Workshop Venue

The 18th International Workshop on Matrices and Statistics will be held in Smolenice Castle - the Congress Centre of the Slovak Academy of Sciences.

Smolenice is a village in the western part of Slovakia, located about 60 km north-east of the capital city Bratislava. The Castle, surrounded by a beautiful English park, towers above Smolenice in the eastern foothills of Male Karpaty (Small Carpathians). The Castle was preceded by a fort watching the Czech Road, which was destroyed and abandoned in the late 18th century. From this medieval stronghold, only a part of the outside rampart with a cannon bastion is preserved. Renovation of the castle in the Romantic style, begun in the late 19th century, was finished in 1955.

Each year, numerous international congresses and symposiums, organized by institutions of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, take place here. In the Congress Centre 82 beds are available (in single-, double- and three-bed rooms). Rooms have pleasant interiors and scenic views of the surrounding countryside.

For convenience, wireless internet connection is available in the common areas of the Castle.