• The Conference Centre
• How to get there
• Conference in Community
• Your Contribution to the Cost of Your Stay

The Conference Centre

Looking out over Lake Geneva from an altitude of 1000 metres, the Caux centre can accommodate up to 450 people. Formerly the Caux-Palace Hotel, in 1946 it became an international meeting place, thanks to the generous contributions in time, talent and money of many volunteers.

Most bedrooms have a bathroom or shower and two beds, so participants may be asked to share rooms. Please indicate on the application form if you particularly require a single room. Bedrooms can be reached directly by phone; there is no radio or TV.

There is an Internet room available for a small fee and some public parts of the building are equipped with a wireless internet access.

In Caux, it can be quite chilly; you may want to bring some warm clothes.

How to get there

Caux is one and a half hours by car or train from Geneva and two hours from Bern. Trains to Caux run from Geneva Airport as well as from Bern every  hour. For exact departure times and connections to Caux, consult www.rail.ch.

Click here for a detailed map of the area.

Address
Mountain House
Rue du Panorama
P.O. Box 36
CH-1824 Caux
Tel.: +41 (0)21 962 91 11
Fax: + 41 (0)21 962 93 55
email

Conference in Community

A special characteristic of the Caux conferences is the communal life of the assembly:

• Participants are invited to join communities of between 12 and 20 people in which topics can be discussed in an atmosphere of confidence and mutual respect.
• These groups also take part in the running of the house (dining-room service, vegetable preparation, cooking, housekeeping, etc). This offers everyone a chance to serve, as well as to learn from one another.
• The conference schedule also allows time for quiet reflection.
• The programme includes meetings, seminars, lectures and cultural evenings, with simultaneous translation. There are also opportunities for outdoor exercise.
• Families are welcome, and there will be a children’s programme for ages 3–12 during conference hours.
• Everyone is requested to be sensitive to the presence of people from different cultures and generations, and to respect the house rules.

Your Contribution to the Cost of Your Stay

The amounts indicated below cover full board, participation in plenary sessions, seminars and group discussions. They also include simultaneous translation in various languages and cultural events.

• Per person per day: CHF 132.– (€ 83*)
  includes a voluntary contribution to the maintenance costs of the conference centre
  Contributions above CHF 132.- help to pay for the stay of sutdents, families, and others who do not have the means to cover the cost of their stay.
• Per person per day: CHF 92.– (€ 58*)
  without contribution to the maintenance costs of the centre
• Children up to 5 years free
• Children from 5 to 15 years: CHF 46.– (€ 29*)
• Young people (16 to 23 years), students: CHF 55.– (€ 34*)

Please indicate on the application form the exact amount of your own contribution. If you are unable to cover the total cost personally you are requested to add the name of the person or the organization who will be responsible to pay for the balance. Please make your payment before or within the first 24 hours of your arrival in Caux.

Payments in advance can be made to:
Foundation CAUX-Initiatives of Change, CH-6002 Lucerne:

• Postfinance: 60-12000-4
• Bank Accounts: Credit Suisse, Lucerne:
  - Account in CHF no. 249270-61-5
  IBAN CH38 0483 5024 9270 6100 5
  - Account in Euro no. 249270-62-3
  IBAN CH58 0483 5024 9270 6200 3
  Swift code CRESCHZZ60A

In Caux, payments can be made with all usual credit cards and debit cards or cash in Swiss Francs, Euros and US$, as well as with traveller’s or bank cheques.

We appreciate your open-handed contribution and your awareness that the Caux conferences are only possible thanks to the generosity of many.

*) Exchange rate applied: 1 € = CHF 1.60; rate may vary by the time of payment.