At your arrival on Tuesday morning you will receive a folder containing a map of the EPFL campus, a map of EPFL's brand new Library, a map of Lausanne, Metro Timetables, a map of Lausanne public transportation net, as well as a quite complete booklet from Lausanne Tourism.
Directions:
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travelling to Lausanne
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EPFL map [.pdf]
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Learning Center Map [EPFL's Library]
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Metro timetables to and from EPFL
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Parkings
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Polydôme [Conference room!]
Services:
The following services can also be found on the campus :
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Post Office
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Bank
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La Fontaine: bookshop/stationery/campus shop
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Le Négoce: dairy/grocery shop
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Money distributors
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Public bike sharing system
Places to work:
Places to work or plug in a laptop, as well as computers in open access, can be found in the
Learning Center.
The mathematics library is located in this building. It is one of the largest math library in Europe, therefore if you are looking for a book or an article, don't hesitate to pay it a visit.
Electricity: AC power sockets in Switzerland are type J (10A/250V). Switzerland being the only country using this standard, don't forget to bring an adapter.
Places to eat:
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Map of the restaurants and cafeterias
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EPFL's Catering webpage gathers information on opening times, menus, prices, locations,...
- A regular meal on the campus costs CHF 10.50. Sandwiches cost between CHF 3.- and CHF 6.- (for huge ones).
- Vegetarian dishes are served in the following places: Le Corbusier, L'Ornithorynque, Cafeteria BC, Le Copernic, Le Parmentier. Moreover pasta dishes are served in most places.
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Satellite: "Sat" by its nickname, is EPFL's "bar", in an extended sense. This is The place to get braekfast, The place to have coffee, croissants, etc during the day. Serves cheap huge sandwiches at midday. Currently plays most world cup matches on some wide screen. Last but not least, has about a hundred different beers in stock. So don't miss out! It's just a two-minute walk from the Polydome.
Financial Matters:
The estimated expenses incurred by each participant of the conference consist exclusively in travel, accomodation and subsistence costs for the stay. In addition to travel, each person should plan on a budget of 750.-- CHF (Swiss Francs) for room and board for 4 days.
Conference Dinner:
The Conference Dinner will take place on Thursday night in Lausanne city center. The restaurant is:
"Restaurant Le Mirabeau"
Avenue de la Gare 31
An "Apéritif" will be served from 6.30 pm and dinner will be served at 7.30 pm.
To get to the restaurant, take the Metro M1 from EPFL towards the city center and get off at the terminus stop "Flon". Then, you can either walk or take a connexion with the M2 to "Lausanne-Gare", i.e. Lausanne Main Train Station. Arrived so far, it's only a 4-minute walk along the
Avenue de la Gare eastwards.
[From EPFL, one can also take the M1 to Renens Train Station and then a connexion to Lausanne Train Station, which is faster but more expensive.]
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Last updated : June 16, 2010.
