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Thank you for registering for the PASC25 Conference.
We are pleased to welcome you to Brugg in June. We are excited to encounter both – old and new friends – in the modern campus of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, located in the Swiss countryside of charming Brugg town, only 30 km away from central Zurich.
The program offers three days of stimulating technical sessions and networking opportunities.
From within the program, you will find Zoom access details for each session. In-person speakers will need to connect to the Zoom link assigned to their session and share their screens over Zoom when they are presenting. Recordings of the sessions will be published here post-conference and will be available to all registered participants.
If you are a presenter, please make sure you read the section “guidelines for presentations” available on this page.
We wish you fruitful discussions and a fun time as you attend technical talks and meet with fellow researchers from various scientific domains and from all corners of the globe!
The PASC25 Organizing Committee
Conference Venue
The conference will be held in-person at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, in the FHNW Campus Brugg-Windisch, located in Brugg-Windisch (approx. 30 min. train ride from Zurich), Switzerland.
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW)
FHNW Campus Brugg-Windisch
Bahnhofstrasse 6
5210 Windisch
Switzerland
Approximately 4,500 people work, study, and conduct research at the FHNW Campus Brugg-Windisch. The campus is home to the Schools of Education, Engineering, and Business, offering a wide range of educational opportunities. In addition to the academic offering, various cultural and sports activities are available for students and staff. The campus features a library, restaurant, bar, café, and is a popular event venue for clients from across Switzerland.
The FHNW Campus Brugg-Windisch is a 2-minute walk from “Brugg AG” train station, which is 30 min. train ride from Zurich, and less than one-hour journey from Basel and Bern. Once you get to the Brugg AG train station, follow the sign “Fachhochschule” which will take you right in front of the building where the PASC25 reception desk is located.
PASC25 Optional Social Dinner
This event must be booked by selecting the “optional evening event” option on the registration form. The dinner is not included in the conference program registration fee. Space is limited, and registration for this option closes once we reach maximum capacity.
If the option was still available and you missed selecting it during registration, you may contact the organizing committee by sending an email to:
info@pasc-conference.org.
Date and Time: Monday, June 16, 2025, at 19:00
Location:
Klosterscheune Vindonissa
Königsfelderstrasse 265
5210 Windisch
Price: CHF 92
Menu: The dinner costs CHF 92 and includes an Asian inspired 3 course-menu (starter, chicken or vegetarian main course, and dessert), mineral water, 2 dl of wine and a coffee. Additional drinks will be charged on consumption.
Participants registered for the dinner will have to walk independently (approx. 10 min. walk) to Klosterscheune Vindonissa (historic monastery barn / address: Königsfelderstrasse 265, 5210 Windisch) after the end of Monday closing plenary session. From the conference venue, you will need to walk across the park “Königsfelden.” The Klosterscheune Vindonissa is located directly on the historical site of the Vindonissa Legionary Trail. You can find detailed directions here.
Getting there
Brugg is centrally located in Switzerland and well-connected within Europe.
By Air
Fly into Zurich Airport, then take the direct train (IR36, direction Basel) to “Brugg AG” train station. More options are available via Zurich Main Station. Visit SBB for train details.
By Train
For train schedules and ticket purchases, please visit SBB and enter your departure station and your arrival station. Your arrival station will be “Brugg AG”. Remember to purchase your ticket before boarding the train to Brugg.
- From Zurich Main Station: Numerous connections are available, including S12 (direction Brugg), IR16 (direction Bern), and IR36 (direction Basel). The journey takes approximately 24–40 minutes.
- From Zurich Airport: Take the direct train (IR36, direction Basel) to Brugg, with a journey time of about 44 minutes. Alternatively, you can connect via Zurich Main Station.
By Car
Take the motorway A3 to exit 19 – Brugg-Windisch. Set your GPS navigation system to Windisch. There is a public parking lot with 240 spaces below building no. 5 (P2).
The speed limit on Swiss motorways is 120km/h, and that of urban motorways between 60 and 100 km/h. There is a toll to pay (CHF 40) for the use of most motorways. The motorway vignette is available for purchase at post offices, petrol stations and TCS offices (Touring Club Switzerland). Route planner.
Participants
Guidelines for presentations
General Guidelines
The paper and minisymposium sessions will be held in-person at the FHNW Campus Brugg-Windisch (Bahnhofstrasse 6, 5210 Windisch).
