Address:
Lidow Physics Complex building,
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa, Israel 3200
The conference will be held in the Physics department - Lidow physics complex on the 5th flor (room 502) - see map below.
Campus maps
Lidow Physics Complex building,
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa, Israel 3200
The conference will be held in the Physics department - Lidow physics complex on the 5th flor (room 502) - see map below.
Campus maps
Wednesday trip
We will leave from the Physics faculty lobby at 8:15. Taxi for participants staying at the bayview hotel will leave at 7:45 from the hotel entrance. We will visit Rosh Hanikra (sea caves), Acre (old city, port and antiquities; including free time in Acre) and Nazareth. Wee will finish back at Haifa for the conference banquet. Note that we will not go back to the hotels before the banquet.
Food: We will have sandwiches for the day; we will also have sufficient free time at acre for having lunch in local restaurants.
Visa requirements
Entrance visa to Israel is required from various countries. Please check in advance the relevant requirements: http://www.worldtravelguide.net/israel/passport-visa ; http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/consularservices/pages/visas.aspx
We will leave from the Physics faculty lobby at 8:15. Taxi for participants staying at the bayview hotel will leave at 7:45 from the hotel entrance. We will visit Rosh Hanikra (sea caves), Acre (old city, port and antiquities; including free time in Acre) and Nazareth. Wee will finish back at Haifa for the conference banquet. Note that we will not go back to the hotels before the banquet.
Food: We will have sandwiches for the day; we will also have sufficient free time at acre for having lunch in local restaurants.
Visa requirements
Entrance visa to Israel is required from various countries. Please check in advance the relevant requirements: http://www.worldtravelguide.net/israel/passport-visa ; http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/consularservices/pages/visas.aspx
Arriving in Israel and at Technion
Ben-Gurion Airport ( http://www.iaa.gov.il/Rashat/en-US/Airports/BenGurion) is about 115 km from Haifa, with reliable train and taxi transportation.
- The Technion is in Neve Sha’anan – a residential neighborhood on Mount Carmel.
- Train information in English can be obtained at http://www.rail.co.il/EN/Pages/HomePage.aspx.
- Taxis to Haifa (both shuttles and private taxis) can be found close to the train station.
- In Haifa, the station closest to the Technion is Haifa Hof HaCarmel. Bus service to the Technion is bus #11. Taxi service is also available to the Technion.
Note:
Public transportation (buses, trains) in Israel does not operate on the Sabbath (Saturday) and on Jewish holidays. Taxis operate all week. Within Haifa public transportation buses do not run on Friday evening but do operate on the Sabbath. Within the campus there are no buses on the Sabbath and on Jewish holidays.
- Information on internal-city and inter-city bus routes can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Egged_bus_routes_in_Israel.
- Monthly pass information can be found at: http://www.egged.co.il/eng/main.asp?lngCategoryID=2686.
Ben-Gurion Airport ( http://www.iaa.gov.il/Rashat/en-US/Airports/BenGurion) is about 115 km from Haifa, with reliable train and taxi transportation.
- The Technion is in Neve Sha’anan – a residential neighborhood on Mount Carmel.
- Train information in English can be obtained at http://www.rail.co.il/EN/Pages/HomePage.aspx.
- Taxis to Haifa (both shuttles and private taxis) can be found close to the train station.
- In Haifa, the station closest to the Technion is Haifa Hof HaCarmel. Bus service to the Technion is bus #11. Taxi service is also available to the Technion.
Note:
Public transportation (buses, trains) in Israel does not operate on the Sabbath (Saturday) and on Jewish holidays. Taxis operate all week. Within Haifa public transportation buses do not run on Friday evening but do operate on the Sabbath. Within the campus there are no buses on the Sabbath and on Jewish holidays.
- Information on internal-city and inter-city bus routes can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Egged_bus_routes_in_Israel.
- Monthly pass information can be found at: http://www.egged.co.il/eng/main.asp?lngCategoryID=2686.
Accommodations
Invited speakers accommodated in the Forchheimer Guest House on campus (it can be reached at +972-4-8292429 or 8292430) arriving after 15:00 can receive the room key at the Technion gate.
Other participants can reserve a room at one of the many hotel in Haifa - please check for transportation to the Technion. Registered participants can also reserve a room at the Haifa Bay View Hotel at a reduced rate (135 $ per night; still a bit pricy compared to other options, but it is in a very nice location on the Carmel mountain); see http://www.nofhotel.co.il/english/. When reserving a room please remember to note that you're a Technion visitor. We will have daily transport from/to the bayview hotel to the Technion.
Invited speakers accommodated in the Forchheimer Guest House on campus (it can be reached at +972-4-8292429 or 8292430) arriving after 15:00 can receive the room key at the Technion gate.
Other participants can reserve a room at one of the many hotel in Haifa - please check for transportation to the Technion. Registered participants can also reserve a room at the Haifa Bay View Hotel at a reduced rate (135 $ per night; still a bit pricy compared to other options, but it is in a very nice location on the Carmel mountain); see http://www.nofhotel.co.il/english/. When reserving a room please remember to note that you're a Technion visitor. We will have daily transport from/to the bayview hotel to the Technion.