The meeting will be held in the Youth & Family Hotel in the historic centre of the town of Oberwölz, which is lying amidst the Styrian Alps (Woelzer Tauern) in Austria.

The following information should help to plan your journey to Oberwölz.

  • By car:
    By car Oberwölz can most easily be reached on road no. B 75. It leaves the road no. B 96, connecting Judenburg--Scheifling--Murau, on the junction Niederwölz and reaches Oberwölz after 9.5 km.

  • By train:
    For reaching Oberwölz the closest railway station with intercity and interregional train stops is Unzmarkt (on the line Vienna--Leoben--Klagenfurt). Local trains also stop in Scheifling, 13 km southeast of Oberwölz. For information on how to reach the place of the symposium you may consult the server of the Austrian railways
    At the beginning of the Symposium (on Sunday, September 9th, 2018) and at its end (on Saturday, September 15th, 2018) a shuttle will be provided from and to the Unzmarkt railway station. Participants intending to make use of this shuttle service must notify the Organizing Committee of the their arrival/departure times in/from Unzmarkt as early as possible.

  • By plane:
    The nearest international airports are Klagenfurt, Graz, Salzburg or Vienna. Each of them is connected to the Austrian railway network.
    Depending on your preferred airline and/or your airport of origin, it may be advisable to choose one or the other. The closest of the above airports is Klagenfurt; the largest is Vienna. Please consult your travel agency for details on flight planning.

 

Most participants will be accommodated in the Youth & Family Hotel of Oberwölz, where also the Symposium will take place. All rooms are equipped with modern private facilities, some of them are arranged like studios or apartments. It is suggested that participants share rooms as far as possible. Please indicate a preferred room mate on the accommodation request. Single room accommodation in the guest house is possible only in exceptional cases.

The costs of accommodation (including breakfast) will be approximately € 30.- per day in the Youth & Family Hotel (double room accommodation); there is a supplement for single room accommodation. In case you prefer a single room, your reservation will tentatively be made at a nearby hotel or pension. You may also indicate your wishes after consulting the web page of the local tourist agency.

Prices of accommodation (including breakfast) range from € 30.- to € 45.- for single rooms (about € 7.- per person and night less for double-room accommodation).