{"id":296,"date":"2025-09-02T10:42:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T09:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/?page_id=296"},"modified":"2026-03-19T09:24:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T08:24:28","slug":"congress-venue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/index.php\/congress-venue\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress Venue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stadthalle-vordach-violett.c6c97090-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stadthalle-vordach-violett.c6c97090-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stadthalle-vordach-violett.c6c97090-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stadthalle-vordach-violett.c6c97090-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/stadthalle-vordach-violett.c6c97090.jpg 1358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 MCG &#8211; Werner Krug<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Messecongress Graz (MCG)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Graz has earned an outstanding reputation as a congress city, and Messecongress Graz (MCG) sits at its heart. Purpose\u2011designed for events of every scale, this flexible venue rises to any challenge\u2014from specialist symposia to large multidisciplinary gatherings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Central in Graz: Well linked by public transport and just a short distance from the historic city center, hotels, and university districts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Easy arrival: <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oebb.at\/en\/regionale-angebote\/steiermark\/hauptbahnhof-graz\">Graz Central Station<\/a> is well connected via tram and bus (see also <a href=\"https:\/\/forum-acusticum.org\/fa2026\/index.php\/reduced-travel-fares\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1262\">green travel fares<\/a>), <br>Graz Ostbahnhof\/Messe is the railway station very close to the venue MCG <br>There is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flixbus.at\">flixbus<\/a> hub centrally in town,<br><a href=\"https:\/\/graz-airport.at\/en\/\">Graz Airport<\/a> is within easy reach, with frequent connections via Vienna and other European <br>hubs that are connected to Graz Central Station with rail links, and <br><a href=\"https:\/\/verkehrsauskunft.verbundlinie.at\/index_en.html\">local tram\/bus lines<\/a> serve the local transportation around the venue.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Barrier\u2011free access: Step\u2011free routes and accessible facilities support inclusive participation for all attendees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Address<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Messeplatz 1, 8010 Graz, Austria<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Website<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcg.at\/en\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mcg.at\/en\/\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column 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