IASIL 2005 Charles University, Prague
Ireland – A Global Village?
25-28 July 2005

Social Programme

Sunday 24th
19.00-22.00
Opening Ceremony and Reception
Full buffet
Venue: Karolinum building Charles University Ovocný Trh 3
Map: http://www.mapy.cz/search.py?ph=Ovocny+trh+3&ci=Praha

Monday 25th
19.00
Reading: Glenn Patterson followed by a reception (wine and snacks)
Venue: Law Faculty, Nám. Curieových 7

Tuesday 26th
13.30-16.00 Boat cruise of the Vltava
Buffet lunch

19.00 Launch of Field Day Review followed by a reception (wine and snacks)
Venue: Faculty of Philosophy building (to be confirmed)

Wednesday 27th
19.30 Contemporary Theatre Roundtable followed by a reception (wine and snacks)
Venue: Faculty of Philosophy building

Thursday 28th
19.00/19.30 Closing Banquet
Venue: Obecni Dum, Nam. Republiky 5
http://www.obecni-dum.cz/e_index.htm

Extra Curricular…

A list of restaurants and pubs in the vicinity of the Faculty will be included in your conference folder.

Events, concerts, sights

You’ll have just missed Michael Flatley’s Celtic Tiger (appropriately enough on 12th July) but take heart, there’s still some culture left.

See http://www.pragueexperience.com/events/events.asp for a good list of events in July.

The Castle (there are millions of these sites – here’s two to get you started)
http://www.prague.cz/prague-castle.asp

http://www.myczechrepublic.com/prague/sightseeing/prague_castle.html

Astronomical Clock (the best view of the city centre from this tower)
http://orloj.com/

http://www.pragueexperience.com/places.asp?PlaceID=596

Charles Bridge (best early in the morning and late in the evening when the tourists have gone)
http://www.myczechrepublic.com/prague/sightseeing/charles_bridge.html

Weirdest tower – Television Tower Zizkov (the highest view of the city)
http://www.tower.cz/english/

The Jewish Quarter (Josefov)
http://www.pragueexperience.com/places.asp?PlaceID=597