Social Events

Welcome Reception

31 May 2010, 6:00-8:00 pm

Imperial Riding School, in the garden or in the conference foyer

City Hall Reception

1 June 2010, 7.30 pm

Salon Lanner, Rathauskeller

In close cooperation with the Mayor's office we are inviting all IRF Symposium and Strategic Seminar participants to the official reception in the Vienna City Hall. As a city with ambitions to host innovative research and industry Vienna offers many opportunities to cutting-edge research projects and institutions. The City Hall is one of the most splendid amongst the numerous monumental buildings along Vienna's Ringstrasse. Designed by Friedrich Schmidt (1825-1891), it was built between 1872 and 1883. The architecture of the Ringstrasse is dominated by historicism. In Historicism various stylistic elements of the past were combined into a style in its own right. Friedrich Schmidt however orientated himself just on one particular epoch. The City Hall was built in gothical style, with a tower similar to gothic cathedrals. The reception will take place in the Lanner Salon at Rathauskeller.

Directions

Wiener Rathauskeller
Rathausplatz 1
1010 Vienna

By car:
Rathauspark Garage
The streets around the City Hall are in a short-stay parking zone which is applicable until 7 p.m. 1 hour costs € 0,80 - max. parking 1,5 hours (parking coupons can be obtained at the "Trafik" newsagents and in banks)
Note: All cars parked without such coupons will be towed away!

By public transport:

Tram lines: 1, 2, D Burgtheater station
Metro: U2 Rathaus station

Gala Dinner

2 June 2010, 7.30 pm

Orangerie Schönbrunn

The symposium's gala dinner will take place on June 2 in the unparalleled setting of the Schönbrunn Palace Orangerie. The building was originally conceived as a baroque greenhouse, but the Habsburgs soon started using it as a venue for spectacular festivities and events. The gala dinner will be serving Austrian culinary delights in an incomparable atmosphere.

There will be a bus shuttle service, leaving from the IRF Symposium venue, the Imperial Riding School hotel at 7pm and 7.15 pm, and a return service, leaving from the Orangerie at 10.30pm and 11pm.

Directions

Orangerie Schönbrunn
Schönbrunner Schloßstrasse
1130 Vienna

By car: directions can be found on the Orangerie website.

By public transport:

Metro: U4, Schönbrunn station.

Closing Reception

4 June 2010, 3:30-5:00 pm

Imperial Riding School, in the garden or in the conference foyer