Venue

Dubrovnik is a stunning medieval stone-walled city and one of Europe’s top conference destinations, often called “the pearl of the Adriatic.” It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.

With a population of 41,562 (2021 census), Dubrovnik was the capital of the maritime Republic of Ragusa, achieving significant wealth and skilled diplomacy in the 15th and 16th centuries. The city’s patron saint, Sveti Vlaho (Saint Blaise), is commemorated with statues throughout the city.

A key feature of Dubrovnik is its walls, which attracted 1.1 million visitors in 2016. These walls, nearly 2 kilometers long, protected the city and have been a filming location for King’s Landing in the HBO series Game of Thrones.

Although many Renaissance buildings were destroyed in the 1667 earthquake, notable structures like the Sponza Palace and Rector's Palace remain. Other highlights include St. Saviour Church, the Franciscan Church and Monastery, St. Blaise's Church, and the Baroque Cathedral, which houses relics of Saint Blaise. The Dominican Monastery, with its art museum and Gothic-Romanesque church, and the 31-meter-high bell tower built in 1444 are also significant landmarks.

Dubrovnik is the hometown of Josip Ruđer Bošković (1711-1781), a notable physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, and Jesuit priest. He made significant contributions to atomic theory and astronomy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Joseph_Boscovich

For more information, visit Dubrovnik's Tourist Board website. https://tzdubrovnik.hr/lang/en/index.html

Conference venue

The MECO 50 conference will take place in the Inter-University Centre (IUC) in Dubrovnik. IUC is located in the vicinity of the Dubrovnik historical centre, at the address Don Frana Bulića 4. IUC was founded in 1972, is an independent, autonomous academic institution with a mission to promote international co-operation between academic institutions throughout the world.

The building has a large conference hall which can accommodate 110 participants, 10 classrooms of different sizes (accommodating between 20 and 50 participants), a computer room and two cabinets. The conference hall and classrooms are air-conditioned, equipped with PowerPoint, overhead projectors and wi-fi. The building has available panels for poster session as well as equipment for simultaneous translation. Photocopying of work material and handouts can be arranged with the assistance of IUC Secretariat.