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International Symposium MANIPULATION IN THE TOTALITARIAN IDEOLOGIES OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Monte-Verità, Ascona,
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The conference will be held at the
Centre Monte-Verità
Ascona (Ticino)
Switzerland
- From Zurich airport:
- Take the train to Zurich main train station (Hauptbahnhof)
- Take the train to Locarno
- In Locarno, take the bus 31 in front of the station to Ascona-Post (10 minutes).
- From Milan Malpensa airport:
A shuttle bus will leave from Milan Malpensa terminal 1 at 20.30.
- Take the fast train to Milan centre, then the underground to Milan main train station (Milano Centrale).
- Take the train to Locarno (change at Bellinzona).
- In Locarno, take the bus 31 in front of the station to Ascona-Post (10 minutes).
- Rail is also a good choice in order to reach Ascona from European countries.
- All railway information and timetables, national and European, are available at: http://www.sbb.ch (Swiss national railways).
Invited speakers are full-board accomodated at the Centre.
Other participants are requested to refer to the welcome page in order to register. Attention: if you plan to arrive on saturday and you are not an invited speaker, you need to make your own arrangement for saturday night in Ascona. See tourist information (below).
The Centre is located within 15 - 20 minutes by foot from Ascona centre. A taxi can be caught at the bus station (although be aware that Swiss taxis are indeed expensive).
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Tourist board of the region Ticino:
Selected papers from the conference will be published in a proceedings volume. Details will be announced during the conference.