Strings 2022

The aim is to organize the event according to the criteria of the Austrian Eco-label for Green Meetings/Events.

We hope that you welcome these efforts and support us in the implementation of this green event.

If you have any questions, please contact the Green Meeting officer Alexandra Wassipaul, BA (alexandra.wassipaul@univie.ac.at / +43 1 4277 17632).

Information for participants

Contribute to our Green Meeting:

     

  • If possible, use environmentally friendly means of transport to travel to Vienna and use public transport, car-pooling or a bicycle to get around town. (The event times are scheduled in a way that enables participants to travel to the event location using public transport.)

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  • If you travel to the event by taxi, please choose an environmentally friendly taxi service, such as our partner greenride or Taxi40100.

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  • If you cannot travel to Vienna by public transport, you can choose to pay a carbon offset to compensate for your emissions. By paying a carbon offset equivalent to the distance you have travelled, you support environmental protection projects and thus contribute to improving the global climate. Help us make this event a green event by choosing environmentally friendly options to travel to the meeting. We appreciate your support.
     You can find further information under:
    www.oekoevent.at/co2-kompensation-von-veranstaltungen (in German) oder www.climateaustria.at

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  • Use the separate waste bins for PET packaging, glass, paper, metal waste, batteries, etc. to dispose of your waste at the event.

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Travelling to the event / transportation

Learn more about public transportation, how to get to the University of Vienna and how to get to Vienna!

Public transportation

There are subways, streetcars and buses at your disposal.

The Campus of the University of Vienna can be reached by tram 5 (Lazarettgasse, Lange Gasse), 43 and 44 (Lange Gasse), 37, 38, 40, 41 und 42 (Schwarzspanierstraße)‎, by bus 13A (Alser Straße/Skoda Gasse) and by the metro U2 (station Schottentor).

Tickets can be purchased online, at the airport or at any metro station and in tobacconists.

Bike

You are also welcome to arrive by bicycle. Within a radius of 30 meters from the main entrance of the Campus of the University of Vienna there are more than 150 bicycle parking spaces are available.
In addition, there are also City Bikes - stations directly taking the main entrance of the main building of the University of Vienna (10 minutes walk).

Taxi

Austria's largest cab radio center 40 100 now has a so-called so-called "green cab" fleet. This now comprises around 150 vehicles, including 130 hybrid cars, 20 natural gas cabs and some vehicles with with diesel Euro 6 standard.

Tel.: 40100
www.taxi40100.at