HI Aida, Welcome to our festival!
HERE IS YOUR PERSONAL IPFO SCHEDULE

QUESTIONS/REQUESTS
We want you to feel as comfortable and welcome as possible. We have a hospitality team to answer questions, organize trips and take on requests. Please don’t hesitate to contact us

TRANSPORT
Transport to the hotel is organized and you will be picked up at the airport or train station by our team – watch out for someone holding an IPFO sign.  

ACCOMMODATION
Hotel Olten, Bahnhofstrasse 5, 4600 Olten

BADGE
You will be handed out a badge at your arrival. It will help our staff recognize you and give you free entry to everything you want to see at our festival including free food & beverages at the festival tent as well as at the Restaurant Astoria and Gryffe.

FOOD & BEVERAGES
You’re welcome to eat and drink in your hotel Olten and in our IPFO tent at all times and advise staff to put it on our IPFO-bill. Please make sure to calculate enough time before your keynote, seminar, workshop, portfolio review or other commitments.

SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS Please be at your location 30 minutes before your seminar or workshop starts: just to be sure, that your laptop and the technique works etc. If you have any problems with the setup, don’t try too long, just call one of our tech people.

OLTEN & LOCATIONS
Everything is reachable within foot distance, check out the map or the one in the festival booklet which we will give you upon arrival. More about Olten
Oh, and about Olten: The River Aare runs right through the city – a clean, refreshing river perfect for swimming. More than one IPFO guest has already enjoyed a dip there.

IMPORTANT CONTACTS

QUESTIONS/REQUESTS/GUEST SUPPORT from Tuesday 19. Aug. 25
Matthias Fäh +41 79 659 14 46 (Head guest support)
Torsten Maas +41 76 530 05 68
Claude Hurni +41 78 923 43 20
before 19. Aug. please contact steven@ipfo.ch

PRESS & INTERVIEWS
Barbara Kallenberg +41 79 937 38 98
barbara@ipfo.ch

SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS
Paul Merki +41 79 357 28 16
paul@ipfo.ch

EVENING TALK/KEYNOTE KULTURZENTRUM
Milena Hügli +41 77 416 10 47
milena@ipfo.ch

YOUR SCHEDULE

Tuesday, 19.8.

  • 08:10am Pick up from Airport. Arrival 08:10am in Zürich (Brussel2729)

  • 09:15am Check in at the hotel, followed by optional excursions

  • 06:15pm We’ll meet in the lobby of Hotel Olten and walk to the location. It’s a 7-minute walk. Contact: Matthias Fäh

  • 06:30pm Speaker Dinner

    Wednesday, 20.8.

  • Optional excursions

  • 13:45 Pick up at Hotel

  • 14:00pm IPFO Testimonials at EMAG Roofroom, Ringstrasse 39, 4600 Olten

  • 06:20pm Pick up in front of the hotel for the opening

  • 06:30pm Photocall

  • 07:00pm Opening ceremony in front of the Stadtkirche (Townchurch)

  • 09:00pm Afterparty at IPFO Festival tent, Kirchgasse Olten

    Thursday, 21.8.

  • Throughout the day: exhibitions, seminars, workshops, IPFO tent

  • 10:30am Guided tour thru exhibitions, meeting at Hotel Olten

  • 08:00pm-9:30pm Keynote at Kulturzentrum Schützi, Schützenmattweg 15, Olten: Talk with PLATON and Q&A

  • 09:30pm Book signing

  • 10:00pm: Drinks and talks at IPFO Festival tent, Kirchgasse Olten

    Friday, 22.8.

  • Throughout the day: exhibitions, seminars, workshops and portfolio review

  • 05:50pm Pick up at Hotel

  • 06:00pm-07:00pm Sponsoring&Partner Apéro, Munzingerplatz, Olten (Zumstein Village)

  • 06:30pm-07:00pm AV Check at Kulturzentrum Schützi, Schützenmattweg 15, 4600 Olten

  • 08:00pm-09:30pm Keynote at Kulturzentrum Schützi, Schützenmattweg 15, Olten: Talk with Braschler&Fischer and Q&A. The talk is in german. As alternative we can organize a dinner. Let us know.

  • 10:00pm-11:00pm Citylounge (Party), Kirchgasse Olten

  • 09:45pm-11:00pm A Wall is a Screen

  • 11:00pm Drinks and talks at IPFO festival tent, Kirchgasse Olten

    Saturday, 23.8.

  • Throughout the day: exhibitions, seminars, workshops and portfolio review

  • 10:00am We organized a surprise for you, please be ready at the Hotel Olten (please check your schedule before if you haven’t got any other commitments, you will be back around 1pm)

  • 06:30pm Industry Apéro at PHOTOVILLE4600 - Networking

  • 07:15pm Arrival at Kulturzentrum Schützi and last checks

  • 07:45pm Microphone set up

  • 08:00pm-9:30pm Keynote at Kulturzentrum Schützi, Schützenmattweg 15, Olten: Talk with Aîda Muluneh and Q&A after Swiss Photo Award Ceremony

  • 09:30pm Book signing

  • 10:00pm: Drinks and talks at our IPFO Festival Tent, Kirchgasse Olten

    Sunday, 24.8.

  • 05:15am pick up from Hotel Olten

  • Flight Departure Zürich 07:25am (Brussels 5104)

Aida, we are really looking forward to seeing you!