Welcome to The Seventeenth European Conference on Thermophysical Properties   5 - 8 September 2005, Bratislava, Slovak Republic Organized by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovak Republic University of Pau, France Constantine the Philosopher University, Slovak Republic Click for Conference Photo (2.3MB swf file - Macromedia Flash Player)

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

The seventeenth ECTP in a series of conferences on Thermophysical Properties that are held in Europe every three years, will be held in Bratislava. The objective of the conference is to bring together people interested in thermophysics and related sciences working in the field of research and technology. The conference will be organized by two different groups; the first one - the Institute of Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava together with the Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra will be responsibile for the scientific program regarding the solids. The second group - the University of Pau in France will be responsible for the fluids.

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HISTORY

List of European Conferences on Thermophysical Properties ECTP)

1th	Baden-Baden	Germany	November 11-13,  1968
2th	Salford (Manchester)	United Kingdom	April 7-10,  1970
3th	Turin	Italy	June 20-23,  1972
4th	Orleans	France	September 4-6,  1974
5th	Moscow	Russia	May 18-21,  1986
6th	Dubrovnik	Yugoslavia	July 26-30,  1978
7th	Antwerpen	Belgium	June 30-July 4,  1980
8th	Baden-Baden	Germany	September 27-October 1,  1982
9th	Manchester	United Kingdom	September 17-21,  1984
10th	Rome	Italy	September 22-26,  1986
11th	Umea	Sweden	June 13-16,  1988
12th	Vienna	Austria	September 24-28,  1990
13th	Lisbon	Portugal	August 29 - September 3,  1993
14th	Lyon	France	September 16-19,   1996
15th	Wuerzburg	Germany	September 5-9,  1999
16th	London	United Kingdom	September 1-4,  2002
17th	Bratislava	Slovak Republic	September 5-8, 2005

TOPICS

 

The conference will cover traditional areas of thermophysics, i.e. measurement, theory, modeling and applications in technology, heat transport and thermodynamics of solids and fluids.

• Thermophysical properties of solids with special focus on emissivity and thermal radiation properties, heat transport on nano-scale and in ultra short times, nano-materials, multi-functional materials, composites, ceramics, porous materials, thermal insulation, soft materials.
• Thermophysical properties of fluids with special focus on near critical and super critical fluids, interfacial properties, phase equilibria, petroleum fluids, environmentally friendly fluids, polymers, biomaterials, ionic fluids.
• Theory and modeling with special focus on heat transport in heterogeneous multicomponent materials (composites, porous structures, layered structures), combined mechanism of heat transport (radiation, conduction, convection), heat transport in medium under transformation, inverse problems, theory of fluids, equation of state, molecular dynamics, transport properties in fluids.
• Multi-property measuring techniques and devices/instruments with special focus on thermal conductivity/diffusivity sensors, dynamic and transient measuring techniques, methodology of data acquisition, dilatometry, advances in calorimetry techniques.
• Thermophysics for engineering applications with special focus on sintering processes, polymerization, casting, plasma spraying, refrigerant techniques, thermoelectric cooling, insulation structures in civil engineering.

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

M J Assael - Greece T Baba - Japan H Bauer - Germany R Černý - Czech Republic J L Daridon - France J Fricke - Germany V Fortov - Russia L Hälldahl - Sweden W M Haynes - USA Ľ Kubičár - Slovakia K D Maglić - Republic of Serbia A Nagashima - Japan

W Neumann - Austria C A Nieto de Castro - Portugal J Redgrove - UK D Richon - France F Righini - Italy J F Sacadura - France E H Stenby - Denmark M Trusler - UK P Ungerer - France L Vozár - Slovakia W A Wakeham - UK

* Additional changes to this preliminary SPC are possible in relation to further contacts not yet finalized.

LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE

A Baylaucq - France V Boháč - Slovakia C Boned - France J L Daridon - France Ľ Kubičár - Slovakia L Vozár - Slovakia I Medved - Slovakia V Vretenár - Slovakia

  

Institute of Physics, SAS, Bratislava, Slovak Republic © Copyright 2004-2005

 

The conference is organized by the following institutions

Ludovit Kubicar (kubicar@savba.sk) Vlastimil Bohac (bohac@savba.sk)

Libor Vozar vozar@nr.sanet.sk

Jean Luck Daridon (jean-luc.daridon@univ-pau.fr) Antoine Baylaucq (antoine.baylaucq@univ-pau.fr

LOCATION

 

The conference will be held in Bratislava, the capital of the Slovak Republic at the beginning of September when stable and convenient weather usually occurs in Central Europe. Bratislava is situated in the marvelous countryside on the Danube and at the foot of the Carpathian Mountains close to the Slovakia - Austria border.

