XI. International Conference on Permafrost
20 - 24 June 2016, Potsdam, Germany
XI. International Conference on Permafrost
20 - 24 June 2016, Potsdam, Germany
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Key dates
  • Early Bird Registration
    Closes 11 March 2016
  • Hotel room reservation
    11 March 2016
  • Release of Provisional Program
    15 April 2016
  • Final Payment deadline
    31 May 2016

Venue

The conference will be held at the Kongresshotel Potsdam, which is located in a magnificent location on the shore of the Templiner Lake, with own waterfront dock, as well as roof terraces and a summer garden. The hotel is a modern construction which was added to the historical facilities built at the beginning of the twentieth century to host and maintain zeppelin airships.

The venue is only a few minutes away from the Potsdam city centre and was built to host large conferences. It boasts very modern facilities, including free Wi-Fi in the entire venue, and also features restaurants, sport facilities, entertainment, and bars. Most of the social events will be held on site.

Kongresshotel Potsdam am Templiner See
Am Luftschiffhafen 1
14471 Potsdam
Germany
Link: http://www.kongresshotel-potsdam.de/
Coordinates: 52°22'32.8"N 13°00'50.4"E

To make a room reservation in the Kongresshotel, which is the conference venue, please refer to the website link below. Here a special room allotment for the ICOP 2016 is waiting for you. These rooms with a special price are available until 15 March 2016.

ROOM RESERVATION
Room allotment code: ICOP2016

How to get there

  • Airport Berlin Schönefeld (SXF):Take regional train (Regionalbahn) RB 22 from airport until train station „Potsdam Charlottenhof“. Then take the tram (Straßenbahn) Line 91 until final stop at „Bahnhof Pirschheide“. Please follow hotel signs. Walking distance ca. 5 minutes. Total travel time: ca. 60 minutesTICKET: Berlin ABC Ticket: 3.30 EUR (year: 2015)
  • Airport Berlin Tegel (TXL):
  • Take the Bus 109 in direction of „Zoologischer Garten” until “S-Bahnhof Charlottenburg”. Then take regional train RE1 until Potsdam central station (Hauptbahnhof) and then with tram (Straßenbahn) Line 91 until final stop at „Bahnhof Pirschheide“ or bus Bus 631 until „Luftschiffhafen“. Please follow hotel signs. Walking distance ca. 5 minutes. Total travel time: ca. 65 minutesTICKET: Berlin ABC Ticket: 3.30 EUR (year: 2015)
  • Take the Bus X9 until “Washington Platz” at Berlin central station (Hauptbahnhof). Then take regional train RE1 until Potsdam central station (Hauptbahnhof) and then with tram (Straßenbahn) Line 91 until final stop at „Bahnhof Pirschheide“ or bus Bus 631 until „Luftschiffhafen“. Please follow hotel signs. Walking distance ca. 5 minutes. Total travel time: ca. 65 minutesTICKET: Berlin ABC Ticket: 3.30 EUR (year: 2015)
  • By car or regional bus:
  • form the north: coming from Autobahn A24, take A10 (Berliner Ring), exit “Potsdam Nord”, direction “Potsdam-Zentrum”, through “Zeppelinstraße”, turn left before town exit
  • from the west: coming from Autobahn A2, take A10 (Berliner Ring), exit “Groß-Kreutz”, direction “Potsdam-Zentrum”, turn right at entrance to Potsdam
  • from the south/east: coming from Autobahnr A9/A13/A12, take A10 (Berliner Ring), exit “Michendorf”, through B2 in direction of “Potsdam-Zentrum”, through “Zeppelinstraße”, turn left before town exit

Local transportation

  • With S-Bahn (S7) or Deutsche Bahn until Potsdam central station (Hauptbahnhof) and then with tram (Straßenbahn) Line 91 until final stop at „Bahnhof Pirschheide“. Please follow hotel signs. Walking distance ca. 5 minutes.TICKET: Berlin ABC Ticket: 3.30 EUR (year: 2015)
  • With the bus Line 631 in direction „Werder“, exit at „Luftschiffhafen“, turn left in front of the bridge. Please follow hotel signs. Walking distance ca. 5 minutes.TICKET: Potsdam AB Ticket: 1.80 EUR (year: 2015)
  • Take Regional train RB23 from Potsdam central station (Hauptbahnhof) in direction “Michendorf” until stop „Potsdam-Pirschheide“. Please follow hotel signs. Walking distance ca. 5 minutes.

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