8th ESPAnet Conference 2010Social Policy and the Global Crisis:
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Getting There
How to get from the airport or railway stations to the Conference?
From the airport
Airport minibus (shuttle service)
Ask at airport arrival help desk, but consider that you might have to wait until enough clients gather.
One way trip: HUF 2990 return trip: HUF 4990
http://www.airportshuttle.hu/en
Public transport
There is no direct line to the city centre. Airport bus 200E carries passengers directly to and from Terminal 1 and 2. The terminus for bus 200E is also the terminus for metro line 3 (M3 or "blue") at Kőbánya-Kispest. Change to metro and get off at Ferenc körút . You have to change to tram 4 or 6 direction Boráros tér. Get off right after crossing the Danube at stop “Petőfi híd budai hídfő”. From here it is an easy 5 minutes walk to the venue. Three tickets needed HUF 980
http://www.bkv.hu/english/home/index.html
Taxi
There is one company, ZONA TAXI with exclusive rights to provide taxi services between the airport and the centre. The service is efficient, but drivers sometimes do not keep to speed limit. Price varies according to zones, and according to the direction of the drive. (From airport to centre more expensive, with no competition among service providers, while fares from the centre to the airport has more competitive prices.)
Airport-> centre HUF 5200-5400
Centre-> Airport HUF 3600-4000
http://www.zonataxi.eu/en/tartalom/reptervaros
From Déli and Keleti Railway Stations
Take metro line 2 (M2 or “red”) to "Blaha Lujza tér" station. Change to tram 4 or 6 direction Boráros tér. Get off right after crossing the Danube at stop "Petőfi híd budai hídfő".
Further information about Budapest Public transport is available at
http://www.bkv.hu/english/home/index.html or
http://www.budapestinfo.hu/en/general_information/getting_here
Important dates
17 November 2009 = Call for stream convenors
18 December 2009 = Deadline for stream convenors
25 January 2010 = Call for abstracts
29 March 2010 = Deadline for abstract submission
3 May 2010 = Registration starts
6 June 2010 = Reduced fee application deadline
21 June 2010 24:00 (CET) = Early bird registration deadline
13 August 2010 24:00 (CET) - Deadline for submission of papers
16 August 2010 - Deadline for Registrations and payments
Registration fee is 160 Euros for early birds, 210 Euros for late birds. Central and Eastern European PhD students and professionals can apply for a reduced fee of 60 Euros at info@espanet2010.net until 6th June.
Registration opens on the 3rd May, early bird registration closes on the 21th June at 24:00 (CET).
Theme of the Conference
The theme of ESPAnet’s 2010 Annual Conference is the social consequences of the global financial crisis and its differential impact across Europe. The main questions for consideration include:
How is the crisis affecting already existing inequalities? How are different social classes and groups, especially those in poverty, affected by the crisis? What are the adaptable capacities of the different “worlds of welfare”? Does the intensifying social vulnerability lead to the re-structuring of the programs to provide more security? How far have new programs been developed, and how far have new questions of social policy and welfare been opened up by the crisis?
We would like to broaden the horizon of social policy analysis and see global environmental concerns taken into account: How far are responses to the crisis re-thinking the role of the national and international/global state and the role of the European Union in creating economically, socially and environmentally sustainable societies?