IFIP TC 7 / 2013 - Local Information


Conference venue

The registration desk will be in front of HS B,
http://campus-gis.aau.at/

You can use http://campus-gis.aau.at/ to find your way around on the campus.
(As search items you may enter lecture rooms, bus stations, restaurants, etc. around the university.)
Here you find overview about the university and the campus as well as places to eat, shops and other useful locations around the university.



Child care:
In case you require child care ("Kinderbüro") please contact Mag.a Bronwen Arbeiter-Weyrer, Bakk.
, email: bronwen.arbeiter@uni-klu.ac.at, referring to our conference.



Transportation:
 By plane, Klagenfurt can be reached via its own airport as well as via the airports in Ljublijana and Trieste (within two hours by car).
More information can be found at
The main railway station is situated in the city center and offers fast and regular connections, e.g., to Vienna, Graz, Salzburg, and Linz. It is easily rechable from the university by frequent bus connections within 15 minutes. Information on timetables and online tickets can be found, e.g.,
at:
You can also use Westbus with connections, e.g., to Vienna, Graz, Linz, Berlin, Dresden, Prague, Budapest, Bratislava, Zagreb Information on timetables and online tickets can be found at:
Via fast highway connections Klagenfurt is also easily accessible by car. The university as well as the hotels offer very good parking facilities, especially at the planned time of the conference.

Bus connection city center (Heiligengeistplatz) - university: bus line 10 (Heiligengeistplatz - Minimundus-Universität with a 10 minutes walk to the University) or bus line 81 (Heiligengeistplatz - Universität)
. With bus line 42 you have a connection from the airport to Heiligengeistplatz. Here you find an overview about all bus lines (in the daytime and in the nighttime).
The travel time from the university to Heiligengeistplatz is about 10 minutes. It is recommendable to have a look at the bus schedule in order to avoid long waiting times.

An overview about the bus plans can be found here.



Parking
Please consider that you have to pay a parking fee for parking at "Parkplatz West", "Parkplatz Süd" and "Parkplatz Ost".

Taxi

Typical taxi fares (approximately)
  • Airport to university:         20€
  • Airport to city center:        14€
  • Train station to university: 15€
  • Train station to city center:  9€
  • City center to university:    13€



Rent a bike


up to 3 hours
up to 24 hours
1st week
2nd week
City and trekking bikes
7€
11€
45€
35€
Mountain bikes
12€
19€
85€
75€

Places where you can rent a bike:
  • Uni-Wirt
    Nautilusweg 11, +43 463 218905, Mon-Fri 10:00--24:00, Sat 11:00—15:00
  • Seepark Hotel
    Universitätsstraße 104, +43 463 204499.
  • Tourist Information Klagenfurt
    Neuer Platz, +43 463 5372223, Mon-Fri 8:00--18:00, Sat 10:00--17:00, Sun 10:00--13:00




Swimming
The university is located near the Wörthersee and there are two sites to go for a swim: Strandbad Klagenfurt-See and Strandbad Maria Loretto.
Ticket: 4.10€ (from 15:00 2.90€, from 18:00 1.50€). Opening hours: Mon-Sun from 8:00 to at least 19:00 (depending on the weather).



Accommodation:
On the homepage of Klagenfurt Tourism http://www.klagenfurt-tourismus.at/english/default.asp you can find an accomodation for your stay during the conference.
There are several hotels at different sizes and categories in the direct neighborhood of the conference site, e.g,
or in the city center, e,g,
Room rates usually include breakfast.