CWU 2007 Workshops - Local information

IIASA

The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, IIASA is a non-governmental, non-profit research organization sponsored by National Member Organizations in North America, Europe and Asia. The Institute is situated in the small town of Laxenburg, about 15 km south of Austria's capital city, Vienna. For more details...

Schlossplatz 1, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria

Tel.: (+43-2236)-807.0 (Switchboard)
Tel.: (+43-2236)-807.589 (Conference Services)
Fax : (+43-2236)-71.313

Participants who prefer to make their own arrangements for accommodation are encouraged to do this well in advance. Reasonably priced hotels may be difficult to arrange at a later date. Therefore we have made a block booking in the Hotel Prinz Eugen. Participants who would like to stay in this hotel should complete the final registration form not later than June 30, 2007 (we may not be able to help you in arranging your accommodation later).

Workshop hotel

Hotel Prinz Eugen
Wiedner Guertel 14
A-1040, Vienna
Tel.: (+43-1)-505-17-41
Fax : (+43-1)-505-17-41-19
Web: www.hotelprinzeugen.at

The Hotel Prinz Eugen is located in the immediate vicinity of the famous Belvedere Palace in a traditional Embassy district of Vienna, opposite the South Railway Station (Suedbahnhof) with the adjoining Air Terminal. With the excellent traffic connections to the hotel, one can easily reach the city center in 5 minutes by Underground U1 (Suedtirolerplatz station), or by Tram D, opposite the hotel, or you may walk (approx. 15 min) through the extensive gardens of Belvedere Palace.

The discounted prices (offered for participants of the CWU 2007 workshop, if booking is made through IIASA) are as follows:

Standard Single €66
Superior Single €71
Standard Double €97
Superior Double €102

These rates includes buffet breakfast and tax.

IIASA Guest Rooms, Laxenburg

There is also a limited number of IIASA's Guest rooms available for participants who prefer to stay in Laxenburg. The price for a single room is €21.

Workshop bus

The workshop bus will be available for the following transfers:

On each day of the workshop at 08:15 promptly from the workshop hotel to IIASA. Should you miss the bus, please use the public transportation to Laxenburg (there is a bus stop close to the hotel at the Suedtirolerplatz).
On the first day of the workshop after the workshop dinner (at about 21:00) to the workshop hotel.
On the second and on the third workshop day from IIASA (after the last session) to the workshop hotel.
After the last session from IIASA to Vienna airport.

All the workshop participants are encouraged to use this free transportation.
For information about public transportation between Vienna and Laxenburg please click here.

Local transportation

Vienna has an efficient public local transportation system. Here is some basic information and advice on how to reach the workshop hotel.

Tickets for public transportation can be purchased from ticket machines on the buses and trams, or in underground stations, and at the tobacconists. One can purchase various types of tickets: one-trip (€2 from a vending machine in the vehicles or €1.50 prepaid at tobacconists and from vending machines in the underground stations), daily (24-hour, €5), 72 hour (€12, includes some sight-seeing benefits), weekly (€12.50), 8-day (€24, valid for 8 days within a year).
The taxi fare in Vienna is €1.50 per kilometer with a starting cost of €2.

To the workshop hotel from Vienna airport:

Take the airport bus to Suedbahnhof (please click here for the schedule and prices). The hotel Prinz Eugen is located just opposite the South Railway Station (Suedbahnhof)
A taxi to the workshop hotel from the airport (costs app. €35).

To the workshop hotel from Nord Bahnhof:

Take the underground line, U1 in the direction of Reumannplatz until Suedtirolerplatz station, and then walk about 5 min. to the hotel Prinz Eugen (Wiedner Guertel 14)

To the workshop hotel from West Bahnhof:

Take tram No. 18 for several stops to Sudtirolerplatz, and then walk about 5 min. to the hotel Prinz Eugen (Wiedner Guertel 14). Alternatively, take the U3 underground in the direction of Erdberg, get off at Stephansplatz station, then take the U1 underground in the direction of Reumannplatz until Suedtirolerplatz station.

To the workshop hotel from Sued Bahnhof:

The hotel Prinz Eugen is located just opposite the South Railway Station

From Vienna airport to city center:

For those of you wishing to stay in Vienna city there is a train that departs every 30 minutes and takes 16 minutes. For further information please click here.

More information about Vienna and Austria

You may want to check the following URL's for more information:

Vienna tourist board (in English, German, Italian and Japanese). Links to a lot of info on: museums, concerts, theaters, public transportation in Vienna, The Vienna Card (free travel by the public transportation and reduction or benefits at museums, sights, theaters, etc).
WienOnLine (in English and in German).
Wiens web-service (in English and in German).
Tourist information about Vienna (from Virtual Tourist).
Vienna International Airport.
Train timetable of the Austrian Railways (in English and in German).
Train timetable of the German Railways (in English and in German).

Please e-mail questions and/or suggestions conccerning local information to:
csm@iiasa.ac.at

Please note that data, although carefully compiled, is given without commitment.

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