Accomodation and Travel
Accommodation
All participants will be accommodated in the Hotel Laudinella*** located in St. Moritz Bad close to the 'Signal' funicular for direct access to the Corviglia-Marguns skiing area. The rooms are comfortable and all have private bath. The hotel has all modern services including six different restaurants.
We only have a certain limited number of rooms at our disposal and therefore urge you to fill out the online-registration form as soon as possible.
If possible please indicate with whom you would like to share your room.
If you plan to extend your stay before or after the conference, rooms can be directly booked at the hotel. Consider, however, that availability directly after the conference will be limited due to the Engadin ski marathon taking place on Sunday March 12.
Travel
Airport
Zurich International Airport is located 200 km north of St. Moritz. From there, continuation to St. Moritz is recommended by train.
Train
St. Moritz is most easily reached by train. From Zurich, St. Moritz is reached hourly within 3h 20min. Take the train of the Swiss Federal Railway (SBB) to Chur and from there the Raethian Railway (RhB) to St. Moritz. Choosing the connection via Chur (instead of the slightly faster connection via Landquart) brings you over the Albula pass, which is famous for its fantastic railway viaducts and mountain views (UNESCO world heritage since 2008). You can buy a single ticket for both trains. An easy planning of the journey and ticket information is accessible here: www.sbb.ch
Take bus no. 9 direction "St. Moritz Bad, Youth hostel" and get off at the stop "St. Moritz Bad, Post". You will find the Hotel Laudinella just across the street. Or call Hotel Laudinella (+41 81 836 00 00) and they will send their hotel shuttle to pick you up at the station.
| Zürich - St. Moritz | 200 km | 3 h |
| Milano - St. Moritz | 175 km | 3 h |
| Munich - St. Moritz | 300 km | 4 h |
| Basel - St. Moritz | 250 km | 4 h |
Additional Information for Participants
Ski rental
There are two shops for renting skis close to the hotel:
Boom Sport, which is only 50m from the Hotel, gives a 20% discount for 3S17 participants.
Skiservice Corvatsch is located directly at the cable car “Signalbahn”, a 5 minute walk from the hotel. They offer as well a 20% discount for 3S17 participants on their regular prices. There you can also store your skis and boots for 5CHF a day, no matter if you rent at this shop or not.
Both shops do have our 3S17 guest list. Please bring an ID.
Opening hours on Sunday are from 09:00am – 12:00pm and 03:00pm to 06:00pm, Monday morning from 08:00am. We recommend you to rent your skis already on Sunday, as the ski instruction will start at 10.00am on Monday morning.
Symposium on Surface Science 2017 (3S'17)
General Information
The 30. Symposium on Surface Science (3S’17) will take place in
St. Moritz, Switzerland,
from Sunday March 5 to Saturday March 11
2017
Scope
The topics of 3S’17 will include all aspects of surface science, such as:
- Surface structure
- Adsorbates
- Surface reactions
- On-surface synthesis
- Particle-surface interactions
- Electronic properties
- Applications of surface science
These fields will be covered by about 30 - 40 oral presentations (20 minutes talks including discussion), to be selected from the submitted contributions. All other contributions will be presented as posters.
In addition to the scientific program, an important purpose of this symposium is to enable informal contacts and discussions during daily skiing activities. Therefore, lectures, poster introductions and poster presentations will take place in the morning and evening hours.
Location
St. Moritz is one of the most renowned holiday resorts of the world. The village is situated at 1857 m above sea level, in the middle of the lake dotted landscape of the Upper Engadine. It counts an average of 322 days a year of sunshine - more than anywhere within Switzerland. St. Moritz is the only place in Switzerland to have hosted the Olympic Winter Games, in 1928 and 1948.
Organizers
Roman Fasel, Karl-Heinz Ernst, Pascal Ruffieux, Roland Widmer, Christine Tran
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Sciene and Technology.
Local contact
Hotel Laudinella
CH-7500 St. Moritz
T +41 (0)81 836 00 00
F +41 (0)81 836 00 01
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