How to get there:
From the Stuttgart Airport: Follow the signs for the S-Bahn (a large S sign). The train station in the Airport is situated in the underground of the arrival building. There you need to buy a ticket to Schwaebisch Gmuend from the automatic ticket machine. The single ticket costs 20.20 DM. It is possible to use bank notes and the machine gives change in coins. There are two trains (S2, S3) that one can take. At the Bad Cannstatt stop, the first one after the Hauptbahnhof, the main railway station, leave the train and change to the train for Schwaebisch Gmuend (direction Aalen). The whole journey time from the airport to Schwaebisch Gmuend is just over an hour.To travel from the Stuttgart Airport to the main railway station (Hauptbahnhof), one needs to take S-Bahn (trains S2 or S3). The price of the ticket is 4.80 DM. The journey takes 27 minutes. The frequency of trains is at least three per hour from 5:00 until 24:00. You will arrive at the underground level of the 'Hauptbahnhof'.
If you are starting your journey from the Stuttgart main railway station or you want to break your journey to visit the town and then follow to Schwaebisch Gmuend, you can buy tickets for the train to Schwaebisch Gmuend at the street level, on the right hand side of the train station (facing the station building in the street outside). The ticket machines on the platforms also accept credit cards. The price is 15.40 DM (return ticket 30.80 DM) for a second class ticket. Tickets are also available on the train, but purchasing them on the train will cost an additional charge of approximately 10 DM .The platforms for Schwaebisch Gmuend are one level above the street level. The track (=Gleis, in German) number from which the train leaves can be found on the timetables in the station. There are two timetable posters: Abfahrt (= departure) and Ankunft (= arrival). There is at least one train per hour from 5:51 until 23:22. The journey takes about 40mins.
Please note that detailed information on the train connections to Schwaebisch Gmuend can be found on the web page of the
Deutsche Bahn AG.A taxi from the Stuttgart Airport to Schwaebisch Gmuend costs about 130 DM, although one could try to negotiate a fixed price which might then be somewhat lower.
The conference is held at the conference center, called "Stadtgarten", which is located close to the railway station.
Further information and local maps can be found here.