| 9th IEEE International On-Line Testing Symposium |  |
| Kos International Convention Center, Kos Island, Greece
July 7-9, 2003 |
| 9th IEEE International On-Line Testing Symposium | |
| Kos International Convention Center, Kos Island, Greece
July 7-9, 2003 |
About the location:
The Symposium will be held on Kos Island, one of the most beautiful places in Greece. The climate is mild most of the year, with long hours of sunshine in summer time. Kos Island, the birth place of Hippocrates - the father of of medicine - is famous by the enormous historical interest and its archeological sites and monuments (the Stadium, the Agora, the Sanctuary of Hercules, the Sanctuary of Aphrodite, the great fortress of the Knights of St John of Rhodes, ...). You will discover the attractiveness of the city of Kos, the many deserted places around the island with a more traditional way of life, and, close to the Asklepeion sanctuary and hospital, the famous plane tree under which Hippocrates taugh medicine students, still alive 2500 years later to symbolise the perpetration, through the mileniums, of the medicine science that he introduced and of his serment still in use by modern doctors.
The island is very close to the Asia Minor and 201 nautical miles from Piraeus, and can be easily reached by air from Athens and Rhodes, and by ferry from Piraeus, Rafina, the Cyclades, Crete, Rhodes and other islands from Dodecanese.
How to Reach Kos Island:
- By Air: Kos International Airport "Hippocrates" is the fourth largest airport in Greece right after the new airport of Athens "El. Venizelos", "Macedonia" in Thessaloniki and "Nikos Kazantzakis" in Crete.
The island is connected with three regular flights per day from Athens (Olympic Airways) and with several direct charter flights per week during the months of April to October.
- By Sea: Kos is connected with the ports of Piraeus and Rafina in Athens by ferries.
Trip duration ranges from five to ten hours depending on company and number of intermediate stops. For more information on ferries schedules, trip duration and fares, see the Greek Travel Pages.
How to reach Kipriotis Village Resort:The best way to get from the Airport to Kipriotis Village Resort is by taxi and it costs around 20 €.
How to reach Kos International Convention Center:Kos International Convention Center (KICC) is located a few meters from the Kipriotis Village Resort in Psalidi, Kos.
