in front of the passenger terminal.
  • Main Railway/Coach Station - Hotel Jana Pawła II (4th stop Katedra): trams No. 2, 9, 17

How to get to the Hotel Tumski ?

  • Airport - Central Railway/Coach Station (the last bus stop):
    • bus No. 406 operates every 20-30 minutes.
    • A taxi rank is located in front of the passenger terminal.
  • Main Railway/Coach Station - Hotel Tumski (3rd stop Hala Targowa): tram No.8

How to get to the Hostel Dwudziestolatka ?

  • Airport - Central Railway/Coach Station (the last bus stop):
    • bus No. 406 operates every 20-30 minutes.
    • A taxi rank is located in front of the passenger terminal.
  • Main Railway/Coach Station - Hostel Dwudziestolatka (8th stop Piastowska): tram No. 0L, 0P


More information


More information about Wroclaw can be found here:

Official website of Wroclaw: [polish] and [english]

Wroclaw from Wikipedia: [polish] and [english]

Wikipedia page of Wroclaw's architekture: [polish]


More information about Technical University of Wroclaw can be found here:

Website of Technical University of Wroclaw: [polish] and [english]