KNX Scientific Conference 2006
November 9-10, 2006

The 2006 KNX Scientific Conference is over. Compared to the program folder below, the final conference programme was slightly different. The presentations are available on the Website of KNX Association (look for Downloads/Service - KNX Partners - Becoming a KNX Scientific Partner - 2006-11 Scientific Conference Papers Vienna). Photo impressions: Web album or 11.5M Zip file. Springer punktUM magazine covered the conference in its December issue (download the report [German]).

Programme

The invitation and programme folder is available for download from KNX Association (local copies, PDF: page 1, page 2). Besides the programme, it holds essential information on

• Contacts
• Registration, fees and payment
• Hotel accomodation
• Travel suggestions

This page provides additional local information that could not be included in the folder for lack of space.

Venue

Vienna University of Technology
HS 7 "Schütte-Lihotzky"
Karlsplatz 13
Hof 2, Stiege 7 (Ground floor)
Vienna, Austria

The KNX Scientific Conference 2006 will take place in the main building of the Vienna University of Technology (TU Vienna). The buidling in its classicistic style (1815) is located in the heart of town at Karlsplatz, one of the places with the highest density of cultural locations in Europe.

The web site of the Vienna Tourist Board provides online hotel booking and information as well as information on sights and cultural events.

Travel advice

The Vienna International Airport (VIE) in Schwechat is about 20 km from the conference site. There are four ways to get into the city (the airport web site has further details):

• Metropolitan railway ("Schnellbahn") S7 (EUR 3 - two zones)
• Bus Service "Vienna Airport Lines" (about as fast as the S7, EUR 6)
• City Airport Train "CAT" (more comfortable, 8 minutes faster to Wien Mitte than S7, EUR 8)
• Taxi (about EUR 25)

Tickets for the CAT are not valid on the Schnellbahn and vice versa.

The Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) provide information on international train connections.

When travelling by car, please keep in mind that a toll sticker is required on Austrian highways and expressways (10 days: EUR 7,60). The conference site can be reached...

• ... from the south and east: Südautobahn (A2) - Südosttangente - Exit Gürtel - Südbahnhof - Prinz Eugen-Straße - Schwarzenbergplatz - Karlsplatz
• ... from the west: Westautobahn (A1) - Hietzinger Kai - Schönbrunner Straße - Rechte Wienzeile - Karlsplatz
• ... from the north: Donauuferautobahn (A22) - Südosttangente - Exit Gürtel - Südbahnhof - Prinz Eugen-Straße - Schwarzenbergplatz - Karlsplatz

Getting around

• Official city map of Vienna   (Map24 and Google Maps are also worth a try)
• Public transport route planner
• Rapid transit network map (underground and metropolitan railway)
• Ticket information (public transport)

Parking near the conference site

• Detailed information on parking fees in Vienna (German)
• Garage Technische Universität, Operngasse 13, 1040 Wien
• Tiefgarage Karlsplatz, Mattiellistraße 2-4, 1040 Wien

Staying near the conference site

The following hotels (within different price ranges) are within walking distance to the conference venue. No endorsement is to be deduced from the inclusion of a hotel in this (alphabetically sorted) list.

last modified 2006-09-14, gn