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