SENSATION MEETING SPRING 2013

This is a two-day meeting of the SENSATION project, to be held on April 9-10, 2013 in Saarbrücken.

Please observe this page for up-to-date info.

Dates & Times

On Tuesday, April 9, the meeting starts at 11:00 in the morning. We expect to finish around lunch time on Wednesday.
Especially for those arriving early we will provide office space and meeting facilities.

Programme

A preliminary programme is now available as PDF.

Accommodation

Recommended hotels (all downtown, with connectivity to university Campus by bus) are:

Christa Schäfer can assist with hotel room bookings if desired. Please, try to book as soon as possible. Mention the keyword 'Sensation' when booking directly in one of the hotels with a blocked room contingent.

Venue

The meeting takes place in building E1 7, room SR 001 on Campus.

Map


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Getting there

Getting to Saarbrücken by train

Saarbrücken central station ("Saarbrücken Hbf") is easy to reach by train:

  • From Paris Est: < 2 hours by ICE/TGV
  • From Frankfurt Hbf/Frankfurt Airport: ~ 2 hours by ICE/TGV
  • From Mainz, Trier, Koblenz via regional trains

Use bahn.de for timetables.

Getting to Saarbrücken by car

Plan your route to Saarbrücken or directly to Campus.

Parking on Campus

If you arrive on Campus by car, use the parking deck "Universität Ost", which is closest to the computer science buildings (see Campus map; you want to park next to the letter E). Draw a normal parking ticket when entering, which we can then exchange for a 'get out of parking deck free' ticket.

Getting to Saarbrücken by plane

There are daily connections between Saarbrücken (IATA: SCN) and Berlin (Air Berlin, Luxair), Copenhagen (Air Berlin, via Berlin), Hamburg, Luxemburg, Munich (Luxair). Flight schedule
There is an hourly bus connection between the airport and the city centre. Getting to Campus will be significantly faster by taxi, though.

Bus connections to Campus

From Saarbrücken Central Station (B&B Hotel is behind station), take bus line 102, 112 or 124 to the 'Universität Busterminal' stop. Timetables: PDF
From central downtown 'Rathaus' stop (e.g. Hotel Madeleine), take bus line 101, 102, 109 or 111 to the 'Universität Busterminal' stop. Timetables: PDF
Hotel Weller is served by 101, 112, 124 from stop 'An der Trift'. Timetables: PDF

The ticket price is 2.50 € for a single bus ride. Tickets can be bought from the driver. The 'Universität Busterminal' stop is reached once you have crossed the entire Campus, between a parking deck (right) and the Fraunhofer-Institut (left). Get off, and walk back some 200 meters to the Campus. Right after the gate, the CS buildings are to your left (quiet new) and right (brand new). The meeting takes place on the right, in building E1 7 ground floor, room SR 001.

You might also want to manage your bus connections via your smartphone.