We have a great pleasure to invite you to EAST-WEST DESIGN & TEST SYMPOSIUM - EWDTS'09

The main target of the IEEE East-West Design & Test Symposium (EWDTS) is to exchange experiences in the field of design, design automation and test of electronic circuits and systems, between the technologists and scientists from Eastern and Western Europe, as well as North America and other parts of the world, The symposium aims at attracting attendees especially from the Newly Independent States (NIS) and countries around the Black Sea and Central Asia.

Moscow is one of the oldest inhabited cities in world and has a true "Russian" feel. Moscow is the capital and the largest city of Russia. It is also the largest city in Europe, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world. Moscow is is known as political, economic, religious, financial, educational, transportation and a city of science, culture and high tech R&D centre. Moscow is a major economic centre and is home to the largest number of billionairs in the world; in 2007 Moscow was named the world's most expensive city for foreign employees for the second year in a row. It is home to many scientific and educational institutions, as well as numerous sport facilities.

The main historical core of Moscow is Kremlin (a fortress - on photo), which is located in the core of the city. Tverskaya street, which is the main avenue of the city, starts from the Kremlin and heads north to become Leningradskoye Shosse, which leads directly to St. Petersburg (750km). Moscow has a radial structure, and the Garden Ring road defines the center of the city. A smaller Boulevard Ring defines the city's downtown. To be able to find the right building on any street, it's useful to know that in Moscow house numbering starts from the center. Also, the odd-number houses are located to the left, and the even-number houses - to the right. So, if you're looking for Tverskaya st., #2, for example, it will be located very close to the Kremlin (which is the most central place in Moscow), on your right-hand side (if you turn your back to the Kremlin).

Moscow is located in the middle of the continent, so the temperature is contintal, which means hot weather in Summer and cold weather in Winter. The hottest months are July and August, when the temperatures can reach +30-35 celcius. They are followed by mild September, which turns into Indian Summer - the last warm days of the year usually in the end of the month.