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--- workshop:logistics2014 [2014/03/21 11:41] – melissa.ness
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 LOGISTICS
-(1) Dates & Times: The workshop will run at the MPIA from 9.30 am, Monday 27 October - 5 pm, Friday 31 October. Presentations will be held from 9.30am - 1pm in the HdA conference room [ https://goo.gl/maps/uItUu ]. After lunch we will break up into the individual working groups (1 - 5):
+(1) Dates & Times: The workshop will run at the MPIA from 9.30 am, Monday 27 October - 5 pm, Friday 31 October. Presentations will be held from 9.30am - 1pm in the HdA conference room [ https://goo.gl/maps/vUUk3 ]. After lunch we will break up into the individual working groups (1 - 5):
 . Spherical & Triaxial (led by J. Read) \\
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 . Stellar astrophysical parameters (led by A. Rene and K. Smith) \\
-(2) Accommodation: Will have pre-reserved 40 single rooms from the 26 Oct - 01 Nov 2014 at a number of hotels that are centrally located in the Altstadt (details below). Please quote the booking code 'GC2014' when making your reservation at one of these hotels. Alternatively, feel free to book at your earliest convenience at any of the many other Heidelberg hotels. Breakfast is included in the prices quoted below.
+(2) Accommodation: We have pre-reserved 45 single rooms and 15 double rooms from the 26 Oct - 01 Nov 2014 at a number of hotels that are centrally located in the Altstadt (details below). Please quote the booking code 'GC2014' when making your reservation at one of these hotels. Alternatively, feel free to book at your earliest convenience at any of the many other Heidelberg hotels. Breakfast is included in the prices quoted below.
 booking  code: "GC2014"
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 . Hotel Kohler www.hotel-kohler.de/
-x single room	67,-
+x single room	67 Euro -
 x double room for single use
 Euro
-book until: 31 July or 30 Sept.
+book until: 26 Sept.
+. Holiday Inn Express http://bit.ly/1kR2UmI (a little bit further from the bus stop)
+x double room 80 Euro -
+x single room 80 Euro
+(wifi: 5 Euros per day)
+book until: 26 Sept.
+(3) Transportation to the MPIA from downtown Heidelberg: We have rented a 50 person but that will leave from behind the Crown Plaza at 8.45am to head to the institute on Monday - Friday: see the map here: {{bus-stop-map.pdf}}
-(3) Transportation to the MPIA from Heidelberg: We are looking into renting a single large, 50-person bus, to pick up people in the morning at around 09:00 from the Altstadt (the stop will be within walking distance of the hotels). The bus will return in the evening from the MPIA, to the Altstadt, at around 18:00.
+The bus will depart MPIA at 18.30 each day with drop off at the Crown plaza.
-There is also a local bus running from Bizmarkplatz to the MPIA (39, see http://www.vrn.de see for timetables ) and/or a taxi (15-20 Euros to get from/to train station). The MPIA location can be seen here: [http://goo.gl/maps/skk81]
+There is also a local bus running from Bizmarkplatz to the MPIA (39, see http://www.vrn.de see for timetables ) and/or a taxi (15-20 Euros to get from/to train station). The MPIA location can be seen here: [ https://goo.gl/maps/wG21j ]
-(4) Food & drinks: Breakfast is normally included with the hotel accommodation and for dinner there is a large variety of restaurants within walking distance from the hotels. We will provide a catered lunch each day and the organisers should be informed of any dietary restrictions in the registration form.
+(4) Food & drinks: Breakfast is normally included with the hotel accommodation and for dinner there is a large variety of restaurants within walking distance from the hotels (see http://goo.gl/maps/R32bz). We will provide a catered lunch each day and the organisers should be informed of any dietary restrictions in the registration form.
 (5) Getting to Heidelberg from Frankfurt Airport:
-You will arrive via train from Frankfurt Airport into Heidelberg Hautpbahnhof (main station), connecting through Mannheim (where you will have to change trains). The total journey time is approximately 60 minutes. To book online and view itineraries, see the dB website: [http://www.bahn.de/p/view/index.shtml]. The cost is around 20 Euro one way.
+You will arrive via train from Frankfurt Airport into Heidelberg Hautpbahnhof (main station), connecting through Mannheim (where you will have to change trains). The total journey time is approximately 60 minutes. To book online and view itineraries, see the dB website: [ http://www.bahn.de/p/view/index.shtml ]. The cost is around 20 Euro one way.
-Buses and Trams run from the Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof to Bismarkplatz and Universityplatz (main stations near the hotels) at regular intervals: timetables located here: [http://fahrplanauskunft.vrn.de/vrn/XSLT_TRIP_REQUEST2?language=en]
+Buses and Trams run from the Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof to Bismarkplatz and Universityplatz (main stations near the hotels) at regular intervals: timetables located here: [ http://fahrplanauskunft.vrn.de/vrn/XSLT_TRIP_REQUEST2?language=en ]
-Alteratively, there is a shuttle from Frankfurt Airport for 35 Euro one way that will drop you directly at your hotel. It is necessary to reserve a seat 72 hours in advance: [https://www.tls-heidelberg.de/en/home/]
+Alteratively, there is a shuttle from Frankfurt Airport for 35 Euro one way that will drop you directly at your hotel. It is necessary to reserve a seat 72 hours in advance: [ https://www.tls-heidelberg.de/en/home/ ]