ECTP2005 Conference will be helded at Slovak Technical University - Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology -Ilkovičova street No.3. "Fak. elektrotechniky a informatiky STU" on slovak map. (See the tram stops ,  View Atlas map or View local map)

 

 

 

ACCOMODATION

List of Hotels and their locations

The Organizer Secretariat will arrange a low-cost accommodation following on individual requirements. All prices include taxes, breakfast and turistic fees. You can find any town, street or location in Slovakia by use of Supernavigator , the web map of Slovak Republic. If you are looking for the hotel location, we recommend to follow the branche Accomodation/Hotels in category tree and use zoom tool to get your hotel location. There are hotel logos on the map that show you the web link for next information. For the convenience the list of direct links that are pointing to a given street on the map are given below. The list begin with the ECTP 2005 Conference location. The slovak names, you will find on the map are in parenthesis.  ECTP2005 Conference location - Slovak University of Technology - Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology   - Ilkovičova street No.3. "Fak. elektrotechniky a informatiky STU" on slovak map in supernavigator system .To get this place STP"Botanická záhrada" you can use the tram no 1, 4, 5, 9, 12 and 17 or the regular busses no 29, 32 or different buss stop "Slávičie údolie" regular buses 30, 31, 32, 39, express buss 37, 92, 131.   Hotel * single/double price Street address - Map location link / Slovak name Note Hotel Danube **** ---/155.30 EUR Rybné námestie transport:from stop "Nový Most" use Tram No. 1, 4,  12, 17, or bus No. 30, 37 Weekend discounts. One of the elite hotels in Bratislava, found at the eastern end of the newly reconstructed Hviezdoslav Square. Crowne Plaza  **** former name Hotel Fórum ---/202.50 EUR Hodžovo námestie transport: Bus No. 31, 39 - the stop "Nám.. 1 mája" and Tram No. 1, 5  the stop "Poštová" street Hotel Forum frequently hosts government delegations and top-level state and diplomatic conferences. It is close to everything - the Presidential Palace, the main shopping strip, the main town squares. Radisson SAS Carlton Hotel **** 223.5/253 EUR Hviezdoslavovo námestie transport: from stop "Nám Ľ.Štúra" - Tram No. 1, 5, Buss No. 31, 39 Fully renovated 4 star hotel in the city centre next to the National Opera and Philharmony. The main business area and embassies are just a short walk away. Originally constructed in 1837 as the Inn at the Three Green Trees, the Carlton Hotel has always been one of the most prestigious buildings in the Slovak capital. Today, under the management of Radisson SAS, this luxurious hotel can once again command centre stage. Guarded parking (charged) is available in Carlton Garage, situated right under the hotel building. Hotel Devín **** 156.50/181.20 EUR Riečna transport: from stop "Nový Most" use Tram No. 1, 4,  12, 17, or bus No. 30, 37 Next door to Hotel Danube. Classy hotel with live music on the patio restaurant every Thursdays during the warmer months. Hotel Tatra *** 95.30/117.40 EUR Námestie 1.mája Bus No. 31, 39 - the stop "Nám.. 1 mája" and Tram No. 1, 5 the stop "Poštová" street A recently reconstructed hotel near the centre, Tatra is in a complex that houses a cinema and a dance club. Hotel Ibis *** 96/105.60 EUR Zámocká  transport: from stop "Kapucínska" - Tram No. 5 The hotel is located directly in the historical centre of Bratislava, in the castle area with beautiful old town, monuments, many recreational places and near to shopping malls and the conference centre. Botel Grácia *** 61.80/83.70 EUR Rázusovo nábrežie transport: from stop "Nový Most" use Tram No. 1, 4,  12, 17, or bus No. 30, 37 Another boat-hotel, located in front of the Slovak National Gallery near the Old Town. Rooms are clean and comfortable, staff is friendly and fluent in several languages, and summer evenings here are unforgettable while sitting on the outside deck restaurant. Botel Fairway *** 40.60/54 EUR Nábrežie arm. gen. L. Svobodu ( another map ),  transport: from stop "Chatam Sófer" use Tram No. 1, 4,  12, 17, or bus No. 30, 37 Sleep on the Danube River in this boat-hotel near the Old Town. Botel is a newly opened four star botel, harboured