Location IWBNS-VI

Meeting Location: Galindia-Mazurski Eden is situated in the center of Mazurian Landscape Park, near the Beldany lake at the distance of 100 meters from the mouth of Krutynia River on a peninsula, marked on the touristic maps as a beautiful place in respect of interesting landscape view. For details about Galindia see www.galindia.com.pl

Access to the Workshop Site: All participants are strongly recommended to come to Warsaw August 22nd for convenience. You will stay in Warsaw in the Ibis Stare Miasto Hotel (where rooms for all participants have already been reserved), on August 22nd and go together to Galindia Mazurski Eden (Workshop site) by bus in the morning of the August 23rd. Come back to Warsaw is planned afternoon August 28th. We strongly suggest that participants attend the entire Workshop to maximize information-sharing and collaboration-planning opportunities. We would like to inform you that rooms for all participants have already been reserved on August 28th.

Weather: Summer in Mazury Region turns out shorter than in other regions of Poland. It is not uncommon that first signs of fall can be noticed already at the end of August. After the 15th of August the day shortens already by 2 hours vis-a-vis the longest day of the year - the 22 of June. Many sailboats are no longer on sail. You can easily see many boats anchored to a buoy or even moved out from the water. The average air temperature in Mazury does not surpass 17 degrees Celsius in August. Thus the weather can often freeze the most devoted tourists. The famous record cold summer was recorded in 1966, when the temperature fall to +0,9 degrees C in August. There are chances however that you could see hot days too as the max air temperatures in August do not diverge from maximal July temperatures. The maximum temperature in Suwałki of +34,8 degrees, for example, was recorded on the 10 of July 1992. These hot days happen less frequently though. The lower temperatures in August are compensated by more sunny days. In addition, August in Mazury is less rainy than July as the average rainfall level in this month ranges from 70 to 80mm. There are thunderstorms too, though less frequently than in July. During nights and early mornings often mist forms what makes many non-inhabited places seem to be enchanted.

Passport and Visa: VISA are not required for citizen from most countries when entering Poland for less than 90 days. For particular cases please check http://www.msz.gov.pl