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Welcome to Zurich

 

 

Zurich - Knowledge and Educational Center

The city of Zürich is home to a number of universities and research institutes, e.g. the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), the University of Zürich, the IBM Research Laboratory and the RiskLab. Key Business Sectors of Zurich are: Life Sciences, Financial Services, High tech, Headquarters, Creative Industries, ICT/ New Media, Sustainability.

 

Zurich - Highest Quality of Life Worldwide With Large Range of Cultural Offerings

In the last four years, the city of Zürich has consistently scored first place for quality of life in Mercer’s well-known surveys. Zürich is “open” day and night and lets people enjoy their life according to their own ideas, visions, and preferences. Visitors especially appreciate Zürich’s urban flair and openness. Winterthur has also made a name for itself with its rich cultural life and its 17 museums. Winterthur is 20 Minutes from Zurich.

 

Zurich  Map

 

Zurich Airport
Location: The airport is situated eight miles (12km) north of Zurich.
Time: GMT +1 (GMT +2 between the last Sunday in March and the Saturday before the last Sunday in October).
Contacts: Tel: +41 43 816 2211.
Transfer City: Swiss Rail (SBB) provides fast and efficient transport to the city centre, taking only ten minutes to Zurich’s Hauptbahnhof (central station). The station is located below Arrivals and trains leave every 15 minutes for Zurich and other destinations. There are also taxis or a hotel shuttle is available. Taxis take around half an hour to the city centre.

 

How to Get to the conference Venue -

Venue:

ETH Hönggerberg

 


 

 

 

Accommodation
Zurich is a small city. Everything is in walking distance. We have organized a series of hotels and arranged special prizes.
You can choose from several hotels:
Deutsch http://hotels.zuerich.com/iv07/deutsch/search.htm
English http://hotels.zuerich.com/iv07/english/search.htm
The reserved contingents are blocked until the 30th of April 2007. After that you will have to pay regular prizes.
Please book your accommodation as soon as possible and in any case before 30th of April 2007. Because due to the attractiveness of Zurich in July a lot of hotels will be fully booked already in May!

Hotel Accommodation Information

 

Social Event

 

Zurich Map

Download map (PDF 2,5 MB)

 

 

Weather Information

The daily weather forecast of supplied by:

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/Europe.htm

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/euroakt.htm

 

Visa Information

Citizens of some countries cannot enter Switzerland without valid Switzerland visa. Please, review the situation in your country and online information are available from: http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/reps.html

 

We need the following information about you for sending you the official invitation letter:

 

(1)    Full Name (exactly as in your passport):
(2)    Sex:
(3)    Date of Birth:
(4)    Nationality:
(5)    Passport Number:
(6)    Your affiliation:
(7)    Present Occupation and Title:
(8)    Arrival Date and Departure Date:
(9)    Name of Country Where You Will Apply for the Visa:
(10)  A statement specifying who will be responsible for all expenses related to the trip.
(11)  Full Postal Address:
(12)  E-mail Address:
(13)  Telephone number:
(14)  Fax number:
(15)  Names and Relationships of Persons Travelling with You
(16)  Paper/Delegate ID and Paper Title

(17)  Your registration must be fully completed (registration form and fee must be received)

(Note: all above information must be provided for each traveller, regardless of age)

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Please send by May 1st, 2007 the information to the conference coordinator

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