= Local Information = == Directions == The meeting will be held at the [[http://www.aip.de | Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP)]], An der Sternwarte 16, 14482 Potsdam, at its [[ http://www.aip.de/en/institute/locations/potsdam-babelsberg| Campus Potsdam-Babelsberg]]. Plenary session will be held in the lecture hall of the Schwarzschildhaus. A Map of the AIP campus can be found [[attachment:AIP_Campus.pdf|here]]. [[ http://www.aip.de/en/institute/locations/transport/babelsberg | For detailed travel advice, see our website.]] The current timetable of the bus 694, connecting the train stations (Deutsche Bahn and S-Bahn) and the institute, can be downloaded as PDF file via this [[http://www.swp-potsdam.de/swp/media/05-verkehr_1/fahrplaene_pdf/fahrplanwechsel_15_12_13/694_gesamt.pdf|link]]. If you are travelling by train / S-Bahn, please allow some extra time due to ongoing construction work along the line Berlin – Potsdam. == Dinner Tuesday evening == This list is non-exhaustive, but all restaurants were tested by AIP-staff and can be recommended. The first two are in the higher price segment. * [[http://www.speckers.de | Speckers Landhaus, Jägerallee 13, 14469 Potsdam, 18-22pm]] * [[http://http://www.restaurant-waage.de | Restaurant Waage, Am Neuen Markt 12, 14467 Potsdam, 18-24pm]] * [[http://www.lewy-potsdam.de | Wein-Bistro Lewy, Dortustrasse 17, 14467 Potsdam, 11am - 11pm]] (very small, but very good kitchen) * [[http://www.walhalla-restaurant.de | Restaurant Walhalla, Dortustrasse 5, 14467 Potsdam ]] (Irish live music on Tuesday evening) * [[http://www.zum-fliegenden-hollaender.de | Zum Fliegenden Holländer, Benkertstrasse 5, 14467 Potsdam ]] * [[http://www.la-maiella.de |Osteria La Maiella, Gutenbergstrasse 90, 14467 Potsdam, 12am - 12pm ]] * [[http://www.Brasserie-zu-Gutenberg.de|Brasserie zu Gutenberg, Jägerstrasse 10, 14467 Potsdam, 12am - 12pm]] == Accomodation == Please consider booking early: Potsdam is a very touristy place. === Hotels within 15 min walking distance to the institute / 3 min by bus 694: === || [[ http://www.hotelvivaldi.de/| Hotel Vivaldi]] || Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 24, 14482 Potsdam || single room > 69,– incl. breakfast|| || || ||double room > 50,– per person|| || [[http://www.pension-unicat.de/ | Pension Unicat (budget) ]] || Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 26, 14482 Potsdam|| single room > 49,– excl. breakfast (+7,90)|| || || ||double room > 31,– per person|| || [[http://www.zeitlos-potsdam.de/|Pension Zeitlos]] ||Rudolf-Breitscheit-Str. 64, 14482 Potsdam || single room > 49,- incl. breakfast || || || ||double room > 40,- per person|| === Hotels within 20–30 min walking distance to the institute / 10 min by bus 694: === || [[http://www.hotel-ambassador-potsdam.de/en | Hotel Ambassador]] ||Lessingstraße 35, 14482 Potsdam|| single room > 65,– incl. breakfast|| || || || double room > 45,– per person|| || [[http://www.seminaris.de/avendi/hotels/avendi-hotel-am-griebnitzsee-potsdam.html | Hotel am Griebnitzsee, TMS*]] || Rudolf-Breitscheid-Straße 190–192, 14482 Potsdam|| single room > 99,– incl. breakfast|| || || || double room > 65,– per person|| || [[http://www.apartpension.de/en | Apart Pension]] || August-Bier-Straße 9, 14482 Potsdam|| single room > 79,– incl. breakfast|| || || || double room > 49,– per person|| || [[http://www.filmhotel.potsdam.de/ | Filmhotel Lili Marleen, TMS*]] ||Großbeerenstraße 75, 14482 Potsdam|| single room > 45,- incl. breakfast|| || || || double room > 67,- per person|| || [[http:www.mercure-hotel-potsdam.de/ | Mercure Hotel Potsdam City, TMS*]] ||Lange Brücke, 14467 Potsdam|| single room > 100,- incl. breakfast|| || || || double room > 55,- per person|| === Hotel within 25 min by bus 694 and tram 94: === || [[http://www.altstadt-hotel-potsdam.de | Altstadt Hotel Potsdam, TMS*]] ||Dortustraße 9-10, 14467 Potsdam || single room > 66,- excl breakfast (+ 5,00)|| || || || double room > 50,- per person|| All hotels within walking distance to the S-Bahn train stations Babelsberg and / or Griebnitzsee. More hotels in Potsdam-Babelsberg via the [[http://www.potsdam-tourism.com/hosts/search-book.html| online booking form]] of the Potsdam Tourism Service. Hotels labeled TMS* are contained in the [[attachment:attachment_ TMSPotsdam.xls | TMS-Hotelliste]]. The German federal [[http://www.bva.bund.de/DE/Themen/Personaldienstleistungen/TMS/tms-node.html | Travel Management Service (TMS)]] supports German civil servants by providing this list of hotels with booking codes to get reduced prices. Please have a look at the list to also get an overview of further hotels in Potsdam than those mentioned above in the vicinity of the AIP.