Practical information

This year’s conference will be held in the city of Lucerne - Luzern in German - in beautiful Switzerland. Please find some practical information below.

Getting to Lucerne

To get to Lucerne from abroad, it is recommended to fly to Zurich Airport (Zürich Flughafen). It's very easy to get from Zurich Airport to Lucerne. There are direct train connections from the airport running every hour between 08:47 and 20:47. The trip lasts 62 minutes, and costs 27 CHF (Swiss Francs) one way in second class. There are additional train connections but these require to change trains, usually at Zürich main station (10 minutes away from the airport).

The Conference Hotel is very close from the Lucerne railway station. The maps below show the location of following points of interest:

• A: The Conference hotel: Hotel Astoria, Pilatusstraße, 29
• B: The railway station
• C: The Keynote event location: Culture and Convention center, Europaplatz, 1
• D: The IBTA location: Murmatt Restaurant, Murmattweg, 8
• E: The Banquet location: Schweizerhof, Schweizerhofquai

Useful links

Check out following links for additional information:

General information on Switzerland
History of Lucerne
Map of Lucerne
Web page of the Armed Forces College
Information about the Airport Zurich-Kloten
Swiss Federal railway company - online timetable
Lucerne touristic office
Weather forecast Lucerne
Webcam Lucerne
Hotel Astoria Lucerne (Conference Hotel)
Culture and Convention Center Lucerne (Opening ceremony)
Hotel Schweizerhof, Lucerne (Location of the Banquet on Thursday)
Museums of the Lucerne Canton
Calendar of events in Switzerland