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Accommodation
Travel information
REINFORCEMENT OF THE RESEARCH CAPACITIES OF THE
SPECTROSCOPY LABORATORY FOR ARCHAEOMETRY
All visitors to Republic of Macedonia need a
valid passport. Participants from EU member
states and USA dont need an entry visa.
Participants from some non EU countries might
require an entry visa for Republic of Macedonia.
For precise information check www.mfa.gov.mk. Alex
ander The Great Airport is situated 15km away
from Skopje and is well connected to various
European destinations. We recommend the following
airline companies Austrian Airlines, Alitalia,
Adria Airways, Malev, Czech Airlines, Croatian
Airlines, JAT. The best convenient nodes are
Vienna (Austrian Airlines), Milan (Alitalia) and
Ljubljana (Adria Airways). St. Paul The Apostle
Airport is situated 10km away from Ohrid. It is a
small airport served in certain days of the week
by international flights to some European
destinations as Vienna, Amsterdam, Düsseldorf,
Zurich, Ljublana, Belgrade, which are further
connected with different European cities. For
precise information check the following
sites www.airports.com.mk/ http//www.exploringma
cedonia.com/ For participants arriving at Skopje
Airport, a special bus transfer to Ohrid will be
organized (Ohrid is 17030 km far away from
Skopje, 2 h 303 h drive). There are also daily
bus connections between Ohrid and Belgrade,
Sofia, Istanbul, Tirana. Busses from Skopje to
Ohrid and back are running by schedule from the
central bus station. Climate in September, the
temperatures vary between 10 oC at night and 24
oC during the day. Some of you might like to try
to swim in Ohrid lake! The currency exchange rate
is 61denars for 1 euro. Credit cards and euros
are widely accepted, but still preferably cash in
denars. For more information about Ohrid,
please check the following sites http//www.ohri
d.gov.mk/index.htm or www.ohrid.com.mk .
Accommodation is provided in the following hotels
at re-duced prices for the participants of the
Symposium, please choose according to your
preferences and book directly on the following
links http//www.metropol-ohrid.com/
Science Meets Archaeology Art History
BALKAN SYMPOSIUM ON ARCHAEOMETRY
First Announcement 18th-20th September 2008
or www.ukim.edu.mk/rc
Hotel Metropol - Ohrid Republic of Macedonia
You should mention that you are booking for the
Balkan Symposium on Archaeometry Science Meets
Archaeology Art History (satellite event to the
20th Congress of Chemists and Technologists of
Macedonia). If you have any problems with the
booking, please contact us.
Additional information can be obtained at
www.archaeometry.ukim.edu.mk/news.php Coordinator
Prof. Dr. Biljana Minceva-Sukarova Institute of
Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences
Mathematics Arhimedova 5, 1001 Skopje, Republic
of Macedonia Tel [phone], Fax
389-2-3226865 E-mail biljanam_at_iunona.pmf.ukim.ed
u.mk
Institute of Chemistry Faculty of Natural
Sciences and Mathematics University "SS. Cyril
Methodius Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
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SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
IMPORTANT DATES
SCOPE

• Akyüz Sevim, Department of Physics - Istanbul
  University and Istanbul Kultur University,
  Turkey
• Civici Nikola, Department of Instrumental
  Analytical Methods, Institute for Nuclear
  Physics, Tirana, Albania
• Colomban Philippe, LADIR-CNRS, Paris, France
• Grupce Orhideja, Institute of Chemistry, Faculty
  of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University
  "SS. Cyril Methodius, Skopje, Republic of
  Macedonia
• Kuleff Ivelin, Faculty of Chemistry, University
  of Sofia, Bulgaria
• Holctajner-Antunovic Ivanka, Faculty of Physical
  Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Serbia
• Minceva-ukarova Biljana, Institute of Chemistry,
  Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics,
  University "SS. Cyril Methodius, Skopje,
  Republic of Macedonia
• Piccardo Paolo, Department of Chemistry and
  Industrial Chemistry, University of Genoa, Italy
  
• Radvan Roxana, National Institute of Research
  Development for Optoelectronics, Bucharest,
  Romania
• Vandenabeele Peter, Department of Archaeology
  Ancient History of Europe, Ghent University,
  Belgium
• Varella Evangelia, Department of Chemistry,
  Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.

• Exchange of experience, expertise and information
  between scientists, conservation scientists,
  conservators-restorers as well as curators in the
  field of cultural heritage characterization and
  preservation.
• Regional cooperation in the field of archaeometry
  between the Balkan countries sharing common or
  related cultural heritage.
• Exchange of methodologies and techniques.
• Proposals of programs for cooperation in the
  protection of cultural heritage.
• Balkan Archaeometry Network - information and
  communication activities on a national and
  regional level on specific topics in archaeometry
  with emphasis on Byzantine art work.

Please use the template form for a two pages
abstract on www.archaeometry.ukim.edu.mk/news.php
. For abstract submission please use
contact_at_archaeometry.ukim.edu.mk . The abstracts
will be published in a Book of proceedings
distributed at the Symposium.
REGISTRATION FEES

• Regular 50 Student 25
• Payment of the registration fees includes
• Admission to all sessions and Book of
  proceedings
• Conference dinner coffee and tea breaks
• Conference social program.
• Please register giving your full name and
• the details of your Institution at
  contact_at_archaeometry.ukim.edu.mk.

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
The registration is on 18th September evening
(18.00-20.00), followed by a Welcome
cocktail.The program on 19th and 20th September
will consist of plenary and invited lectures and
posters. The invited lectures will provide
state-of-the-art reviews in the area of
archaeometry. Contributed papers are invited from
all areas of archaeometry. The official language
of the Symposium is English, there will be no
translations into Macedonian. The Symposium is a
satellite event to the 20th Congress of
Chemists and Technologists of Macedonia. More
information on www.bicongress08.org.mk .
TOPICS
ACCOUNT DETAILS Prirodno matematicki fakultet,
Institut za hemija IBAN MK07 1007 0100 0010
646 SWIFT BIC NBRM MK 2X National Bank of the
Republic of Macedonia Kompleks Banki bb, 1000
Skopje, R. Macedonia Correspondent bank
details Deutsche Bundesbank Zentrale Wilhelm
Epstein strasse 14 Frankfurt am Mein,
Germany SWIFT BIC MARK DE FF

• A non-limitative list of topics in
• archaeometry includes
• Byzantine Cultural Heritage,
• Ceramics,
• Wall paintings,
• Icons,
• Metal artefacts,
• Paper,
• Textile etc.