University of Vienna Guided Tour 

Time: 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. 

Meeting point: Aula of the main entrance of the University of Vienna. Universitätsring 1, 1010 Vienna

The guided tours aim to acquaint tourists and individuals with an interest in history with the renowned building situated along the Ringstraße. Spanning an hour, the tour of the Main Building offers a comprehensive exploration of the University of Vienna's rich history. Commencing in the Aula, the itinerary encompasses the Arcade Court, the principal reading area of the University Library, and, when accessible, the Main Ceremonial Hall adorned with replicas of Gustav Klimt's ceiling artworks.

Get-Together at Café Landtmann

Time: 6:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. 

Location: Reservation at "Löwelzimmer" Universitätsring 4, 1010 Vienna

At the heart of Vienna, by Ringstraße, Café Landtmann dates back to 1873. It is a typical Viennese coffee house that welcomes travelers, locals as well as the Viennas business community. It is an inviting, vibrant and cosmopolitan yet traditional place to be. 

Shuttle Bus from Kolingasse 14-16 to the Conference dinner at Fuhrgassl-Huber

Departure Time: 6 p.m.

Conference dinner: Fuhrgassl-Huber  

Time: 7 p.m. 

Location: Neustift am Walde 68, 1190 Vienna

The traditional Viennese Heuriger is one of the best-known wine taverns in Neustift am Walde, located right on the outskirts of Vienna. Conference guests will be greeted with a brief introduction by an official representative of city council, before moving to the hall for a multi-course buffet. “Heuriger” is an abbreviation of “heuriger wine”, and as such the term refers to not only the tavern, but that year’s new home-grown wine too. This young wine tends to be sold throughout the autumn months and spending cosy evenings at a Heuriger has become a staple of Viennese culture.

Shuttle Bus from Furhgassl-Huber to Schottentor 

Departure latest 11 p.m.

Guided Tours

Time: 4:30 p.m. Choose from our selected group tours:

Queer City Walk

Meeting point: Main entrance of the University of Vienna, Universitätsring 1, 1010 Vienna

Do you know the queer history of Vienna? Its personalities, their fates, living conditions, and how they paved the way for our community today? Their lives and loves were often marked by persecution and exclusion - and sometimes by one or another little scandal...

On this queer city walk, we explore the question of how homosexuality was and is viewed in medicine and criminal law. On the way, we meet a rainbow family in Biedermeier and a romantic love between two men at the Burgtheater.

Immediately opposite, the Vienna City Hall is waiting for us, with its legendary and world-famous Life Ball - but also the sad story of AIDS. In front of the newly renovated parliament, you can experience what has happened around homosexuality and legislation here in recent years, before we get through the cozy Volksgarten to Heldenplatz and thus to one of the most dazzling people and his opulent - and maybe gay - life in the baroque time. We end at Vienna State Opera, where we discover some of the queer Stars and famous singers.

Their Fate: To be a Woman 

Meeting point: Singerstraße 7 Deutschordenshaus, 1010 Vienna

What do women who were exceptional musicians, brilliant scientists, countries’ sovereigns, and theater artists have in common with abused girls from the lower classes and “witches” burned at the stake? – They were exploited, but otherwise stripped off their rights and made invisible as much as possible. If they did not submit meekly, they were mercilessly persecuted. How some women still managed to push through, how other women’s lives were destroyed, and what was lost to the general public as a result, will be discussed during this tour—a walk through women’s history from the Middle Ages to the present.