on the left bank of the river Danube, situated in attractive surrounding straight under the castle, which is a tourist dominant of the city and the Parliament building. This atypical hotel facility is just eight minutes by walk from the historical centre. Botel Marína *** 61.5/79.20 EUR Nábrežie arm. gen. L. Svobodu transport: from stop "Chatam Sófer" use Tram No. 1, 4,  12, 17, or bus No. 30, 37 Next door to Botel Fairway. Hotel Incheba *** Hotel Show 42/53 EUR Viedenská cesta transport: Buss No. 92 Located next to the Bratislava exhibition centre on the Petrzalka side of the Danube. To get the conference take the buss No.92. towards the Volkswagen direction. Get off at stop "Slávičie údolie" . The buss stop is about 300m from the hotel entrance. Hotel Astra *** ---/34.60 EUR Prievozská 14/A transport: from stop "Prievozska" Buss No. 70   or stop "Mileticova" in direction to "Nový Most" then change the Tram No 1 Near the central bus station. Youth Hostel Druzba *** 40.20/--- EUR Botanická  (look for bed and ŠD mark on the map) transport: walk distance To get there, take the tram (line 1 from the train station, 4, 5, 9, or 12 from the Old Town) going out towards the Dubravka suburb, 10 minutes from the centre. Many students, including foreign ones, call this large building of dormitory rooms home. The Danube is a two-minute walk away. Druzba is located near the the conference place (Map locator) Hotel Junior *** 47/53 EUR Drieňová transport: from stop "Bajkalská" Buss No. 39 Hotel Junior is located in the broader centre of Bratislava in the charming environment of the Štrkovec lake. It offers various accommodation, gastronomic and conference services that will satisfy even the most demanding customers, tourists and business travellers alike. Hotel Turist *** 33.50/40.50 EUR Ondavská transport: from stop "Bajkalská" Buss No. 39 Located near the Hotel Junior across the Bajkalska street. Hotel Tourist is a no nonsense hotel with the all the necessities and a good and very inexpensive breakfast. I think that it is an OK choice for others that don't mind the location outside of the center of Bratislava and don't want to spend much money on the hotel. Upper links given to a street open a new loation on public map server, we are apologize that this operate only in Slovak. For better space information a the hotels on teh list are pointed on bigger map. (Click on the bed symbol to see the hotel picture).     Both maps in JPG format are available for print or downoad - Town Map  - Transport Map Click the signs of hotels (bed and boat) on the map to get hotel information. Prices for transport tickets: Two and more transports ticket for 1 journey: Without price reduction for 10, 30 and 60 miutes                    14,-/18,-/22,- SkK (Slovak Crown) Tickets are available at special places of transport company DPB (at the Main railway station, Main buss station or Airport), at news stands and automat slot-machines at the stops. Passengers are obliged to buy tickets and when after getting inside they have to mark them in the nearest electronic machine. After changing to another means of transport it is not necessary to mark another ticket. Into the time of the ticket validity the time for interrupting the journey will be counted in. Any ticket that has not been marked or has been marked improperly, will be considered invalid. Each timetable installed at stops provides information regarding the time of journey, the first stop, the terminus on a certain route, and information regarding the tariff zone. These data are binding when an ispector examines tickets to check whether they are valid. Passengers are obliged to pay for the baggage the measurements of which are in excess of 30 x 40 x 60 cm, i.e. after getting on the vehicle they mark a reduced-fare ticket with respective time validity. The inspector will charge passengers the amount of SkK 1.400,- in case they are not able to submit a ticket. Turists tickets for all means of city transport:                        for 24 hours                                                     90,- SKK for 48 hours                                                   170,- SKK for 3 days                                                      210,- SKK for 7 days                                                      310,- SKK

