Reservations for the social program have to be made in advance. Please
pay the according fees together with your registration.
On Sunday, August 6 2006, there will be a welcome reception
and registration in the evening at the lecture hall on
University campus. For participants the welcome reception
will be included in the conference fee. For accompaning persons
a small fee of EUR 3 will be charged.
On Monday, August 7, we offer a guided evening walking tour through
the city centre of Vienna. The tour will last about 2 hours and give an
overview of the main sites in the heart of Vienna (St.Stephan's cathedral, opera, emperor's
palace, etc.). Costs for the tour: EUR 12 per person.
On Wednesday, August 9, we will organize an afternoon trip to
the wonderful Wachau valley west of Vienna. The tour will first
lead us to the famous abbey of Melk
and afterwards to Duernstein, a charming town
at the banks of the River Danube, famous for being the place where the English King Richard Lionheart was held
prisoner. In Duernstein we will also attend a wine tasting before heading back to Vienna.
Costs for the tour (including wine tasting): EUR 30 per person.
Conference dinner will be on Thursday evening at the Vienna observatory.
Inaugurated by Emperor Franz Josef I in 1883, the University Observatory
still hosts the most important astronomical research and teaching
institution of Austria. It combines - in a unique fashion - the beauty and
representative architecture of the late 19th century with modern
international research. A visit to the observatory will provide a
historical overview of both science and architecture, a presentation
of treasures from our rare book collection starting from the
15th century and including authors like Peuerbach, Copernicus, Kepler,
Hevelius, Cellarius, Newton, and many others and a chance to observe
with the large 68cm-refractor, weather allowing.
Costs per person: 30 EUR
