1st Innsbrucker Mittwinter Convention

1st Innsbrucker Mittwinter Convention

When?

Jan 23–24, 2010
(starting Saturday at 12 a.m., closing Sunday at 8 p.m.)

Where?

Innsbruck
Capital of The Tyrol, a province in Western Austria. The juggling convention takes place in the youth center Jugendzentrum Z6. At the jugglers’ disposal will be four rooms, some of them with pretty high ceilings, a stage and a large mirror. Furthermore a cafeteria for chilling out. Please, have a look at the facilities at YouTube. (Follow the link or search for “Imc 2010”.)

Address: Jugendzentrum Z6, Dreiheiligenstraße 9, 6020 Innsbruck

How to get there?

By airplane/train:

Innsbruck is an international flight and train destination. There are direct trains to Innsbruck from e.g. Salzburg, Munich, Vienna, Bregenz or Bolzano.

Train schedule: http://www.oebb.at/pv/en/Servicebox/Train_schedule/
Flight information: http://www.innsbruck-airport.com/index.html/_lang/en

From the airport Innsbruck–Kranebitten the bus line F takes you to the main train station Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof.

From the main train station Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof it’s a short walk to the convention site. It will take you about 8 minutes. Walk in northward direction, follow Brunecker Straße, turn right at Museumstraße and again left at the street Viaduktbogen which leads to Dreiheiligenstraße. Turn right to find the youth center.

By car:

Innsbruck is located at the junction of the motorways A12 (East–West) and A13 (North–South). Manage to get on either of it and follow it to Innsbruck.

If coming from East, leave A12 at exit Innsbruck Ost, follow B174/Innsbrucker-Bundesstraße. Turn half right at Amraser Straße, and once again at Rudolf Greinz Straße. Straight ahead to Reichenauer Straße, turn left here and follow it to Dreiheiligenstraße.

If coming from South, follow A13 to A12 and leave A12 at exit Innsbruck Ost. Proceed as specified above.

If coming from West, leave A12 at exit Innsbruck Mitte, at the roundabout take the fourth exit (Resselstraße). Straight ahead to Amraser Straße. Turn left and follow Amraser Straße, turn right at König Laurin Straße and again left at Dreiheiligenstraße.

Map:

http://z6.dpb-online.net/kontakt.php

Housing:

Rooms of the youth center will be adopted as sleeping rooms. Bring your own sleeping bag and mat. Furthermore three showers and a do-it-yourself kitchen are provided.

Alternatively, there are several possibilities for other accomodation in Innsbruck. (See below: Tourist information.) Please, organize the booking yourself.

Festival program:

Free juggling, workshops, disco on Saturday evening, maybe even with DJs. Bring our own CDs! There are currently no plans for having a show, but the possibility is there.

Cost and Preregistration:

The attendance is free of charge.
But there is a limit of 80 participants, hence preregistration is mandatory!

For preregistration, please, send an email to: imc2010 [AT] gmx . at
Deadline of preregistration: Jan 20, 2010

Sponsoring:

Fire & juggling club F.u.r.i.e.
Ninaruna

Further information:

Info sheet: http://www.jonglieren.at/termine/jonglierfest/imc2010.pdf (German only, last update Jan 1, 2010)
YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2fgad5UaIg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8w5_3KhCFA

Contact:

Norbert Schaiter
Frau Hitt Str. 15e, 6020 Innsbruck
Phone: +43 650 9835026
Email: imc2010 [AT] gmx . at

Tourist information:

General and accommodation information: http://www.innsbruck.info/
Youth hostel: http://www.youth-hostel-innsbruck.at/english/index.html
(appr. a 25 minutes walk from the convention site)