TRANSPORTATION

 

Bratislava is easily reachable by various means of transport: airplanes, trains, coaches and cars. Two airports are situated at distances of 20 km (Bratislava airport) and 60 km (Swechat - Vienna airport). Regular buses from both airports bring participants to the center of the city. Rental car agencies can be found at each airport. There are regular train connections and regular busses to Vienna, Prague, Warsaw and Budapest. Public transport and taxi services are well developed in Bratislava, thus every point of the city can be easily reached.

Collective City Transport

The most important lines with the marked stops corresponding to the hotel locations are listed on the page with the list of hotels (on the bottom). Most of places and sights attractive in tourist terms can be found directly in the city centre, in the pedestrian zone. In case you would like to see some attraction at a longer distance from the centre, we recommend you to use city transport. In Bratislava, there is a dense network of public city transport lines running in regular intervals according to schedule. The schedule (times of departure) of the respective line can be found on any stop of city collective transport. City transport connections in Bratislava are provided for by bus, tram and trolleybus lines whose last departures from their terminal stops are at about 11:00 p.m. First morning connections start running only at about 4:20 a.m. Most daytime connections, however, start running only closely before 05:00 o‘ clock in the morning. Between 11:00 p.m. and 05:00 o‘clock in the morning, the so-called night lines are driving in Bratislava. There are altogether 18 of them in Bratislava. Lines of night connections are indicated with numbers 501 - 518. Most of lines (i.e. 501 - 515 and 518) start at the main railway station, while the line On the night lines, there apply bus passes (prepaid transportation tickets), tourist tickets and 60-minute transportation ticket (at the price of SKK 22), whose validity is extended to 90 minutes. You can learn about connections and transport conditions on www.dpb.sk (sorry for inconvenience - this page is in Slovak only so yo can check the list of routes with the name of the stops under "trasy liniek" and time table of lines as "cestovné poriadky " -  here you have to open combo boxes with the number of lines. Here "Električky" means the trams, "Trolejbusy" means the  trolly buss and  "Autobusy" means the busses "Nočné spoje" means the night lines. You will get a complete time table for any transport line.

A brief list of most important public transport lines you will find at the end of page with hotel locations.

Aircraft.

The airport of M.R. Stefanik is the biggest international airport in the Slovak Republic. It is spreading 9 km north-east of the centre of the capital city Bratislava. It serves for regular and irregular air transport on inland and foreign lines. Regular lines fly to Bratislava from Amsterdam, Birmingham, London, Brussels, Paris, Leipzig, Stuttgart, Munich, Frankfurt-on-Main, Berlin, Zürich, Milan, Venice, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Rome, Prague, Kosice, Warszaw, Kiev, Moscow, Zadar, Split, Dubrovnik, Sofia, Varna, Delhi, Larnaca, Tel Aviv, Kuwait City, Armitsarm, Copenhagen (planned).  Regular buss line of city transport No. 61 runs to the airport of Bratislava on the route from airport to the main railway station ZSR (Railways of the Slovak Republic). Connection to the centre by this line lasts for about 20 minutes.

 

International airport of Schwechat – Vienna is 45km far from Bratislava. You can get from the airport to the city centre on the motor road E 58 in 40 minutes.Regular connection from the airport to the bus station of Mlynske Nivy is provided for by the joint-stock company SAD, a.s., Division of Eurolines. Regular line to the airport runs every hour, connecting the International Airport of M.R. Stefanik through the city centre with the International Airport of Schwechat. A stop of this bus line is in front of the departure hall of the Schwechat airport. You can find more detailed information on connections from Bratislava to the International Airport of Schwechat on www.eurolines.sk  or http://english.viennaairport.com. Slovak Airlines.

Train

Railway routes from the Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Hungary and the Ukraine are converging in Bratislava.

These are the routes from the Czech Republic - (Berlin – Dresden) – Decin - Prague – Brno – Břeclav – Kuty – Bratislava (Warszaw – Katowice) – Ostrava – Otrokovice – Břeclav – Kuty – Bratislava

- from Poland – the route: Krakow – Cadca – Zilina – Trencin – Trnava – Bratislava

- from Austria - the routes: Vienna – Marcheg – Devinska Nova Ves – Bratislava Vienna – Kittsee – Bratislava-Petrzalka

Hungary is connected to two international railway routes in direction Budapest – Györ – Rajka – Bratislava or in direction Budapest – Szob – Sturovo – Nove Zamky – Galanta – Bratislava.

There are leading railway connections to other towns and municipalities of whole Slovakia from Bratislava. There have been built 2 main railway routes – northern and southern. The northern one = Bratislava – Trnava – Trencin – Zilina – Poprad-Tatry – Kysak – Kosice The southern one = Kosice – Banska Bystrica – Zvolen – Galanta – Bratislava

Regular connection of Bratislava and Vienna leads through the station Bratislava–Petrzalka , from where regular connections depart almost every hour. You can find more information on railway transport on the site http://www.zsr.sk/ . The following lines go from the main railway station to all parts of the city through the centre: 1, 2, 3, 8, 32, 41, 61, 74, 81, 93, 201, 210. All night lines depart from the main railway station.

Buss

Regular international and inland bus transport is provided for by the joint-stock company SAD, a.s. At present, the Division of Eurolines runs regular lines within the framework of international bus transport from Bratislava to the following destinations – Prague, Brussels, London, Venice, Munich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt-on-Main, Vienna, Cologne, Dortmund, Paris, Zurich, Hamburg, Györ, Nice, Makarska, Geneva, Utrecht, Nantes, Bordeaux, Amsterdam, Salzburg, Milan. You may obtain more detailed information on inland and international connections on the site www.eurolines.sk.

