Conference Venue
The symposium will take place on the EPFL campus, at the SV Building, Auditorium SV1717 on the EPFL campus.
EPFL is Europe’s most cosmopolitan technical university.
It welcomes students, professors and collaborators of more than 120 nationalities. EPFL has both a Swiss and international vocation and focuses on three missions: teaching, research and innovation.
The talks can also be followed online. Please note that the program is planned based on the Europe/Berlin time zone. Please take your time zone into consideration when planning your attendance.
Accomodation
Close to EPFL Campus
We recommend staying at the Swisstech Hotel or Starling Hotel as they are on campus and you can get a discount. Note that the number of rooms is limited.
Swisstech Hotel 2*: Book by email reception@sthotel.ch and get a special rate (130CHF per night, without breakfast) by using the discount code LATSIS2025.
Starling Hotel 4* : Book with this link and get a special fare (195 CHF, breakfast and parking included). Discount code LATSIS2025
Lausanne City Center hotels :
Travel Information
Getting to Lausanne
From Geneva airport: train to Lausanne takes about 45 minutes.
From Zurich airport: train to Lausanne takes about 2.5 hours.
There are also some direct trains from Paris (about 4 hours) and Milano (about 4 hours).
Getting to EPFL campus
Take the Metro M1 either from Renens train station or Lausanne-Flon, and get off at “EPFL”. Metros run every 5-10 minutes.
Note that if you are staying at a hotel in Lausanne or in the Campus, you get a Lausanne Transport Card. With this card, you can freely use all public transport (bus, metro) in Lausanne and its surroundings during your stay.
To get information on transportation schedules, please see the Swiss Rail website.