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Conference Location Lecture hall III (Hörsaal III) RWTH main building (RWTH Hauptgebäude) Templergraben 55, Aachen
If you arrive at a German airport, the best way to go to Aachen is by train. For more information concerning train travelling in Germany, please use http://www.bahn.de/i/view/overseas/en/index.shtml.
Tickets can be bought, either with cash or by credit card, at the train station.
Reaching Aachen Central Station From Frankfurt Airport (FRA) The trip from Frankfurt Airport ("Fernbahnhof") to Aachen takes approximately 2-2.5 hours. Most connections require a change of trains at Cologne Central station. The price ranges from 57€ to 81€.
From Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) The trip from Düsseldorf Airport to Aachen takes approximately 1.5 hours. Some connections require a change of trains at Düsseldorf Central station or Cologne Central station. The price ranges from 21€ to 29€.
From Cologne/Bonn (Köln/Bonn) Airport (CGN) The trip from Cologne/Bonn Airport to Aachen takes approximately 1–1.5 hours, with a change of trains at Cologne Central station. The price is approximately 24€.
Other Airports Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) Brussels south charleroi Airport (CRL) Paris Charles-de-Gaulle-Airport (CDG)
From Aachen Central Station In Aachen the best way to reach any place of interest is by bus or by foot. The main shopping area, the Aachen Cathedral, and the RWTH are situated close beside each other. Thus it is easy to walk from one place to another. Inside the city you find a lot of old architecture, little restaurants and pubs to enjoy a good meal and the Aachen culture.
1. By Bus: In front of Aachen Central station there is a bus stop from which you can take a bus to your location in Aachen. The bus lines 3 and 13 are those you will probably need. They have a capital letter (A or B) behind the number, which refers to the direction of rotation. As the traffic network in Aachen's city center is constructed in rings, it does not matter in which direction you ride, but it may be a matter of time. Nevertheless you may possibly have to take a bus from across the road after leaving Aachen Central station. The time table with departures and a road map with the destinations can be found at the bus stop. Tickets can be bought from the driver. Further information concerning fares and bus routes under can be found here and here. Here are some of the most important bus lines which will bring you to points of interest:
(1) Hochschule (bus stop in front of the main building of the RWTH) Bus lines: 13A (~20 min), 13B (~10 min) (the stop is on the other side of the street outside Central station). They depart every 15 or 30 minutes (depending on the time of the day) and ride from 6.30 am to 7 pm (mon–fri), 10 am to 5 pm (sat).
(2) Ponttor (H.4 Pontwall) (bus stop on Pontstrasse – the main street where students go for lunch or dinner) Same bus lines as for Technische Hochschule, additionally 3 A (~15 min) rides every 15/30 minutes from 5.30 am to 11 pm (mon–sat), 9 am to 11 pm (sun).
(3) Elisenbrunnen (famous thermal spring of Aachen, right in the city center, situated next to the tourist information and close to the main shopping area) Bus lines: 11, 14, 21, 44 ... (~5 min).
2. By Taxi: There is also a very reliable taxi service at Aachen Central station. Just walk out the front door and you will see the available service on the right side. Prices depend upon your destination in Aachen. |
| Accommodations / Conference Venue |
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The following hotels are recommended to participants. It is possible to ask the local organisers for help with the booking of a room. If you plan to book your room by yourself, mention that you are a participant of the CASC 2017 conference organised by the Academy of Mathematics and Systems Sciences. You will then receive a discount on the regular price.
The hotel and the conference venue are pointed out on this map. The conference will take place in the AMSS South Building. This PDF file contains information about getting to the hotels from the airport. In particular, it contains instructions in Chinese which one can show to a taxi driver.
The organisers can offer 10 free places for accommodation. Applications for one of these places should be send either to the General Chair Werner M. Seiler or to the Chair of the local organisation committee Jin-San Cheng until August 30th. Preference will be given to student participants or participants from developing countries. |
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On Wednesday afternoon we will have an excursion to the famous Summer Palace. All participants and registered accompanying persons will be transferred by bus to the Summer Palace and afterwards to the location of the Conference Dinner which will be on Wednesday evening.
Some information about the Summer Palace can be found here. |
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The following link leads to a list of all countries the citizens of which need a visa for entering Romania:
Participants who need a letter of invitation for obtaining a visa for Romania should contact as soon as possible the Local Organization Committee (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and provide all information necessary for the letter. This concerns in particular the address to which the letter should be sent. In some cases the letter of invitation must contain information like a passport number, it is then your responsibility to provide such data. They will then receive first by e-mail an electronic version of such a letter and later by surface mail the original. Please take into account that consulates usually require the hand signed original and that surface mail may take quite a while. We are not able to send letters via a courier service. |
| CASC Bibliography |
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CASC 2016 Proceedings of the 18th International Workshop on Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing, CASC'2016 (Bucharest, Romania, September 19-23, 2016)
CASC 2015 Proceedings of the 17th International Workshop on Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing, CASC'2015 (Aachen, Germany, September 14-18, 2015)
CASC 2014 Proceedings of the 16th International Workshop on Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing, CASC'2014 (Warsaw, Poland, September 8-12, 2014) CASC 2013 Proceedings of the 15th International Workshop on Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing, CASC'2013 (Berlin, Germany, September 9-13, 2013) CASC 2012 Proceedings of the 14th International Workshop on Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing, CASC'2012 (Maribor, Slovenia, September 3-6, 2012) CASC 2011 Proceedings of the 13th International Workshop on Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing, CASC'2011 (Kassel, Germany, September 5-9, 2011) CASC 2010 Proceedings of the 12th International Workshop on Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing, CASC'2010 (Tsakhkadzor, Armenia, September 5-12, 2010) CASC 2009 Proceedings of the 11th International Workshop on Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing, CASC'2009 (Kobe, Japan, September 13-17, 2009) CASC 2007 Proceedings of the 10th International Workshop on Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing, CASC'2007 (Bonn, Germany, September 16-20, 2007) CASC 2006 Proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing, CASC'2006 (Chisinau, Moldova, September 11-15, 2006) CASC 2005 Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing, CASC'2005 (Kalamata, Greece, September 12-16, 2005) CASC 2004 Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing, CASC'2004 (St. Petersburg, Russia, July 12-19, 2004) CASC 2003 Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing, CASC'2003 (Passau, Germany, September 20-26, 2003) CASC 2002 Proceedings of the Fifth International Workshop on Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing, CASC'2002 (Yalta, Ukraine, September 22-27, 2002) CASC 2001 Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing, CASC'2001 (Konstanz, Germany, September 22-26, 2001) CASC 2000 Proceedings of the Third Workshop on Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing, CASC'2000 (Samarkand, Uzbekistan, October 5-9, 2000) CASC 1999 Proceedings of the 2nd Workshop on Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing, CASC'99 (Munich, Germany, May 31 - June 4, 1999) CASC 1998 Proceedings of the 1st Workshop on Computer Algebra in Scientific Computing --- Representation Theory, Dynamical Systems, Combinatorial and Algorithmic Methods, CASC'98 (Saint-Petersburg, Russia, April 20-24, 1998) |