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Travel to Europe 2013Opening Event Berlin
July 23 to July 25, 2013
Tuesday – July 23, 2013
Individual arrivals and accompanied transfers of
participants to hostel
Venue:Amstel House Hostel Berlin
Waldenserstraße 31
10551Berlin
Phone: +49 30 395 40 72
Web:
07:00 pmMeeting in lobby of hostel and transfer to
Robert Bosch Stiftung, Berlin Representative Office
Venue:Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH
Berlin Representative Office
Französische Str. 32
10117 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 22 00 25-310
Web:
07:30 pmWelcome
Markus Lux, Deputy Head of Department, International Relations Europe and its Neighbours, Robert Bosch Stiftung
Snežana Vuković, Program Coordinator, Balkan Trust for Democracy, German Marshall Fund of the US
07:45 pmBarbecue
09:30 pmFree time in Berlin or transfer to hostel
Wednesday – July 24, 2013
08:00 amBreakfast at hostel
09:00 amMeeting in lobby of hostel, gathering of participants
and distribution into groups for city rallye
VenueAmstel House Hostel Berlin
09:30 amTransfer to the start of the city rallye
10:00 amCity rallye
Coordinated by Zeitreisen event management agency
01:00pm Meeting of participants at the final destination of
city rallye
01:15 pm Transfer to Robert Bosch Stiftung,
Berlin Representative Office
VenueRobert Bosch Stiftung GmbH
Berlin Representative Office
01:30 pmLight lunch
02:30 pmGroup picture
03:00 – 4:30 pm Welcome by and discussion with
Professor Günter Verheugen, Former Vice-President of the European Commission
Moderated by: Markus Lux, Robert Bosch Stiftung
04:30 – 05:30 pmParticipants get to know each other and share their first impressions
Natalie Ferber, Program Assistant, International Relations Europe and its Neighbours, Robert Bosch Stiftung
Snežana Vuković, Program Coordinator, Balkan Trust for Democracy, German Marshall Fund of the US
05:30 pmTransfer to hostel and free time
07:00 pmMeeting in lobby and transfer to Kalkscheune
VenueKalkscheune
Johannisstraße 2
10117Berlin
Phone: +49 30 59 00 434-0
Web:
07:30 – 08:00 pmReception
08:00 – 8:45 pmPresentation of results of city rallye and special
award ceremony
08:45 pm onwardsDinner with buffet
09:30 pm – 12:00 pmParty
11:00 – 12:00 pm Individual returns to hostelby accompanied transfer
Thursday – July 25, 2013
09:00 amBreakfast at hostel
09:30 am onwardsIndividual transfer from hostel to Berlin Central Train
Station
11:00am Latest check-out
Addresses
Hostel for students and accompanying persons
Amstel House Hostel Berlin
Waldenserstraße 31
10551 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 395 40 72
Web:
Next public transport station: U-Turmstraße
Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH
Berlin Representative Office
Französische Str. 32
10117 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 22 00 25-310
Web:
Next public transport station: U Hausvogteiplatz or UStadtmitte
Kalkscheune
Johannisstraße 2
10117 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 59 00 434-0
Web:
Next public transport station: U Oranienburger Tor, SOranienburger Straße or
S+U Friedrichstraße
Organization of pick-ups at central train station and airports
-If you arrive at the central train station, you will be picked up directly at the platform; please look for someone from the transfer agency holding up a sign “Robert Bosch Stiftung”
-If you arrive at one of the airports, you will also be picked up directly at the exit gate after baggage claim; please look for someone from the transfer agency holding up a sign “Robert Bosch Stiftung”
How to get from your hostel to the central train station
on the day of departure
-Walk about 500m to the public transport station “U-Turmstraße”
(see map above)
-Get onto bus “TXL” in the direction of “S/U-Alexanderplatz”, NOT in the direction of “Airport”; during the day this bus leaves every 5 minutes
-Get off the bus after 2 stops (a 5min ride) at “Hauptbahnhof”
-You will enter the central train station from the North entrance “Europaplatz”
-Your trains will leave either from a platform above or below ground so check beforehand where you will need to go
How to get back to the hostel from Kalkscheune after the opening party
There will be transfer buses back to the hostel between 11 and 12 pm. The opening party ends at 12 pm. If you prefer to return to the hostel later, you will need to return by public transportation, e.g.:
-Walk to the public transport station “U Oranienburger Tor”
-Get into U6 in the direction of “U Alt-Tegel” (leaves at 00:32 am)
-Get off U6 at “U Naturkundemuseum”
-Change to “Bus 245” in the direction of “Alt-Moabit/Gotzkowskystr.”
-Get off the bus at “U-Turmstraße” (arrival at 00:47 am)
For more information please visit
Riding the subway at night
-Public transport runs during the week mostly until 1:00am
-Afterwards nightbuses (e.g. “N2”, “N6”) run every 30min close to the subway lines
-Some buses (e.g. “M-buses”) and trams (e.g. “M10”) run the whole night
If you need to take a taxi
Call +49 30 - 44 33 22, they run 24h.
Taxi Fares start at € 3.20, then you pay € 1.65 per km. You can share a regular taxi with up to four people.
People to contact:
Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH
Natalie Ferber, Program Assistant+49 (0)162 365 1325
Zeitreisen
Arne Krasting, city rallye & bus transfers+49 (0)173 613 7043
Balkan Trust for Democracy
Snezana Vukovic, Program Coordinator+381(0)63 416 087