Venue

The conference will take place at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) at:

Gregor Mendel Strasse 33
A-1180 Vienna

3^rd Floor, Festsaal  - Inauguration hall

Please klick at the BOKU Logo to access the University Homepage

The University lies within the green belt of Vienna and can be reached by public transport via busses No  37A, 40A, and 10A.

As a conference room there will be available the traditional "Festsaal", which is located at the third floor of the Gregor Mendel-House at:

Gregor Mendel Strasse 33
A-1180 Vienna

Please find an overview of the BOKU Campus here - klick on the image below (source: wegweiser.ac.at)

Please find a map for the building here - klick on the image below to open a pdf File (source: wegweiser.ac.at):
 

Transport links

1) Arrival at the Vienna International Airport Schwechat

 Please visit the Website for timetable and further information.

2) Arrival at the train station “Wien Westbahnhof” or “Wien Südbahnhof”

 For information on transports by train please visit this Website.

3) Access to the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU), Peter Jordan-Straße 82, A-1190 Vienna

 From the train station “Wien Westbahnhof”
Underground railway U6 (direction “Floridsdorf”) to stop “Währinger Straße/Volksoper”, switch to bus 40A (direction “Döblinger Friedhof”) and exit at stop “Dänenstraße".

From the train station “Wien Südbahnhof”
Tram D (direction “Nußdorf” or “Beethovengang”) to stop “Schottentor”, switch to bus 40A (direction “Döblinger Friedhof”) and exit at stop “Dänenstraße”.

From “Wien Mitte” (coming from Vienna International Airport)
Underground railway U4 (direction “Heiligenstadt”) to stop “Schottenring”, switch to underground railway U2 (direction "Karlsplatz") to stop "Schottentor", switch to bus 40A (direction “Döblinger Friedhof”) and exit at stop “Dänenstraße”.

Vienna public transport

General information:
http://www.wien.gv.at/english/transportation/publictrans.htm

Tickets for public transport

Tickets for public transport can be bought at Vienna Transport Authority’s ticket offices (e.g. airport, train station, underground station), tobacconists and ticket machines. Tickets for a single trip (EUR 1,70) can be bought directly in the vehicle.

The 24-hour Vienna card costs EUR 5,70 (valid for exactly 24 hours from the time they are punched).

A 72-hours ticket costs EUR 13,60 (valid for exactly 72 hours from the time they are punched).

An 8-day ticket costs EUR 27,20 (can be used by several persons, one strip per 24 hours per person).

A ticket for one week (“Wochenkarte”) costs EUR 14,-- (valid from Monday to Sunday).

Accomodation

The organizers have pre-booked a contingent of hotel rooms at special rates at a range of price categories. Please mention by the booking, that you attend the conference at the BOKU!

Cheaper accommodation may be found in youth hostels (no pre-booking).

Please notice: Participants are responsible for booking their own accommodation! Please check the hotels websites for directions.

Please download a list of hotels with prebooked rooms and information about youth hostels here.