Practical information
- The Workshop venue is located in the city center within walking distance to major attractions.
- Wi-Fi is available in the conference hall (Irkutsk city center hotel)
- In Russia, it is mandatory to pay in rubles
- A variety of cuisines are served in many cafes and restaurants. Find details at https://restaurantguru.com/Irkutsk#restaurant-list or https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurants-g298527-Irkutsk_Irkutsk_Oblast_Siberian_District.html.
- All supermarkets, markets, pharmacies, most shops and souvenir shops are open all day, every day.
- Local public transport is only for cash.
- Public transport stops in the city center have maps showing your location.
- Standard weather in September: average air temperature is +9.5° C; total rainfall is 53 mm, air humidity 76%; wind velocity 2 m/s. For the period 5–15 September 2023, air temperature averaged +7.6°C in the night and +17.9° C in the daytime (abs. min of +0.4° С, abs. max of +24.2° С), there were 5 days with rain, 1 day with snow and 2 days with fog, total rainfall for the period was 64 mm.
- The standard voltage in Russia is 220 V (50 Hz). Power plugs and sockets / outlets of type C and type F are used.
- Interactive map of Irkutsk can be used online at https://2gis.ru/irkutsk or you can install "2GIS" app for Android or Apple devices.