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Accommodations
The Monte Verità Hotel
Strada Collina 84
CH-6612 Ascona
Arrival and Check-in at Monte Verita
It is expected that attendees will arrive/check-in after 3:00 PM. Check out is 10:00 AM.
Casa Berno (second-choice)
Gottardo Madonna 15,
CH-6612 Ascona
Arrival and Check-in at Case Berno
It is expected that attendees will arrive/check-in after 2:00 PM. Check out is 11:00 AM.
Airport and Transport
Please check the details on the Getting to Resort Tab
Visa
Please refer to the Swiss government’s visa application and eligibility website (link below) to verify whether a visa is required for travel to Switzerland (Schengen Area).
https://www.swiss-visa.ch/ivis2/#/i210-select-country
Parking
Complimentary if you should decide to rent a car
Arrival and Check-in
It is expected that attendees will arrive/check-in after 3:00 PM. Check out is 10:00 AM.
Conference Venue
The Conference room is located at the hotel
Welcome Reception
First event together is 6 pm on June 7th, Networking and Apéro riche, which are small bites and drinks
Oral Presentations
Speakers need to submit their presentation by June 4th 5 pm eastern to the Presentation link (Link will be provided near the date).
Lunches/Informal Discussions
Lunches for registered participants and registered accompanying persons staying at Monte Verita will be served during the times indicated in the program and only after the session has finished. Badges are required for admission. Lunch is not provided for guests staying at Casa Berno.
Breakfast/Dinners/Informal Discussions
Arrival is Monday June 7th. A welcome Apéro riche at 6pm will be served in Sala Balint. There will be a complimentary welcome drink and a cash bar, as well as an assortment of appetizers.
Breakfasts will be 7-8am Tuesday through Friday. Breakfasts will be eaten at your registered hotel. Monte Verita only provides breakfast for those staying at Monte Verita.
There is a welcome dinner on Tuesday 8th and a farewell gala on Thursday 10th. There is a cash bar available at 6pm and we will have dinner at 7pm. Wednesday 9th, dinner will be in town at Grotto Broggini in Losone as part of the field trip (approx. 7pm). These meals are included in your registration.
Vegetarian/Vegan entrees are available only upon request in advance of the meeting. Please contact Yijie Zhu to request this at the time of your registration yijiezhu@fau.edu. On other days, dinner is not included in the registration to allow participants a less structured time so they can organize smaller group dinners.
Water station
There is a water station near conference room and we will give you a refillable water bottle.
Field Trip
There will be an included networking field trip to Cardada – Cimetta with dinner that evening at Grotto Broggini
This excursion offers a spectacular panorama over Lake Maggiore.
Cardada – Cimetta (1400 m – 1700 m) is only 30 minutes above Locarno and offers a spectacular 360° panoramic view over Lake Maggiore. The climbing is by cable car, the new one designed by the architect Mario Botta, and by chair lift (hike optional)
You can do a chair lift, hike, and/or sit in the restaurant and order ice/cream a drink or other food. Beautiful views.
The transportation to Cardada from Monte Verita, the cable car, and chair lift is included in your registration. Bring cards or cash if you want drinks/food at the mountain restaurants. You will be here a few hours to network and relax.
From here we go to dinner at Grotto Broggini. We provide transport from Monte Verita to the field trip, from the field trip to Grotto Broginni and from Grotto Broginni to Monte Verita.
Castles of Bellinzona will be our backup field trip if the weather is not good for the cable car.
We still go to the backup field trip if it's raining, so an umbrella and a raincoat are recommended. Sneakers recommended.
If you plan to use public transport or visit sites, ask hotel for a Ticino ticket. You have to ask for it. They should give you this for free and give you discounts for public transport, museums, sites etc
It covers public transport from Ascona to some other places, not any public transport to Monte Verita
Program (subject to slight changes)
2.00 pm Departure by bus from Monte Verità
2.30 pm Arrival at Orselina and departure by cable-car to Cardada-Colmanicchio
3.00 pm Hike to Cimetta (or by chair lift) . There is a 10-minute walk to the chairlift. Those who do not walk/cannot walk at all there is a restaurant on top of the cable car. Please note though that we eat as a group at 7 pm.
6.15 pm~ Meeting at Colmanicchio and departure to Orselina by cable car
7.00 pm Dinner at Grotto Broggini in Losone
10.00 pm Departure by bus to Monte Verità
10.15 pm Arrival at Monte Verità
If you choose not to do the field trip, you will not have dinner included at Monte Verita. Though you can pay on your own or do your own thing. Or you can make your own way to Grotto Broginni. It is a fairly cheap taxi ride from Monte Verita or Casa Berno to Grotto Broginni
If guests want to come early and stay later and do one of the other tours on their own, here are some options:
Brissago Islands with botanical garden
Castles of Bellinzona
Valle Verzasca with hiking
Locarno (guided tour of the town)
Hiking to places of power
Museums
Computer Room and Printer at Monte Verita
Near the MV reception, there is a computer room with a couple of computers you can use and a complimentary printer you can print.
Dietary Requirements
You must give special needs such as dietary requests at the time of registering. They will not be able to accommodate these on site if you don’t give them when you register.
Conduct Policy
Registrants must agree to follow our code of Conduct Policies which is taken from the American Association of Geographer’s code of conduct policy, which is part of the registration.
Internet, Phone, & Computer
Wireless Internet access is located throughout the conference center and the hotel room free of charge.
Passport and Visa
Participants are advised to check on their individual requirements before attending this meeting. It is recommended you do this NOW to allow you to get your visa. Some participants could not come in years past due to visa's not being processed in time.
Letters of Confirmation
Note: Letters confirming your invitation to attend this meeting will be issued upon request only to: Authors of accepted abstracts who are fully paid registrants. A request should be submitted to yijiezhu@fau.edu
Liability and Insurance
The organizers will not assume any responsibility whatsoever for damage or injury to persons or property during meeting period. Participants are advised to arrange their own personal travel and health insurance.
No Photographs or Recording Devices
Participants are not allowed to photograph and/or record using cameras, mobile telephones and other recording devices during any conference presentation.
The symposium will take pictures and share them. All participants will be required to acknowledge if they agree to be photographed.
Conduct Policy
Registrants must agree to follow the AAG Event and Conduct Policies which is part of the registration.
Other Information
Badges are required for admission to all events.
All conference events are non-smoking.
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