Hi all,

Thanks for the information, Paul. I'm wondering when the conference is actually 
taking place, I haven't heard about it before.
I'm not too much into cycling history, but if anyone is attending maybe it would 
  be an opportunity to meet in vienna?

eric, currently still living in Salzburg.


Paul Rosen schrieb:
> 
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: 3rd mailing 15th ICHC-Conference Vienna
> Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 23:04:23 +0200
> From: "Zita Breu" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: "Zita Breu" <[log in to unmask]>
> 
> 
> 
> Dear Bicycle Historian-Friends! The Vienna conference comes nearer and 
> we would like to send you some important informations about the 
> conference as well as an information about the different ways of getting 
> to the city and to the museum, when you arrive at the airport or at the 
> railwaystations.  Who is already registered will get a map of Vienna by 
> letter (streets and public transport).
> We ask you to pay the fee for the conference (EUR 120,-) when you arrive 
> at the Technisches Museum. Paper-presenters don´t pay a conference fee, 
> just parts for evening programm.
> We did fix our evening programm now and hope You will enjoy some 
> different cultural places and events!
> On Wednesday, 1st of September we will visit the eldest ZOO of the 
> world. The guided tour starts at 5:30 p.m. and will last about 1,5 hour. 
> In the evening we will enjoy some real AUSTRIAN TIROLIAN athmosphere on 
> an beautiful original ALMHÜTTE (mountain hut) in the ZOO with some 
> tirolian bread and milk and other special Austrian food. (Guided tour 
> and fee for entrance are included in the conference fee).
> On Thursday, 2nd of September the famous "Highwheeler - out of Prague" 
> will show a very interesting performance at the museum.
> Later on in the evening, at 9:00 p.m. you can see the famous Viennese 
> Sewage System in a "Third Man" guided tour - remember the film with 
> Peter Lorre! (You will have to pay half of the entrance fee, that means 
> 11,- EUR instead of 21,- EUR).
> On Friday, 3rd of September we are going to dine on top of Leopoldsberg 
> with a great view over the city of Vienna and the "Blue Danube".
> On Saturday, 4th of  September we are going to visit a "Heurigen", a 
> typical Viennese wine garden with traditional Viennese music! On Sunday, 
> 5th of September, we have arranged two different tours for those who 
> like to see a bit more of the city: either a sight seeing tour focusing 
> on the inner-city and its history or you could got and see the "Bicycle 
> Museum" in Vösendorf in the south of Vienna!
> The costs of consumation you have to pay on your own.
> 
> Arrival at Vienna Airport:
> 
>> From the airport there are different ways to get to the city of Vienna 
>> - "Bahnhof Wien Mitte / Landstrasse":
> 
> 
> By train: rail "S7", which runs at 20-minute intervals, EUR 3 for a 
> single ride By CAT (City Airport Train): a new fast train connection (15 
> min), running every half hour, return ticket: EUR 16.
> By bus: every 25 minutes, return ticket: EUR 11. " Bahnhof Wien Mitte / 
> Landstrasse" to the Technisches Museum: You take the subway named U4 
> (direction "Hütteldorf") to the subway station "Schönbrunn". From here 
> it is a 7-minutes-walk to the museum.
> The duration from the airport to the museum with public transports takes 
> about 60 minutes.
> By taxi: approximate duration 30-45 min, approximate price EUR 30
> 
> Arrival at Bahnhof Wien-West:
> 
>> From here it is very easy:
> 
> You take the tram No. 52 or 58 to the tramway-station "Technisches Museum".
> Arrival at Bahnhof Wien-Süd:
> 
> There are different ways to get to the museum.
> We apologize to take the tram No. 18 (direction "Urban-Loritz-Platz"), 
> at the station "Gumpendorferstrasse" you change to the bus No. 57a 
> (direction "Rudolfsheim). Leave the bus at the last stop 
> "Rudolfsheim/Technisches Museum". Duration about 40 min.
> 
> 
> Public Transport in Vienna:
> Tickets can be bought at the vending machines in the subway stations and 
> in tabacco-shops, called "Trafik".
> To use the Subway, Tram or Bus we recommend to buy a Weekly network pass 
> ("Wochenkarte") valid from Mo -  Mo (9:00 a.m.) for EUR 12,50.
> If you stay in Vienna just for three days there is a cheaper 
> 72-hours-ticket ("72-Stunden-Ticket") available. Single tickets cost EUR 
> 1.50.
> 
> Car:
> The old city of Vienna and the surrounding districts (1-9 and 20) are 
> short stay parking zones. Parking here requires a valid parking permit 
> behind the windscreen. You can get them in tabacco-shops.
> At the surrounding area of the museum (district 14) there is no parking 
> permit required.
> 
> With kind regards! Zita Breu phone:  ++43/(0)/89998/2900   mobile: 
> ++43/(0)664/837 2015
> 
> 
> 
> 

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