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 80th IETF MEETING IN PRAGUE 
 27th MARCH - 1st APRIL 2011 
 The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is a large 
 open international community of network designers, 
 operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with 
 the evolution of the Internet architecture and the 
 smooth operation of the Internet. 
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Entering the Czech Republic

The Czech Republic has adopted the EU migration and visa policy principles and is about to complete the harmonization of its policies with the law of the European Communities. A list of countries, whose citizens need no visa to the Czech Republic, is available here. For more detailed information please contact the diplomatic mission of the relevant country – their list sorted in the alphabetical order is available here. Since December 21, 2007 the Czech Republic has been part of the Schengen area, and border checks at international airports for flights within the expanded Schengen area are to be discontinued as of March 30, 2008.

  • Arriving by plane

    The Prague – Ruzyně international airport (for details please click here) is the biggest airport in the Czech Republic and in the whole Central and Eastern Europe. Over fifty air carriers provide direct flights between Prague and more than a hundred of destinations worldwide.

  • Arriving by train

    The Czech Republic is very well connected with the rest of the European rail network, and trains run daily between Prague and most major European cities. For more information please click here.

  • Arriving by car or bus

    You can use your own means of transport to get to the Czech Republic, there are over 90 border crossings along the Czech border. The Czech Republic has a very dense network of quality motorways and roads and several thousand additional kilometers of local and regional roads.

  • Currency

    Czech crown (Kč)
    coins: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 Kč
    banknotes: 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000 Kč
    For exchange rate card click here.

  • Local time

    GMT + 1 hour in winter,
    GMT + 2 hours in summer.

  • International dialing code

    00 420 followed by area code (Prague: 2)
    and then the local number.

  • Emergency

    Police 158,
    Ambulance 155,
    Fire brigade 150.

  • Electricity

    230 volts AC, 50Hz,
    2-pin round-shaped continental plugs.

  • Climate

    Temperate continental with
    cold winters and warm summers.

  • Safety

    The security situation in the Czech Republic as a whole and in Prague as its capital city meets the standards of Westerd Europe.
    Some useful information you can find here.