Venue Information
Conference Buildings
The workshops, conference, and evening events will happen at the following buildings. The color of the text indicates the spot in the map below.
Sept 27th, 13:00-17:00: The computer science building of the University of Vienna was built in 2012 at Waehringer Strasse 29, 1090 Vienna, and hosts the Faculty of Computer Science and the Department of Mass Media of the University of Vienna. It contains several lecturing rooms, and areas for students. All workshops at Sept. 27th will be held in this building.
Sept 27th, 17:00, Sept 28th-30th whole day: The Sky Lounge is an event facility on top of the newly renovated building at Oskar Morgenstern Platz 1, 1090 Vienna. The lounge offers a magnificent view over the nearby roof tops, and is a fully equipped lecturing room for up to 150 people. The reception at Sept. 27th evening and the main conference from Sept. 28-30 will be held at this place.
Sept 29th, 19:30: The social event will take place in the
Stiegl Ambulanz in the Old General Hospital Campus (AAKH) of the University of Vienna.
Sept 28th, 18:30: Vienna City guided tour:
The guided tour starts at the main building of the University of Vienna, Universitätsring 1.
The University of Vienna is the oldest university in the German-speaking world and one
of the largest in Central Europe. At present, about 92,000 students are enrolled at
the University of Vienna, in more than 180 courses. The University of Vienna is also
the largest teaching and research institution in Austria with close to 9,500
employees, 6,700 of which are scientists and academics.
Map with venue buildings (green, yellow, red, purple) and hotels/pensions (blue)
Selected Sights
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The Albertina museum houses one of the most important collections of drawings and old master prints in the world, but also more modern work, including photographs and architectural drawings. Amongst others, there are works by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raffael, Rembrandt, Albrecht Dürer, Gustav Klimt, and Egon Schiele. |
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The art collection of the Belvedere Gallery includes masterpieces from the Middle Ages and Baroque until the 21st century, though it focuses on Austrian painters from the Fin de Siècle and Art Nouveau period. The best known artists on display are Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele. |
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On an area of 22.000 square meters, the Technisches Museum Wien offers a wide range of fascinating insights into the world of technology. Unique exhibits from the past to the present make the house a venue for exploring exciting technological developments. |
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The MuseumsQuartier Wien is one of the ten largest cultural complexes in the world. But above all, it is a forward-looking, inner-city cultural district that will have an enormous impact on future trends. The MuseumsQuartier unites baroque buildings, new architecture, cultural institutions of all sizes, various disciplines of art, and recreational facilities in a single spectacular location. |
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The Giant Ferris Wheel, trademark of Austria's capital city and a symbol of Vienna's world-famous Prater, creates a very special point of reference for every visitor with its unmistakeable silhouette, clearly visible even from great distances. |