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eCM
XI : Cartilage & Disc:
Repair & Regeneration.
June 28-30, 2010, Congress Centre, Davos, Switzerland.
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Location, Climate and Travel
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Location
EORS congress sessions take place at the modern Aspen and Sanada
lecture rooms at the Davos Conference Centre. The Congress Centre
is located in the middle of Davos
town, between the mountains of the Parsenn and Jakobshorn ski
regions. Davos is a famous Alpine ski resort and also holds many
international summer sports events.
The Congress Center hosted the
World Economic Forum for the last 30 years attended by economic
and political world leaders. It also hosts many other conferences
including the annual AO
course for fracture treatment for the 1st two weeks of every
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Climate
The weather in late June / early July is generally nice with daily
temp. of 20-25°C (though it can reach 33°C). It is usually
5-6°C lower than the lowlands of Zurich. (It could however be
more chilly, rainy and even a quick snow fall! A light raincoat
could perhaps also be needed).
Latest local weather can be found on the Davos
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Exercise
If you are sporty bring running trainers, the lake has a 4 Km flat
path around it (time from 13 minutes if you are a professional runner,
20 minutes normal to 30 minutes for beginners, or a 1hr walk). There
are also mountain runs, which some years Geoff richards will also
do.
Bring walking boots to go for mountain walks at the weekend. Davos
Tourism can offer you many walking routes.
You can also hire mountain bikes, but take a helmet also. |
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Travel
The nearest airport is Zürich-Kloten (about 160 Kilometers).
The best way to travel from Zürich-Kloten airport to Davos
is by
train. There are hourly train
connections with a total train journey of just 2 hours 40 minutes.
There is a change of train at Zurich mainstation (Zurich HB) and
at Landquart where you change to the regional train system to travel
from 600M above sea level to 1560M above in Davos. The views can
be breathtaking, though the so named "Fast train" is not
convincing. From Zurich to Landquart some trains have carriages
equipped to give electricity for computers in first class and there
are also quiet carriages available (no mobile phones, personal stereos,
no talking) for those who wish to read in peace. SBB rail travel
is fast (until Landquart), safe and punctual (Due to one or two
participants mistakes in previous times- Geneva is the wrong side
of the country to get to Davos, Basel is about 1 hour more than
Zurich).
Plan
your journey |
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Maps
PDF file of all the maps
for print (317 Kb)
Enlarge the maps |
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Where are we in
Switzerland |
Where are we in Canton
Graubünden |
Where are we in
Davos |
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