<p>&lt;p&gt;On behalf of Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency, it is my pleasure to invite you to the 97th Executive&amp;nbsp;Committee Meeting of the IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Technology Collaboration Program in Bratislava&amp;nbsp;2. &amp;ndash; 5. June 2025. This meeting will be hybrid, and online participants are invited to join the Executive&amp;nbsp;Committee Meeting and the National Day.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h2&gt;Schedule:&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Task Managers Meeting: &lt;/b&gt;Monday, 2.6.2025 (evening)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;National Day: &lt;/b&gt;Tuesyda 3.6.2025 (morning)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Technical Tour: &lt;/b&gt;Tuesday, 3.6.2025 (afternoon)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;SHC ExCo Meeting: &lt;/b&gt;Wednesday/Thursday 4.-5.6.2025&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;h2&gt;Transportation:&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;p&gt;The city is served by the Bratislava Airport, which is approx. 15 &amp;ndash; 20 minutes to all recommended hotels&amp;nbsp;by taxi. Other transportation options from the airport include bus or hotel transport. For visitors coming&amp;nbsp;from outside Europe the other possibility is Vienna Airport, which is approx. 50 &amp;ndash; 60 minutes to all&amp;nbsp;recommended hotels by taxi. Other transportation options from the airport include bus or hotel transport.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h2&gt;Accommodations&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;p&gt;The Aston Hotel has been selected as our conference hotel and is a 5-minute walk to the meeting venue.&amp;nbsp;There will be a block of rooms put aside for attendees at a reduced rate. Confirmation of this will be&amp;nbsp;announced in the coming weeks so please wait to receive an updated link before booking.&amp;nbsp;If you prefer another hotel, please see the SIEA information package included.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;h2&gt;Meeting Venue:&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;p&gt;National Day and SHC Executive Committee Meeting will be held in headquarters of Slovak Innovation&amp;nbsp;and Energy Agency&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Slovak Innovation&amp;nbsp;and Energy Agency&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Bajkalska 27, 821 01&lt;br /&gt; Bratislava&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h2&gt;ExCo Dinner:&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;p&gt;A hosted dinner is planned on 4-th of June, all the details will be provided later.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h2&gt;National Day/Technical Tour:&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;p&gt;National Day and Technical Tour are planned on 3-rd of June, National Day for morning and Technical Tour&amp;nbsp;for the&amp;nbsp;afternoon. All other details will be provided later.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h2&gt;Meeting Registration:&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/event-registration?EventID=9084&quot;&gt;Register Online&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</p>