Venue
The 7th Ascona International Workshop on Cardiomyocyte Biology will take place, like the first six workshops, at the Centro Stefano Franscini on Monte Verità, located above Ascona in the south of Switzerland. The Centro Stefano Franscini is a conference center belonging to ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich).
Address:
Centro Stefano Franscini
Monte Verità Via Collina
CH-6612 Ascona
Tel. +41 91 785 40 55
Accommodation
Most participants will be accommodated at the Hotel Monte Verità in double rooms that will be shared by two people. We kindly ask you to suggest your preferred roommate in the registration form. A small number of single rooms will be available only in external hotels. For further details, download our "terms and conditions".
Travel
Book your flights early for the best times and fare!
The closest
airports to Ascona / Monte Verità are Zürich-Kloten and
Milano-Malpensa.
From both airports you travel to Ascona / Monte Verità via the
city Locarno.
From Zurich: train connections to
Locarno are available.
From Milano Malpensa: a bus
connection takes
you to Bellinzona, from where Locarno can then be reached by train.
Shuttle from Locarno railway station to Ascona / Monte Verità
A free shuttle bus with 11 seats will be available on Sunday afternoon, April 22 on a "first come / first serve" basis. Departure times from Locarno train station to Monte Verità will be announced early April.
A map of the Locarno train
station and a picture of the shuttle bus sign are available under
http://www.csf.ethz.ch/conferences/attending/location/trainMV
A picture of the shuttlebus is available at: http://www.csf.ethz.ch/conferences/organizing/transfer
Participants that arrive earlier or later are recommended to take the "Eco-taxi" . Reservation is required (Tel: +41 91 792 21 01). See http://www.csf.ethz.ch/conferences/attending/location/trainMV