The bus station of Mlynske Nivy is located in about 5 minute walking distance from the city centre, while connection to the bus station is run by the following lines of city transport – 21, 25, 50, 70, 85, 89, 202, 206, 208, 210.

Boat

International boat port on the Danube provides for both-way connection of Bratislava to international boat traffic, particularly interconnection from the North Sea through the water channel of the Rhine – Main – Danube up to the Black Sea. Passenger boat transport makes use of the port primarily for round and excursion cruises to the castle of Devin, to Hainburg, Vienna and, in the opposite direction, to the water project of Gabcikovo and to Budapest. You will find more information on regular boat connections to Vienna and Budapest as well as on excursion and recreation cruises on www.lod.sk.

Bratislava‘s ship port is interesting by its location directly in the city centre close to the pedestrian zone, more significant historical sights as well as a huge number of cosy restaurants and cafes.

Car

Bratislava is interlinked to international transport routes and motorways through the motorway E65 to the Czech Republic, the motorway D-2 to Hungary and through international transport routes E75 and E58 to Austria. The international transport route E 58 connects Bratislava with the international airport of Schwechat at Vienna, while the route E75 goes on farther across the territory of Slovakia to Poland and to the Ukraine. A broad network of roads and traffic nodes is leading through the city. Bratislava represents the most significant node of the Slovak Republic, particularly not only in road transport. At present, a motorway bypass of the city is under construction in order to unburden traffic situation in the centre. Despite that, you almost do not experience large traffic jams in Bratislava, which are known from many big European towns.

You may get more detailed information on Bratislava parking options on the Bratislava web page

 

 

DEADLINES

 

• January 31st, 2005 - abstract's submission

• April 8th, 2005 - notification of acceptance.

• June 30th, 2005 - full paper's submission (to be published in the ECTP preliminary proceding)

• ECTP registration desk - camera-ready paper (to be published in a journal)

• Prolonged to July 7th, 2005 - participation fees discount

 

Browse for Special "Awards" Session in programme (Tuesday Sept. 6th 15:05) Browse for Special "Awards" Session in programme (Tuesday Sept. 6th 14:20) AWARDS

 

 

European Conference on Thermophysical Properties (ECTP) : Award for Lifetime Achievements

A call was issued for nominations of candidates for the ECTP Award for Lifetime Achievements. The ECTP Award Committee has screened the received proposals, considering their acce ptability, and ranks them. The International Organizing Committee (IOC) of the ECTP made the final decision regarding attribution of the Award. The ECTP Award was attributed to Dr. Ronald P Tye, NPL, United Kingdom

The presentation of the Award will take place in a special Session during the ECTP.

NETZSCH Thermophysical Properties Award

A call was issued for nominations of candidates for the NETZSCH Thermophysical Properties Award to be given during ECTP 2005. The Award Committee has made selection of the recipient of the award. IOC of the ECTP made the final decision.

The NETZSCH Award was attributed to Dr. Maria José Vitoriano Lourenço, University of Lisbon, Portugal

The presentation of the Award will take place in a special Session during the ECTP.

SPONSORS

 

Sponsors supporting conference program are welcome.

Information forms are available in a PDF file  or in  MS Word file.

Contact: ectp2005@savba.sk

EXHIBITORS

 

Presentation of instruments, materials and services

Information forms are available in a PDF file  or in  MS Word file.

Contact: ectp2005@savba.sk

 

 

Registered companies - exhibitors

Transient MS, Slovakia	Technology Company
Hot Disk® AB , Sweden
NETZSCH , Germany

SOCIAL EVENTS

 

Social and guest program

• Get together party - Sunday, September 4th, 6:00PM, Place: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Ilkovičova 3
• Reception - Monday, September 5, 2005 7:30 PM, Place: Restaurant Au Café, Tyršovo nábrežie 12
• Banquet - Wednesday, September 7, 2005 7:30 PM, Place: Restaurant Reduta, Medená ulica 2

Some pictures of Reduta

 

Reduta in neighbourhood of Hotel Radisson-Carlton and Reduta from another bank of the Danube river

Reduta by night

 

Information on Tourist Programme  for accompaining persons.

CONTACT

Local organizers
	Chairman	Solids	Fluids	WebAdministrator
	Ľudovít Kubičár	Libor Vozár	Jean-Luc Daridon	Vlastimil Boháč
	Secretary
	Guarant International s.r.o.