ETH Zurich is the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland. and is one of Europe's premier universities in the fields of Chemistry, Physics, Electrical Engineering, and Computer Science.
Zürich is the largest city in Switzerland (about 1 million people in the greater Zurich area, of which about 370,000 in the city proper). Home to the country's largest airport with numerous international connections, Zurich is Switzerland's main commercial and industrial center.
We are looking forward to welcoming you in Zurich! For any questions please contact Claudia Günthart, ETH
Conference location
The conference will take place in two different locations:
- Sunday 24th: ETH IFW building
- From Monday 25th to Wednesday 27th: ETH HG Main Building (HG)
The ETH IFW building is located at Weinbergstrasse/Haldeneggsteig 4, right in front of the tram stop (n. 7) coming from the main train station. You can take tram number 7 heading to Stettbach from stop Central (you have to cross the Bahnhofbruecke bridge) or from stop Bahnofstrasse/HB(located in Bahnofstrasse). Get off at stop Haldenegg. Climb the stairs on the rear of the stop and take the road up for 20m. On the right you will see the entrance to the IFW building. The registration desk is right at the entrance.
The ETH main HG building is located at Rämistrasse 5, just in front of the tram stop (n.6) coming from the main train station. You can take tram number 6 heading to Zoo from stop Central (you have to cross the Bahnhofbruecke bridge) or from stop Bahnofstrasse/HB(located in Bahnofstrasse). Get off at stop ETH/Universitätspital. Cross the road and enter the building. The registration desk is located in the E0Sud hall, which is on the left side of the main hall after the columns and the little bar (there will be signs on site).
Travel Information
Accomodation
Here is a list of hotels in Zurich that offer special rates for conference participants and that are very close to ETH (most of them 5 min. walking). Don't forget to mention the name of the conference when registering.
You can find additional hotels searching the following:
|
Hotel name |
Address |
Phone number |
Website |
Price double room (a) |
Price single room (a) |
Reservation deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sunnehus |
Sonneggstrasse 17, 8006 Zurich |
044/ 250 27 27 |
SFr. 212.00 (b) |
SFr. 152.00 (b) |
31/5/2007 |
|
Comfort Inn Royal |
Leonharstrasse 6, 8001 Zurich |
044/ 266 59 59 |
SFr. 220.00 (b) |
SFr. 160.00 (b) |
31/5/2007 |
|
Rex |
Weinbergstrasse 92, 8006 Zurich |
044/ 360 25 25 |
SFr. 180.00 (b) |
SFr. 130.00 (b) |
31/5/2007 |
|
Astor |
Weinbergstrasse 44, 8006 Zurich |
044/ 251 35 60 |
SFr. 230.00 (b) |
SFr. 167.00 (b) |
31/5/2007 |
|
Du Theatre |
Seilergraben 69, 8001 Zürich |
044/ 267 26 70 |
SFr. 180.00 (nb): SFr. 15.00 |
SFr. 135.00 (nb): SFr. 15.00 |
31/5/2007 |
|
Sofitel Zürich (r) |
Stampfenbachstrasse 60, 8006 Zürich |
044/ 360 60 60 |
SFr. 270.00 (nb): SFr. 32.00 |
SFr. 225.00 (nb): SFr. 32.00 |
14/5/2007 |
|
Ibis Zürich City West (r)(t) |
Schiffbaustrasse 11, 8005 Zürich |
044/ 276 21 00 |
SFr. 165.00 (b) |
SFr. 151.00 (b) |
14/5/2007 |
(a) per night, plus City Tax CHF 2.50 per Person / per Day (b): breakfast included; (nb): breakfast not included (r): registration form has to be sended via fax (t): 15 min. by tram
Meals information
Lunches will be offered at the Dozenten Foyer, located in the ETH main building (Hauptgebäude). Vouchers will be distributed. They are included in the registration fee. Also included are two coffee breaks (one in the morning and one in the afternoon) and a conference dinner on Monday 25th. The conference dinner will take place at the beautiful Uto Kulm restaurant located in Uetliberg, on top of Zurich. We have reserved a train that will depart from the main station at 18:45 (15m trip). Have a look at some pictures.
