International Conference SOLAR AND HELIOSPERIC INFLUENCES ON THE GEOSPACE Bucharest, ROMANIA, 1 – 5 October 2012 THIRD ANNOUNCEMENT (pdf) Program:  The scientific program is available at: http://www.geodin.ro/CONFERENCE2012/ScientificProgram.htm  The talks are distributed as follows: invited lectures: 60 minutes; invited talks: 30 minutes; contributed talks: 15 minutes, including questions  and discussions. The format of the posters is A0. Accommodation:  3* Central Hotel Bucharest   http://www.thhotels.ro/hotel-central/  Address: 13 Brezoianu, St., District 1, Bucharest, Romania  Conference place: The conference will be held in the „Petõfi Sándor“ Hungarian Cultural Center, within 2 minutes walking distance from the Central Hotel (6 Iona  Zalomit, St.). The Center consists of two large rooms, one of them will be used for the buffet lunches. Venue: Please let us know the date and time of your arrival and we will wait for you at the airport. Alternative way: From the "Henri Coand?"  International Airport take the 783 express bus to "Piata 21 Decembrie 1989" stop (pdf with timetable). The hotel is a 10 minutes' walk away  from there (see map). One day roundtrip to the Bucharest surrounding (Wednesday, 3 October): Bucharest – Snagov – Urlati – Mogosoaia – Bucharest  Leave Bucharest and drive to Snagov to visit the local rustic cloister dating back to 1364. The monastery is located on a small isolated island  in the middle of Snagov Lake and is the reputed burial place of Vlad Tepes, also known as Dracula. Don't let yourself be taken in by the  imposing forest and the nice lake surrounding the island or by the generous architecture of the monastery. The secrets are there and when  the strong winds rummage the deep waters the frightful sound of ringing bells of the old sunk church, built here by Vlad the Impaler's  grandfather Mircea cel Batran, reveal them to a cautioned ear. The island and the monastery witnessed throughout the centuries lots of  crimes and dramas. Continue to the town of Urlati and the Urlateanu Manor which is a charming villa on the top of the hill with wine storage  capacity in oak barrels. Tour the small cellars where you will also taste 5 assortments of wine while the vinification process will be explained.  Her you will also serve a traditional Romanian lunch after which you will head back to Bucharest. On the way stop in Mogosoaia built in 1702  by ruler Constantin Brancoveanu in what is known as Romanian Renaissance or Brancovenesc style, a combination of Venetian and Ottoman elements. The complex consists of the St. George church erected in 1688, the greenhouse built by French architects in 1890, the watchtower, the kitchen and the palace itself which houses the Museum of Brancoveanu Art and Architecture. Evening return to Bucharest where you will  have free time at leisure. You will find more details about the Snagov monastery at: http://www.kismetdao.com/blogs/2011/12/28/snagov-monastery-romania-the-burial-  place-of-vlad-the-impaler.html and about Mogosoaia Palace at: http://www.mydestination.com/romania/things-to-do/164887/mogosoaia--palace  http://www.palatebrancovenesti.ro/bkp/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=1  Snagov Monastery                                   Mogosoaia Palace Conference dinner (Thursday, 4 October): Conference dinner will take place at Bistro Jaristea: www.bistrojaristea.ro  Address: 5 Henri Coanda, St., corner with Bd. Dacia.  Artistic program by primadonna of the Romanian Opera, Ligia Duna; piano and violin. From the people who have long brought you some of the city's finest Romanian food comes this place, a contemporary eatery for friends.  Duck breast with sweet cabbage, smoked fish and potato salad, baked carp with garlic and mamaliga are just a few of the great dishes you  will find on the menu. Add in a bright, breezy setting, good service, visinata by the glass and you have a terrific new place to eat and spend  most of the evening.