Venue
| VaMoS 2010 will be hosted by Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU). JKU is a center for science and the largest academic institution in the federal state of Upper Austria. The university's core areas of competence include the Social Sciences, Economics and Business, Law as well as Engineering and Natural Sciences. Founded in 1966 the university now hosts about 15000 students. All facilities of Johannes Kepler University Linz are situated on a single campus covering approximately 350,000 m². |  |
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The university derives its name from the astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler who taught in Linz from 1612 to 1626. Known as the "leader of mathematicians" ("princeps mathematicorum") he explained in his work "harmonices mundi" (The Harmony of the World) his ideas on humanism and natural philosophy. He developed essential theories of astronomy in his "Laws of the Planets". |
Linz
Linz is the European Capital of Culture 2009 Situated on the banks of the Danube, Linz has been the capital of the province of Upper Austria since 1490. It is the third largest city in Austria Linz (~200 000 inhabitants). The pastel tones of the Baroque and Rococo facades of the citizens' houses on Main Square and the carefully renovated old town provide striking contrasts to the city's modern industrial and commercial centres. More than 50 percent of the city is covered with parks and green spaces. Culture is big in Linz. Linz hosts the annual Ars Electronica festival, an internationally renowned multimedia, video and computer art event. The performances at the Landestheater regularly receive critical acclaim, and lovers of fine art enjoy exhibitions in the Ursulinenhof. Avantgarde and alternative cultural events take place at the Posthof and range from reggae and experimental jazz to rock, folk and cabaret.
Traveling Information
By plane: Linz Blue Danube Airport (LNZ) offers daily direct scheduled flights to Amsterdam, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna, and London. See http://www.flughafen-linz.at for details. Nearby international airports are Munich (about 3 hours by car or train to/from Linz) and Vienna (about 2,5 hours by car or train to/from Linz).
By train: Austrian Railways (ÖBB) online train schedule and ticketing service
By car: From Vienna, Salzburg, and Munich take motorway A1 to exit "Knoten Linz". From Prague take E 55 to Unterweitersdorf. From Graz/Klagenfurt, take motorway A9 (Pyhrnautobahn) to exit, "Voralpenkreuz", motorway A1 to exit, "Knoten Linz". From Passau (Germany) take A8 (Innkreisautobahn) to exit "Knoten Wels", A1 to "Knoten Linz". From "Knoten Linz" continue on motorway A7 (Mühlkreisautobahn), take exit 15 "Linz/Dornach" and follow the green signs to "Universität Linz".
Hotels
Hotel reservations for VAMOS 2010 will be handled by the Room Coordination Service of Johannes Kepler University. The hotel reservation form will be available after the paper notification date. Please book your room as soon as possible after that date to benefit from the special conference rates.
A limited number of rooms for VAMOS 2010 participants are available in these two hotels:
- Hotel Sommerhaus (Guest house of the university): : Single room / night incl. breakfast (Euro 38,00), distance from conference venue: about 5 mins walking (show location on google maps).
- Austria Classic Hotel Wolfinger: Single room / night incl. breakfast (Euro 78,00), located at the main square, distance from conference venue: about 15 minutes by tram line 1 or 2 (show location on google maps).