Local Information

Venue

All the talks will happen on the EPFL campus. On Thursday we will be in room BC 05 that is located on the bottom floor of the BC building (see the map). On Friday we will be in room BC 420 that is located on the top floor (next to the cafeteria) of the BC building (see the map). To get to building BC from the center of Lausanne, one needs to take the M1 metro train in direction of Renens and exit at the station EPFL (the ride takes about 15 minutes). Next, one needs to take a short walk from the EPFL station as pictured here. The timetable of M1 line to/from EPFL can be checked here. A one-way ride costs 3.50 CHF and one should buy the ticket in a vending machine before boarding the train (more details can be found here).

Important note: All hotels in Lausanne, upon request, provide a free pass for the Lausanne public transportation that is valid for the duration of your stay (you can use this pass on the M1 line, as well as, on the rest of the extensive bus and metro network).

Dinner

The dinner will be at 19:30 in Chalet Suisse, Route du Signal 40, Lausanne. For directions how to get there by public transportation from EPFL, see here.

Accomodations

There is a large selection of hotels in Lausanne (the easiest way to find a hotel is to use the hotel deals described below or to use aggregators like Expedia, Hotwire, or Travelocity). As the public transportation in Lausanne is very efficient (and free when one is staying in a hotel), most of the hotels in Lausanne is within reasonable travel distance from the EPFL campus. (Still, making your reservation as soon as possible is highly recommended.)

Arranged hotel deals

Hotel Au Lac
   A nice hotel next to the lake and the metro M2 (Ouchy station).
   A group of rooms has been pre-booked.
   Please contact them by e-mail or telephone and mention ”ORDAYS” to obtain the negociated price.
   CHF 140.-/single
   CHF 180.-/double
   Deadline to book: 21st April 2014

Hotel Minotel Crystal
   A hotel in Lausanne Center (close to the pedestrian street)
   A group of rooms has been pre-booked.
   Please contact them by e-mail or telephone and mention ”ORDAYS” to obtain the negociated price.
   CHF 131.-/single
   CHF 181.-/double
   Deadline to book: 18th April 2014

Other alternatives

Hotel Ibis Lausanne Center. A hotel in the Lausanne's center - within 5 min. walk of the Vigie M1 metro station.

Starling Hotel. A hotel right on the EPFL campus - 6 minutes walk from the workshop's venue.

Hotel Agora. Another hotel in the Lausanne's center - close to the Lausanne railway station, next to the Grancy M2 metro station (that is within two stops of a transfer to M1 line at Lausanne-Flon station).

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