
1st Circular


2nd Announcement

Participants and accompanying persons are warmly welcome to attend the conference social events. An attractive tourist programme during the conference, pre- and post-conference tours will also be organized on site.

Social Events

Sunday, July 1, 2007

19.00 – 22.00 Welcome reception

Grand Hotel Bernardin, front side, by the sea, Bernardin, Portorož, Slovenia

Sightseeing walking tour around Piran is included in the registration fee.

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

20.00 – 22.00 Gala Dinner

Grand Hotel Bernardin, Bernardin, Portorož, Slovenia

A rich selection of dishes from different parts of Slovenia will be served together with fine local wines. Local music will add to the Slovenian flavor of the evening.

Thursday, July 5th, 2007

20.00 – 22.00 Farewell party

Situated by the St. Bernardin church nearby the Congress centre

Concert: Terra Folk

Trips included in registration fee for accompanying persons

1.7.2007: 3-hour tour trip in Piran City

1. 09:00 - 12:00

2. 15:00 - 18:00

2.7.2007: Salt fields Sečovlje (by boat)

10:00 - 12:30

3.7.2007: Postojna Caves & Lipica stud farm (lunch included)

08:30 - 18:00

Tourist Programme

Slovenia

Slovenia is a country with an excellent geographic position at the crossroads of routes leading from the cold north to the warm Mediterranean south. Within an area of 20,000 square kilometers, a fascinating variety of landscapes can be found, ranging from the Mediterranean seaside and stone Karst to the Alps and the Pannonian lowlands. Equally diverse and attractive is the cultural heritage of Slovenia and its people. For further information about Slovenia, see

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Excursion to Bled

Bled is the most popular tourist resort in Slovenia. With its emerald-green lake, a church on the island in the middle of the lake, and a medieval castle from the 11^thcentury perched on a cliff over the lake, it is often referred to as the pearl of the Alpine region. For more information on Bled, please visit http://www.bled.si.

Lake Bled
Author: J.Skok (www.slovenia.info)

Excursion to Ljubljana

The guided walking tour will take you through the centre of the Slovenian capital, past its many tourist attractions. From the tower of the Ljubljana castle, you will enjoy a magnificent view over the city and its surroundings. Please visit

http://www.ljubljana-tourism.si.

Ljubljana - Slovenian capital
Author: J.Skok (www.slovenia.info)

Exursions to Postojna caves and Škocjan caves regional park

Postojna caves, an impressive, two million years old underground world of fabulous stalactites, stalagmites, pillars, and translucent curtains, constitute one of the most beautiful natural attractions in Europe.

Škocjan caves were included in UNESCO’s world heritage list in 1986 because of their extraordinary significance for the world's natural heritage. The regional park embraces the characteristic and unique Karst landscape combining a great number of Karst features in one place.

Postojna Cave
Author: D. Mladenovič (www.slovenia.info)

Exursion to Lipica – stud farm

In the southwestern part of Slovenia stretches a region called the Karst. It is a land of rare beauty, with hidden underground waters and caves, a special climate and scarce vegetation. In the picturesque village of Lipica, for more than 400 years, beautiful white horses called Lipizzaners have been bred. A local guide will take visitors on a guided tour through the stables, pointing out the different stages of breeding and training these noble animals.

Lipica Stud Farm
Author: B. Hladnik (www.slovenia.info)

Excursion to Salina Sečovlje

Not only that the traditional manual gathering of salt in the salt fields is a special feature of the cultural heritage of the Mediterranean Slovenia, but it also provides for conditions that enable conservation of the most significant natural heritage of the Sečovlje Salina. The tradition of salt-making, which originates from the 14^th century, is still practiced within the Museum of Salt-making.