IAESTE Appenzell Weekend
April 25-26, 2009

With around 7000 inhabitants, Appenzell is the political, economic and cultural hub of the smallest of the Swiss cantons: Appenzell Innerrhoden. The smart alleyways with their numerous small shops in the car-free eastern-sector invite passers-by to stroll and enjoy leisurely shopping outings. Houses adorned with many murals are a characteristic of the region.

Nowhere else in Switzerland is the transformation from the hilly landscapes of the Swiss mittelland to the rock-dominated Alpine world so full of surprise as in the Alpstein region. Mighty rock formations tower loftily to over 2500 metres in height – seemingly from nowhere.


In the midst of the fantastic scenery, we invite you to join us for one of the old cultural episodes in Swiss Politics...Landsgemeinde...democracy at its purest...and oldest! You can get more info here.

IAESTE LC Zurich invites you to experience all of this!

Program

Saturday, April 25

  • Take train from Zurich HB
  • Adventure in the trees at a ropetech park  
  • Guided Tour of Appenzell town centre
  • Visit a cheese making "chäshüsli" (wet weather alternative)
  • BBQ dinner (if the weather is nice)

Sunday, April 26

  • Breakfast
  • To the town centre and watch democracy in progress (Landsgemeinde)
  • visiting Säntis (highest mountain in the Alpstein)

Participation fees

  • With SBB General Abonnement (GA): 80 CHF
  • With SBB half-fare (1/2) and Gleis 7: 110 CHF
  • With SBB half-fare (1/2) but no Gleis 7: 110 CHF
  • Without SBB half-fare (1/2): 150 CHF

If you do not yet have a SBB half-fare card, we recommend you buying one! Check the SBB website!

A surcharge of 30 CHF will apply for participants who are not affiliated with IAESTE or its partner organisations.

The money will be collected at the start of the weekend . Only cash is accepted! :-)

Included in the participation fee

  • Train from Zurich to Appenzell  and back (people travelling from elsewhere, just buy your ticket as far as Zurich)
  • Admission and rental of equipment at Ropetech park 
  • Guided Tour of Appenzell
  • Dinner Saturday
  • Breakfast and lunch on sunday
  • All transport costs during the weekend
  • cable car to Säntis and back

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel your registration
  • less than 12 hours before the start of the event (that is, 08:00 AM, Saturday), you pay the entire participation fee
  • 12-24 hours before the start of the event, you pay 75% of the participation fee
  • 24-48 hours before the start of the event, you pay 50% of the participation fee
  • 48-72 hours before the start of the event, you pay 25% of the participation fee

Checklist - Remember to Bring

  • Cash for paying the participation fee
  • Your sleeping bag
  • Money for the weekend
  • Lunch for Saturday
  • Suitable clothes for a ropetech park (trainers, sports clothes)
  • Buckets of energy :)

Meeting point and train connections

  • Meeting Point for people travelling from Zurich is under the big Clock in the main station at 8.20.
  • Everyone travels through Zurich, so we will have a reservation on the train.

From Basel

From Zurich

From Lausanne

 

To Basel

To Zurich

 

From Lausanne

 

 

For further information on train connections, check the SBB website.

Registration

The maximum number of participants allowed for this event is 30 (including organizers and helpers) and the registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. If your registration is not among the first 30, it will be put on the waiting list.

The online registration closed on Monday, 20 April 2009, at 18:00:00.

Check out the list of participants for this event.

Contact

If you have any questions, write to Show e-mail address.