Venue - Wroclaw, Poland

The venue is located on WUT’s Campus, in the centre of Wrocław, offering easy access to all the city centre amenities. All sessions will be held at Congress Centre of the Wrocław University of Technology (building D-20).

Address:
   Wrocław University of Technology (WUT),
   Department of Electrical Power Engineering, W5/K2
   Janiszewskiego Str. 8, 50-370 Wrocław, POLAND
   GPS: 51.110263°N, 17.059374°E

The MEPS 2015 will take place in Wrocław (Poland) on the main Campus of the Wrocław University of Technology (WUT) - point B. The main Campus of WUT is located in the Wrocław city center. The opening ceremony as well as technical sessions will be held in Congress Center of WUT - point A, which is located in the main building (D-20) of Faculty of Electrical Engineering - Wydział Elektryczny (bulding D-20: Janiszewskiego Street #8, 50-370 Wrocław) - see MEPS 2015 related maps and locations.

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D-20 Building, maps, etc.

City of Wroclaw

LINK: www.wroclaw.pl - Official website of Wroclaw

Location

Wroclaw, situated on the Odra river, is the historic capital of Lower Silesia. The city emerged at the intersection of major trade routes linking the West and South with Eastern and Northern Europe. In its 1000-year history the city has undergone many political, economic and cultural changes that have contributed to Wroclaw's present architectonic and cultural visage.

Wroclaw experienced historic and political changes similar to the entire area of Lower Silesia belonging to the Polish, Czech, Austrian and Prussian kingdoms. At present Wroclaw is Poland's fourth largest city with a population of nearly 700,000 and an area of 293 square kilometres.

Being a communication, industrial, academic, scientific and cultural centre, the city is the greatest tourist attraction in south-western Poland. The city has very convenient and fast communications with both Polish towns and other European countries. The International Airport offers regular flights to Frankfurt/Main, Copenhagen, Vienna and Warsaw. Wroclaw has also direct railway connections with such European cities as: Berlin (5 hrs), Hamburg (9 hrs), Dresden (4 hrs), Prague (4 hrs), Budapest (12 hrs).

Academic centre

Wroclaw is an academic city with venerable tradition, 11 universities are located here:

Politechnika Wroclawska / Wroclaw University of Technology (WUT)
Uniwersytet Wroclawski / University of Wroclaw
Akademia Medyczna im. Piastów Śląskich / Wroclaw Medical University
Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny im. O. Langego / Wroclaw University of Economics
Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy / The Agricultural University of Wroclaw
Akademia Sztuk Pieknych / Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw
Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego / University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw
Akademia Muzyczna im. K. Lipinskiego / University of Music in Wroclaw
Wyzsza Szkola Oficerska Wojsk Ladowych / The Tadeusz Kosciuszko Land Forces Military Academy
Panstwowa Wyzsza Szkola Teatralna im. L. Solskiego / The Ludwik Solski State School of Drama in Wroclaw
Papieski Wydzial Teologiczny / Pontifica Facultas Theologica

There are 10 Nobel prize winners that have been associated with Wroclaw:

Theodor Mommsen (1902)
Phillip Lenard (1905)
Eduard Buchner (1907)
Paul Erlich (1908)
Gerchart Hauptmann (1912)
Fritz Haber (1918)
Friedrich Bergius (1931)
Otto Stern (1943)
Max Born (1954)
Reinhard Selten (1994)

Touring centre

Wroclaw is a very picturesque city with a great number of green areas, parks and 115 bridges spanning five rivers cutting across the city. Although Wroclaw was devastated by World War II and 70% of the city lay in ruins (in 1945 it was transformed into the stronghold of the Nazis "Festung Breslau") it has now been rebuilt. Since the beginning of 90's it has been undergoing modernisation and reconstruction. Not only has the Old Town been renovated but also the void areas of the city are being built over with the new or reconstructed buildings.

The oldest part of the town, situated on the islands on the Odra river, is called Ostrów Tumski. There is a complex of Gothic sacred architecture dating from 13-15th centuries: the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist built on the site of the first cathedral from the year 1000, the Holy Cross Church that served as a mausoleum for the Silesian Piasts, St. Martin's Church adjacent to a castle and St. Giles' Church, the oldest. The heart of the city is Rynek and Solny Square, whose urban plan was drawn up around 1241 when Wroclaw gained the status of a "civitas". In addition to Renaissance, Baroque and Classicist burgher houses also worth seeing are Sukiennice, the gothic Town Hall and St. Elizabeth's parish church. In the Old Town there is also the Baroque main University building from the 18th century, the academic Church of Jesus Christ, the Church of Our Lady on the Sand and the opera house. Today's tourist attraction of Wroclaw is The Panorama of the Battle of Raclawice. It is a monumental painting (120 m x 15 m) created by Jan Styka and Wojciech Kossak depicting the battle of 1794 under the command of Tadeusz Kosciuszko. Outside the city centre, attention should be drawn to the exhibition grounds with the People's Hall designed by Max Berg to mark the centenary of the battle of Leipzig.

Cultural centre

Owing to its rich traditions, Wroclaw is regarded as an important and outstanding Polish as well as European cultural centre. Its cultural life takes place in 9 theatres, the Philharmonic Hall, the Opera House, 12 museums, 15 major art galleries, 13 cinemas and several television stations. The largest Polish film studios are located in Wroclaw as are many important publishing houses, including the Ossolineum, a venerable institution which has a 183-year heritage as an outstanding contribution to Polish culture. Every year Wroclaw hosts a large number of festivals, symposiums and competitions. The International Festival Wratislavia Cantans has a 30-year tradition, with choirs and singers from distant countries representing the highest level of skill competing every year. One of the Festival's guests was Prince Edward. The International Open Theatre Meetings have been organised for ten seasons. The Festival of Polish Modern Arts has a 30-year tradition. The Festival "Jazz on the Odra" takes place every year. The Festival of Stage Song has developed and "grew up" during the many years of its existence. The International Drawing Triennial started few years ago presents the most interesting phenomena in art. WRO, an annual festival of visual and computer art, has been hold for the last 4 years and has attracted a lot of international attention.

In addition to the many ordinary cultural institutions, there are some very unusual ones. Jerzy Grotowski and his theatre have inspired a large number of followers now working at The Centre of Studies on Jerzy Grotowski's Work and Cultural and Theatrical Research. Henryk Tomaszewski's Pantomime Theatre has been one of the most original art phenomena for 35 years and is very popular not only in Poland but also in Europe.

Wroclaw - European Capital of Culture 2016

Wrocław, a Polish city with a cosmopolitan history, is a reduced model of Europe where the greatest diversity has accumulated within a small space. Openness has been a constitutive feature of our city throughout its history. Wrocław is also a cultural laboratory, in which a process of mutual metamorphoses of various cultures, coming into contact in this city in the past and today, goes on continuously. For all reasons above Wroclaw has been chosen for European Capital of Culture of year 2016!!!

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Sponsor:

PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna S.A.

Patronage:

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

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