.. image:: Figures/banner.png :alt: Banner ********************* Practical Information ********************* ------ Timing ------ - Pre-conference workshops: Monday, January 8th 2024, Start: 9:00. - Start: **Monday, January 8th 2024. Registration from 13:00**. Opening plenary at 14:00 - Conference dinner: Tuesday, January 9th - Conference end: Wednesday, January 10th, 17:00 ----- Venue ----- The Congress took place in the historic state rooms of the `Main Building of the University of Vienna`_, located at `Universitäts-Ring 1`_. .. image:: Figures/ima_02.jpeg :alt: Hall The central meeting point, place for registration, snacks and lunches was the `Main Ceremonial Hall (Großer Festsaal)`_. The opening ceremony and all plenary sessions were held in the adjacent `Small Ceremonial Hall (Kleiner Festsaal)`_. Breakup sessions were held in the `Senate Hall (Senatssaal)`_, the `Erika-Weinzierl-Saal`_, and the `Marietta-Blau-Saal`_. A **conference dinner** took place on Tuesday 9th at the `Wiener Rathauskeller`_, located in the basement of the beautiful `Vienna City Hall`_, just behind the University, at `Rathausplatz 1`_. We are grateful to the City of Vienna for co-sponsoring this event in this beautiful location. ------ Vienna ------ We recommend the following information sources for practical information about Vienna and the city's multitude of attractions: - `The official travel guide of the City of Vienna - Vienna Tourist Board`_ - `Visiting Vienna - City of Vienna`_ - `Vienna Tourist Information`_ ------------- Accommodation ------------- Participants have to make their own accommodation arrangements. Due to the central downtown location of the university, there exists a broad variety of options. In the following, a collection of recommended hotels close to the University: Economic (~100€/night) - Hotel & Palais Strudlhof - Hotel Boltzmann - Boutique Hotel Donauwalzer - Pension Liechtenstein - Hotel Pension Bleckmann - Flemings Selection Vienna City Hotel Medium (~175€/night) - Hotel Mercure Wien Zentrum; Fleischmarkt 1A - Hotel Rathauspark Wien, Rathausstraße 17 - Steigenberger Hotel Herrenhof; Herrengasse 10 - Hilton Vienna Park; Am Stadtpark 1 - Austria Trend Hotel Rathauspark - Hotel Josefshof am Rathaus High-end (300€+/night) - Hotel Imperial, Kärntner Ring 16 - Hotel Bristol, Kärntner Ring 1 - Vienna Marriott Hotel, Parkring 12a - The Ritz-Carlton, Schubertring 5-7 .. _Vienna City Hall: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_City_Hall .. _Senate Hall (Senatssaal): https://event.univie.ac.at/en/venue-management/locations-and-rooms/main-building-of-the-university-of-vienna/event-rooms/senatssaal/ .. _Wiener Rathauskeller: https://www.google.at/maps/place/Wiener+Rathauskeller/@48.2113108,16.3553321,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x476d0795c4a44ce9:0xf76521f984a2e1a3!4m6!3m5!1s0x476d0795dedb8af3:0x6ee954a861faf9ca!8m2!3d48.2113073!4d16.3579124!16s%2Fm%2F0l6tsyn?entry=ttu .. _Rathausplatz 1: https://www.google.at/maps/place/Wiener+Rathauskeller/@48.2113108,16.3553321,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x476d0795c4a44ce9:0xf76521f984a2e1a3!4m6!3m5!1s0x476d0795dedb8af3:0x6ee954a861faf9ca!8m2!3d48.2113073!4d16.3579124!16s%2Fm%2F0l6tsyn?entry=ttu .. _Marietta-Blau-Saal: https://event.univie.ac.at/en/venue-management/locations-and-rooms/main-building-of-the-university-of-vienna/event-rooms/marietta-blau-saal-hall/ .. _Erika-Weinzierl-Saal: https://event.univie.ac.at/en/venue-management/locations-and-rooms/main-building-of-the-university-of-vienna/event-rooms/erika-weinzierl-saal-hall/ .. _Main Ceremonial Hall (Großer Festsaal): https://event.univie.ac.at/en/venue-management/locations-and-rooms/main-building-of-the-university-of-vienna/event-rooms/main-ceremonial-hall/ .. _Small Ceremonial Hall (Kleiner Festsaal): https://event.univie.ac.at/en/venue-management/locations-and-rooms/main-building-of-the-university-of-vienna/event-rooms/small-ceremonial-hall-kleiner-festsaal/ .. _Main Building of the University of Vienna: https://event.univie.ac.at/en/venue-management/locations-and-rooms/main-building-of-the-university-of-vienna/ .. _Universitäts-Ring 1: https://www.google.at/maps/place/Universit%C3%A4t+Wien/@48.2117941,16.3573669,16.25z/data=!3m1!5s0x476d07baf8ec4cbf:0xb43516d7a3ea8ae4!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x476d07bdebd3d9dd:0xd7f665432f73f3c4!2sUniversit%C3%A4t+Wien!8m2!3d48.2131855!4d16.3600504!16zL20vMGR5MDQ!3m5!1s0x476d07bdebd3d9dd:0xd7f665432f73f3c4!8m2!3d48.2131855!4d16.3600504!16zL20vMGR5MDQ?entry=ttu .. _The official travel guide of the City of Vienna - Vienna Tourist Board: https://www.wien.info/en .. _Visiting Vienna - City of Vienna: https://www.wien.gv.at/english/culture-history/tourism/index.html .. _Vienna Tourist Information: https://viennatouristinformation.com/en/ .. _Wiener Musikverein: https://www.musikverein.at/konzert/?id=000542f8 .. _Wiener Konzerthaus: https://konzerthaus.at .. _Vienna State Opera: https://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/en/ .. _Porgy & Bess: https://www.porgy.at/en/