Location of the meeting
The MULTIMOD meeting will take place in the historical building of the Geneva Music Conservatory. The Haute école de musique de Genève (Geneva HEM) covers a historical and stylistic field ranging from medieval music to contemporary creation, as well as non-European music. The Geneva HEM originated from the Geneva Conservatory of Music, Switzerland’s oldest Conservatory, founded in 1835, and the Jaques-Dalcroze Institute, founded in 1915. An internationally renowned artistic and teaching community, the school is attended by over 600 students from five continents. An interesting fact is that the great pianist-composer Franz List was the first piano teacher at the Geneva Conservatory.
Money
The local money is the Swiss Franc.
Visa
As most of the European countries, Switzerland is part of the Schenghen area. Please check this link to ensure if you need a visa countries (this should not be the case if you own a passport of most of the western countries).
To get your visa, you could need an invitation letter. Please kindly write us at rhaissa-xavier.cerqueira@etu.hesge.ch, and we will send you an invitation. Please mention in your request your whole name, date of birth, passport number, issue date and expiration date.
How to get to Geneva
Geneva blends the many advantages of a small city with the services and facilities of a large metropolitan area. Furthermore, Geneva’s tradition of welcoming people from all over the world makes its a unique and privileged destination. The central European location of this city and the accessibility provide an ideal setting for international meetings and events such as the MULTIMOD annual meeting.
Besides its reputation as home to famous academic and research institutions, the city is known for its worldwide beauty with breath-taking views of the surrounding Alps and Jura.
By Plane
There are excellent flight connections to Geneva. Several airlines provide direct flights to Geneva from all over Europe as well as from countries outside Europe. The airport is located at 4 km from Geneva city center.
It can be easily reached by train or by bus using the united network of public transport, Unireso (www.unireso.com). Tourist information can be obtained at the information counter in the arrivals hall of the airport.
Geneva Airport Information: +41 22 717 71 05
Flight Information: 0900 57 15 00 / www.gva.ch
Ground Transportation
If you are staying at a hotel, a youth hostel or a campsite, the establishment will offer you the «Geneva Transport Card» that allows you to use public transport in Geneva free of charge during your stay.
As you will arrive at Geneva Airport, you can pick up a free ticket for public transport from the machine in the baggage collection area at the Arrival hall. This Unireso ticket, offered by Genève Aéroport, allows you to use public transport in Geneva free for a period of 80 minutes.
It takes only 6 minutes from/to Geneva city center by train, leaving approximately every 12 minutes from the airport. There is direct access to the airport railway station from the airport Check-in and Arrival levels.
All trains stop at Geneva-Cornavin station (city center). Several urban buses stop approximately every 8-15 minutes at the airport (bus stops at the Check-in level, in front of or beside the train station).
By Train
More people use the train in Switzerland than in any other country in the world. Geneva has excellent connections within the European railway network. The Swiss CFF connects Geneva to all the neighboring countries. Geneva Cornavin train station is right in the heart of the city. See the Swiss Railway company website www.cff.ch for more information.
By Car
All roads lead to Geneva, it is at the crossroads of the European motorway network. The N1 motorway alongside Lake Geneva circles the city and also leads straight into the centre. At the French border in Bardonnex, it joins the A40 towards Lyon and Paris, or Chamonix and Italy.
Accomodation in Geneva
There are many accommodation options in Geneva; online booking sites such as booking.com, hotels.com, venere.com, etc. can offer you great deals.
Participants should make their own reservation directly to the selected hotel. Here are some suggestions:
ALL PRICES ARE APPROXIMATE AND GIVEN FOR INFORMATION ONLY
Ibis Budget Petit Lancy *
109 CHF per person per night
120 CHF for double rooms
131 CHF for triple room
Ibis Genève Petit Lancy **
(not the same as the preceding one).
126 CHF per person per night
140 CHF double room
Hotel Cristal ***
166 CHF per person on the night between Thursday, 22 to Friday, 23 October, 120 CHF from Friday, 23 to Sunday, 25.
20 CHF supplement for double room
20 CHF supplement per night for triple room
We can also offer a limited number of places of cheap – and very basic – accomodation in a student home; please write to rhaissa-xavier.cerqueira@etu.hesge.ch