Minsk is situated 300 km to east from the border with Poland, and is easily accessible by several modes of transportation. All trains to Moscow starting from Berlin, Bern, Geneva, Warsaw, Vienna, Cologne, Paris, Prague, Copenhagen, Frankfurt-Main, Brussels, Oslo pass through Minsk.

Minsk is connected by international airlines with many cities: Frankfurt-Main, Vienna, Warsaw and many others. One can also reach Minsk by train or by plane via Moscow or St.-Petersburg. Regular sleeper trains and regular flights connect Minsk with Moscow and St.-Petersburg.

If this way of transportation is chosen, it is strongly recommended that the tickets from Moscow and St.-Petersburg to Minsk be also booked at your travel agencies, since such reservations in Moscow or St.-Petersburg may be difficult (as well as reservation in Moscow or St.-Petersburg hotels in case of travel delays). For details the participants are requested to apply their travel agencies.