In view of the current situation, we have regretfully decided to cancel the Homological Trends in Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry meeting in Bucharest.
We thank you for your interest in our conference and we are sorry for this inconvenience. We intend to reschedule the conference when safer times will arrive.
Centre Francophone en Mathématiques de Bucharest, ICUB (The Research Institute of the University of Bucharest), the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science of the University of Bucharest and Simion Stoilow Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy will organize the conference "Homological Trends in Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry". We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of
Centre Francophone en Mathématiques de Bucharest, Foundation Compositio Mathematica, ICUB and
Bitdefender.
The talks will take place at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Bucharest, and will start in the morning of June 1st and end in the late afternoon of June 5th 2020, with May 31st/June 6th the arrival/departure day.
Conference venue
Those who are interested to attend the conference are invited to send an email to the contact person.
Known for its wide boulevards, spectacular buildings and a reputation for the high
life (which in the 1900s earned its nickname of "Little Paris"),
Bucharest is the Romania's largest city and capital. Bucharest has an eclectic architecture, which provides a mixture of medieval, neoclassical and Art Nouveau buildings, or more recently built skyscrapers and office buildings.
In June, the average maximum temperature of Bucharest may rise up to 27°C (80°F), while the average minimum temperature can be as low as 14°C (57°F). The average rainfall falls across 12 days during the month and the relative humidity is above 60%.
The Romanian currency is the Leu (plural Lei, international code: RON). Credit and debit cards are accepted at many restaurants, shops, hotels and ATMs. See the exchange rates at
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The electricity supply in Romania is 230 V AC (50 Hz). The most commonly used plug are the Type F (Schuko) or the Type C (Europlug), see this website.
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Transportation
There are non-stop flights to Bucharest from most major European cities and in the Middle-East and connecting flights from the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Most international flights arrive at Henri Coanda (Otopeni) Airport.
Airport facilities include ATM, currency exchange office, Taxi Desk and car rental. The airport is connected with the city center by official taxis and express buses.
Bucharest's main train station - Gara de Nord - is a major rail centre with daily connections from/to cities throughout Europe and main cities in Romania. There are daily trains from/to Athens, Belgrade, Budapest, Istanbul, Kiev, Moscow, Prague, Sofia, and Vienna. Trains from/to Western European cities run via Budapest.
Bucharest's public transportation network includes: bus (autobuz), tram (tramvai), trolley bus (troilebuz), subway (metrou) and
taxi companies.
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Travel Info
Bucharest has a full range of accommodation facilities, at different rates and standards. The conference venue is downtown, so we reccomend you to book the accommodation in the center area. The conference venue can be reached directly from the airport by express bus 783, which is available 24 hours from Arrivals terminal. In order to reach the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science directly from the airport one should get the bus 783 from Arrivals terminal and get down at "PIATA 21 DECEMBRIE 1989", see the time schedule here. This bus stop is placed near the University building, at about 200 metres from the entrance of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science.
Visas
Citizens of virtually all European countries, as well as Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, New Zealand and the USA, do not require visas to visit Romania for short-stays (up to 90 days). For citizens from other
countries, visas are issued at Romanian consulates. The bearers of a visa with 2 or multiple entries, a long-term visa or a residence permit issued by Schengen Member States shall no longer be required to hold a short-stay visa.
If you need an official invitation to get the visa, please contact the conference organisers well in advance.
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Cristodor Ionescu (IMAR, Romania)
cristodor.ionescu@imar.ro
cristodor.ionescu@gmail.com
Marius Vladoiu (Univ. Bucharest & Purdue Univ.)
vladoiu@fmi.unibuc.ro
mvladoiu@purdue.edu
Marius Vladoiu
University of Bucharest & Purdue University
vladoiu@fmi.unibuc.ro, mvladoiu@purdue.edu
