Venue
Sunstar Hotel Grindelwald
CH-3818 Grindelwald
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0)33 854 77 77
Fax: +41 (0)33 854 77 70
The hotel is situated in the centre of Grindelwald, directly opposite the First cable-car lift and approx. 8 minutes’ walk from the station.
So you’re ideally situated to reach the two nearby skiing areas in next to no time.
Symposium Location
Grindelwald-A glacier village in the Bernese Oberland A hospitable glacier village, lies well embedded in an alternating but yet genuine alpine landscape. The spectacular and world famous, ice-topped mountains -Wetterhorn, Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau -belong to Grindelwald's scenery.
Grindelwald in Winter
68 marked ski pistes
Longest descent: 18 km
Highest point by lift: 3,120 m above sea level
12 cable-car lifts and cog railways
27 ski and chair lifts
42 km of cross-country circuits
80 km of signposted walking and hiking paths
Toboggan runs
Natural and artificial ice rinks
Curling
How to get to Grindelwald
Arriving by car
Motorways lead from Bâle, Geneva or Zürich via Bern to Spiez. From Spiez onwards, good mainroads lead via interlaken to Grindelwald. Arriving by rail
Fast and direct trains run daily to Interlaken from many main cities in Europe. From Interlaken Ostthere is a connecting train to Grindelwald. Interlaken-Grindelwald approx. 35 min.
Paris - Bern - Interlaken - Grindelwald
Berlin - Interlaken - Grindelwald
Hamburg - Frankfurt - Interlaken - Grindelwald
Wiesbaden - Interlaken - Grindelwald
Milano - Spiez - Interlaken – Grindelwald
Arriving by air
The international airports, Zürich Kloten and Geneva Cointrin, have connecting trains to Interlaken-Grindelwald.
Language
The official language of the Symposium is English.
Currency
The official currency in Switzerland is the Swiss Franc. For up to date currency exchange rates, please check www.xe.net.
Sponsorship Contact
Industry Liaison & Sales Associate
Kenes International
1-3 rue de Chantepoulet
P.O. Box 1725
CH1211 Geneva 1
Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 908 0488 ext. 277
Fax: +41 22 732 2850
E-mail: eschwartz@kenes.com