Intern:Useful Collection

AWI

 * Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)
 * former main building (D)
 * Am Alten Hafen 26
 * 27568 Bremerhaven


 * room BHV-D (auditorium)


 * URL: http://www.awi.de/en/institute/sites/bremerhaven/


 * The building D is within walking distance from the ATLANTIC Hotel SAIL City

http://www.awi.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Institute/Sites/Bremerhaven/maps/bhv-karte-aus-e.jpg

Approach by public transportation
There are regular train services between Bremen, Hamburg and Bremerhaven by the Deutsche Bahn and the Elbe-Weser-Bahn (EVB). At the main train station in Bremerhaven please use the bus lines 502, 505, 506, 508 or 509 till the stop "Hochschule Bremerhaven". The driving time is 3 to 5 minutes. From the stop it takes only a few minutes to walk to the former main building (building D).

Approach by car
You reach Bremerhaven by car via the A27. Please leave at the exit "Bremerhaven-Mitte" to find the location of the buildings of the AWI.

Atlantic Sail

 * ATLANTIC Hotel SAIL City
 * Am Strom 1
 * 27568 Bremerhaven
 * URL: http://www.atlantic-hotels.de/sailcity/hotel/flash6.htm (only a german page available right now)
 * rooms have been blocked until 1st of May (79 Euro/night), for definitve reservations please contact the hotel using the keyword "NSC EUR-OCEANS"
 * rooms have been blocked until 1st of May (79 Euro/night), for definitve reservations please contact the hotel using the keyword "NSC EUR-OCEANS"

http://www.atlantic-hotels.de/sailcity/hotel/anfahrt.gif

Approach by public transportation
By train:
 * From the main train station Bremerhaven you can either take the taxi/cab (driving distance of a few minutes) or take the bus 502, 505, 506, 508 or 509 (Direction "Langen/Schulzentrum" / "H.-Plett-Strasse") and exit at "Auswandererhaus".

http://maps.google.de/maps?f=d&hl=de&geocode=&saddr=Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse,+27570+Bremerhaven&daddr=Atlantik+Sail,+Bremerhaven&mra=pe&mrcr=0&sll=53.273816,8.261725&sspn=1.24171,2.883911&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=15

By plane:
 * The drive from the regional airport Bremerhaven via taxi/cab to the hotel takes only a few minutes.
 * From the airport Bremen you can either take a taxi/cab (driving time about 30 minutes) or take the tram line 6 to the main train station and there take the train to Bremerhaven.

Approach by car
Mit dem Auto:
 * Driving on the A1 you change at the junction "Bremer Kreuz"' to the A27 in direction Bremerhaven.
 * Leave the A27 at the exit "Anschlussstelle 7, Abfahrt Bremerhaven-Mitte" in direction B212.
 * Follow the "Grimsbystrasse" (B212) which will change into "Freigebiet" and "Lloydstrasse".
 * At the end of the "Lloydstrasse" turn left into the "Columbusstrasse" and follow this road for about 200 m. On the right side you will see the ATLANTIC Hotel SAIL City.

Atlantic Universum

 * Atlantic Hotel Universum
 * Wiener Strasse 4
 * D-28359 Bremen
 * Germany
 * http://www.atlantic-hotels.de
 * Location with google maps


 * With the cab/taxi or the public transportation system the drive from the airport to the Hotel takes approximately 20-30 minutes.

Approach by public transportation

 * From downtown/the airport/the main train station take the tramway line 6 towards "Universität/Klagenfurter Straße" and get off at "Universität/Naturwissenschaften 1 (NW1)" and walk along the "Universitätsallee" to the Hotel (approximately 5 minutes walking distance).
 * Alternatively take the tramway line 8 till the last stop "Kuhlenkampfallee" and change there to the Bus 22 towards "Horn-Lehe/Spittaler Straße" and get off almost in front of the Hotel at the stop "Wiener Straße" (3 stops).
 * Bremen’s Tramway: http://www.bsag.de/eng/index.php

http://www.rcom.marum.de/Binaries/Binary13411/Uni_Lageplan2.jpg

Stations are marked as H on map above.

Approach by car

 * By car you can reach the Hotel via the interstate A 27. Exit the interstate at the junction "Horn-Lehe/Universität". After leaving the interstate, follow the signs for "Universität/Innenstadt" and turn right at the second opportunity ("Universitätsallee"). After a drive of approximately 3 minutes you will see the big silver "whale" of the Universum® Science Center Bremen. There turn right into the "Wiener Straße".

http://www.atlantic-hotels.de/universum/hotel/karte_druck.jpg

Munte

 * Hotel Munte
 * Parkallee 299
 * D-28213 Bremen
 * Germany
 * http://www.hotel-munte.de/
 * Location with google maps


 * The Hotel Munte is located within walking distance from the Altlantic Hotel. Either take the tram line 6 and follow the walking instructions for the Atlantic Hotel OR take the tram line 8, change at the "Kuhlenkampfallee" to the bus 22 in the direction of "Horn-Lehe/Spittaler Straße"and exit at the "Munte" Bus stop (2 stops).

http://www.hotel-munte.de/img/pic/kontakt/anfahrtskizze.png

MARUM

 * University of Bremen
 * MARUM Building
 * Leobener Strasse
 * 28359 Bremen


 * MARUM Building, 2nd floor, room 2070
 * From downtown take the tramway line 6 towards Universität Klagenfurter Str. and get off at Universität/Zentralbereich or the last stop and walk to Marum. Stations are marked as H on map below. A PDF version is available here: http://www.rcom.marum.de/English/How_to_find_us.html
 * Bremen’s Tramway: http://www.bsag.de/eng/index.php

http://www.rcom.marum.de/Binaries/Binary13411/Uni_Lageplan2.jpg

Poster
Please use PDF-format for your poster design whenever it's possible. Do not use Word or PowerPoint.

The Poster size is DIN A0, which means 36x52 inch (90 x 120cm) or DIN A0 oversize (91.44 x 132.8 cm), smaller sizes are no problem, larger sizes are limited by paper roll size and data size (up to about 250 MB for images, please do not include turned images or too many objects). The longer edge should be on the side (portrait format).

The data file should be send approximately 14 days or earlier before the meeting starts.

Presentation
Participants who wish to give a presentation (oral or poster) must not submit an abstract.

PC/Mac Demonstration
There are two options for a PC/Mac demonstration: either the author brings his/her own computer (laptop/Mac) and installs it at the PC/video projector (beamer), or he/she brings his/her own data medium and uses the permanently installed laptop/PC.

Please keep in mind that Germany runs a 230V electricity network.

If the author uses his/her own laptop/Mac we kindly point out that he/she has to switch on the external monitor mode (VGA mode, e.g. Fn F5).

In the meeting room there is a permanently installed laptop/PC with a DVD drive supporting DVD-R, DVD+R and CD-R and two USB 2.0 ports for memory sticks ready for any presentation an author has assembled on his/her supported data medium.

Power-Up Facilities for laptops/Macs and internet access
For charging their laptops/Macs participants may use all areas where open power-sockets are available. Throughout the MARUM Building we provide internet access via W-LAN.

Further Information

 * Weather in Bremen: http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=4131
 * Bremen: http://www.bremen-tourism.de/


 * Information on Bremerhaven
 * Weather in Bremerhaven

Existing Pages

 * EUR-OCEANS NSC meeting, 28.-29.05.08


 * WDC Conference 2007


 * ESONET Best Practice Workshop - January 2008