Report on the state of the preparations of ACL07 
Prepared by: Eva Hajicova and Anna Kotesovcova 

General Conference Chair: John Carroll 
Local Organizer: Eva Hajicova 
Administrator/Secretary of Local Arrangement Commitee:: Anna Kotesovcova 

1. Dates: June 24-29, 2007 

Tutorials: June 24, 2007 
Main conference: June 25-27, 2007 
Workshops: June 28-29, 2007 

2. Location: TOP Hotel Praha 
Address: Blazimska 1781/4, 149 00 Prague 4, Czech Republic 
web page: www.tophotel.cz 

3. Rooms reservation: 
Tutorials: 3 rooms (capacity 100, 65, 55) 
Main Conference: 3 rooms (capacity 800, 300, 200) 
Workshops: 6 rooms (capacity 100, 100, 80, 55, 50, 40) 

a large and comfortable space for posters 
(40-50 posters and additional devices) 

Note: These reservations are preliminary because we do not yet 
know the requirements of the Programme Co-Chairs, the Tutorial 
and Workshop Chairs, who will have to decide on the number of 
tutorials and workshops 

ACL-Exec dinner will be held in the Historical Building of the 
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University on 
Monday, June 25. 

4. Accommodation: 
(a) 450 rooms in the TOP Hotel (incl. 250 rooms with air-
conditioning, but AC is not necessary in Prague at that time); 
price 3080 CZK/night for a single executive room, 2200 
CZK/single/standard room. (very cheap for Prague and for the comfort) 
(b) 50-100. rooms in a student hostel (20 minute walking distance 
from the conference location, or 8 min by bus - 3 stops) price: 
600 CZK/night/person (quality: very good, newly renovated. bathroom) 
(c) we will arrange for the possibility for the participants to reserve 
a room in some selected Prague hotels (of different categories), 
with a conference price; however, the price will be higher than 
that in the TOP hotel

5. Social programme: 

welcome reception: Sunday, 24 June, in the TOP hotel (Japanese garden, 
large reception hall), incl. in the fees 

banquet: Tuesday 26 June, art-nouveau style Municipal House in the 
historical center of Prague (capacity up to 700 people), price: approx. 
80. USD 

concert: Wednesday,. 27 July, a string quartet, in the historical aula 
of Charles University in the center of Prague, capacity: 250 people 
(tickets on sale at the registration, approx. price: 10 USD 

6. We will take care of an offer for a ladies programme for the days 
of the main conference and we will provide for a travel agent to offer 
post-conference trips in the country. 

7. Conference fee: will be fixed by the end of the year, but at 
present it seems reasonable to count with 300 USD. (incl. CD-Rom with 
proceedings, book of abstracts, welcome reception,. conference material, 
a gift from the organizers). 

Remark: Current exchange rate: 1 USD = 22,16 CZK