CNEF-Workshop at DIW Berlin - practical information for participants - November 5-7, 2018 Conference venue: DIW Berlin, Mohrenstr. 58, 10117 Berlin | 3rd Floor, Room 3.3.002A-C Contact persons: Janina Britzke and Christine Kurka Phone: +49 30 89789 -418 or -283 Email: [email protected] and [email protected] Website: www.diw.de/soep Start: Monday, November 5, 2018, 11:00 End: Wednesday, November 7, 2018, 16:00 Conference language The official conference language is English. No simultaneous translation provided. Registration desk The conference registration desk will be located on the third floor of the meeting venue “DIW Berlin” and opens at 10:00 o’clock. The staff at the registration desk will be pleased to assist you with all your enquiries. Name badge At the registration desk, each participant will receive a name badge after signing. Internet WiFi internet access is available at the venue. If you would like to use it, please contact the reception desk for further instructions. At DIW Berlin eduroam can be provided. 1 Coffee breaks, lunch and get together All registered participants are invited for coffee breaks, lunch, and get together. Travel to DIW Berlin Arriving at Tegel Airport Tegel Airport is close to the city center. Travelling to and from the airport is easy. The airport is accessible via bus. Please buy an AB ticket at the BVG ticket maschines in advance or in the BUS. DIW is close the Metro Station “Stadtmitte” (e.g. take BUS 128 change at Kurt-Schumacher-Platz into U6; or take BUS X9 change at Ernst- Reuter-Platz into U2; or take the BUS TXL to Friedrichstraße/Unter den Linden and walk; other options are also possible). For more information on our public transportation services http://www.bvg.de/en Arriving at Schönefeld Airport Schönefeld Airport is in the southeast of the city center. The airport is accessible via bus and S-Bahn (train). Please buy an ABC ticket. DIW is close to the Metro Station “Stadtmitte” (e.g. take S-Bahn S45 change at Tempelhof into U6 but other options are also possible). For more information on our international airport, see https://fahrinfo.bvg.de/en Arriving at Hauptbahnhof (main station) Hauptbahnhof is in the city center. The main station is accessible via bus and S-Bahn (train). Please buy an AB ticket at the BVG ticket maschines in advance. DIW Berlin is close to the Metro Station “Stadtmitte” (e.g. take S-Bahn with the direction Ostbahnhof/Friedrichstraße change at Friedrichstraße into U6; or take the BUS TXL to Friedrichstraße/Unter den Linden and walk). For more information on our international airport, see https://fahrinfo.bvg.de/en Other relevant information Sightseeing in Berlin close to DIW Berlin Brandenburger Tor, Pariser Platz, 10117 Berlin-Mitte, within walking distance 2 Checkpoint Charlie, Friedrichstraße 43-45, 10117 Berlin-Mitte, within walking distance East Side Gallery, Mühlenstraße 3-100, 10243 Berlin, Metro Station “U1 Warschauer Straße” For more information, see https://www.berlin.de/en/ Restaurants Maximilians (Bavarian), Friedrichstraße 185-190, 10117 Berlin-Mitte, https://www.maximilians-berlin.de/en.html Löwenbräu am Gendarmenmarkt (Bavarian), Leipziger Str. 65/Markgrafenstraße, 10117 Berlin-Mitte, https://www.loewenbraeuberlin.de/en Clärchens Ballhaus (German plus Pizza), Auguststraße 24, 10117 Berlin, https://www.ballhaus.de/en/startseite.html Il Casolare (Italian), Grimmstr. 30, 10967 Berlin-Kreuzberg Hamy (Viatnamese – very cheap and popular restaurant), Hasenheide 10, 10967 Berlin-Kreuzberg, Metro Station “U7 Hermannplatz” http://www.hamycafe.com/ Knofi (Turkish-international, Bergmannstr. 98 or 11, 10961 Berlin-Kreuzberg, Metro Station „U6 Mehringdamm“ http://knofi.de/ Prater (German), Kastanienallee 7-9, Prenzlauer Berg, https://www.pratergarten.de/ Areas for drinks and food Kastanienallee/Oderberger Str. (U2 Eberswalder Straße, Prenzlauer Berg) Simon-Dach-Straße (U1 or S-Bahn Warschauer Straße, Friedrichshain) Oranienstraße (U1 or U8 Kottbusser Tor, Kreuzberg) Weserstraße (U7 or U8 Hermannplatz, Neukölln) If you should have some practical problems on your stay in Berlin, please contact [email protected] or [email protected] (mobile number in case of emergency: +491751109145). We look forward to welcoming you in Berlin! 3 .