Accommodation

The participants stay at the conference centre or in hotel la perla.

The conference center contains the lecture rooms, restaurant, the main hotel and some smaller houses for accommodation (see 'Map Centro Stefano Franscini')

The hotel la perla is within walking distance from the conference center (see 'Map La Perla Conference Center'). In case you expect arrival for check-in later than 21:00, please contact the hotel. In the morning is a bus from Hotel la Perla to Monte Verita (see 'To Bus at La Perla'). Please note that both hotels (la perla and conference center) open for check-in at 15:00.

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Map Centro Stefano Franscini
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Map La Perla Conference Center
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To Bus at la Perla
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Arrival (traveling)

When you arrive by public transport, take the train to Locarno (see map 'Train Station Locarno'). For participants arriving Sunday March 02, there are shuttle buses departing from the station every 40 minutes (the first on 15:20, the last one 18:40). There are two other options to go to your hotel:

Take a taxi (for example Taxi Mario +41 78 924 09 59).

You can also travel by public transport from Locarno to 'Ascona Centro' (bus B1) and walk up from there (see map 'Map of Ascona with hotels').

More information can be found here.

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Train station Locarno
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Map of Ascona with hotels
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Monte Verita - Centro Stefano Franscini

The conference takes place at the conference center Stefano Franscini of ETH. It is located at Monte Verita close to the lake of Locarno.