International Workshop on Coping with Crises in Complex Socio-Economic Systems

with two Satellite Workshops on "Extreme Events in Agent-Based Socio-Economic Models" and "Modelling Interdependency between Technological and Human Systems under Crisis Scenarios", co-organized by the COST Action MP0801 "Physics of Competition and Conflicts"

ETH Zurich (Switzerland), June 8-12, 2009

Workshop Pictures/Videos

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Workshop Program

• Workshop Program (full version)
  
• Workshop Program (one page version)
  
• Poster Presentations
• Abstract Booklet
  

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Social systems typically feature crises, i.e. unstable and dangerous situations that are characterized by abrupt and large-scale changes. Such disruptions are very hard to predict with any precision and even harder to control. Indeed, crises often convey an impression that key decision makers have lost control and that events unfold in an unstoppable and even catastrophic way. Examples include environmental crises, the collapse of transportation systems, as well as financial and social crises such as poverty, social conflicts or wars.
These and other issues will be addressed during the meeting, which combines elements of an interdisciplinary workshop with a think tank and a summer school for young scientists. Scientists and students interested in participating in this workshop are asked to send an e-mail to Lubos Buzna (lbuzna@ethz.ch) or Amin Mazloumian (amin@gess.ethz.ch) to be included in the e-mail distribution list of this workshop.

I look forward to meeting you!

Dirk Helbing, on behalf of the organizing committee.

Important Dates and Registration Fees

Fees after May 8, 2009:

• * Normal participation: 560 CHF (ca. 350 €)
• * Students with a valid student card: 280 CHF (ca. 175 €)
• * Organizers and keynote speakers: 0 CHF
• * One day participation: 200 CHF (ca. 125 €)
  

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Registration fee includes lunches, coffee breaks and a social event. In case of cancellation, the registration fee minus an administrative fee of 80 CHF (ca. 50 €) will be refunded.

Venue

Arrival in Zurich

Take the train to travel from Zurich Airport to Zurich main station.
Detailed information »»

From Zurich main station to the ETH campus

Take tram no. 6 (direction "Zoo") from "Bahnhofstrasse" or tram no. 10 (direction "Seebach") from "Bahnhofplatz" to the stop "ETH/Universitätsspital". Alternatively, take the "Polybahn" at "Central".
Detailed directions from the main station to the ETH campus »»

Conference Facilities

The workshop will be held at ETH CAB building in lecture halls G 11 and G 61, and in rooms G 52 and G 56.

Accommodation

A list of selected hotels in the neighborhood of the conference location is given below. We will book accommodation for keynote and invited speakers. Contributing participants are asked to book by themselves. We recommend you to book your hotels at least three months in advance according to summer time.

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Hotel Tiefenau ****, see www.tiefenau.ch (with air conditioning, queen size bed)
Hotel Krone Unterstrass ****, see www.hotel-krone.ch (with air conditioning, queen size bed)

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Hotel Basilea ***, see www.hotelbasilea.ch
Hotel Bristol ***, see www.hotelbristol.ch
Hotel Comfort Inn Royal ***, see www.comfortinn.ch
Hotel St Josef ***, see www.st-josef.ch
Hotel Leoneck ***, see www.leoneck.ch
Hotel Rex ***, see www.zuerich-hotels.ch
Hotel Rütli ***, see www.rutli.ch
Hotel Sunnehus ***, see www.hotelsunnehus.ch
Hôtel du Théâtre ***, see www.hotel-du-theatre.ch (with air conditioning, queen size bed)
Claridge Hotel Tiefenau ***, see www.tiefenau.ch
Novotel Zürich West ***, see www.accorhotels.com

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Hotel Martahaus, see www.martahaus.ch
ZicZackRock Hotel**, see www.booking.com
Youth Hostel Zurich, see www.hihostels.com
Hostel Suisse Zurich, see www.hostelsuisse.ch

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