Practical Information
This is to inform you that it would be much appreciated, if you could come to the lecture hall where your talk is scheduled to take place 15 minutes before the start of the session it is in, so the colleagues from the IT department can help you get everything set up, so the workshops can start on time and run smoothly. If possible, please bring your talk on a USB stick and use the computer in the room instead of your own laptop.
The registration desk (entrance Hahngasse in front of room HS 01) will be open
8:30 – 12:30 and 13:30 – 18:00 on the first day of the workshop period and
9:00 – 12:30 and 13:30 – 18:00 on the second and third days of the workshop period.
The expected poster format is A0, portrait format.
Please print your poster yourself. One option near to the venue is Das Druckhaus.
Vienna’s summers have gotten hot over the last decades. At the end of July, expect temperatures between 25°C and 35°C. Typically, the temperature does not sink below 20°C at nights.
If you are planning to visit nature, beware that you may be bitten by a tick. Although tick bites are extremely rare, Austria is regarded as a risk zone for tick-borne diseases. There may be some prevalence of mosquitoes in the evenings and nights, however, they are typically not carrying any diseases.
FoCM 2026 will take place in Vienna’s 9th district at Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, 1090 Vienna.
The plenary talks will be held at lecture hall HS01, the workshop sessions in lecture halls HS01, HS04, HS06, HS08, HS09, HS11, HS13 and HS14. For more detailed infos on the rooms please see the floor plans!
Vienna has a variety of hotel and Airbnb options. Please look for suitable accomodation yourself on the various booking platforms.
The Faculty’s address is Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, 1090 Vienna.
Phishing Alarm: Please note that as organisers we will not employ third parties to convince you to take any hotel reservation or to confirm a booking you haven’t yet done yourself. If you receive such attempts or messages, please consider them as phishing!
Public Transport
The best way to reach the venue is by underground line U4 – station Roßauer Lände. You can also walk ~10 minutes from U2/U4 station Schottenring or use the tram stop Schlickgasse (line D).
Do not forget to buy a ticket at the airport or railway station! When arriving by plane, you may also consult the ÖBB info point in the arrivals for further info or simply use the Route Planner of Vienna’s public transport services Wiener LInien:
Directions from Vienna International Airport:
• Local trains (S7, REX7) cost € 5,20 and stop at Wien Praterstern where you can change to U2 (direction Karlsplatz). The ticket then includes the underground journey as well.
• There are other trains (also € 5,20) which take you to Vienna’s main train station (Wien Hauptbahnhof). See below for further directions.
• Shuttle busses (VAL2) run to Morzinplatz/Schwedenplatz – right next to the city center and another U4 station. They cost € 11,- and do not include any further transport.
• The City Airport Train (CAT) also goes to Wien Mitte – Landstraße. It’s ~10 minutes faster than the regional train but more expensive (€ 14,90). Please note that due to a partial U4 closure, getting from Landstraße to the Faculty is not possible without changing lines.
Directions from the main train station (Wien Hauptbahnhof):
• From Hauptbahnhof, you can reach the Faculty’s vicinity either by underground (U1 and then U4) or directly by tramline D (station Schlickgasse in direction Nußdorf)
Public transport tickets within Vienna are € 3,20 for a single one way trip. Daily tickets cost € 10,20 and weekly ones € 28,90. These are valid for all underground, bus and tram lines as well as regional trains within the city limits.
“If you’re looking for a ticket that combines public transport with sightseeing discounts, please check out the Vienna City Card!
Attention!
In July, several tramlines in Vienna have changed routes or do not operate at all. Metro line U4 is also closed between stations Landstraße and Schwedenplatz. You can still reach the Faculty easily with tramline D and metro lines U2 and U4.
Depending on your accomodation address, the construction works may make your trips longer, however.
Please see the Wiener Linien info sheets for the 1st district and the 9th district for further information.
Discounts on flight bookings
You can benefit from the cooperation with the Lufthansa Group airlines (Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, Lufthansa and SWISS) and optimize your travel costs. The extensive route network with around 310 destinations worldwide, as well as additional destinations by Air Canada and United Airlines on North Atlantic routes, is available to you.
Click on the LINK and the discounted rates will be displayed.
Lufthansa Group Meetings & Events offers flexibility to you. The discounted rates are valid up to one week before and one week after the event.
The Lufthansa Group airlines look forward to welcoming you on board!
Vienna has a multitude of sights and venues to visit.
The absolute classics are the inner city with its Ring road border and St. Stephens’s cathedral at the centre and Schönbrunn palace in the 13th district.
Other sights include:
Parks and outdoor activities
• Prater: Large public park with an amusement park attached
• Donauinsel: Long artificial island on the Danube, great for swimming or cycling
• Viennese Hills: Kahlenberg, Leopoldsberg or Cobenzl offer fantastic views and host several Heurige (wine taverns)
Architecture
• Jugendstil: Clean, geometric patterns combined with floral motifs can be seen e.g. on Linke Wienzeile 38 and 40
• Gemeindebauten: Margaretengürtel – „the proletariat’s Ring street“– and Karl-Marx-Hof offer insights into Vienna’s social housing from the 1920s
• Hundertwasserhaus: Vibrantly colourful apartment building with irregular forms
Museums
• Naturhistorisches Museum – museum of natural history
• Kunsthistorisches Museum – museum of art history
• Leopold Museum: (pre-) modern Austrian art such as Schiele and Klimt
The Vienna Tourist Board has a collection of seven walking tours covering architecture, cuisine, music, and everything in between.
“If you’re looking for a ticket that combines public transport with sightseeing discounts, please check out the Vienna City Card!
FoCM is dedicated to providing a harassment‑free conference experience for everyone. Discrimination, intimidation, or harassment based upon age, citizenship status, disability, ethnicity, gender, national origin, race, and sexual orientation will not be tolerated. Inappropriate behavior has to be reported to the local organizing team (at focm2026@univie.ac.at).
We recommend taking out a Congress-Cancellation Insurance by Europäische Reiseversicherung. You can find more information on the Europäische Reiseversicherung website.