Remote attendees (who are not presenting a contribution within the conference program) will be able to follow Paper and Minisymposium parallel sessions via zoom. In order for this to be possible, during your presentation you will need to join your session Zoom meeting from your own laptop (see instructions below).
Sessions will be recorded via Zoom and made available on the digital platform post-event.
General Information for On-site Presentations
• Remember to bring your own laptop for presenting at the conference (as an alternative you may use your USB-device on the room laptop that will serve as Zoom host computer).
• Please make sure your laptop is charged and/or to carry your charger with you.
• As a backup, please also bring a USB-key with your presentation.
• Please be sure that you have the latest version of Zoom installed on your laptop. Kindly verify this before traveling to Brugg. If you do not have a zoom account we recommend you create a free account at https://zoom.us/signup.
• When you registered for the conference, you received a confirmation of registration with an invitation to activate your profile (email from info@pasc-conference.org with subject line: “PASC25 Conference registration”). Those credentials will give you access to the platform where remote attendees (who are not presenting a contribution within the conference program) will be able to follow your presentation, and where session recordings will be stored post-conference. Zoom connection details will be provided from within that platform.
• Once you click on the connection link for your session, you will be able to join the meeting and share your screen to present your content to in-person, as well as to remote attendees.
• The preferred format for presentations is 16:9.
• During the session, it’s important that all speakers use the microphone when presenting, and that all questions are asked and answered using the microphone. This way, the remote audience will be able to hear what is being said in the room, and the on-site presentations and conversations can be captured on the recording.
Specific Guidelines for Paper Presenters
• Please be in the physical room 15 minutes before the start of the session in which you are presenting to introduce yourself to the Paper Session Chair and coordinate the procedure the chair will use to keep time, test the slides and audio connection, and ensure the session begins on time.
• There will be a volunteer (with a “STAFF” nametag) in the room to assist presenters with technical equipment on-site, as well as with the management of Zoom.
• You have 25 minutes for your presentation, with an additional 5 minutes for questions.
• Use the microphone when presenting and when answering questions. Questions from the audience should also be asked using the microphone. Alternatively, the session chair should repeat the question using the microphone.
Specific Guidelines for Paper Session Chairs
• Please be in the room 15 minutes prior to the start of your session and ensure the session begins on time.
• There will be a volunteer (with a “STAFF” nametag) in the room to assist presenters with technical equipment on-site, as well as with the management of Zoom. In order for the volunteer to recognize you, please announce yourself as you enter the room. The volunteer can contact our IT support if you run into any technical difficulties.
• Identify yourself to the speakers and confirm that everyone is present in the room.
• Remind presenters that they should use the microphone when presenting and when answering questions. Additionally, they should pass on the microphone to participants in the room who wish to ask a question. Alternatively, you or the presenters should repeat the question using the microphone.
• Inform the presenters of what procedure you will use to keep time, e.g. announcing 5 minutes left.
• Each speaker has max. 25 minutes for her/his presentation, with an additional 5 minutes for questions. Pay close attention to time. We count on you to keep the sessions on schedule.
• As session chair, you are responsible for making sure that questions get answered after the presentation. On top of the questions that will be asked from the in-person audience, there might be some questions coming from remote attendees. The volunteer will keep a close eye on the Zoom chat while the session unfolds. Please remember to ask the volunteer if any question has come in via Zoom. If so, use the microphone to repeat out loud any questions that come in via Zoom chat. Encourage remote attendees to ask questions live with video and microphone.
• Please ask at least one question if there are no questions from the audience. Usually a single question from you can prompt further discussion from the floor.
• Please try to keep the order of the speakers as published on the program: https://pasc25.pasc-conference.org/program/. If there is a no show, do not start the next presentation early. Fill the time with questions or a general discussion, or announce a break (we want to give participants the opportunity to move between sessions to attend particular talks).
• Finish on time. Urge the in-person audience to continue discussions over a break. If a speaker wishes to continue a conversation with a remote participant, kindly ask them to exchange the contact details so that they can talk offline.
Specific Guidelines for Minisymposium Chairs
Prior to the conference
• Contact your speakers and ask them for a couple of lines summarizing the slant or perspective they will bring to the minisymposium.
• You should prepare a very short biographical blurb and introduction for each speaker.
