We are delighted to welcome you to the Fifteenth International Symposium on Experimental Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry (EMPG-XV), which will be held on 5-8 June 2016 at ETH Zurich in Switzerland.
The EMPG XV meeting offers a unique opportunity for research presentation and discussion. As in the previous editions of EMPG, the main focus will be on experimental work.
The detailed programme for the EMPG XV meeting is now available.
The Fifteenth International Symposium on Experimental Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry will be held in the city of Zurich from Sunday, 5 June to Wednesday, 8 June 2016.
Presentations (oral and poster), exhibition, registration and social events (except conference dinner) will be held at the main ETH Zentrum campus in the centre of Zurich in Building NO of the Department of Earth Sciences (with some oral sessions in the directly adjacent Machine Laboratory building).
Oral presentations will take place simultaneously in the two lecture theatres (NO C 60 in the Earth Sciences building and ML H 44 in the adjacent building of the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering). The plenary lecture on Monday morning, June 6, 09:15 will be held by George D. Cody and will last 45 minutes, each of the invited lectures last 30 minutes and all other talks last 15 minutes, including time for questions and discussion (i.e. 12 + 3 minutes). Each lecture theatre will be equipped with beamers and computer facilities. Oral presentations should be provided on USB Sticks and will be copied onto the laptops before the presentation starts.
Poster sessions are located in the focusTerra museum hall of the Earth Sciences Building NO. Posters will be displayed on boards of 100 cm (40”) width by 160 cm (64”) height, we strongly recommend the preparation of posters with A0 size (width 90 cm (36”), height 120 cm (48”)); posters in landscape format cannot be accepted. Posters will be displayed in two consecutive poster sessions (Sunday - Monday and Tuesday - Wednesday). Official poster sessions are Monday afternoon for the first and Wednesday afternoon for the second session. Authors are expected to be present during the official poster sessions.
Posters can be mounted for the first session starting Sunday, 14:00 and they will be displayed until Monday evening. Posters for the second session can be mounted starting Tuesday morning, 07:30 and they will be displayed until Wednesday evening.
The Department of Earth Sciences at ETH Zurich is located on the ETH Zurich Zentrum campus. Location and directions in Google Maps
Zurich is easily accessible by plane, by train, and by car. Public transport in the city of Zurich is excellent. We will issue a public transport ticket to each delegate. The ticket is valid from Sunday, 5 June through to Wednesday, 8 June 2016 within the entire city of Zurich and for the transport from the airport to the city centre. The ticket is valid on trams, buses and train services to connect the conference venue, hotels, and hostels located in the city of Zurich. Pre-registered delegates will receive a PDF document with the public transport ticket prior to the conference to allow transport from the airport to the city. With on-site registration, the ticket will be issued upon registration.
Zurich is an international business city as well as a favourite European place visited by tourists. It offers a wide choice of hotels and youth hostels in all price categories. We suggest to use the room reservation service of Zurich-Tourism to book rooms for your stay in Zurich. Please book your rooms well in advance; EMPG XV conference takes place at the beginning of the tourist season in Zurich.
The following list provides a selection of low(er) budget accommodation:
Zurich is located in the centre of Europe and can conveniently be reached by public and private transport. Zurich International Airport serves many international carriers and has frequent flights to all major European and many overseas cities. A 10 minute train-ride, with trains leaving about every 15 minutes, brings you to the centre of Zurich. The main railway station (Zurich Hauptbahnhof) is just 10 minutes away from the EMPG-XV conference venue, major hotels and the heart of the city of Zurich. It connects all Swiss and most European cities by frequent train services. Timetables are available on the SBB website. Alternatively, a direct link by tram no. 10 exists between the airport and the conference venue (stop ETH/Universitätsspital).
Zurich is linked to the European motorway system with Italy, France, Germany and Austria. However, we strongly advice not to travel to Zurich by car. Parking space is rare and exceedingly expensive. There is no parking in the vicinity of ETH Zentrum where the conference venue is located.
We will issue a public transport ticket to each registered delegate that is valid from Sunday, 5 June through Wednesday, 8 June 2016. The ticket is valid within the entire city of Zurich and specifically includes the transport from the airport to the city valid for trams, buses and train services to connect the conference venue and hotels and hostels located in the city of Zurich. Pre-registered delegates will receive a PDF document including the public transport ticket prior to the conference to allow transport from the airport to the city. For on-site registration the ticket will be issued upon registration.