CeNS Workshop 2018 "Celebrating NanoScience"

The workshop takes place at the Venice International University (VIU) located on the small island "San Servolo". The island is connected to the historic center of Venice by boat No. 20. The boat ride takes 10 minutes and boats run regularly until late at night.

The program committee is composed of the following CeNS members:

Prof. Dieter Braun, LMU Biophysics
Prof. Achim Hartschuh, LMU Physical Chemistry
Prof. Tim Liedl, LMU Biophysics
Prof. Ulrich Schollwöck, LMU Theoretical Nanophysics
Prof. Claudia Veigel, LMU Medical Physiology

The workshop will start on Monday, September 24 at 9.20 am and will end on Friday, September 28 at 12.00 am and will combine invited talks and poster presentations. A festive reception for all participants is scheduled for Thursday, September 27, at 6.30 pm.
Lunch menus will be available at the university restaurant on the island (not included in the conference fee).

Schedule

In addition to the talks, all participants are invited to present a poster at one of the two poster sessions taking place on Tuesday and Thursday.

CeNS will make reservations for a direct train to and from Venice, so that all participants from Munich and Augsburg can take this train to travel together to Venice.

The train (EuroCity) leaves Munich Main Station on Sunday, September 23 at 11:34 am and will arrive in Venezia Santa Lucia at 6:10 pm. From the train station to San Servolo, it takes about 80 min by water bus (vaporetto).

The return train will leave Venice on Friday, September 28 at 1:50 pm and will reach Munich at 8:25 pm.

Several airlines offer flights to Marco Polo International Airport at Venice. From the airport, regular boats (e.g. ALILAGUNA) connect to the island of Venice. The conference location San Servolo is reached via boat No. 20 from close to the Piazzale San Marco.

We have booked rooms for speakers and participants from Sunday evening (23rd) to Friday morning (28th) in several hotels in central Venice.

Accommodation for speakers

The speakers of the workshop are invited to stay in two hotels "Domus Ciliota" and "Don Orione" in the historic districts Dorsoduro and San Marco where CeNS has booked single and double rooms from Sunday evening (23rd) to Friday morning (28th). Please inform Marilena Pinto as soon as possible about your arrival and departure dates and whether you will need a single or double room.

Accommodation for participants

Rooms with 2, 3 or 4 beds will be at disposal for students (PhD and Master students) in several hostels in Dorsoduro and San Marco. Senior researchers will be accommodated in single rooms (or double rooms upon request).

The historic center of Venice is quite small so that you can walk to most of the interesting places. In addition, you can take the waterbuses (called Vaporetto) across the famous Canal Grande or take other lines to travel to the small islands closeby. The transfer from the airport to the historic part of Venice is possible via bus or waterbus. Once in Venice, you have to take the waterbus No. 20 to reach the conference venue on San Servolo. You can check the timetables via this website and buy online.

7-days vaporetto tickets for participants

For those participants going to Venice by train on Sunday 23rd, the CeNS staff will book Vaporetto-Tickets (valid from Sunday to Saturday) in advance and hand them out after arrival in Venice. These tickets are valid for all buses and waterbuses in Venice and also for the boat traffic through Canal Grande, to San Servolo and to other islands. 

In case that you do not book a conference ticket, you can buy waterbus tickets in Venice at the ACTV counters found at major waterbus/bus stations. A one-way ticket in Venice (more than one stop) costs EUR 7,50.

Boat to conference location (Linea 20)

The boat from Venice to San Servolo (No. 20) leaves from the stop "San Zaccaria" close to the Piazza San Marco; the stop is in front of the "Londra Palace Hotel". Please check the timetable available here.

Registration is closed! Registered participants will receive a separate e-mail with payment details soon. Payment of the participation fee is due by July 31 at the latest.