Workshop on Galois representations modulo prime powers

Practical Information

Location

The workshop takes place at the Campus Kirchberg of the University of Luxembourg (6, rue Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi, L-1359 Luxembourg). See below for information on how to get there.

Lecture room

All lectures take place in lecture room A17 in the central building (blocks A,B,C,D). The offices of all mathematicians are situated in buidling G (the building behind the central building if one is at the main entrance).

Lunch

For lunch there are several options, which will be explained.

Conference Dinner

There will be a conference dinner on Thursday evening at 19:30, which is free for all participants. It will take place in the Brasserie du Cercle (2a, Rue des Capucins, L-1313 Luxembourg).

Wireless internet

At the campus free wifi internet access will be provided to all registered participants.

Travel to and from Luxembourg

Luxembourg Airport is connected by regular flights from all main destinations.

From Luxembourg Airport there is a regular bus connection to the city. Bus No. 16 (Eurobus) runs every 10-15 minutes during the day between airport and the central train station. It takes 25 minutes. For more information consult the homepage of the airport. Of course, taxis are also available. But they tend to be expensive.

Frankfurt-Hahn Airport is served by low-cost flights from many European destinations.

A regular bus service, operated by Flibco, connects the Frankfurt-Hahn Airport with the central train station in Luxembourg.

For train connections see the websites of the Luxembourg rail company CFL, or SNCF, or Deutsche Bahn.

Kirchberg campus is easily reached by car from the motorway. Note that there is no free parking at the Kirchberg, not even the university, and at peak times the parking facilities can reach their limits. If you plan to come by car, you are advised to arrange parking with your hotel.

Local public transportation

There is a good network of buses in Luxembourg. Tickets for a ride (up to two hours) are sold at the bus entrance by the driver (2 Euros). You can also buy a 10-ride ticket from the vending machines at the airport (arrivals) or at the main train station, which one has to validate on entering the bus. Here is more information on buses.

How to reach the University - Campus Kirchberg

To reach the campus by bus, one can take buses 1 or 16 (stop "Coudenhove-Kalergi") or 18 (stop "Université - Campus Kirchberg"). Note that bus 16 also serves the airport. The campus has several buildings: the lectures will take place at the main building (Bātiment principal, blocs A, B, C, D).

Map of Luxembourg with the University indicated.


Last modification: 14 June 2013.