Conference Venue
The conference will take place at the Centro Stefano Franscini, the conference center of ETH Zurich located at Monte Verità, the hill above Ascona, on the Lake Maggiore, in southern Switzerland.
The conference venue provides accommodation for approximately 70 people in single or double rooms. Further accommodation will be arranged in nearby hotels and a transport to and from the conference site will be provided in the morning and in the evening.
Meals will be served to all participants in the conference venue restaurant.
Accommodation is arranged by the organizers after registration and payment are received.
One excursion to local attractions will take place during the week.
Travel Directions
Directions on how to reach the conference venue can be found at the Centro Stefano Franscini website.
By plane: The two closest international airports are Zurich and Milano Malpensa. Lugano/Agno is closer but less connected by international flights.
From the airport you can reach Monte Verità via public transport. The closest railway station is Locarno, the town next to Ascona.
The trip from Zurich and Milano airport to Locarno takes approximately 3 hours.
You can check train schedules here.
On arrival day (Sunday July 18th) a free shuttle bus will connect Locarno train station to the conference site. The meeting and departure point of the shuttle is shown and described here and here.
Departure time from Locarno railway station, Sunday July 18th:
15.30; 16.20; 17.20; 18.10; 19.20; 20.10
Basic directions by car are here.
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