Ex MEAC A M E A C
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Bremen
Survival Guide
Table of contents
Introduction ...... 3 Checklist ...... 4 Important Telephone Numbers………………………………………………………………………..4 General Information ………………………………………………………………………………………...... 5 Weather…………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………..6 Arrival via HAM/ HAJ……………………..…………………………………………………………………….6 ExMEAC………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………..7 AMEAC……………………..……………………………………………………………………………………………….9 Congress Room……………………………………………..……………………………………………………..11 Final Dinner…………………………………………………………………………………………………………...13 Map overview…………………………………………………………………………………………………………14 Language tools…………..………………………………………………….....…………………………………15
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Introduction Welcome to Bremen! This year AMEAC is taking place in Bremen, the 10th largest city in Germany one of the most important locations for aerospace industry in Europe and the city of The Town Musicians of the Grimm-Tales. The Local Group of EUROAVIA is organising the event with excitement to give you the best possible congress. We are going to spend a lot of time at our university for the business meetings and will visit some of the most iconic places of Bremen during the week. Alumni from EUROAVIA will be telling us things about their careers and experiences during ExMEAC. The newly elected International Board is taking possession of their functions and there will be a huge exchange of information and ideas between the local groups. We are also having the Final Dinner at one of the finest places of Bremen, not only for its taste but also for its history. This Document shall help you especially to find your way throughout the week. On the next pages you will find directions, telephone numbers, and a checklist of things you definitely should bring with you, among other information. We hope this is useful for you. We recommend you to download this PDF on your mobile devices to have it accessible at any moment you might need it.
We are looking forward to meeting you all here in Bremen soon!
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Checklist This list counts items you should take with you for the congress, independently if you are attending ExMEAC, AMEAC or both. Passport/Visa Student ID For the Spirits Night ( any typical sweets, traditional music and the flag of your country) Formal clothes (suit/dress) for business meetings and Final Dinner Smart casual clothes for company visit Some warmer clothing Rain coat/ pocket umbrella Bath towel Health insurance
Important telephone numbers
Police: 110 Fire brigade: 112
Townside Hostel (ExMEAC): +49 421 78015 A&O Hostel Hauptbahnhof (AMEAC): +49 421 9896720000 Bremen Tourism Hotline: +49 421 3080010 Taxi Bremen: +49 421 14 0 14
In case you need to contact someone from the organization team: Axel Arce Lemke +49 015 253582766 Lennart Drengemann +49 152 55690633
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General information
Power Electrical Plug : 220-240 Volt Socket Type: Europlug, Schuko
Internet: In the Congress Room there will be free WiFi access on “eduroam”. There will also be free access accounts arranged for participants without “eduroam” connectivity.
Lunch: For the ExMEAC, lunch and dinner will be arranged for you. From the 8th to the 12th (AMEAC) lunch will be given at university in the Mensa/ Canteen. There will be two meal options every day, for vegetarians as well. The dinner will be arranged either in the Congress Room or in places nearby.
For moving around we recommend to use the Application of the Transport Company VBN. Find it here for Android Find it here for IOS
Android IOS
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Weather
The climate in Bremen is generally very humid. In autumn, the temperatures normally vary between 10ºC and 20ºC, or even less in the evening. The probability of rainfall is very high and a windy day can occur at that time of the year as well. Therefore we recommend you to bring something to pull over in case you should feel cold and a rain coat or a little umbrella to cover from rainfall. You won’t need heavy waterproof boots or anything similar, just solid normal shoes. Arriving to Bremen via Hamburg If you are travelling via Hamburg, the best way to reach Bremen is by train. At the airport in Hamburg look for signs indicating “S-Bahn”, which is the train connecting to the city. The ticket costs 3, 60 EURO one way and you can buy it at the ticket vending machine just before entering the platform. Jump into the S1 direction “Wedel”. You will have to get off at “Hamburg Hauptbahnhof/ Central Station”. Once there, look for (normally) platform 13 or 14 for either the train RE4 or RE41 direction Bremen. They are double-decker yellow and blue trains. The ticket costs around 20 EURO (also to buy at ticket vending machines at the station) one way. When you arrive at Bremen Central Station follow the instructions below, depending where you are heading to. Arriving to Bremen via Hannover Once landed, head to the train station of the airport and travel with the “S5” direction to “Paderborn HBF” and aboard at Hannover Central Station. There you have several economical options to go by train to Bremen: either RE2 or depending on the hour you arrive, RE4420 or RE4422. Get off at Bremen Hauptbahnhof / Central Station and follow the instructions below, depending on which hostel you are heading to.
If you are arriving by car, independently where you go to, the most probable thing is that you have some gadget with navigation features with you, so it will be enough just to enter the address of the hostel you are looking for, which you will find on the next pages :)
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ExMEAC Arrival to Hostel “Townside” This is the Hostel we are going to stay for the night from 6th to 7th of October during ExMEAC: Townside Hostel Bremen GmbH Am Dobben 61-62 28203 Bremen
If you are arriving by plane, all you need to do is to take the tram 6 direction “Universität”, aboard at “Domsheide” and change to either tram 2 direction “Sebaldsbrück” or 3 to “Weserwehr”. Then you have to get off at “Sielwall” and walk into the crossing street looking for number 61-62.
Find your way by clicking here:
Arriving by train to Central Station Bremen means for you taking the tram 10 direction “Sebaldsbrück” and get off at “Humboldtstrasse”. Then just walk down another 100 meters looking for number 61-62 and you arrived. Find it here on Google Maps:
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Schedule The Alumni-Exchange will be starting at 04:00 pm on Saturday 6th of October. Therefore try to arrive before that time, so you can attend that meeting as well.
