24th SPARC SSG Meeting Harnack House, Berlin, Germany 1 November – 4 November 31 October - 1 November – WCRP/SPARC Workshop "Challenges for Climate Science - Synergies between SPARC and the WCRP Grand Challenges" 1 November - 4 November – 24th SPARC SSG Meeting Ground Transportation from Tegel Airport to Harnack House Take bus 109 or X9 in the direction of “Zoologischer Garten”. Change at “Jakob-Kaiser-Platz” to underground line U7 in the direction of “Rudow”. Change again at “Fehrbelliner Platz” to underground line U3 in the direction of “Krumme Lanke” and get off at “Thielplatz”. Leave the underground station walking in the direction of travel and use the left exit. You will find Harnack House (Ihnestrasse 16-20) at a distance of approx. 100 meters on the right-hand side. Find other transport connections on the local transport webpage www.bvg.de/en/ A ticket valid for two hours (AB) costs EUR 2.70 and the trip to Thielplatz as described above will take about 35 minutes. Tickets can be bought at a counter at the airport, at a machine at the bus stop or from the bus driver. Depending on the time of day a taxi ride is likely to take more than 30 minutes and will cost from 30 EUR upwards. Ground Transportation from Schönefeld Airport to Harnack House Take bus X7 in the direction of “Rudow”. Change at “Rudow” (end of the line) to underground line U7 in the direction of “Rathaus Spandau”. Change again at “Fehrbelliner Platz” to underground line U3 in the direction of “Krumme Lanke” and get off at “Thielplatz”. Leave the underground station walking in the direction of travel and use the left exit. You will find Harnack House (Ihnestrasse 16-20, Berlin-Dahlem) at a distance of approx. 100 meters on the right-hand side. Find other transport connections on the local transport webpage www.bvg.de/en/ The trip to Thielplatz will take about an hour. A ticket valid for two hours (ABC) costs EUR 3.30. Tickets can be bought at a counter at the airport, at a machine at the bus stop or from the bus driver. Depending on the time of day a taxi ride will take at least 40 minutes and will cost from 45 EUR upwards. Meeting Venue Harnack Haus Ihnestrasse 16-20 14195 Berlin-Dahlem Information on the meeting venue can be found at http://www.harnackhaus-berlin.mpg.de/2316/en Catering SSG registration covers all coffee breaks and lunch Wednesday through Friday. For those participating in the local workshop lunch is included on Tuesday as well. .