Language and Communication Technologies

LCT Annual Meeting 2025

June 26-27 2025, Prague

Venue: School of Computer Science building (Malá Strana Campus), Malostranské náměstí 25, Prague 1, rooms S8 and S9 (1st floor)

Program

Thursday, June 26

 8:45  corridor  Registration, posters preparation (1st floor, in front of rooms S8, S9)
 9:30  S9        Welcome: 
                 tba, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University
                 Josef van Genabith, LCT project coordinator
                 Evgeniya Ustinova, LCT project management
10:00  S9        Invited talk:
                 Jan Hajič, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University
                 title: tba  
                 abstract: tba
10:40  corridor  Coffee break
11:15  corridor  Poster session I
12:00  corridor  Poster session II
12:45  corridor  Lunch
13:45  S9        Student meeting (incl. student rep elections, only for students of the intake 2024)
       S8        in parallel with coordinators' meeting
15:30  corridor  Coffee break
                 Consultations with local coordinators (e.g., individual comments/issues; Y2 information) 
                 in parallel with graduates' preparation for ceremony
16:00  Refectory Graduation Ceremony in the Refectory 
                 (formal dress required for graduates (a suit for men, and a cocktail dress or pant suit for women); others smart casual) 
                 Jan Polák, vice rector, Charles University 
                 Josef van Genabith, LCT project coordinator
                 student rep
                 organ music: tba     

18:30            Reception at Café Hamu 
                 Malostranské náměstí 258 (the upper part of the square)

Friday, June 27

 9:00  corridor  registration 
 9:30  S9        Invited talk: 
                 Julia Falco, Barcelona Supercomputing Center (LCT alumna, intake 2021)
                 title: tba
                 abstract: tba
10:00  S9        tba
10:15  S9        Plenary meeting: consortium & students 
                 chair: tba
                 Announcement of the new study rep.   
11:15  corridor  Coffee break
11:45  S9        Alumni session
                 graduates of the intake 2022 will share their experience after finishing the program
12:45  S9        Closing
13:00            Lunch
14:00-17:00      City tour
                 Each participant must have a ticket for public transport (30 mins ticket is enough, see below)
                 start: in front of the building

Accommodation: University Hotel Krystal - the hotel is 17 floors tall, you can’t miss it!

From the airport to Krystal:

• How to get there:.
  • from the airport, you can reach Krystal simply by trolley bus No. 59 to the Nádraží Veleslavín stop (15 min), then walk ca 550 m; 
  • operating from 4:20 to 23:30 (from the airport to the city) / from 5:10 to 0:20 (from the city to the airport) ,
  • you need a ticket (for 30 min), also available through the PID LÍTAČKA app (see below).
• Avoid taxi if possible!

From Krystal to the Venue:

• metro line A to Malostranská metro station, then 1 stop by tram 12, 15, 20, or 23 to Malostranské náměstí (direction to the city center, not to the Prague Castle), approx. 25 minutes; 
• you need a ticket (for 30 min), also available through the PID LÍTAČKA app (see below)

City transport in Prague: 

• Fares - 30 min. (30 CZK) ticket is enough from Krystal to the venue (alternatively, 1 day or 3 days tickets are available)
• Zone P includes the metro, trams, trolley buses and city buses (lines Nos. 100 – 299 and 901 – 930), the Petřín funicular, ferries
• How to buy tram/metro tickets. Or you can use PID LÍTAČKA app.

Living in Prague - faculty webpage for incoming students with basic practical info

What to see in Prague: 

• Prague official tourist portal
• Lonely Planet about Pragueurist p
• and many others 

Emergency Numbers

Ambulance	Police	City Police	Fire Brigade	Emergency
155	158	156	150	112