Plenary meeting in Berlin, Sep 23-25 2009

Contents

  1. Plenary meeting in Berlin, Sep 23-25 2009
    1. Travel
      1. To Berlin
      2. Within Berlin
    2. Venue: The MPI-B institute
    3. Accommodation
      1. Harnack-Haus
      2. Other hotels
    4. Meeting information
      1. Agenda
      2. Social event
      3. General information

Please note: The information booklet LarKC_Berlin_info.pdf contains useful information about the plenary event. It will be handed out at the meeting, but you may want to save or print your own copy prior to traveling to Berlin.

1. Travel

Useful facts about Berlin are available at Wikitravel. For information about current events, tickets etc. see Berlin tourist information.

1.1. To Berlin

Excellent information how to get to Berlin is contained in the Get in section of Berlin's Wikitravel page.

1.2. Within Berlin

Berlin is big, especially since there is more than one downtown area. Berlin has 12 boroughs or districts, called Bezirke, and each borough has its distinctive style. Each Bezirk is sub-divided into several Kieze—a Berlin term referring to "neighbourhood," each again with its unique style. A short description and map of most districts is available on Wikitravel. The plenary meeting venue (MPI-B institute) is located in Dahlem/Zehlendorf, near the border to Wilmersdorf (Google map).

2. Venue: The MPI-B institute

3. Accommodation

See attachment LarKC_BerlinPlenary_Accomodation.pdf (2009-07-02, 70.7 KB) for more detailed information.

3.1. Harnack-Haus

The closest and cheapest option for staying in Berlin to visit our institute is to stay at the guesthouse of the Harnack-Haus. We had reservations for 20 single rooms (69.50 Euro/night) and 10 double rooms (115.19 Euro, or 93.30 Euro if used as single room). However, these reservations were only guaranteed until Friday, August 28th 2009.

3.1.1. Address

The contact details of the Harnack-Haus are:

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Tagungsstätte Harnack-Haus
Ihnestraße 16-20
14195 Berlin

Reservations: +49 (0)30 84 13 38 04
Telephone: +49 (0)30 84 13 38 00
Telefax: +49 (0)30 84 13 38 01

E-mail: info@harnackhaus-berlin.mpg.de
Online form at http://www.harnackhaus-berlin.mpg.de/eng-reservierung.htm

IMPORTANT: Please enter "MPG LarKC Plenary" as your "reason for stay" into the online registration form.

The main advantages of staying at the Harnack-Haus are its price and close proximity to our institute (3 stops on the U-Bahn, 30 mins walking). The downside of it (and our institute's location) is that Berlin's city-center is about a 40-min ride (by bus, U- or S-Bahn) away. We have been looking for suitable hotels during the plenary meeting and realized that several simultaneous fairs in the city will make it challenging to find good deals.

Please refer to Sylvaine von Franque ( vfranque@mpib-berlin.mpg.de ) in case of any questions regarding the Harnack-Haus bookings.

3.1.2. More detailed location information:

Harnack-Haus is located near the Max-Planck Institute (MPI-B) and Free University (FU) buildings.

3.2. Other hotels

The following hotels are located along the U-bahn line 3 (U3) that runs from Berlin center to the institute (station: Breitenbachplatz):

See attachment LarKC_BerlinPlenary_Accomodation.pdf (2009-07-02, 70.7 KB) for more detailed information.

4. Meeting information

4.1. Agenda

4.2. Social event

On Wednesday (Sept. 23) evening, dinner will be at the following restaurant (starting at 20:00):

4.3. General information

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