Spin Waves 2015
 


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Spin Waves 2015

 

 

Contacts


Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute
Polytekhnicheskaya 26,
St. Petersburg 194021, Russia

Fax: +7 (812) 297-1017
Phone: +7 (812) 292-7963
E-mail: optics-lab@mail.ioffe.ru

Venue

City

St. Petersburg is among the most beautiful cities in the world. It is located on more than 100 islands, where the river Neva flows into the Gulf of Finland. The city was founded in 1703 by the Tsar Peter I as a new capital of the Russian Empire and kept this status till 1918. The city has 4.6 million inhabitants and is the northernmost among the world large cities. Its historic centre constitutes a UNESCO World Heritage Site. June in St. Petersburg is a period of short and light nights called "White Nights" and is the best time to visit the city.

Weather

The weather in June is mostly sunny with usual temperatures between 17 and 23 °C. Rain is possible, so we recommend you to pick up umbrellas and some warm clothing.

Symposium location

The Symposium will be held at the Saint Petersburg Academic University of the Russian Academy of Sciences - Nanotechnology Research and Education Centre RAS; within 5 minutes walk from the metro station "Politekhnicheskaya" (metro line 1).

How to get there

St. Petersburg's airport "Pulkovo" (LED) has direct connections to many large cities in Europe and to the most of the cities in Russia. There are also direct train connections to most of the cities in Russia and to some cities in Europe.

To reach the Symposium venue from the airport "Pulkovo" (LED) take a bus 39 or a shuttle taxi to the metro station "Moskovskaja" (line 2). Take a metro train to travel to the station "Tekhnologichesky Institute" (line 2). There change to the line 1 and travel to the station "Polytekhnicheskaya" (line 1).

You can also take a taxi from the airport to the Symposium venue. Please make sure to use only official taxi service available at service desks at the arrival hall.

To reach the Symposium venue from the railway station "Moskovsky vokzal" travel directly by metro (line 1) from the station "Ploschad' Vosstania" to the station "Polytekhnicheskaya".

The on-line metro map can be found at http://www.metro.spb.ru/map.html

Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute
E-mail: optics-lab@mail.ioffe.ru
Polytekhnicheskaya 26,
St. Petersburg 194021, Russia
Fax: +7 (812) 297-1017
Phone: +7 (812) 292-7963