WordCamp Switzerland 2023 took place on 1st April 2023 at:
Centre Loewenberg, Murten
The WordCamp Switzerland 2023 will take place on the outskirts of Murten, a historic town located on the linguistic frontier between the French and German-speaking parts of Switzerland. We’ll be awaiting you at the Centre Loewenberg, a newly-renovated and modernised campus situated in a quiet park. The complex offers conference and exhibition rooms as well as catering and accommodation facilities. The entire WordCamp can therefore take place on the same site, where you can also stay overnight if you’d like. The centre even has its own train station at Muntelier-Löwenberg, but don’t forget that the train only stops on request!
Auditoriums
The WordCamp Switzerland 2023 talks will take place in two magnificent halls. The large light-flooded “Aquarium” hall (for 200 people) offers three large screens so that the presentations can be optimally viewed from all seats. The “Aula”, with its tiered seating, can hold up to 128 people. Each seat is equipped with a small table for the laptop/tablet as well as a power outlet.
Friday’s Contributor Day will also be held in a beautiful conference room in the same building.
Break area
Sponsors will have a lovely light-flooded open space at their disposal. Beverages and snacks will also be served here to all attendees during the coffee breaks. Drinks will also be available on this floor throughout the WordCamp day. This is a wonderful place to relax, network, and socialise between the talks!
Restaurant and after-party
Saturday meals (lunch and dinner) will be served in the Centre Loewenberg restaurant, just opposite the main building where the talks will take place.
The After-party will continue in the restaurant basement, in a great room with billiards, table football and other games or in the bar next to the restaurant. It is really a stroke of luck to be able to attend the whole of the WordCamp in this unique location!
Main conference building
Aquarium conference room
One of several spacious coffee areas
Accessibility
The venue is entirely accessible to people in a wheelchair. The main entrance and the restaurant are at ground level with no steps, and the 2 conference rooms can be accessed by elevator; the Aula room has steps but offers space at ground level, at the top of the hall. Toilets and hotel rooms are also accessible to wheelchairs.
A checkmark question in the ticketing form asks if you have a special need; no one specified any need (at the time of ticket closing), but if you require anything, please get in touch with us.
During the event, you can always come to the registration desk or staff members and ask if you need a quiet room; we will allow you to access the green room. The venue’s outdoor park is also a pleasant place to visit if you need to take a break from the other attendees.
We endeavour to learn from this page. Note added 10 days from the event: We are sorry and have not ordered interaction badges. However, if you have your own red or orange one, do not hesitate to bring it.
During the opening remarks, we will remind attendees about the Code of conduct and inclusive mindset.
Arriving by public transport
The Swiss railway network is legendarily punctual and well-organized. We recommend that you arrive by train if you can. The Centre Loewenberg is two hours from Geneva, Zurich or Basel. The Centre Loewenberg is adjacent to the Muntelier Löwenberg train station.
Important notes
- The S5 train from Bern is in two sections, which separate in Kerzers. One section of the train goes to Neuchâtel and one goes to Murten. Make sure you get on the right part of the train: you need to head towards Murten! If you find yourself in the wrong part of the train en route, you can change (quickly!) when the train arrives in Kerzers.
- Note that the train only stops at the Muntelier Löwenberg station on request, so make sure you press the button by the doors on the train in plenty of time.
- If you are coming from Neuchâtel: Swiss Railways just announced maintenance work on the line S20-S21 from Ins to Murten, so you’ll have to take a replacement bus or train via Kerzers. More info (in French) here. Please check on the SBB Mobile app.
From Bern
The direct journey takes around 30 minutes from Bern’s main station. Make sure and take the S5 train heading for Murten: the S5 is formed of two sections which separate at Kerzers.
From Geneva
Take the train from Geneva towards Neuchâtel, then change to the Interregio train to Kerzers. Change here and head towards Murten: Muntelier Löwenberg is the second station; one stop before Murten.
From Zurich
Take the Intercity from Zürich Hauptbahnhof as far as the main station in Bern (1h), then follow the directions from Bern. (See above.)
By plane
Switzerland’s main airports are at Basel (2h), Zurich Kloten (2h), Geneva (2h) and Bern Belp (1h 20m). These approximate travelling times are for public transport connections from the main airport terminal to the Muntelier Löwenberg railway station.
Travelling by road
There are a fair number of parking spaces on-site; the parking fee is CHF 8 per day. The parking is located about 300 meters away from the Conference Centre.
The Centre Loewenberg is just a couple of minutes’ drive from the Murten/Morat exit on the A1 motorway, heading west from Bern. Coming from Bern, head towards Murten once you leave the motorway and turn right at the first roundabout (just after McDonald’s). Coming from Lausanne-Yverdon, follow Bern and take the Murten/Morat exit. Once you leave the motorway, turn right at the first roundabout, then left at the second one.
The entrance to the site’s parking is a couple of hundred metres from the roundabout on the left.
On Google Maps
Site plan
Click on the image to download it for reference while you’re at the event