The workshop takes place at Plattenstrasse 14, which is the main building of the Department for Banking and Finance.  Map

In order to get to Zurich main station, go to the railway station in the airport and take any train leaving in the direction of Zurich main station (Zürich Hauptbahnhof HB). The travel time to the main station is approximately 10 minutes. Before boarding the train, you have to purchase a ticket at one of the machines on the floor above the platforms. They are Touch-Screen machines and accept credit cards, should you not have the appropriate Swiss Franks available.

The University of Zurich is very near to the main station. In order to get there, just take the tram number 6 heading for the Zoo and get out either at "ETH/Universitätsspital" (to get to the University) or "Platte" (to get to the DBF). You can board the tram at the station Bahnhofstrasse/HB south of the main station. For maps, please follow the Links listed below:
Main building University of Zurich (Green buildings, for the Mensa see KOH)
Main building DBF (conference venue and workroom at Plattenstrasse 14)

Board the tram number 6 from Bahnhofstrasse, direction "Zoo" and get out at the station "Platte". From there, walk down the Plattenstrasse until you find the hotel to your right. It is located at the street number 26, a few meters away from the DBF main building. Link: http://www.plattenhof.ch/pages/9-lageplan-anreise  

There are two possibilities: You may take Tram number 7 and get off at the station “Morgental”, from where it is a 5 minutes’ walk. Or you take the suburban train S8 to the station “Wollishofen”, walk 5 minutes “over the hill” (signposted) to the Youth Hostel. Link: http://www.youthhostel.ch/en/hostels/zurich