2nd FoodEnTwin Workshop “Experimental animal models for food and environment” On behalf of the FoodEnTwin Consortium, the Experimental Allergy Laboratory welcomes you to Vienna Venue: Kursraum 12 in the HörsaalZentrum in the Medical University of Vienna / AKH (General Hospital of Vienna) Währinger Gürtel 18-20, (Tel.: +431 40160 63009 if you need help) Time: February 3-4, 2020 starting at 0900 (see Programme for details) …………………………………………..……………………………………………………… How to get from the Airport to the city City Airport Train (CAT) Travel time: 16 minutes, operates daily between 06:05 - 23:35, with a frequency of 30 min. Rates: One way: €11.00 Round trip: €17.00. I recommend this train. It is nonstop, quick and comfortable. S-bahn Express Train S7 Travel time: 26 minutes, operates daily from 04:31 - 23:46, with a frequency of 30 min. Rates: €4.20. This is another option. It’s cheaper, longer and stops at several stops along the way. Airport buses of the Vienna Airport Line 1: Airport - Morzinplatz/Schwedenplatz Daily 01:20 to 02:50; every 30 minutes from 04:50 - 00:20 Line 2: Airport - Vienna Meidling Station - Westbahnhof Daily every 30 minutes from 06:00 - 23:59 Once in Vienna, the Public transportation is quick and efficient. • You can purchase a ticket at all advance sales points of the Wienerlinien, ticket machines in the underground/U-bahn/subway stations, at the online shop of the Wienerlinien (http://www.wienerlinien.at/) or at most ‘Tabak’ / tobacco shops • The rates are 48-hour network card: EUR12.40, 72-hour network card: EUR15.40, and for a single ticket for 1 trip including transfers from one line to another: EUR2.10 …………………………………………..……………………………………………………… Directions to the Venue: The meeting will be at the Vienna General Hospital/ Medical University of Vienna at Waehringer Guertel 18-20. See the attached Ubahn/subway map. It is the U6 station (Michelbeuern) brown line. At the station, simply walk towards the Allgemeines Krankenhaus Wien (AKH) signs to the main entrance (please see map of the venue below) This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 810752 - 1 - To get to the AKH from the airport, on the CAT or S-bahn, you will have to go to the Wien Mitte/Landstrasse station. The easiest way to the AKH is to take a taxi, which will cost about EUR10-15. If you want to be adventurous, the easiest way to get from Wien Mitte to the AKH without a taxi is to take the U3 (orange) Ubahn/subway line in the direction Ottakring and get off at the Westbahnof station. There, you will go to the U6 Ubahn/subway line (brown line) in the direction Floridsdorf and get off at the Michelbeuern/AKH station. …………………………………………..……………………………………………………… Subway map: Our station is the Michelbeuern Station on the U6 Brown line This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 810752 - 2 - Map of AKH area: Venue Map This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 810752 - 3 - Take the blue elevators “Ambulanzaufzüge” to the 7th floor and enter the “Hörsaalzentrum” Kursraum12 Michelbeuern AKH U6 station …. … … … Getting here: 1. There are 3 main entrances to the AKH area (orange arrows) 2. Indoor access: Go to the Main entrance near the Ubahn station Michelbeurern- follow the blue dashed line to the “Ambulanzaufzüge”. Take the blue elevators “Ambulanzaufzüge” to the 7th floor and enter the “Hörsaalzentrum” …………………………………………..……………………………………………………… Hotels (suggested) • Motel One Westbahnhof https://www.motel-one.com/en/hotels/vienna/hotel-vienna- westbahnhof/ • Hotel Zipser http://hotel-zipser-vienna.hotel-ds.com/en/ • Hotel Regina https://www.kremslehnerhotels.at/en/hotel-regina-vienna/ • Or other hotels on booking.com situated in the 8th or 9th district near the “AKH” Tourism sites Here you find some useful links with info on Vienna http://www.wien.gv.at/english/culture-history/tourism/ http://www.wien.info/en http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/Vienna+Austria+AUXX0025 http://www.visitingvienna.com …………………………………………..……………………………………………………… This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 810752 - 4 - .