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Dates
August 2-6, 2010
Location
Zurich-Regensdorf, Switzerland (Regensdorf is a suburb just north of the city of Zurich)
Zurich is a city of 370,000 on the shores of Lake Zurich in the German-speaking portion of Switzerland, although English is very widely spoken. It is a very clean city with numerous parks, museums and cultural attractions. The town of Regensdorf is located about 15 minutes from downtown Zurich by public transportation. In downtown Zurich, there is the famous Bahnhofstraase shopping street and the Old Town area with 2000 years of history, shops and excellent restaurants with typical Swiss cuisine, many of them with a view of the the Limmat River.
Invitation and registration
Invitation Letter
Registration Form
Conference Hotel and Address
Movenpick Hotel Zurich-Regensdorf, Zentrum, 8105 Zurich-Regensdorf, Switzerland. The hotel check-in time is 1400 hours. The check-out time is 1200 hours.
Co-Sponsors
Thomson Broadcast & Multimedia AG and the National Association of Shortwave Broadcasters (NASB)
Conference Schedule
The conference will begin Monday morning and will end early afternoon on Friday. Therefore, we suggest that you arrive in Zurich by Sunday, August 1.
Agenda (pdf) - UPDATED, as of 19 July
Costs
In general, Switzerland is one of the most expensive countries in Europe, and Zurich is one of the most expensive cities in Switzerland. Hotel and conference prices are quite high. However, we have gone to great lengths to put together a conference package which is as reasonable as possible under the circumstances.
For meetings in Switzerland, hotels charge a nightly room rate, plus a daily hotel conference fee of about US$100. (In our case, it is CHF 98, or about USD 91.) This conference fee covers the cost of the meeting room rental (the main plenary room and the data processing room), welcome coffee in the morning, two coffee breaks during the day, mineral water in the meeting room, rental of audiovisual equipment, a buffet breakfast each morning and other associated meeting costs.
The nightly room rate is CHF 150 (Swiss francs), which is currently about US$139. This room rate is the same for single or double occupancy. However, in addition to this there is the hotel's conference fee, which is CHF 98 per person per night for the nights of Sunday, August 1 through Thursday, August 5. Only official conference delegates pay this hotel conference fee. So if you are a conference delegate staying in a single room, the total rate is CHF 248 (i.e. about US$230) per night for the nights of August 1 through August 5. If there are two conference delegates sharing a double room, the total room rate per night would be CHF 346 (i.e. 150 + 98 + 98). On the other hand, if you are sharing a room with your spouse or family member, for example, the total room rate is CHF 248 per night, if your spouse or family member is not a conference delegate. Please note that only conference delegates paying the daily hotel conference fee have the breakfast buffet included. For others, the breakfast buffet is available for a discounted price of CHF 23 per person.
Please also note that if you arrive before August 1 or if you stay at the hotel on the night of August 6 or later, you will only pay the room rate of CHF 150, single or double, and you will not pay the hotel conference rate of CHF 98 per night for these additional nights (and therefore, the breakfast buffet will not be included in the room rate on those additional nights, but it is available for CHF 23 per person).
If you do not make your hotel reservation through the conference committee, or if you stay at a different hotel, you will have to pay hotel conference fee of CHF 98 per day in order to participate in the conference (and that will include the breakfast buffet).
In addition to the hotel's conference fee, there is also the usual HFCC/ASBU conference fee, which we use to cover other meeting expenses. This HFCC/ASBU conference fee will be 75 euros, payable in cash to the conference committee when you arrive.
Visas
Citizens of the following countries/regions do not require visas to visit Switzerland: the Americas (except Belize, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Peru), Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. For citizens of these countries, only a valid passport is needed. Citizens of most other countries require a passport and a visa. We suggest that you contact the Swiss consulate general nearest you for current visa requirements and procedures. The conference committee cannot assist with visa processing, but if you require an official letter of invitation for visa purposes or for the management of your organization we will be pleased to provide you with this letter upon request.
Airport
We suggest flying into Zurich International Airport. The hotel has a free shuttle bus from the airport which operates according to the following schedule:
Mövenpick Hotel Zürich-Regensdorf Shuttle-Service
Monday to Friday / Montag bis Freitag
Departure from hotel
Abfahrt vom Hotel
05:20
06:00 15:00
07:00 16:00
08:00 17:15
09:00 18:00
10:00 19:00
11:00 20:15
12:15 21:00
13:00 22:00
14:00 23:00
Departure from airport
Abfahrt vom Flughafen
06:30 15:30
07:30 16:30
08:30 17:30
09:30 18:30
10:30 19:30
11:30 20:30
12:30 21:30
13:30 22:30
14:30 23:30
Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays / Samstag, Sonntag und Feiertage
Departure from hotel
Abfahrt vom Hotel
05:20
06:00 17:15
07:00 18:00
08:00 19:00
09:00 20:15
10:00 21:00
22:00
Departure from airport
Abfahrt vom Flughafen
06:30 17:30
07:30 18:30
08:30 19:30
09:30 20:30
10:30 21:30
22:30
Please note that August 1 is a national holiday in Switzerland.
The shuttle bus stops between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 in the arrival area. The shuttle bus is white with black signs.
The schedule is valid as from January 4th 2010.
Dieser Fahrplan ist gültig ab 04. Januar 2010.
For additional information, see the following webpages:
Switzerland Tourism
Zurich Tourism
Moevenpick Hotel
www.moevenpick-regensdorf.com
Switzerland in Sound
Source:B10 Switzerland http://bit.ly/9JSZjg
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