OpenUp! BioCASE Workshop May 30/31

Meeting Venue: Botanical Museum (and Botanic Garden), Freie Universität , Königin‐Luise‐Str. 6‐8, 14195 Berlin

Appartement‐ Haus Steglitz (ca. 8 min walk to BGBM)

Ravenna Hotel (ca. 10 min. walk to BGBM)

Best Western Hotel Steglitz Intl. (15 Min.)

SEMINARIS Campushotel (ca.10 min. walk to BGBM) How to get there

If you are arriving at the airport

Tegel:

Take bus no. 109 or X9 to "Zoologischer Garten", transfer to subway line to "Rathaus Steglitz". Take bus X83 headed for “‐Dorf” or “Königin‐Luise‐Str. / Clayallee”. Get off at “Königin‐Luise‐ Platz/Botanischer Garten”.

Or:

Take bus no. 109 or X9 headed to "Zoologischer Garten" and get off at U‐Bahn (subway) station “Jakob‐ Kaiser‐Platz”. Take the subway line U7 headed for “”, get off at station "Fehrbelliner Platz” and transfer to line U3 headed for “Krumme Lanke” and get off at "Dahlem Dorf “.

Schönefeld:

You can either walk (about 10 minutes) to the S‐Bahn station "Schönefeld" or take the shuttle bus to the station. Take the S‐Bahn S9 (headed for “Westkreuz”) or the Schönefeld Airport Express and get off at "Zoologischer Garten" (http://www.berlin‐ airport.de/EN/ReisendeUndBesucher/AnUndAbreise/AnfahrtBusUndBahn/SXF/AirportExpressStationspl an.html), then transfer to subway line U9 headed for "Rathaus Steglitz". Take bus X83 to “Dahlem‐Dorf” or “Königin‐Luise‐Str. / Clayallee”. Get off at “Königin‐Luise‐Platz/Botanischer Garten”. (single trip transfer ABC: € 3,00)

Approximate taxi fares to the Botanic Garden (rates January 2011*)

Airports: Airport: 25 €; Schönefeld Airport 35 € It takes about 20 minutes by taxi (longer during rush hours) to get to the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum.

Railway Stations: Berlin‐Zoologischer Garten: 15.‐ €; Berlin‐Friedrichstrasse: 18.‐ €; Berlin‐Hauptbahnhof: 18.‐ €; Berlin‐ : 23.‐ €; Berlin‐: 18.‐ €; : 40.‐ €.

*Please note that fares might increase by about 20% during rush hours.

If you are arriving by train

From “Hauptbahnhof” you have two options to get to the Botanical Museum. 1. Via “Zoologischer Garten”: At “Hauptbahnhof”, please head for the S‐Bahn rails and take any train going west (to “”, “Wannsee”, “Westkreuz”, or “”); get off at “Zoologischer Garten” (third stop) and transfer to the subway. Take subway line U9 headed for “Rathaus Steglitz” and get off at the last stop. From there it is about a 15 minute walk, or take bus no. X83 headed for “Königin‐Luise‐Str./Clayallee”, or “Dahlem‐Dorf”. Get off at “Königin‐ Luise‐Str./Botanischer Garten”. 2. Via “Friedrichstrasse At “Hauptbahnhof”, please head for the S‐Bahn rails and take any train going east (to “Ahrensfelde”, “Strausberg‐Nord”, “Schönefeld”, or “”) and get off at the next stop (“Friedrichstrasse”). Go down to the lower S‐Bahn level and take S‐1 headed for “Wannsee”. Get off at “Rathaus Steglitz”. From there it is about a 15 minute walk, or take bus no. X83 headed for “Königin‐Luise‐Str./Clayallee”, or “Dahlem‐Dorf”. Get off at “Königin‐Luise‐ Str./Botanischer Garten”.

If you are arriving by car

If you are arriving by car, the easiest way to the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum is to exit Berlin’s Autobahn circle (“Berliner Ring”, officially known as A10) at exit “Drewitz” (near Potsdam), then continue on the Autobahn (A115) until exit “” where you will turn right. From Zehlendorf, follow the main road for about 10 kms (and many traffic lights!) until you are near a black high rise, the "Steglitzer Kreisel". Keep to the left of this building which is located on Schlossstrasse and turn left into Grunewaldstrasse at the first traffic lights past the high rise. To get to the Botanic Museum building, follow Grunewaldstrasse which will become Königin‐Luise‐Strasse after about 1 km. The museum is the red brick building on the left hand, right at the intersection of the fourth traffic light.

Leaving the “Berliner Ring” (A10) from other exits is not recommended unless you are arriving from the north: You should leave “Berliner Ring” (A10) at “Dreieck Oranienburg” and continue south on A111. At “Kreuz ” turn right (heading for “, ”). Do not go straight ahead! At “Kreuz Charlottenburg” turn right (heading for Wilmersdorf) and go straight ahead at “Dreieck Funkturm” (heading for “Wilmersdorf, Schöneberg”). After 900 m, you will get to “Kreuz Wilmersdorf”. From here, you can see three large chimneys in front of you. Turn right (heading for “Steglitz”), follow the Autobahn and take exit “Breitenbachplatz” immediately after you pass under a multi‐storey residential building. Turn right at the second traffic light (“Breitenbachplatz”). At the end of the square take the first road to the left which is called Englerallee. It is a wide road with a median in the middle. When you get to the next traffic light, you will see the Botanical Museum, a red brick building, on the opposite left side. Note: Those familiar with Berlin will realize that there are shortcuts to the above mentioned directions. However, these are hard to find which is the reason we omitted them.

Hotels SEMINARIS Campushotel Berlin Tel.: (030) 55 77 97‐0 Takustr. 39, 14195 Berlin Fax: (030) 55 77 97‐100 Phone: +49 30 557797‐0 [email protected] Email: [email protected] Single: 89 EUR URL: Double: 134 EUR http://www.seminaris.com/index.asp?tree_id=40& Breakfast included. 10 min walk from BGBM sprache_id=2 (bus X83) Ravenna Hotel Grunewaldstr. 8‐9 Single: 74 EUR 12165 Berlin Double: 107 EUR phone: +49 30 79091100 fax: +49 30 792 44 12 Breakfast included. e‐mail: ravenna‐hotel@t‐online.de 10 minute walk from BGBM URL: http://www.ravenna‐hotel.de

Appartement ‐ Haus Steglitz Single: Grunewaldstr. 23, 14165 Berlin 56 EUR (1‐6 days) Phone: +49 30 897 280 83 51 EUR (7‐29 days) Email: info@appartement‐steglitz.com Double: URL: http://www.appartement‐steglitz.com 70 EUR (1‐6 days) 65 EUR (7‐29 days) No breakfast Best Western Hotel Steglitz International Single: Albrechtstr. 2 110 EUR, Weekend Rate ‐ 80 EUR 12165 Berlin Double: phone: +49 30 79001050 135 EUR, Weekend Rate ‐ 100 EUR fax: +49 30 792 44 12 Breakfast included. 15‐20 minutes walk from BGBM, 5 email: [email protected] minutes by bus (X83) URL: http://www.si‐hotel.com/