Conference Venue - City of Vršac

Vršac is a beautiful town situated 85 km north-east of Belgrade, on the edge of the Pannonian plain, at the foot of the Vršac mountains, only 14 km away from the Romanian border. Vrsac belongs to the towns which are proud with good reason of their past and intensive development of cultural life. The town lies on the international road Belgrade-Timisoara and one can arrive from the capital in an hour by car. Vatin, the most frequent road border crossing with Romania, is only a ten-minute drive away. Road distance from Vrsac to Novi Sad is 145 km.

The symbol of the town - The Tower of Vrsac is the first thing you see when you arrive in Vrsac from any direction. This tower is a remnant of the former military-strategic fortress, built in the mid-XIV century. Municipality of Vrsac has 60,000 inhabitants. The town is a multiethnic community where members of 16 nationalities live. Thanks to the dynamic economic and social activities, as well as the natural potentials, significant population of the neighbouring municipalities gravitates towards Vrsac.

Genuine treasure of cultural inheritance of these regions is found in the Town Museum (300,000 exhibits), which celebrated 120 years of existence in 2002, and the Town Library (founded in 1887, library holdings of 200,000 books). Theatre life in Vrsac has been in existence for over two centuries (the first theatre performance was staged as far back as 1773), while the National Theatre Sterija was opened in 1945. Vrsac has been known as an organizer of large and well-attended manifestations of different kinds for many years.

Powerful industry, that citizens are particularly proud of, is the carrier of the aggregate development of Vrsac and its surroundings. Hemofarm Group, leader in the domestic pharmaceutical industry and the model of many, even outside the country borders, is the backbone of the Vrsac economy. Over 3000 workers are employed in the Hemofarm Group. The products of Vrsac confectioners are on the offer of candies all over the world. Vrsac is also known for "Banatski rizling" (the Riesling of Banat) and other wine brands produced by the , as well as for the beer Champion and Zoffman produced in the . The mentioned companies, as well as many others in this area, guarantee that Vrsac will continue to grow and become richer and more beautiful.