Villa Battelle (Université de Genève)
Route de Drize, 7
1227 Carouge
Switzerland
The Mathematics Department of the University of Geneva and the NCCR SwissMAP organise a conference in honour of Prof. André Haefliger's 90th birthday which will take place at the Auditorium of the Haute Ecole de Gestion (Campus Battelle - Building B) in May 15-17, 2019.
If you wish to take part in this special event, please fill in the registration form.
Registration deadline: April 30, 2019 (closed)
Conference Organizer:
Andras Szenes, University of Geneva
Invited Speakers:
- Norbert A’Campo, University of Basel (CH)
- Augustin Banyaga, Pennsylvania State University (USA)
- Martin Bridson, University of Oxford (UK)
- Marius Crainic, Utrecht University (NL)
- Yakov Eliashberg, Stanford University (USA)
- Etienne Ghys, ENS Lyon (FR)
- Vaughan Jones, Berkeley University of California (USA)
- Lucy Moser-Jauslin, University of Burgundy (FR)
- Cristophe Pittet, Aix-Marseille University (FR)
- Takahashi Tsuboi, University of Tokyo (JP)
Related documents:
Conference poster
List of participants
Conference programme
Colloquium talks
Travel information:
Arrival by plane:
- Take the train from the airport station to Geneva main train station "Gare Cornavin" (duration: 7 min - schedule available here)
- Take the tram n°18 (direction: "Bachet-de-Pesay") and get off at the tram stop "Carouge-Rondeau"
- The Auditorium of the Ecole de Gestion (Building B) is at 8min. walk (up the slope)
Arrival by train (from Geneva main train station "Gare Cornavin"):
- Take the tram n°18 (direction: "Bachet-de-Pesay") and get off at the tram stop "Carouge-Rondeau"
- The Auditorium of the Ecole de Gestion (Building B) is at 8min. walk (up the slope)
Arrival by car:
Adress and GPS coordinates:
Auditorium (Aula) of the Ecole de Gestion (Campus Battelle)
Rue de la Tambourine, 17
1227 Carouge (GE)
Latitude : 46.175920
Longitude : 6.139078
Geneva Public Transportation (company "TPG"):
Free Transport Pass
When you stay in a hotel, a youth hostel or a campsite in the canton, you will receive a "Geneva Transport Card" free of charge. This includes buses, trams, trains, and yellow taxi-boats (called "Mouettes").
With this card, public transport in Geneva (TPG) is free for the full duration of your stay. Just ask for it upon arrival on the reception.
Accomodation Options in Geneva (in the near area of the conference venue):
- Hotel IBIS Styles Carouge (nearest hotel from the conference venue)
- Auberge Communale de Carouge
- Ramada Encore Geneva
- Starling Residence Geneva
- Hotel Le Prince
- AirBnB platform
