International Workshop on
Probabilistic Modelling in Computational Biology 26 July 2006 Vienna

The workshop is held at the Muthgasse institutes of Boku University Vienna, in fast and easy reach by public transport or car from the city (10–20 minutes). Vienna has a well serviced international airport which is close to the city and features excellent public transport connections (20–30 minutes to the city).

The city of Vienna itself is renowned for its beauty, culture, and high general quality of life, so do plan a longer stop if you can take some time out!

In case you are also attending ISMB/ECCB, when booking a flight, please note that while the ISMB core conference runs until 25 July, the Probabilistic Modelling workshop is on 26 July.

Getting to the workshop

The institute address is AT-1190 Muthgasse 18, and meetings will be held in the IAM seminar rooms on the 5^th floor of the second building. The institute is easily reached by public transport or by car. A choice of excellent public transport connections (e.g., tube U4 Heiligenstadt) is displayed in the interactive online map of the City of Vienna. In this combined aerial photo & map, the institute building in Muthgasse is marked by a red circle and transport connections are shown in colour (simple map for printing). The transport operators offer a convenient online route planner, which generate maps complete with walking instructions to and from the specified addresses.

From the airport (station lFughafen), the easiest route takes one by regional train (S-Bahn or CAT) to the central station Wien Mitte. There, change to the tube and use line U4 all the way to Heiligenstadt. The journey time from Wien Mitte is about 9 minutes, the trip from the airport to Heiligenstadt takes a total of 36–44 minutes. From station Heiligenstadt it is then but a brief 7-minute walk to the institute.

In case you are coming by car, the institute also has an underground car park. There is a fee if you stay for more than two hours. If you are driving along the Donaukanalbundesstraße, take the Döbling exit; coming from the Donauuferautobahn, use exit Nordbrücke (note that this is the second exit in an adjacent pair of slipways!). The car park entrance is in Muthgasse.

Accommodation

We recommend booking a room in a central Pension (B&B) or hotel in the vicinity of a U4 tube station. You can check connections from your hotel address by using the online route planner.

If you prefer something more personal than a standard hotel chain, we can recommend

• Pension Riedl, located on one of the top floors of a charming and quiet turn of the century building (high ceilings, many rooms with parquet floor). This address is in an excellent location for the city, the airport, and our institutes. You may wish to request en-suite rooms (about 70 Euro for a single).
• Pension Christina, located in a quiet cul-de-sac close to the Danube canal. Just a few minutes walk from Pension Riedl and hence in just a convenient location for the city, airport, and institutes. Best ask for a large double room in one of the top floors (fourth floor or higher, 128 Euro). If you travel on your own, ask for single occupancy of these rooms (108 Euro), the other rooms are rather crowded or not as bright.

For a standard four star hotel in a good location, you can go for the

• Hilton Vienna, close to the Stadtpark (city park). Ask for a room at one of the higher up floors as they are quieter. Rates are from 139 Euro per night.

If you want to treat yourself to one of the most flashy and famous hotels in Vienna (and you do not mind the expense) the best address will be the

• Hotel Imperial. Visit their homepage to learn more about this distinguished address (rooms from about 345 Euro per night).

We wish you a lovely stay in Vienna and hope you can take the time to explore the city and the stunning countryside that is in easy reach!