EBLIDA Workshop on Copyright, Warsaw, Poland, 30 March 2006

Both the seminar and the EBLIDA Working Group on Copyright meeting on Friday are to be held at Warsaw University Library, ul. Dobra 56/66, second floor. To get to the Library you should take bus nr 118 from the bus stop Centrum (the same as we use for the airport bus) and get off at stop named Biblioteka Uniwersytecka. Taxis should cost around 10 Euro.

Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport is located in the south-western part of Warsaw, c. 10 km from the city centre. It is easy to get from the airport by buses or taxi.

Municipal bus service (MZA) (175, 188 lines) operate seven days a week from early morning until late evening hours between the airport and Warsaw center. The bus stop is at the front of Arrival Terminal. Ticket price - one way 2, 40 zl. It is possible but not common to buy tickets at the bus drivers.

Taxi rank is at the front of Arrival Terminal. All taxis at the taxi rank are recommended. Journey from the airport to the hotel should cost around 10 Euro (30-40 zl). In most of the taxis you could pay by credit card.

The Polonia Palace is centrally located in the city center of Warsaw, within walking distance of to the financial and shopping districts. The Palace of Culture and Science is just opposite the hotel.

Thursday meeting

13h00 Welcomes
13h10 Harald von Hielmcrone speaks on the development of copyright within the EU, 1992-2001

14h10 Michele Battisti speaks on the implementation of the Copyright Directive in selected countries

14h30 Barbara Stratton speaks on the developments in the EU since 2001

15h00 Break

15h30 Toby Bainton speaks on Open Access and copyright

16h00 Open discussion about copyright questions

17h00 Seminar ends

For those who will not attend the seminar

20h00 Dinner

Restauracja Fabryki Trzciny (see map here)
ul.Otwocka 14,
Tel.: (22) 619 17 05

Friday meeting (draft agenda) 9.30-17.30

Welcome by Barbara Szczepanska, Emilija Banionyte, Michal Kordek
News about EBLIDA's new Director
Apologies for absence
Minutes of the previous meeting
European Commission consultation on the database directive
EC i2010 digital libraries initiative, and its high level group
Meeting in Brussels, 10 February, with Leonardo Cervera Navas

Note: Mr Cervera Navas has been invited to EBLIDA's Council meeting in Budapest on 5 May.

Lunch break at Restauracja Biblioteka (Library building)

Meetings with the Federation of European Publishers
EC - commissioned study on scientific publications
World Intellectual Property Organisation news
News of the SUBITO legal case in Germany, the Zwolle Group in the Netherlands, and other items of news

20h00 Dinner at Restauracja Dom Polski

ul. Francuska 11

tel.: (22) 616 24 32

University Library Sightseeing tour is planned for Friday afternoon (in English).

Lovers of culture and art, as well as those looking for entertainment, will find much to enjoy in Warsaw. The capital houses great collections of Polish and foreign art. Historic works can be admired at the National Museum, at the Royal Castle, in Wilan�w and at the Palace on the Water in Łazienki, while contemporary art is exhibited in the Zachęta Gallery and the Centre of Contemporary Art in Ujazd�w Castle.

Warsaw is renowned as a centre of cultural tourism thanks to numerous theatrical and musical venues, including the prestigious National Opera, the Chamber Opera, the National Philharmonic Hall and the National Theatre, as well as the music theatres Roma and Buffo, the Jewish Theatre, characterised by its unique atmosphere.