Social programme & Stay

Welcome reception

Join us for a welcome drink at the Cantonal museum of fine arts Lausanne (MCBA) on Sunday September 14 from 18:15 to 20:00. 

Social dinner

We are excited to invite you to a free visit and social dinner with a stunning view of Lake Geneva (Lac LĂ©man) at the Olympic Museum!

  • Visit to the exhibition: 18:15 – 20:00
  • Dinner: 20:00 – 24:00

Participation is included for all full registrations (regular or student).
Participants registered for a single day or half-day can purchase entry by selecting the “accompanying person” option in the conference management system here.

Accommodation

You can explore accommodation options and make a reservation through our accommodation platform.

Technical tours

The following technical tours are offered free of charge. You can register by accessing your account and updating your registration in the conference management tool here.

Please note that the tours are limited to a set number of participants. Registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis and will remain open until all places have been filled.

  • Monday 18:30 – 19:30. The Structural Engineering platform (GIS) at EPFL. Don’t miss the chance for a technical tour to the testing platform for large-scale structural engineering tests of EPFL, just 5′ from the conference center. 
  • Tuesday 18:30 – 19:30. Le ChĂąteau Saint-Maire. A technical tour to the recently restored Saint-Maire castle where that serves as the seat of the cantonal government, the Council of State of Vaud.
Register for the free technical tours at the EPFL Structural Engineering Testing Platform (left) and the Saint-Maire castle (right).

Social tours by the Lausanne Tourism Office

Together with the Lausanne Tourism Office, we have arranged a range of social tours for you:

  • Lausanne Cathedral organized in collaboration with the association Ville en tĂȘte (Sunday September 14)
  • Walk in Lavaux vineyards (Sunday September 14)
  • Fort de Chillon (Thursday September 18)

Please visit the social tours platform through the link below for more information and registration

Guided tours to the Lausanne cathedral (left, photo by Arnaud Gaillard), the Lavaux vineyards (top, photo by Lorenz Poffet) and the Chillon castle (bottom, photo by Giles Laurent)

Lausanne Tourism card

If you are staying in a hotel, a youth hostel, a bed & breakfast or at a campsite where the tourist tax is applied, you are entitled to the Lausanne Transport Card. With this card, you can freely use all public transport (bus, train, metro) in Lausanne and its surroundings during your whole stay (maximum 15 days). Please note that stays in private accommodation are not eligible for this offer. Learn more here.