The workshop will take place in the offices of SWITCH in room “Rigi”, the large meeting room on 1st floor. SWITCH is located at Werdstrasse 2 (map), about 12 minutes on foot from the main train station (Zürich Hauptbahnhof/HB).
There are many hotels in the area, and room sharing systems such as AirBnB should work as well. SWITCH has a deal with Hotel City Zürich***, (map) where a single room in the Economy (limited availability!)/Business category can be had at CHF 155/197 per night including breakfast and wireless Internet access, excluding the city tax of CHF 2.50 per night and guest. Just mention “SWITCH” when you reserve a room.
Other hotels in the area include (all prices without breakfast)
Hôtel du Théatre*** (from CHF 136, map, reservation)
Hotel St. Georges** (from CHF 123, map, reservation)
Hotel Restaurant Helvetia*** (from CHF 245, map, reservation)
A bit farther away:
The Flag Zurich (from CHF 124, map, reservation)
From a Web browser: use this link
By phone: Use one of the phone numbers listed here and enter the meeting extension 112687858318 in order to join
By H.323: Use the gateway at 137.138.248.204 and enter the same meeting extension as above. The confirm key may be a # or a *, depending on the type of your device.