Venue: Swiss Tech Convention Center (Stcc)
The conference will be held at the Swiss Tech Convetion Center, next to Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). The STTC can easily be reach by metro in 10 min from downtown Lausanne Center.
The SwissTech Convention Center is one of the largest conference centers in the Lake Geneva region hosting events of international fame. This majestic building is distinguished by its modernity, its innovative technologies and a warm and experienced team.
EPFL is Europe’s most cosmopolitan technical university with students, professors and staff from over 120 nations. In a dynamic environment, open to Switzerland and the word, EPFL is centered on its three missions: teaching, research and technology transfer. EPFL works together with an extensive network of partners including; other universities and institutes of technology, secondary schools and colleges, industry and businesses, political circles and the general public, to bring about real impact for society.
Distance from Lausanne Central Station to airports
Lausanne is very close to Geneva airport or to Zurich airport that are connected to 196 destinations worldwide.
Geneva airport is only 45 minutes away from Lausanne using a car or train. There are train departing from Geneva Airport every 15 minutes and the train station is located in the airport.
Zurich airport is 2.5 hours away by car and by train. There is also a station in the airport and trains to Lausanne leave every 30-60 minutes.
For train
timetable and tickets available on www.sbb.ch/en
Distance from Swiss Tech Convetion Center to public transport
EPFL metro station: 50 metres.
Getting there
Convenient, quick and reliable, public transportation is probably the best way to get around in Lausanne and in Switzerland. The metro M1 can bring you to the SwissTech Convention Center from the Renens train station or the city center of Lausanne. It comes every 5 minutes and it will only take you 10 minutes to get here.
Meeting Rooms
All lectures and standing lunches will be held in the SwissTech Convention Center
- Plenary: Auditorium B
- Sessions: Auditorium B, Garden Rooms 1 and 2
- Lunches, welcome drink and exhibitor area: Grätzel FoyerB
The registration desk will be open from 8:00 AM until the early afternoon, from Monday April 8 till Friday, April 12 at the conference venue (at the entrance of Grätzel Foyer).
Conference proceedings
The conference proceedings, in USB support, will be available on-site for attendees.
Speakers Briefing
The authors who are presenting their paper and the session chairs will meet for a short briefing fifteen minutes before the start of their session in the session room. Please attend on the day of your session only.
Time of presentation
Each paper will be allocated 30 minutes, including introduction and question-and-answer period, except where noted otherwise. Concurrent sessions will maintain uniform starting times.
Audio-visual equipment
Each session room will be pre-set with the following equipment: a computer projection system, a screen, a microphone and a PC. Special audio-visual equipment which has been requested in advance will be available.
Internet
Free WiFi is provided in the conference venue.
Restrictions
Video-taping or audio-recording of any session during this Conference is prohibited. The sale of any publication not authorized by ETC13 is also prohibited.
Coffee breaks
Coffee, tea and small snacks will be served during the morning and afternoon coffee breaks at the Grätzel Foyer (sponsor exhibitor area).
Lunch and break time
Standing lunch is included in the registration fee and will be served from Monday to Thursday at the Grätzel Foyer (sponsor exhibitor area). The duration of the lunch time will be 90 minutes.
