Sibiu is a city of about 150,000 persons and is situated in the center of Romania about 150 km. away from Brasov. Sibiu was designated the European Capital of Culture in 2007. The inner city of Sibiu is about 800 years old and has a very welcoming town center. Its geographical location makes it one of the most important transportation hubs in Romania. For more information about Sibiu see http://romaniatourism.com/sibiu.html

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The IBIS Hotel will serve as the ICASSI headquarters. The IBIS Hotel houses an auditorium where the plenaries and evening programs will be held. It is also where the ICASSI office will be located. A lounge area with lobby bar offers a central location where participants can congregate in the evenings. All participants staying in ICASSI accommodations will dine at the IBIS Hotel. This location is air conditioned and is one of the sites offering accommodations. Additionally, some of the classrooms will be located here while other classes will be held in classrooms at the Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu (ULBS) which is less than a 5 minute walk from the IBIS Hotel. ULBS is a public university of 25,000 students named after Lucian Blaga the philosopher, poet and playwright and houses five faculties: Letters, History and Law, Medicine, Food and Textile Processing Technology, Engineering and Sciences.