[Publicity] Important Information for the AEC Summer School 2015 - Hagenberg

[JKU Linz - RISC Office]

Dear AEC Participants,

Note that the program of our summer school is available:
https://www.risc.jku.at/conferences/aec2015/program.html

*First of all: Please check your arrival and departure dates and times 
and informus with your exact dates and times. This is important for the 
hotel. The hotel is not staffed all the time.*


In order to support your arrival in Hagenberg, we would
like to provide you with some information.
For a map with the points of interest see
https://www.risc.jku.at/conferences/aec2015/HagenbergMap.pdf

1) On the map you will see the bus station (in case that you take the
bus from the Linz train station (Linz HBF) with the direction to Freistadt.
The bus stop is called Hagenberg Ortsmitte.

2) The expected check in times at the Hotel Sommerhaus (item 2 of the 
map) are:

24.07.: 12.00 to 18.00
25.07.: there is no porter at the hotel (I can check the keys before, if 
needed)
26.07.: all day starting from 9.00
27.07.: 8.00 to 16.00

3) The breakfast will be served at Campina (item 3 of the map).

4) If you arrive on Saturday, there will various possibilities to have 
dinner.
However, on Sunday this is more challenging.
We took care that the restaurant Hametner (item 4 on the map) will be open.
Concerning alternative possibilities for lunch and dinner see
http://www.risc.jku.at/conferences/aec2015/Wirtplan.pdf

5) The conference place will be at the castle of Hagenberg (the
Gemeindesaal (Mo-Thu) and Pfarrsaal (Fr) close to our RISC institute; 
(see item 1 of the map)
The registration desk opens on Monday at 9:00.
In case that you get financial support, please hand in the corresponding
forms and invoices and tickets to our secretaries.

Below of this email we put some further travel information which might
be helpful for you.

We are looking forward to see you in Hagenberg!

In behalf of the organizers,

Carsten Schneider


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SOME TRAVEL INFORMATION

There are several options to reach the conference place RISC (Hagenberg):

a) Vienna airport -> Linz train station (Linz HBF)

Step 1: When you land at the airport Vienna, there are regular buses
which go to the train station Wien Westbahnhof
[http://www.viennaairport.com/jart/prj3/va/uploads/data-uploads/Passagier/Parken/VIE_Postbus_1187_de_en.pdf]


Step 2: From Wien Westbahnhof there are regular trains which go to Linz.
There are two train companies:
* OEBB (here you have to buy tickets before you enter the train; for the
departure times check: http://www.oebb.at/en/index.jsp)
* Westbahn (it goes only each hour, but there are some advantages:
you can buy the ticket inside of the train, there is free wireless, it 
is cheaper...;
for the departure times see https://westbahn.at/en )


b) Linz airport -> Linz train station (Linz HBF)

Step 1: Take the bus 601 from the airport to the Linz Main Train Station
(Linz HBF); it goes each hour.
The departure is in the front of the airport (there is only one bus station)
(for the time schedule check http://www.oebb.at/en/index.jsp)

Step 2: Take the bus from Linz train station (Linz HBF) to Hagenberg (see c)


c) Linz train station (Linz HBF) -> Hagenberg

Take the bus 310 from the Linz Main Train Station (Linz HBF) to
Hagenberg (the starting point is at the bus terminal which is directly
attached at the train station; the walking distance is about 5 minutes).
The tickets are sold by the bus driver (costs: 5,00 Euro).
(Again, for the departure times see: http://www.oebb.at/en/index.jsp)

d) Alternatively, you might take a taxi:
Starting from the Linz airport the costs are around 80 Euro,
Starting form the Linz train station the costs are around 60 Euro.

Warning: there is also a Hotel Sommerhaus in Linz; make clear that you
want to travel to Hagenberg.

See you at the conference!

Best regards
Ilse Brandner-Foißner

-- 
Ilse Brandner-Foißner
Administration

Johannes Kepler Universität Linz
Institut für Symbolisches Rechnen (RISC)
Schloss Hagenberg
Kirchenplatz 5b
A-4232 Hagenberg im Mühlkreis

Tel.: +43 732 2468 9920
Fax: +43 732 2468 9934
Ilse.Brandner-Foissner at risc.jku.at
http://www.risc.jku.at