Atlantykron

The Atlantykron Academy represents a summer school, organized in nature and dedicated to knowledge. For ten days a year, on a wild ostrov in the middle of the Danube, the size of a football stadium, which becomes friendly only during this period, we bring high performance technologies, brand readers, we invite virtually, through teleconferences, specialists from all over the world to share from their experience. Activities during the Atlantykron Academy cover a wide level, starting from science and culture to art and sport. There are over 30 interesting activities, 24 hours a day. Over time, over 10,000 young and guests have passed on this island, who have learned each other, from each other.
In 1990, a small group of young science fiction lovers chose this distant island as an ideal place, although wild, where the annual science fiction festival, an occasion, gave them the chance to study and learn from each other. The time has passed, the conditions have changed, but the thirst for knowledge and new experiences remained. After 10 years, the festival turned into a summer school. Tradition continued, having the support of the government and non -governmental organizations around the world every year.
Over time, over 10,000 guests, participants, organizers have passed on this island. Since 1990, Atlantykron has been under the tutelage of the Ministry of Youth and Sport and has permanently supported and supported by several government agencies (Ministry of Agriculture through ANIF, National Directorate of Forests), from local authorities-Cernavoda City Hall, but also with the help of local economic agents.
Among the most important years of the Atlantykron Academy were 1999, when the edition was dedicated to the Total Sun Eclipse, 2001-when the island hosted Eurocon, the European Convention of Science Fiction and 2019-when the Academy celebrated 30 years of existence. The Atlantykron Academy has hosted, over the years, numerous personalities, such as astronaut Dumitru Prunariu, writers of Saint Norman Spinrad (president of the SF and Fantasy writers at that time), Joe Haldeman, Robert Sheckley, Alain Lebussy, Ion Hobana, Alexandrescu Alexandrescu, artists Pascu, Cristian Greţcu, Barock band, geneticist Jonathan Cowie, Bridget Willkinson (president of the European SF society), biologist Alexandru Ecovoiu, Gheorghe Fodoreanu (former president of the National Association of Tourism Agencies), Peter Moon (American writer), Nicolae Voiculeţ, etc.
In 2014, the organizing team Atlantykron organized, in partnership with Innovation Travel and the National Tourism Authority, the "Danube, Romanian Tourist Treasure" Conference, which brought together over 300 participants and guests. On the day of the conference, Nicolae Voiculeţ held a memorable concert.
In 2015, the Atlantykron Academy received, for the 25 years of activity anniversary in 2014, some well -deserved distinctions, such as the nomination granted at the Foreign Policy magazine Gala together with the "Horia Hulubei" Institute of Physics and Engineering The nomination granted by Radio Romania Cultural in the section "Education and education".
Atlantykron is a wild island, a place that only for ten days a year has fireworks, electricity connection, high -speed internet for virtual conferences -Science fiction idea in the first editions of the 90s -, big screens on which are designed images on Mars and, not last, the conferences, the conferences, the conferences, communication.