You will also have the opportunity to visit our town and region. The Moravian-Silesian Region is located in the most eastern part of the Czech Republic, about 300 km as the crow flies from the centre of Prague. However, it is only 1 hour by air, 3 hours by rail and 4 hours by road. Ostrava, the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the heart of the Moravian-Silesian Region, is located in the north-eastern part of the country. It is situated near the Slovak and Polish border on the banks of the Ostravice River overlooking the beautiful mountains of Beskydy. Ostrava has only recently lost the face of a typically industrial city. The coal mining finally ended there in 1994. The industrial heritage is a unique jewel of architecture. Instead of original mines, there are mining museums now and there are a number of closed metallurgical buildings waiting to be innovatively reused. Besides the technical heritage, the city offers its visitors many cultural and historical attractions, as well as other sights that allow tourists to enjoy a pleasant day full of exceptional experiences. You can look forward to experiencing the legendary Czech hospitality, as well as the excellent Czech cuisine. You will fall in love with the taste and aroma of known and unknown specialties typical of this region.

It is a special honour for me to host the Symposium EUROCK for the second time in the Czech Republic after the event in 2005 (EUROCK 2005 in Brno city) and I strongly hope that an exciting program and the charms of this beautiful central part of Europe will contribute to make the Symposium a successful and unforgettable event.