• Remember to bring your own laptop for presenting at the conference (with the latest version of Zoom installed) and charger. (Please read the section “General information for On-site Presentations for additional details).
Prior to the beginning of your minisymposium
- Inform the registration desk about any changes to speakers, or write an email to info@pasc-conference.org to inform us about last-minute cancellations.
At the minisymposium
• Please be in the room 15 minutes before the start of your session to test the slides and audio connection, and ensure you begin on time.
• There will be a volunteer (with a “STAFF” nametag) in the room to assist presenters with technical equipment on-site, as well as with the management of Zoom. In order for the volunteer to recognize you, please announce yourself as you enter the room. The volunteer can contact our IT support if you run into any technical difficulties.
• Please confirm that all the speakers are present in the room.
• Remind presenters that they should use the microphone when presenting and when answering questions. Additionally, they should pass on the microphone to participants in the room who wish to ask a question. Alternatively, you or the presenters should repeat the question using the microphone.
• Inform the presenters of the procedure you will use to keep time, e.g. announcing 5 min left.
• Be an active chair: facilitate lively and interactive discussion amongst speakers and audience throughout the session.
• Take a couple of minutes at the beginning of the session to present a quick overview of the themes of the minisymposium and the state of the art, introduce the speakers and their topics. These couple of minutes can be recovered over the course of the minisymposium by reducing the time of each presentation ever so slightly.
• Each speaker has max. 25 minutes for her/his presentation, with an additional 5 minutes for questions. Pay close attention to time. We count on you to keep the sessions on schedule.
• As session chair, you are responsible for making sure that questions get answered after the presentation. On top of the questions that will be asked from the in-person audience, there might be some questions coming from remote attendees. The volunteer will keep a close eye on the Zoom chat while the session unfolds. Please remember to ask the volunteer if any question has come in via Zoom. If so, use the microphone to repeat out loud any questions that come in via Zoom chat. Encourage remote attendees to ask questions live with video and microphone.
• Please ask at least one question if there are no questions from the audience. Usually a single question from you can prompt further discussion from the floor.
• Please try to keep the order of the speakers as published on the program: https://pasc25.pasc-conference.org/program/. If there is a no show, do not start the next presentation early. Fill the time with questions or a general discussion, or announce a break (we want to give participants the opportunity to move between minisymposia to attend particular talks).
• Finish on time. Urge the in-person audience to continue discussions over a break. If a speaker wishes to continue a conversation with a remote participant, kindly ask them to exchange the contact details so that they can talk offline.
Specific Guidelines for Poster Presenters
The Flash Poster Sessions (Part I on Monday, June 16, 10:20 – 10:50 / Part II on Tuesday, June 17, 10:30 – 11:00), as well as the Poster Session and Reception (Tuesday, June 17, 19:00 – 21:00) will take place at FHNW Campus Brugg-Windisch in the Campussaal pleanary room. Note that the Poster Session and Reception is addressed exclusively to in-person participants and will not be recorded.
Flash Poster Session
• If you submitted a PDF of your poster by the stated deadline you have the opportunity to “pitch” your poster to the conference audience in a rapid-fire flash session called “Flash Poster Session.”
• The Flash Poster Session is divided in two parts (Part I on Monday, June 16, 10:20 – 10:50 / Part II on Tuesday, June 17, 10:30 – 11:00). A few days prior to the conference start, you will receive an outlook calendar invitation from tatjana.ruefli@cscs.ch for the time that has been assigned to you. This outlook invitation will include detailed instructions pertaining to the session to which you have been assigned.
• You will have only 30 seconds to engage the audience, so prepare well.
• The Flash Poster Sessions follow immediately after a plenary session. Please sit in the front few rows and be ready to walk towards the stage when the moderator announces the start of the Flash Poster Session. A member of the organizing committee will be in the room to coordinate things.
Poster Session
• The poster session is scheduled on Tuesday, June 17, from 19:00 to 21:00.
• You should hang your poster up at the beginning of the conference.
• Please ask the reception staff to show you where and how you should hang up your poster when you register.
Post Conference
• The pdf provided for presentation at the Flash Poster Session will be published on the conference website. If you do not wish your poster to be published, kindly let us know by writing to info@pasc-conference.org.
• Should you wish to publish a more up-to-date version of the poster, please send your request via email to info@pasc-conference.org
• so we can re-open the submission system.
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