HOTEL INFORMATION

I did a pre-registration of 20 rooms to Cosmo Hotel Palace, close to Siemens, where we have a special Siemens rate. If you choose Hotel Palace Hotel, you have to send a registration not later than 10 April 2006 mentioning “Siemens mCDN” meeting.

Please note that reservations have to be made directly with the hotel.

Hotel Distance Details Contacts

Cosmo Hotel Palace 3 minutes Siemens rate tel. +39.02.617771 Via de Sanctis 5 Cinisello walk 100 € single, 110 € double fax.+39.02.61777555 Balsamo incl. breakfast and VAT [email protected] fitness area, sauna turkish bath, www.cosmopalace.it internet zone, resturant (lunch: 15 €)

The following table collects a few hotels various prices. Prices are indicative.

Should you prefer to choose another hotel in the center, it would be convenient to select a hotel in the vicinity of the Central Station, as from there you get the direct bus to Siemens (727 – Cinisello CUSANO).

Hotel Distance Details Contacts

York 10 minutes 60 € single, 75 € double tel. +39.02.6170281 Via 19 walk incl. breakfast and VAT fax.+39.02.66015978 Cinisello Balsamo [email protected] www.hotelyorkcinisello.com StarHotel Tourist 40 minutes Siemens rate tel. +39.02.6437777 Viale Fulvio Testi 300 walk 95 € single/double, 122 € superior fax.+39.02.6472516 Milano incl. breakfast and VAT [email protected] www.starhotels.it Hotel Vallazze 45-60 min 40 € single tel. +39.02.26681538 (one star hotel) with public 70 € double fax.+39.02.26681537 Via Vallazze 14, Milano transports incl. breakfast and VAT [email protected] Metro –red line www.hotelvallazze.com

ACCESS TO SIEMENS PREMISES AND WORKSHOP

To enter the building you need to register at first to the Reception. Please ask for the mCDN meeting.

Siemens Area

area parking n.1 Main entrance Motorway Reception lab@com Torino-Venezia n.15 (Turin-Venice) Training center Workshop location Siemens building 206 Siemens building

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TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION

SIEMENS Location

Siemens is located in Cinisello Balsamo at the northern side of Milano, next to the A4 motorway that connects Turin to Venice and nearby the Cinisello Balsamo Hospital BASSINI.

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ARRIVING BY CAR

If you are coming from Turin or from Malpensa, take the direction Milano/Venezia and after the barrier exit at CINISELLO BALSAMO/SESTO S.GIOVANNI (MILANO F.TESTI/MILANO VIALE ). See the attached maps.

ARRIVING BY PLANE

From MALPENSA AIRPORT The Milano-Malpensa International Airport is approximately 50 Km West of .

TAXI to your destination (Siemens or Hotel): approx. 75-100 € - time 50 minutes or BUS service to Milano (ticket about 7 €). The journey time is of about 50-60 minutes. There are buses from Malpensa to Milano , Milano Garibaldi and Milano Fiera. Both Milano Centrale and Milano Garibaldi are served by the Metro Green Line while Fiera by the Metro Red Line. Milano Centrale is served also by the Metro Yellow Line. or TRAIN: Malpensa is connected with Milano rail station (ticket 10.50 €). There is a train every 30 minutes and the journey time is of about 40 minutes. Both the Underground Red Line serves Cadorna and the Underground Green Line. The Green Line serves the Central Station.

From LINATE AIRPORT The Milano-Linate International Airport is approximately 6 km South-East of Milan.

TAXI to your destination (Siemens or Hotel): approx. 25-35 € time 20-30 minutes or BUS service to Milano Central Station (Milano Centrale) ticket about 4 €. The journey time is of about 25 minutes. Milano Centrale is served by the Green and and Yellow Lines of the Metro.

BUS line No. 73 to Square (in the heart of town, ticket abot 1 €). San Babila is served by the Metro Red Line.

From ORIO AL SERIO AIRPORT http://www.sacbo.it/

The Milano-Orio al Serio International Airport is 45 Km north-east of Milan. It is destination of many low- cost air lines.

TAXI to your destination (Siemens or Hotel): approx. 90€ - 45 minutes or BUS service to Milano Central Station (ticket about 12 € return). Journey time: 1 hour.

4 PUBLIC TRANPORTS TO SIEMENS http://www.atm-mi.it Notes: - tickets have to be purchased before entering the bus, e.g. at the newsagents in and around the Metro stops.

