Social events

Welcome Party

The Welcome Party as well as the Registration will take place at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna on the 3rd Floor in the Inauguration hall ("Festsaal").

Date: Sunday, September 14

Time: 18.00-21.00

Location: University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Gregor Mendel Strasse 33, A-1180 Vienna, http://www.boku.ac.at

How to get there: Please visit the page "venue".

Viennese Tavern

By invitation of the Mayor of Vienna we will have dinner in a Viennese Tavern.  "Plachutta’s Grünspan" is situated in Vienna’s typical beer district, and is known as one of Vienna’s most beautiful tavern with a beer garden.

Date: Monday, September 15

Time: 19.30

Location: "Plachutta’s Grünspan", Ottakringer Straße 266, 1160 Vienna, http://www.plachutta.at

How to get there (Ottakringer Straße 266, 1160 Vienna):

Underground railway station "Heiligenstadt" is in 8 minutes walking distance (see overview map on the page "accommodation"). Take
S-Bahn S45 (direction "Hütteldorf"), exit at stop "Ottakring" and switch to tram 46 (direction "Joachimsthalerplatz"). Please exit at stop „ "Thaliastraße/Maroltingergasse". The Tavern is in 7 minutes walking distance (map). Travel time approximately 35 minutes.

Footpath from stop "Ottakring". The tavern is in 11 minutes walking distance (map)

Concert in the City Centre

We offer a concert by "Ensemble Wild" (http://www.ensemble-wild.at) that will take place in the "Aula der Wissenschaften" of the Austrian Academy of Science.

Date: Tuesday, September 16

Time: 20.00

Location: Austrian Academy of Science, Wollzeile 27a, 1010 Vienna, http://www.oeaw.ac.at

How to get there (Wollzeile 27A, 1010 Vienna):

Underground railway station "Heiligenstadt" is in 8 minutes walking distance (see overview map on the page "accommodation"). Take U4 (direction "Hütteldorf") to stop "Schwedenplatz". The Austrian Academy of Science is in 8 minutes walking distance (map). Travel time approximately 23 minutes.

Footpath from stop "Stubentor" (U3): The Austrian Academy of Science is in 4 minutes walking distance (map).

Farewell Diner and Closing Ceremony

The Farewell Diner will take place in the Upper Hall of the Cupola at the Natural History Museum Vienna.

We offer to visit the Museum already before the beginning of the Farewell Diner. Please note that your name badge will be regarded as entrance card.

Date: Wednesday, September 17

Time: 19.00

Location: Natural History Museum Vienna, Burgring 7, 1010 Vienna, www.nhm-wien.ac.at

How to get there (Burgring 7, 1010 Vienna):

Underground railway station "Heiligenstadt" is in 8 minutes walking distance (see overview map on the page "accommodation"). Take U4 (direction "Hütteldorf") to stop "Karlsplatz" and exit the station in direction of the exit "Opernring". The Natural History Museum is in 13 minutes walking distance (map). Travel time approximately 23 minutes.

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Underground railway station "Heiligenstadt" is in 8 minutes walking distance (see overview map on the page "accommodation"). Take U4 (direction "Hütteldorf") to stop "Schottenring", switch to U2 (direction "Karlsplatz") and exit at stop "Volkstheater". The Natural History Museum is in 5 minutes walking distance (map). Travel time approximately 25 minutes.