AMAP and CSM'98 Workshops - Local information

IFIP WG7.6 - IIASA Workshop on:
Advances in Modeling: Paradigms, Methods and Applications
September 21-23, 1998

12th JISR-IIASA Workshop on Methodologies and Tools
for Complex System Modeling and Integrated Policy Assessment
September 24-26, 1998

IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria
Local Information

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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)-807.434 (Conference Service)
Fax : (+43-2236)-71.313
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Workshop hotel

Hotel Favorita
Laxenburgerstrasse 8-10
A-1100 Vienna
Tel.: (+43-1)-601.46-0
Fax : (+43-1)-601.46-720

Hotel Favorita is an art-nouveau style Austria Trend hotel, located in the center of the city, right next to the Favoritenstrasse, one of Vienna's longest shopping streets. The nearest underground stations (line U1) are Suedtirolerplatz and Keplerplatz. Hotel facilities include a steam bath, sauna (both free of charge for guests) and underground car park (70 AS/day for guests).
The discounted (i.e. offered for participants of the AMAP and of the CSM'98 workshops, if booking is made through IIASA) prices are AS 810,- or AS 1100,- (for a single or a double room, respectively) for one night (including breakfest buffet and taxes).
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Reasonably priced hotels may be difficult to arrange at a later date. Therefore we have made a block booking in the Favorita Hotel. Participants who would like to stay in this hotel should complete the final registration form not later than July 31, 1998 (we may not be able to help you in arranging accommodation later).

Participants who prefer to make own arrangements for accommodation are encouraged to do this well in advance.

Workshop bus

The workshop bus will be available for the following transfers:

On each day of the workshop at 8:15 promptly from the workshop hotel to IIASA. Should you miss the bus, please use public transportation to Laxenburg (the nearest bus stop is located close to the hotel).
On the first day of the workshop (after the last session) from IIASA to the Heuriger and from the Heuriger (at about 21:30) to the workshop hotel.
On the second and on the third workshop day from IIASA (after the last session) to the workshop hotel.

All the workshop participants are encouraged to use this free transportation.
For information about public transportation between Vienna and Laxenburg plese 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 on the busses and trams, or from ticket machines in underground stations and at the tobacconists. One can purchase one-trip, daily, weekly or 72 hours tickets. The taxi fare in Vienna is 12 ATS per kilometer with a starting cost of 22 ATS.

To the workshop hotel from the airport:

Take a train (leaving every 14 and 44 min after the hour, cost 24 AS) or airport bus (leaving every 10, 30, and 50 min after the hour, cost 70 AS) to Wien Mitte. From Wien Mitte either the U3 underground direction Westbahnhof getting off at Stephansplatz station, then the U1 underground direction Reumannplatz getting off at Keplerplatz station (one trip ticket costs 17 AS) or a taxi (app. 140 AS) to the Favorita Hotel; or
A taxi to the workshop hotel from the airport (costs app. 350 AS).

To the workshop hotel from Nord Bahnhof:

U1 underground direction Reumannplatz until Keplerplatz station.

To the workshop hotel from West Bahnhof:

U3 underground direction Erdberg, get off at Stephansplatz station, then take the U1 underground direction Reumannplatz untill Keplerplatz station.

To the workshop hotel from Sud Bahnhof:

Take tram No. 18 for one stop to Sudtirolerplatz.

More information about Vienna and Austria

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

Tourist information about Austria (from Austria National Tourist Office).
Tourist information about Vienna (from Hotel World Atlas).
Information about public transport in Vienna (from Austria National Tourist Office).
Underground and train connections in Vienna (from Austria National Tourist Office).
Vienna tourist board (in English, German, Italian and Japanese).
Vienna city map (in German).
Museums (in German).
Concerts and theaters (in German).
Train timetable of the German Railways (in English and in German).

Please e-mail questions and/or suggestions conccerning local information to:
amap@iiasa.ac.at or csm98@iiasa.ac.at

AMAP home page
CSM'98 home page

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