Invitation to register & preliminary programme - ICPDR

Sightseeing tours
These sightseeing tours are organised
by Austropa Interconvention. They have
been developed especially for congress
participants and partners. Spaces are limited
so to avoid disappointment please book your
tickets well before arriving in Vienna.
Return times of tours are approximate.
Austropa Interconvention reserves the right
to cancel or limit attendance at any tour (with
deposits refunded) subject to minimum and
maximum registration numbers.
For more information please contact
Helga Eismair or Heike Faustmann
Austropa Interconvention
Tel. +43 1 588 00 517 or 534
Fax +43 1 588 00 520
Email iwa2008@interconvention.at
Book your tickets online at www.
austropa-interconvention.at/congress/iwa2008
Historic Vienna, Schoenbrunn Palace
Monday 8 September 2 pm – 5.30 pm
Departs from Austria Center Vienna
To provide you with a first impression
of Vienna, we start at the Ringstrasse, a
boulevard with numerous magnificent
buildings. The excursion’s highlight is a tour
through Schönbrunn Palace.
Price: € 36,00 including VAT per person
including bus, guide and admission fee.
Walk through “Old Vienna”
Tuesday 9 September 10 am – 12 noon
Departs from Albertinaplatz at the Tourist
Information Office
This walk through the small lanes and yards
of old Vienna will show you parts of the
city that cannot be accessed on a regular
sightseeing tour.
Price: € 19,00 including VAT per person
including guide and admission fee.
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Romantic Danube Valley –
“Wachau”
Wednesday 10 September 9 am – 6 pm
Departs from Austria Center Vienna
The first destination on this tour is Melk,
where you will visit the astonishing baroque
monastery and admire a breathtaking view
of the Danube. After lunch you will go on
a Danube boat trip to the medieval town of
Dürnstein.
Price: € 95,00 including VAT per person
including bus, guide, boat excursion,
admission fees and lunch.
The
Habsburgers’
Treasury
Thursday 11
September
10 am – 12 noon
Departs from Albertinaplatz at the Tourist
Information Office
On this walking tour you will admire
treasures in the oldest part of the Imperial
Palace which has a history of more
than 1,000 years. You will also see the
showrooms and private apartments of
Emperor Franz Josef I and his wife, Empress
Elisabeth.
Price: € 30,00 including VAT per person
including guide and admission fee.
Art Nouveau in Vienna
Friday 12 September 10 am – 12 noon
Departs from Albertinaplatz at the Tourist
Information Office
On this walking tour of the city we will show
you some renowned and extraordinarily
beautiful Art Nouveau buildings. The
highlight is a guided tour through the
Secession.
Price: € 23,00 including VAT per person
including guide and admission fee.
Partners programme
Café Gloriette © WienTourismus / Popp & Hackner
Partners are invited to register and enjoy
the friendly atmosphere that has become a
tradition at IWA congresses. You are sure to
make new friends and renew old friendships
in this beautiful city filled with history,
culture and charm.
On Monday morning at 9 am at the Hilton
Vienna Hotel, 1010 Vienna, Am Stadtpark
all registered partners are invited to meet
friends, plan the next few days in Vienna
and if you have not already done so book
extra tours via the tour operators who will be
present.
Partner registration is € 130,00 excluding
VAT of 20%. It includes a ticket to the
Sunday opening ceremony and welcome
reception, the Thursday closing ceremony
and the Thursday gala night to dine, drink
and enjoy music and dancing.
Partner registration is via the registration
form or online at www.iwa2008vienna.org
“Sacher” chocolate cake © WienTourismus / Robert Osmark