VENUE

The conference will take place at the Vienna University of Technology, which is located in the centre of Vienna, the capital of Austria.

Address:
Wiedner Hauptstraße 8-10
A-1040 Wien

HOW TO REACH THE VENUE

The University of Technology in Vienna.

VIENNA

Vienna, a city with about two million inhabitants, is situated at the heart of Europe. Owing to its geographic and geopolitical location, Vienna has become a center of international events. It is a popular conference venue. Vienna hosts one of the United Nations headquarters and is home to a number of other international organisations. Vienna´s ever-changing history has left an indelible mark on the city, a mark also manifested in a rich cultural heritage. The city´s ultimate fascination stems
from combining imperial grandeur with cosmopolitan spirit, a composition which emerged after the break-up of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Viennese writers, musicians, artists and scientists have influenced many aspects of our modern world. Vienna has taken part in all major political develop-ments of the 20th century. Shaped during the centuries it served as capital of a huge empire, Vienna will always arouse a feeling of nostalgia for times past. Today Vienna offers old historical palaces and
modern shopping centres, traditional hotels, Austrian food and haute cuisine, typical Viennese coffee houses and restaurants, outstanding opera performances, classical concerts and open-air festivals, antique shops and elegant boutiques - all brought together in incomparable Viennese harmony.

Culture

The University of Technology is very close to old city centre of Vienna. Next to the University there is the most famous baroque church of Vienna the "Karlskirche". It was built from 1716 to 1722 by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach on the occaison of a vow of the emperor Charles VI. (Karl der VI.), taken because of the terrible plague in Vienna.The great cupola of the church is 72 m high and is one of the landmarks of Vienna.

From the University you are very close to the old city centre of Vienna and it's landmark Stephansdom.
You can go there by feet or take the underground line U1 for only one station.

The old city centre