Venue and accomodation
The symposium will take place at the historic main buildings of the campus of ETH and the University of Zurich, at the center of the city. On Monday and Tuesday, the talks will be held at the Auditorium Maximum of ETH.
There will be ample signage for finding the Auditorium, but here is a map of the main building (HG)[pdf] with the locations for the symposium highlighted. Several rooms for meetings are also available, see here for the first two days [pdf].
On Wednesday and Thursday, the talks will be held at the main Aula of the University of Zurich. Here is a link to a map of the main building and the surrounding streets, indicating where the Aula is.
The downtown location of the event provides ample opportunities for lunch in nice restaurants within walking distance. For those that prefer not to leave the Rämistrasse area, we have prepared a small list of lunch alternatives [pdf].
Tram no. 6 (direction Zoo) to tram stop "ETH/Universitätsspital".
Journey time: about 6 minutes
Tram no. 10 (direction Flughafen or Bahnhof Oerlikon) to tram stop "ETH/Universitätsspital"
or
tram no. 3 (direction Klusplatz) to tram stop "Central" (first stop), from "Central" by Polybahn (departing every 3 minutes) to the Polyterrasse.
Journey time: about 8 minutes.
here is a map of city centre from main station to ETH Zentrum (pdf)
You need a valid ticket for zone no. 110 ("Stadt Zürich").
Tram no. 10 (direction Bahnhofplatz/HB) to tram stop "ETH/Universitätsspital".
The tram operates daily from 6 a.m to 11 p.m. with trams departing every 7 to 15 minutes.
Journey time: 30 minutes
If you wish to travel from the airport to the city centre (main station), you should travel by S-Bahn or train. The trains leave from the station "Zürich Flughafen".
Journey time: about 10 minutes
From the airport you need a valid ticket for 3 "zones".
Depending on your needs, you can buy a day ticket valid for 24 hours for all trams and buses within the city center. But please note that this is valid for one "zone", so you still need a ticket extention to travel from and to the airport.
We have made some block reservations with special rates in the hotels listed on the right. To take advantage of the special rates please specify the code "Latsis2013" when booking your hotel room. All room rates quoted below are per night with taxes included, and they all include breakfast. Note, however, that the block reservations will be released at a particular date for each hotel, denoted in green. Depending on availability, booking after the released dates mentioned might or might not be possible, but the special rates might not apply. We recommend booking as early as possible since Zurich is usually full during the month of June.
