CRAF 2020

CRAF 2020 has been postponed. The information will be updated.

15.09.2020.


The 65th CRAF Expert Committee meeting

and the 4th Stakeholder Forum meeting

Engineering Research Institute

“Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre”

of Ventspils University of Applied Sciences

Ventspils, Latvia

TBA, 2020


  • IMPORTANT DATES

    To be announced

  • ACCOMMODATION

    Please note that you have to make your own hotel reservations. You are urged to do this as soon as possible.


    You can find information about accommodations in Ventspils at the web site.


    LOC recommends:

    Hotel Juras Brize  

    From 53 EUR per room/night


    Raibie Logi  

    From 38 EUR per room/night


    Ventspils University of Applied Sciences

    dormitories

    From 21 EUR per room/night


    Martas Nams

    From 35 EUR per room/night

  • VENUE

    VENTSPILS UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES


    Address:  

    Inženieru Street 101, Ventspils, LV-3601




  • TRAVEL INFORMATION

    Travelling from RIGA AIRPORT to RIGA CITY CENTRE


    BY TAXI

    The average daytime taxi tariff is EUR 0.40-0.70 per kilometer. Boarding fee is up to EUR 2.50. We suggest Baltic Taxi +37120008500, Red Cab +37180001313. Also there are taxi application “Bolt”  you can use.


    BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

    Bus no. from airport RIX

    Bus No. 22

    Express minibus No. 322

    Express minibus No. 341Ticket price for a single journey: EUR 1.15 if bought in advance or EUR 2.00 if bought from the driver.


    Tickets can be purchased at the Welcome to Riga! Information bureau (arrival hall E ), in retail outlets at Level 1 and 2 of the terminal building, or from a ticket vending machine at the bus stop.

    Public transport timetables: at the bus stop and on https://www.rigassatiksme.lv/en/for-riga-guests/ 


    Travelling from RIGA CITY CENTRE to VENTSPILS


    BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

    Bus goes from Riga International Bus Station (Prāgas street 1, Riga) till Ventspils Bus Station (Kuldigas street 5, Ventspils).


    You can look for bus schedule Riga SAO – Ventspils AO here: https://www.1188.lv/en/transport/schedules/rigas-sao/ventspils-ao/105317/105334

    Travelling around VENTSPILS


    BY TAXI

    MS-VR Taxi Ventspils

    Fortuna Taxi2 Ventspils


    ON FOOT

    From Ventspils Bus Station to venue you can go by feet (around 20 minutes).


  • VISAS

    Participants who need a visa to enter Latvia should submit the necessary application to the nearest diplomatic or consular representative of Latvia in their country of residence.


    CRAF can send invitations for getting Latvian visas if requested by participants.


    Please contact 

    Michael Lindqvist 

    ( michael.lindqvist@chalmers.se )

    as soon as possible for an invitation letter, as obtaining a visa can be a long process.


  • GENERAL INFORMATION

    Important phone numbers

        The country code for Latvia is +371

         Emergency services (police, ambulance, or fire) – 112


    Electricity supply

        The electricity supply is 230 V, 50 Hz


    Foreign exchange

        The official currency is the EUR


    Local time

        At the time of the meeting, Latvia will have Eastern 

       European Summer Time, EEST (UTC + 3 hours)


  • CONTACT

    Ventspils University College

    Inzenieru Street 101a

    Ventspils, LV-3601, Latvia

    https://venta.lv/


    If you have questions, please contact us by writing to the email address:


    Michael Lindqvist 

    michael.lindqvist@chalmers.se


    Vladislavs Bezrukovs

    vladislavs.bezrukovs@venta.lv


    Ieva Kozlova 

    ievako@venta.lv 

  • SUPPORT

    This conference is supported by the European Regional Development Fund projects No. 1.1.1.5/18/I/009 “Support to the Ventspils University of Applied Sciences in preparation of international cooperation projects for research and Innovation”


    This conference is supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730562 [RadioNet].

About CRAF


The science of radio astronomy plays a key role in increasing our understanding of the environment and the universe in which we live.


By its nature it is a passive service, so it never causes interference to other users of radio, but unfortunately it is becoming increasingly difficult to protect radio astronomy operations from radio interference as use of the spectrum increases for both terrestrial and space-borne communications.


On behalf of European radio astronomers, the Committee on Radio Astronomy Frequencies of the European Science Foundation (CRAF) coordinates activities to keep the frequency bands used by radio astronomy and space sciences free from interference.


It works towards this aim by:

  • Co-ordinating the case for radio astronomy and space sciences in Europe in discussions with the major public and private telecommunications agencies.
  • Acting as the European voice in concert with other groups of radio astronomers in discussions within the international bodies that decide on the use of radio spectrum.
  • Initiating and encouraging scientific studies aimed at reducing interference at source and the effects of interference.


Source: https://www.craf.eu/