Workshops
Winter Workshop II
- Time: March 10th 19:00 to Friday March 14th 14:00
- Place: Chesa Laret,Sils-Maria, Engadin, Switzerland
- Attendance: Aris*er researchers, invited collaborators
The workshop will take place in Chesa Laret, a beautiful villa situated in a larch forest above the village Sil-Maria in the entrance of the side valley Fextal of the Engadin valley in Switzerland. We will spend Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday working on various aspects of ARIS*ER.
There is a lot to do apart from having fun and informal discussions with the other members of ARIS*ER. The beautiful surroundings invite for walks in the woods. There are many possibilities for cross-country and down-hill skiing. Next to a sledge path a classic cross-country track is near-by the villa climbing up the Fex Valley. The famous Corvatch down-hill skiing region is just 15 minutes walk from the Villa.
IMPORTANT
Chesa Laret has 13 rooms on 3 floors, with 26 beds. We can stay in the villa from Sunday March 9 18:00 to Saturday March 15 10:00. So it is possible to travel also on Sunday and stay until Saturday morning. For skiing-lovers this offers two additional skiing events, on Monday e.g. the famous Engadin Snow Safari and the Corvatsch Snow Night - night skiing - on Friday. But the Engadin offers also to non-skiers a lot of interesting opportunities.
Timetable for the workshop in Chesa Laret, Sils-Maria - a quick overview
On Friday an "official social program" will be organised with possibility to reach Zurich Airport (flights after 8 pm).
All attendants are advised to fly to Zurich latest on Monday, March 10th at noon. Travel by public transport takes 4.5 hours from Zurich Airport to Sils-Maria. From Zurich Airport there are intercity trains every hour to St.Moritz (changing in Zurich main station and Chur) and regular busses to Sils-Maria. On demand a collective bus transport from and to Zurich Airport can be organised (4 hours).
Detailed timetable for the workshop in Chesa Laret, Sils-Maria
Sunday 9 March 2008
- 6pm -7pm: check in Chesa Laret
- 7pm: Meeting at Chesa Laret
- 8pm: ind. dinner
Monday 10 March 2008
- 8am - 9am: Breakfast
- 9am - 6pm: Individual program
- 10:30am - 3pm: Break (ind. lunch)
- 6pm - 7pm: Official start, Meeting at Chesa Laret
- 8pm: ind. dinner
Tuesday 11 March 2008
- 8am - 9am: Breakfast
- 9am - 10:30: Lesture/group work (Ethics case studies)
- 10:30am - 3pm: Break (ind.lunch)
- 3pm - 7:30pm: Workshop session (Ambitions for total system integration)
- 8pm: ind. dinner
Wednesday 12 March 2008
- 8am - 9am: Breakfast
- 9am - 10:30: Lesture/group work (Software safety and icence models for open source)
- 10:30am - 3pm: Break (ind.lunch)
- 3pm - 7:30pm: Workshop session (ARIS*ER cardiac system - demo and discussion)
- 8pm: ind. dinner
Thursday 13 March 2008
- 8am - 9am: Breakfast
- 9am - 10:30: Lesture/group work (Statistical challenges when dealing with small samples)
- 10:30am - 3pm: Break (ind.lunch)
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3pm - 6:45pm: Workshop session (ARIS*ER cardiac system - demo and discussion)
- ARIS*ER cardiac system - user study (non-board)
- Exchange in project groups (non-board)
- 7pm: Special dinner
Friday 14 March 2008
- 8am - 9am: Breakfast
- 8:45am: check-out Chesa Laret
- 9am-2pm: Special social program (ends in St. Moritz, station)
- 2pm - 3pm: Departures form St. Mortiz
- 3pm - 7pm: Individual program
- 8pm: ind. dinner
Saturday 15 March 2008
- 8am - 9am: Breakfast
- 9:30 am: check-out Chesa Laret
- 9am-2pm: Special social program (ends in St. Moritz, station)
Travel options
* First option is flight to Zurich (or Basle), and train to St. Moritz and bus to Sils Maria, Posta and from there 5-10min walk or taxi to Chesa Laret. Travel time from Zurich is below 4,5h.
* Another option is flight to Zurich or Milano and rental car to Sils Maria, Chesa Laret (Zurich: 213km, 2h 34min, Milano: 163km, 2h 48min).
* Travel by car might be an option for team Graz, team Ljubljana or Leuven team (Graz: 653km, 6h 54 min via Innsbruck, Ljubljana: 607km, 6h 10min via Milano, Leuven: 776km, 7h 41min).
We would like to advertise for all of you the first option. Public transports in Switzerland is generally very reliable and save even when weather conditions make a car drive unpleasant or even impossible. Zurich Airport has an own railway station, you can get your ticket to Sils Maria, Posta directly at the counter in the airport station (return ticket approximately 150 CHF or 90 EUR). There are good connections every hour with easy changes only at Zurich main station, Chur and St. Moritz. Additionally (the Rhaetian Railway ) from Chur to St. Moritz with it's panorama trains in a astonishing landscape is an attraction itself.
Public transport
Workshop costs
ARIS*ER pays for accommodation and some of the meals. All breakfasts will be covered by ARIS*ER. However 3 lunches (Tuesday-Thursday) and 3 dinners (Monday-Wednesday) are individual and not provided by ARIS*ER. The participants will have to cover them themselves (in a restaurant in the village, appr. CH 20-30, or EUR 15-20 for a meal). the kitchen of Chesa Laret can be used for self cooking.
About the region
Following the end of the ice age, an 80 km long valley opened up in the modern canton of Graubunden, at a height of 1.800 meters above sea level. This valley - the Engadin, is one of the highest inhabited valleys in Europe.
Sils lies in an idyllic position, at an altitude of 1804 meters, between the Silvaplaner Lake and the Silsersee. This tranquil health resort, with its two traffic-free village centers of Sils-Maria and Sils-Baselgia is home to just 744 residents. Intellectuals too are drawn to Sils: in addition to the writer Hermann Hesse, the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche spent his summers in Sils-Maria between 1881 and 1888. Nietzsche's former residence is now home to a museum housing original writings.
In Sils the side valley Fextal joins the main valley Engadin. Fextal lies at an altitude of almost 2.000 meters and is one of the highest year-round inhabited valleys in Switzerland.
Additional accommodation
If you want to stay longer and you are looking for an additional accommodation, the local tourist office in Sils Maria is happy to help you click here
Links
- Swiss Railway (Timetable)
- Village of Sils
- Ski region Corvatsch
- Engadin Snow Safari (e.g. Monday 10th): snow-safari
- Corvatsch Snow Night (Friday 14th): Snow night