IFLA/EBLIDA/eIFL Conference on Copyright and Libraries

       

                 

The International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), the European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations (EBLIDA) and electronic Information for Libraries (eIFL) will hold a joint conference on copyright and libraries on 13 and 14 November in Chişinău, Moldova.

The conference "Copyright: Enabling Access or Creating Roadblocks for Libraries?" will be held at the Scientific Library of the Academy of Economic Studies
str. Gh. Bănulescu-Bodoni 59
MD-2005 Chişinău
Contact in Moldova is Dr Silvia GHINCULOV, Director, email: gsilvia@lib.ase.md.

Registration is now closed.

PLEASE NOTE that attendance is by invitation only. The programme can be downloaded here!

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Chişinău
Chişinău is the capital city and industrial and commercial centre of Moldova. It is the largest city of the country and its political, administrative, economical and cultural centre.

The city is situated in the centre of the republic on the river Bîc. It lies on the seven hills. In Chisinau there are 23 lakes which are mostly situated in the parks.

Chişinău has a broad range of educational facilities. There are many places for tourists to see (monuments, museums, parks). Additionally, the city has among the highest proportion of green spaces of any major city in Europe.

ACCOMMODATION

You can find a selection of verified and tested hotels which have proven their reliability and friendliness at
http://www.turism.md/eng/hotels/
http://www.booking.md/.

Some recommended hotels:

Dedeman Grand Chisinau Hotel *****
Mitropolit Varlaam Str. 77
The newest and only deluxe property in Chisinau. The hotel has 143 luxury rooms including 6 deluxe suites, 1 presidential suite and 8 apartments with kitchenette.

Codru Hotel Complex ****
31 August str. 127
Located in a residential district, this hotel has the comfort and the equipment of a high class hotel, which offers ideal conditions for the organization of the official and business meetings.

Hotel Mini II Chisinau Moldova  ***
Pushkina str. 47
Situated in an elite part of the centre of the city. The hotel offers 14 rooms. Breakfast is included in the room price.

Hotel Turist **
Renasterii blvd., 13
Fax (373-22) 22 05 12
Email info@travelmoldova.eu

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Further information about Chişinău and Moldova can be found at
Lonely Planet guide to Moldova 
World of Moldova 
Tourist Information Site of Moldova
Romania and Moldova Travel Guide

CURRENCY

The national currency is the Moldovan Leu, introduced in 1993.

1 Euro = MDL 16.6708
 
There are banknotes of one Leu and five, ten, twenty, fifty, one hundred, two hundred and five hundred Lei as well as coins of one bani and five, ten, twenty five and fifty bani (1 Leu = 100 bani). You can see banknotes and coins at http://www.bnm.org.

GETTING TO MOLDOVA

Chişinău International Airport
All international flights to Moldova use Chişinău (Kishinev) airport.

There are direct flights into Moldova from Amsterdam, Athens, Berlin, Bucharest, Budapest, Frankfurt, Istanbul, London, Milan, Minsk, Moscow, Paris, Prague, Rome, Sofia, Timisoara and Vienna amongst others. A cheaper, but more punishing option is to fly to Bucharest and then take a bus or train to Chişinău.

Chişinău is connected to other localities in Moldova and also to other countries.
The connection with other localities is accomplished mostly by buses and train connections.

Bus and minibus
The most popular form of internal transport in Moldova is generally the bus.

Bus service in Chişinău can be very inexpensive, ranging from one to three Lei. Although the city has just three main terminals, buses generally serve as the means of transport between different cities within and outside of Moldova. Popular destinations include Tiraspol, Odessa (Ukraine) and Bucharest, Iaşi and Suceava in Romania.

In Chişinău there are many routes which interconnect all the parts of the city and several means of public transport: buses, trolleybuses and the most widely spread public transport, jitneys. It usually takes around 1-3 minutes for a jitney to come; it should cost no more than three Moldovan Lei.

Rail
Railway of Moldova (CFM)

Chişinău Railway Station
An international railway terminal exists with possible connections to Bucharest, Kiev, Minsk, Odessa and Moscow. Trains from Bucharest are probably the best way to go, as they are the most economical. There are however no discount fares or rail passes available.

Due to certain conflicts between Moldova and the ‘unrecognized Transnistria republic’ the rail traffic towards Ukraine is occasionally stopped.

Taxi
Within Chişinău and its suburbs privately-operated minibuses, known as "maxi-taxis," generally follow the major bus routes and appear more frequently. A ride in a maxi-taxi costs 3 Lei within the city.

Both government and private taxis are very widespread in the city. Most taxis are operated by a group of companies, although there are always "illegal" or owner/operators who skirt the law by operating within the city-limits without a permit.

Government taxis are metered, so if you get a private one bargain for a price before you set off. Many of the taxi companies have a 4-digit service hotline starting with 14-XX e.g. 1400, 1402 and 1422.

The price, between twenty and fifty Lei, should not vary a lot amongst different taxi services. The price may be higher if you come from the airport. You should note that a taxi is always cheaper if booked via a taxi-office.

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