Saturday Sunday Monday 07:00 Get Up + Breakfast Breakfast
09:00 BM 1.1 11:00 Arrivals
13:00 Lunch 14:00 Departures 16:00 Alumni Exchange 18:00 Dinner 20:00 Welcome Dinner Free Time 22:00 Free Time
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AMEAC Arrival to Hostel “A&O Hauptbahnhof” This hostel is the one we stay during the whole week of AMEAC from 7th to 13th of October. a&o Hostel Bremen Hauptbahnhof Friedrich-Rauers-Straße 20a 28195 Bremen
If you are arriving by plane, you need to take the tram 6 direction “Universität”, aboard at “Domsheide” and change to the busline 25 direction “Weidedamm Süd”. Then you have to jump of at “Daniel-von- Büren-Straße” and walk just hundred meters further along the street. On the right side, just before the long tunnel, you will find the entrance of the hostel.
Find your way on the map by clicking here:
Arriving by train to Central Station Bremen means for you to take the tram 10 direction “Gröpelingen” and get off at “Daniel-von-Büren- Straße”.Afterwards, head to the right to the crossing street. Turn left into “Friedrich-Rauers-Strasse” and just before the long tunnel you will find the entrance of the hostel. As it is very close to the Central Station, you can also walk to the hostel.
Click on the arrow to find the way on Google Maps:
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Schedule
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Get Up + Get Up + Get Up + Get Up + 07:00 Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast City Tour 09:00 BM 1.1 BM 2.1 BM 3.1 BM 4.1 11:00 Arrivals
13:00 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
14:00 City Tour BM 1.2 BM 2.2 BM 3.2 BM 4.2 Departures 16:00
18:00 Dinner Dinner Dinner Final Dinner
20:00 Dinner Dinner Spirits Free Time Free Time Free Time Free night 22:00 Free Time Time
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Congress Room The Congress Room is located at the University of Applied Sciences/ Hochschule Bremen at the location “Neustadtswall”, close to the City Center. Hochschule Bremen Neustadtswall 30, 28199 Bremen
The room is in the AB- Building (the big white, modern one) on the 10th floor. See this plan to find it:
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Reaching the Congress Room from “Townside Hostel”
Leave the hostel by turning right and take at the next crossing street the tram 2 or 3 direction “Gröpelingen”. Aboard at “Am Brill” and change into either tram 1 or 8 direction “Huchting” or the buses 26 or 27 direction “Huckelriede”. Two stops later get off at “Hochschule Bremen” and head for the white, big building.
Click on the arrow to find it on the map:
Reaching the Congress Room from “A&O Hostel”
Leave the hostel to the left and take on the right side of the street the bus 25 direction “Osterholz”. Aboard at “Am Brill” and change by crossing the street into either tram 1 or 8 direction “Huchting” or the buses 26 or 27 direction “Huckelriede”. Two stops later get off at “Hochschule Bremen” and head for the white, big building. You can also take the tram 10 direction “Sebaldsbrück” at the hostel and change at “Hauptbahnhof” into tram 1 or 8, as well as into the buses 26 or 27 in the directions stated above. Head then for “Hochschule Bremen” and there you are.
Click on this arrow to find it on the map:
10th floor
(take the lift)
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Final Dinner
This special evening will be taking place at the Restaurant “Ratskeller” right in the middle of the city. Its history reaches 600 years back in time. Very well-known guests like Otto von Bismarck or Richard Wagner have been entertained in this popular restaurant in Bremen. Therefore, prepare for a very special and delicious night. Do not forget your suit or dress for this event!
Click on the picture to locate it on Google Maps
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Map overview A A&O Hostel B Townside Hostel C Hochschule Bremen D Hauptbahnhof/ Central Station E Am Brill Station F Domsheide Station
A G To the airport C
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Language tools
The following phrases hopefully help you to understand a few things on the street, in the shops and with general contact with the locals: English German Good Morning Moin [moin] Good Evening Moin [moin] Hello Moin [moin]
How are you? Wie geht es dir? [vi: ge:t ɛs di:r] Nice to meet you. Es freut mich dich kennenzulernen. [ɛs frɔyt mɪç dɪç [ˈkɛnəntsuˈlɛrnən] My name is… Mein Name ist … [maɪn ˈna:mə ɪst…] What is your name? Wie heißt du? [vi: haɪst du:]
Thank you Danke [ˈdaŋkə] You ́re welcome Gerne [ˈgɛrnə]
Sorry Entschuldigung [ ɛntˈʃʊldɪgʊŋ]
How much does it cost? Wie viel kostet das? [vi: fi:l kɔstət das] How do I get to...? Wie komme ich nach...? [vi: kɔmə ɪç na:x] Excuse me, where is the next tram Verzeihung, wo finde ich die station? nächste Straßenbahnhaltestelle? [fəɐ̯ ˈtsaɪʊŋ, vo: fɪndə ɪç di: nɛ:çstə ˈʃtra:sənba:nˈhaltəʃtɛlə] Street number Hausnummer [haʊsˈnʊmɐ] Help Hilfe [ˈhɪlfə]
University of Applied Sciences Hochschule [ˈho:xʃu:lə]
Central Station/ Airport Hauptbahnhof [haʊptba:nho:f] / Flughafen [ˈflu:kˌha:fən] Shopping Center/ Shop Kaufhaus [ˈkaʊfhaʊs]/ Laden [ˈla:dən]
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