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Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities formerly Prussian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
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Address (Map) Markgrafenstraße 38 (At Gendarmenmarkt) D-10117 Berlin Germany |
 View from the Academy building on the Gendarmenmarkt |
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CCGrid2002 is organized by ZIB Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. It is held at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW). All sessions will be held in the plenary and in rooms 1 to 6, located on the first floor of the BBAW.
Please note that there is no acoustic ‘firewall’ between the hall and the plenary! When walking to the rooms 4 to 6 please be quiet to respect the speakers and audience in the plenary room.
The registration desk is located in the foyer.
Tea and coffee will be available in the Casino area during coffee breaks.
A small industry exhibit of the CCGrid2002 sponsors with posters, presentations and brochures can be found in the hall near the registration area.
Internet connections are available in room 2. Our staff will help you if you have problems with setup. WLAN is available in all rooms, via DHCP. WLAN adapters can be rented out at the registration desk (deposit of 150 € required).
English is the official language of the conference. Announcements, correspondence, and all other business matters will be carried out in English.
Speakers should make themselves known to the session chairs well in advance of their presentation. Overhead projectors and data projectors are available in all rooms.
Additional copies of the conference proceedings can be purchased at the registration desk for 50 € per copy.
Lunch is served on the fifth level of the building (‘5. OG’). There is a nice old-style paternoster to this floor. The way to this room will be guided by signposts ‘CCGrid2002 Lunch’.
The conference dinner on Thursday evening is hosted by IBM. It will be held in the restaurant ‘Alte Pumpe’ (Old Pump). A shuttle bus will collect participants at main conference hotels (Astron and others) and at BBAW.
The restaurant is located in Lützowstraße 42. Subway U1 station Kurfürstenstrasse or U1/U2 station Nollendorfplatz are nearby. Buses 100, 129, 148, 187, 341, 348 until Lützowplatz can also be used to reach the restaurant.
More detailed information about the shuttle service will be given during the conference.
A message board will be located next to the registration desk. Please advise all potential callers to attention their message on the message board. All delegates are asked to check the message board regularly. No guarantee can be given that messages will be received in a timely manner or delivered personally.
The symposium secretariat does not accept responsibility for personal mail or faxes. Please have all correspondence sent to your accommodation address.
Public transport in Berlin is served by the BVG (http://www.bvg.de). When travelling within city limits use the AB zone tickets. There are three different kinds of tickets for zone AB:
| Short trip of up to 3 train stations: | 1.20 € |
| Single fare ticket (valid for two hours): | 2.10 € |
| Single day ticket (for one day): | 6.10 € |
Available at every train station and in all busses.
Welcome Card: 18.00 €
(valid for three days, including price reductions of
up to 50 % for many tourist attractions and cultural highlights)
Available at
Shopping hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday to Friday, and from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Most shops are closed on Sundays.
1 Euro (€) is approximately 0.91 US $. Up-to-date information can be found with the Universal Currency Converter (http://www.xe.net/ucc/).
The voltage is 230 V (50 Hz). Please note that adapters may be necessary.
The conference will take place during spring where the temperature ranges from 13° C (55° F) at night to 23° C (73° F) at daytime. It may be useful to bring a sweater and a raincoat. For actual Berlin weather information see http://www.weathersite.com.
Gendarmenmarkt is one of the most beautiful public places in Europe - a must for every tourist. Here the Deutscher Dom (German Cathedral), the Französischer Dom (French Cathedral) and the Konzerthaus create a beautiful architectural ensemble.
The square was laid out from 1688 after the plans of J.A. Nering; it was originally known as Linden Markt, then Friedrichstädtischer Markt or Neuer Markt. Because the square was used by a curassier regiment "gens d´arms", from 1736-82, complete with sentry boxes and stables, the name Gendarmenmarkt arose. From 1777, the square was developed according to unified plans drawn up by Georg Christian Unger. It was badly damaged in the Second World War; on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the Prussian Academy of Sciences (Akademie der Wissenschaften), it was renamed "Platz der Akademie", but its previous name was restored in 1991.