Direct bus from Central Station : 727 Direction CUSANO/CINISELLO Duration: 25 minutes. The ticket costs 2 Euro (ask a ticket for Cinisello). When facing Central Station the bus stop is on the left side of the station (in Piazza Quattro Novembre). It runs about every 10 minutes. 727 Direction CUSANO: Siemens stop is in in front of Hotel Cosmo Palace. 727 Direction “S.Eusebio/Cinisello” stops close to Siemens as indicated on the map.

By Metro and bus: Take the red line and go to Sesto F.S. (also called “Sesto S.Giovanni”). Then either take a taxi or a bus, either 702, 704, 725 or 729. Note that they do not run frequently all the time, please refer to the tables below.

Timetables – easy reference: Leaving times for every bus of interest are indicated. In bold type the first bus of every hour, while for all other buses of that hour, only the minutes are indicated. Please refer to the map for knowing where the bus stops are.

Buses to Siemens: Gram./Tasso Sesto / F.S. Sammartini / Stazione Cen. 702 704 725xNova M. 729xCusano M. 727xCus.Cin. 727xCin.S.E. (Gorki / Vicuna) (Cadorna / Rinascita) (Gorki/Vicuna) (Cadorna/Rin) 7:00 :11 7:15 7:02 :12:20:28 7:08 :14:19:24:29 7:00 :11 :18 7:05 :25 :20 :34 :45 :59 :47 :37 :46 :55 :58 :34:40:46:52:58 :32 :45 :59 :38 :53 8:15 :33 :49 8:25 8:03 :13:25:40 8:05 :12 :20 :30 8:11 :27 :45 8:05 :19 :35:55 9:07 :27 :52 9:15 9:12 :58 9:05 :27 :49 9:16 :38 10:11 :32 :54 10:15 10:26 10:11 :33 :55 10:00 :22 :44 11:18 :42 11:25 11:38 11:17 :39 11:06 :28 :50 12:06:22:41:55 12:30 12:00:15:31:55 12:00:14:28:43:58 12:08:22:36:51 13:09:27:41:59 13:40 13:11 :24 [:48] 13:14 :32 :49 13:06:23:41:58 14:16 :34 :58 14:15 14:08 :33 14:06 :22 :41 14:14 :31 :52 15:18 :42 15:05 :57 [15:55] 15:03 :26 :45 15:14 :37 :55 16:06 :30 :54 16:02 16:22 :36 :55 16:00 :07 :22:31:41:52 16:14 :27:37:47:58

Buses from Siemens:

702 704 727 729 725 mezzo (Gram./M.G.) (Sesto F.S.) (Sammartini) (Sesto / F.S.) fermata arrivo 10:17 :41 10:35 10:19 :41 10:09 corrisp. MM1 11:05 :25 :42 11:03 :25 :47 11:23 corr. MM2 e 3 12:03:22:36:51 12:09 :30 :50 12:34 :56 13:07 :26 :42 13:57 13:10:24:40:57 13:09 :25 :49 14:03 :28 :50 14:36 14:28 :50 14:18 :43 15:12 :30 :47 15:25 15:11:22:33:55 15:28 16:06:24:36:49 16:18 :40 :59 16:03 :52 17:01:17:30:47 17:16 :53 17:17:25:39:50 17:50 17:21 :36 :55 18:04 :23 :45 18:08:38 18 :00:13:26:40:53 18:04:18:29:41:53 18:12:25:37:50 19:07 :42 19:18:47 19 :09:18:29:39(:47 :58) 19:04:15:26:37 19:03 :20 :40 20:07 :45 20:26 20:14(:20:34):56 (fino a V.le Sarca) 20:08 :48 02/09/04 M.A.L.

5 Cinisello Siemens Buses 725,729,704,702 Sest F Cologno Nord

Railway Molino Dorino t Malpensa Airport Bus to all airports Bus 727

Gessat

Amendola - Fiera Garibaldi Centrale F Loreto

S.Babila Bus 73 to Linate Airport Gambar DeAngeli Cadorna

Abbiategrasso Underground -Red line (uno ) Underground -Green line(due) S. Donat Underground -Yellow line(tr ) Railway Bu Underground Map + buses

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DETAILED MAP

Incuding Siemens Location, Hotel Locations and public transportation.

Motorway Exit

SIEMENS

York H. Cosmo H.

Approx bus stops: 702, 704, 727-Cusano 725, 729, 727-S.Eusebio

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