VENUE
The 3rd ASPERA Computing workshop will be in Hannover, at the Albert Einstein Institute (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics)Callinstrasse 38, Hannover 30167, Germany.
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TO/FROM THE VENUE
By plane (the nearest Airport is the Hannover-Langenhagen Airport (HAJ))The taxi fare from the Airport to the Institute is approx. 30 EUR. There is a special suburban train ("S-Bahn" no. 5) going from the Airport to the Central Station ("Hauptbahnhof"). Tickets are available at a counter or at ticket vending machines at 2.80 EUR. The S5 leaves the Airport at 06 and 36 min after each full hour between 5 am and 1 am. Duration: 17 min. The taxi fare from the Central Station to Callinstr. 38 is approx. 8 EUR.
By Train:
Once you have arrived at the Hannover Central Station please leave the station towards the "City"; walk along the Bahnhofstr. to the subway station "Kröpcke" (at the "Kröpcke" square); take subway no. 4 direction "Garbsen" or no. 5 direction "Stöcken". Leave the train at the fourth stop "Schneiderberg/Wilhelm-Busch-Museum"; cross the Nienburger Str., walk along the Schneiderberg; after the refectory (Mensa) turn left into the Callinstr.; no. 38 at the right hand side is the AEI.
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TIMESCHEDULE
The meeting will start on Thursday May 3rd around 09:00. The first day of the event will finish at the end of the barbecue, i.e. after 21:00. On Friday the event starts again at 09:00 and finishes around 15:00. In the afternoon of the same day, four rooms will be available for discussion in small groups.AEI will provide lunch on both days, and a conference dinner at the AEI (outdoor barbecue is planned) on the evening of the first day. Coffee and cookies will also be provided throughout both days of the meeting.
ACCOMODATION
For the ASPERA meeting we have reserved 20 rooms at the following hotel (7 minutes walking distance to the institute) from 2 - 4 May 2012:Hotel Schlafgut
Kniestrasse 33
30167 Hannover
http://www.hotel-schlafgut.de/englisch/index.html
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For direct booking you can use following link:
http://www.hotel-schlafgut.de/englisch/index1_10.html
Scroll down the list until you find the ASPERA reservation. Click on the image next to the title: the user name is K0191 (already inserted when you click on the reservation). The password is ASPERA2012.
Price for single room: EUR 85
Price for double room: EUR 109
If the direct online reservation system does not work, then reservations should be made by email to booking@hotel-schlafgut.de.
Due date for hotel booking is 21 March 2012.
Otherwise, please find below a list of other hotels in Hannover closer to the city center:
| Name | Address | Remarks |
| Hotel Schlafgut |
Kniestraße 33 30167 Hannover Tel. +49 (0) 511 353560 Fax +49 (0) 511 3535636 www.hotel-schlafgut.de |
0,8 km – 10 Min. on foot to MPI Special rate for AEI |
| Gästehaus am Herrenhäuser Garten |
Herrenhäuser Kirchweg 17 30167 Hannover Tel. +49 (0) 511 700720 www.mit-h.de |
0,6 km – max. 10 Minutes on foot to MPI Special rate for AEI |
| Hotel Savoy |
Schloßwender Straße 10 30159 Hannover Tel. +49 (0) 511 1674870 Fax +49 (0) 511 16748710 www.hotel-savoy.de |
1,8 km – 21 Min. Special rate for AEI |
| Hotel Mercure Hannover City |
Willy Brandt-Allee 3 30169 Hannover Tel. +49 (0) 511 80080 Fax +49 (0) 511 8093704 www.mercure.com |
3,5 km – 6 Min. to MPI (by car) |
| Hotel Mercure Hannover Mitte |
Postkamp 10 30159 Hannover Tel. +49 (0) 511 473900 Fax +49 (0) 511 47390100 www.mercure.com |
1,8 km – 22 Min. on foot to MPI Located in the city center |
| Suitehotel Hannover |
Rundestraße 9 30161 Hannover Tel. +49 (0) 511 374500 Fax +49 (0) 511 37450333 www.suitehotel.com |
2,1 km By car: From all directions, follow signs for “Zentrum” and then “Hauptbahnhof” |
| Hotel Loccumer Hof |
Kurt-Schumacher Str. 14/16 30159 Hannover Tel. +49 (0) 511 12640 Fax +49 (0) 511 131192 www.loccumerhof.de |
2,4 km – Near Steintor and main railway station 3 tram stops from Steintor to Kopernikusstraße. Line 6 (direction Nordhafen) or Line 11 (direction Haltenhoffstraße) |
| Concorde Hotel Hannover |
Am Markte 12 30159 Hannover Tel. +49 (0) 511 357910 Fax +49 (0) 511 35 79 11 00 www.concordehotel-am-leineschloss.de |
3,3 km – Near the “Marktkirche” and the “Kröpcke” |
