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1. Dates

December 12th – 13th 2017 (shifted from September).

2. Location

Bern, Switzerland

3. Venue

The meeting will be held at University of Bern, UniS (Schanzeneckstrasse 1), Room A-119. It is just above the train station. See also http://www.unibe.ch/university/campus_and_infrastructure/campus_maps_and_lecture_halls_and_classrooms/maps/4__unis/index_eng.html

 




















4. Stay

For the nights from Monday, December 11th unitl Wednesday, December 13th, we have already made hotel reservations. If you want to stay longer or come earlier, please indicate on the registration form. Rooms are reserved at :
Sorell Hotel Arabelle
Mittelstrasse 6, 3012 Bern
Phone +41 31 301 03 05
Web: www.sorellhotels.com
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Location can be found HERE

Prices (including breakfast):

Standard single: CHF 135
Standard double (Grand-Lit): CHF 150

5. Food

There are plenty of restaurants near venue and hotel. Lunch will be at the venue. There will a joint dinner on Tuesday December 12th.

6. Travelling

a. International travel options

By plane: Bern Airport is very small and served by a few airlines only. It is better to fly either to Zürich, to EuroAirport Basel – Mulhouse –Freiburg or to Geneva. The travel distances from Zürich to Bern and from Basel to Bern are approximately the same, while Geneva is slightly longer.

By train: there are many good international train connections to Bern, see www.sbb.ch

 b. Local travel options

7. Local Money

- Swiss Francs CHF (currency rates: look here).
- There are several ATM machines in town

8. Local Weather

Temperatures in December are between -2 to +4 degrees C.
For local weather forecast look here.

9. City sightseeing

If some people are interested, we can offer sightseeing in Bern on Wednesday afternoon (depending on when the meeting ends).
For issues to be seen during the city sightseeing, see also http://www.bern.com/en/highlights/bern-in-24-hours. We can jointly walk through town in 1-4 hours, depending on your time availability. If you want to join, please indicate on the registration form.

10. Meeting costs*

The costs of venue, coffee breaks and lunches will be covered by CDE-University of Bern. You are asked to pay for the joint dinner on your own.

11. Contact

Organisers:

Gudrun Schwilch: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , +41 31 631 55 82
Abdallah Alaoui: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , +41 31 631 30 59
Secretariat CDE (Franziska Jöhr): This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , +41 31 631 88 22

WENR is responsible for the programme of the meeting: 

Rudi Hessel (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., tel +31 317 486530),
Erik van den Elsen (
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., tel +31 317 486533).