VENUE: Welcome to Zurich

Zurich - Knowledge and Educational Center. The city of Zurich 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 OfferingsIn the last four years, the city of Zurich 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 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

Please download the pdf which gives you detailed information on how to get to the conference venue.

Zurich Map

You can find an interactive map at: http://www.stadtplan.stadt-zuerich.ch/zueriplan/stadtplan.aspx
In Zurich you can buy everywhere maps of the city.
(The following map gives an overview on the region but the map is not useful for navigation in the city.)

Hotel/Accommodation

Zurich is a small city. Everything is in walking distance. We recommend you to book a hotel in the city center. First, because you can enjoy the beauty and quality of living of Zurich in summer. Second, because there are no hotels close to the campus "ETH Hönggerberg". General hotel accommodation information can be obtained from:

Deutsch:     http://hotels.zuerich.com/deutsch/   <pdf file>

Englisch:    http://hotels.zuerich.com/english/ <pdf file>

The following discount offers are no longer available.

Together with the city of Zurich we organized reduced prices and a website where you can compare and book your hotel. You will find the recommended 18 hotels at: http://hotels.zuerich.com/iv07/english/search.htm

At first, you might think that this is just the official list of hotels. But it is not. It is a filtered list with reduced prices only available for IV delegates. It does not matter in which hotel you stay. Because the journey from your hotel to the "ETH Hönggerberg" (not ETH in the city center) takes about the same time (roughly 20-30 minutes).

Please book your accommodation as soon as possible and in any case before Mid of April 2007. Because due to the attractiveness of Zurich in July a lot of hotels will be fully booked already in May!

We managed to again extend the deadline for hotel reservation. But only for some of the hotels, Deadline is extended until the 31st of May in the following hotels.

o Hotel Storchen (Verlängerung mit reduziertem Kontigent)

o Hotel Adler

o Hotel California

o Hotel Scheuble

o Hotel du Théâtrè

o Hotel Hirschen

o Hotel St. Josef

o Hotel Limmathof

o Hotel Etap

Weather Information

The daily weather forecast in Zurich at http://www.zuerich.ch/

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)

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