Geometry Workshop in Obergurgl 2011

This workshop takes place at Universitätszentrum Obergurgl in the Ötztal alps.

This meeting is similar to previous Strobl 2007 and Admont 2009 workshops. Topics of this meeting include, but are not limited to: polyhedral surfaces and discrete differential geometry in general, computational geometry of mesh- and point-based data; geometric methods in approximation theory and image processing; geometry processing; applications e.g. in freeform architecture.

On Tuesday afternoon we are planning to walk for one hour through the Obergurgl ``stone pine'' forest (Zirbenwald) to Schöwieshütte at 2250m. This is a well maintained mountain path without dangers, which means that ordinary sturdy shoes should be enough. The alpine roses are in blossom now. The more energetic can continue and walk up to Hohe Mut at 2650m which has a very nice view and which is a steep 90 minute uphill walk. It is not recommended for the inexperienced, and mountain footwear is definitely recommended.

Accommodation in Obergurgl is booked by the organizers. Guests stay at the conference venue. We have made a preliminary reservation for 40 rooms. Most rooms are double rooms, meaning that accompanying persons are welcome. The costs are approximately EUR 70,- per day for full fare.

Funding, Conference Fee The workshop is supported by the National Research Network Industrial Geometry which means that we can cover your local expenses. We will possibly collect EUR 50,- conference fee to cover expenses which cannot be paid by grant money.

We recommend to fly to Innsbruck on Sunday, June 19th, and fly back on the 23th. There are connections to Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London (Gatwick), Nice, Vienna. You could also fly to Munich, which has a good train connection directly from the airport.

Fastest travel from Innsbruck Airport to Obergurgl is via an airport shuttle, which costs EUR 160 and which makes sense if you share. We suggest you don't book on your own but let us coordinate shuttles. Cheapest travel to Obergurgl from Innsbruck is by train, via the railway station ``Ötztal Bahnhof'' (approx. 30 minutes from Innsbruck or 2.5 hours from Munich), and bus to Obergurgl (1.5 h). Latest connection from Innsbruck departs at 17:36 at Innsbruck airport (18:05 from Innsbruck main station). First connection to Innsbruck arrives 9:27 at the airport (09:02 Innbruck main station). You can take bus F or a cab for the 5km distance airport—train station. Please see here for train/bus details.