Location

The conference venue

The conference will be held on campus of RWTH Aachen University. RWTH Aachen is among the leading European research institutions and one of Germany's "excellence universities". With more than 43,000 students enrolled in 152 study programs, it is the largest technical university in Germany. It is well known for science and engineering and attracts more and more researchers from all over Operations Research.

The venue is the SuperC building, which is located Templergraben 57, 52062 Aachen.

About Aachen

Aachen, also known as Aix-la-Chapelle, is an attractive travel destination. Lying at the heart of Europe, it offers a large variety of art and culture, elegant shops and pubs. The city's official name is "Bad Aachen" (where "Bad" means spa, alluding to the hot springs already the Romans enjoyed), but lexicographic ordering called for dropping the title.

The history of Aachen goes back till the new stone age. The hottest volcanic spring water north of the Alps made the area attractive. The Romans built some spa resorts here. Later the Emperor Charlemagne (Charles the Great) fell in love with these springs and ancient buildings. He decided to make Aachen the capital of his empire. Therefore, Aachen became one of the most important meeting points in central Europe.

Aachen is situated at the three-country point of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. This place (it is the highest point of the Netherlands) is a 40 minutes walk away from the city center. Aachen is Germany's westernmost major city. The sun sets 30 minutes later than in Berlin.

The city center is crossed by numerous lovely alleyways that were restored with great accuracy and are full of restaurants and pubs. Aachen’s most famous buildings are the city hall (dated from 1330) and the Imperial Cathedral which is the oldest cathedral in northern Europe. It was constructed by order of the Emperor Charlemagne who was buried here after his death in 814. In the following years, 30 German kings and 12 queens were crowned in Aachen’s Cathedral. In 1978, the cathedral was added to the list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites as the first German cultural asset.

Further information about Aachen can be found here.

A brochure with the most important information about Aachen such as guided tours on offer, culture, gastronomy, event calender, health resort and spa facilities, a map of the town and much more can be downloaded here.