7-8 April, 2016

Poznan, Poland

The GÉANT Task Force on storage (TF-Storage) coordinates the development of open and inter-operable data storage and management infrastructures and services among national research and education networks and academic and research institutions.

In Poznan, an OpenStack Swift hands-on tutorial will be organized for the benefit of the TF-Storage community. Everybody is encouraged to participate in the hands-on session regardless of your technical knowledge and experience with SWIFT. Staff will be there to assist you!

Venue

PSNC's new building

Poznan, Poland

Accommodation

We recommend you the following hotels:

1. PURO Hotel - http://en.purohotel.pl/poznan
   1. price per night - 350 PLN / ~85 EUR 
   2. hotel-venue:
      1. 15 mintues by public transport (one tram line ~4 stops) from PSNC
      2. alternatively: 30 minutes from PSNC if you take a nice walk or 10 minutes by bike - there is a quite well working system of city bikes - you can take them for low cost or for free if for less than 30 minutes, automated rent stations are located very close to hotel and to PSNC.
   3. surroundings: close to the old market square in Poznan
2. Hotel Śródka - http://www.hotelsrodka.pl
   1. price per night - 240 PLN / ~55 EUR
   2. hotel-venue:
      1. walking distance from PSNC: 5-8 minutes (depending on how quick you are)
   3. sourroundings: in the old district (being currently renovate and revived, close to cathedral and Malta lake (where you can do some sports if interested)
3. IBIS Hotel Poznan - http://www.ibis.com/gb/booking/hotels-list.shtml
   
   1. price per night - 160 PLN / ~37 EUR single room, 180 PLN / 42 EUR double room
   2. hotel-venue:
      1. walking distance from PSNC: ~15-20 minutes (depending on how quick you are)
   3. sourroundings: close to Warta river, also a good starting point for old market square and malta lake

Travelling

It is best to travel to Poznan by plane. But you can also take train or the motorway.

Flights to POZnan airport

See Poznan airport details for more details: http://www.airport-poznan.com.pl/en/

Regular airlines flying to POznan:

• LOT.com (http://www.lot.com/gb/en/) through Warsaw - connections 3-4 times aday
• Lufthansa: through Munich or Frankfurt: 3-4 times a day 
• SAS: through Copenhagen - flights 3 times a day

Also low-cost airlines fly to Poznan:

• Wizzair, Ryanair, Norwegian
• Destinations: London, Dublin, Rome, Paris, Stockholm etc.
• Full list at: http://www.airport-poznan.com.pl/en/flight-connections/flights-from-to-poznan

Flight+train (Berlin or Warsaw)

If you have direct flights to Berlin or Warsaw, flight + trains is also an option.

It takes 3hr from both Berlin or Warsaw to get to Poznan. Train tickets can be purchased at:

• DB: http://www.bahn.de/p_en/view/index.shtml - you should take ticket from 'Berlin Hbf' to 'Poznan Gl' (main station)
• PKP (Polish Railways): http://www.intercity.pl/en/ - you should by ticket from 'Warszawa Centralna' to 'Poznan Glowny' (main stations)
  
  

Transfer from Berlin Tegel airport (TXL) to the Berlin Hbf station takes ~0.5h.

Transfer from Warsaw Okecie (WAW) airport is similar. For details please see airport travel information:

• http://www.berlin-airport.de/en/travellers-txl/to-and-from/buses-and-trains/local-public-transport/index.php
• http://www.lotnisko-chopina.pl/en/public-transport.html

NOTE! While planning plane+train trip please do not confuse Okecie Airport located (IATA code: WAW) within Warsaw with Warsaw-Modlin Airport (IATA code: WMI) which is far away from Warsaw.

(Flight?) + CAR

You could reach Poznan taking 'A2' (E30) motorway from Berlin or Warsaw (its ~3hrs drive in both cases). Motorway is paid: ~10EUR if you go from Berlin and ~15EUR while coming from Warsaw. More details on: https://www.autostrada-a2.pl

Remote participation

Call-in details will be provided soon,

Quick links

Registration is OPEN

Venue

DRAFT Agenda

Thursday,  7 April 2016

Social dinner at 8pm TBC...

Friday, 8 April 2016