| Venue This year's conference will be jointly hosted by the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), in Göttingen, Germany. Students will be able to visit lab facilities where leading research is conducted. The research complex that comprises the MPI-DS and the DLR has a well-equipped lecture hall and a canteen where lunch and refreshments will be provided. It is situated directly next to the town centre and within walking distance to the hotels. Visits to the host's facilities will be complemented with an official city tour highlighting the remarkable scientific history of Göttingen. The organizing institutions have a long-standing tradition in science and in particular fluid dynamics, with such notable figures as Prandtl, von Kármán, and Schlichting as well as Germany's first wind tunnel. |
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| Travel Details By Air The Frankfurt Airport (FRA) has a broader range of incoming flights but takes longer to get to Göttingen (~ 2.5-3 hours) whereas the Hannover Airport (HAJ) does not have as many connections through it but one can reach Göttingen in 30 minutes (also note that Hannover may be a bit tricky for non-German speakers). Both airports have access to the main train stations. From Frankfurt, one can connect to trains to Göttingen via Frankfurt main station or directly (use the Fernbahnhof or Long Distanct Trains) leave twice an hour during daytime with a travel time of about 2 hours. From Hanover Airport, take the suburban railway (S-Bahn) to the central station (Hannover Hauptbahnhof). From here one can find a direct ICE trains to Göttingen which departs every 1/2 hour. By Rail When travelling to Germany via rail Göttingen Station can be additionally reached using the following Inter-City Express (ICE - usually the fastest) routes:
The conference is 1.5 km from the train station and can be reached by Taxi (5 minutes) or walking (20 minutes). If you walk, you need to leave the main exit of the station and walk to the right. Follow the main street, which after the traffic lights turns into Bürgerstraße (direction "Eschwege" B27). Keep walking about 600m until you come to the Bunsenstraße. Turn right - you will reach the entrance gate of the MPIDS after about 300m. The hotel is located nearby and directions will be given later. By Car Directions for traveling by car: Leave the freeway A7 (Hanover-Kassel) at the exit "Göttingen", which is the southern exit. Follow the direction "Göttingen Zentrum" (B3). After about 4 km you will pass through a tunnel. At the next traffic light, turn right (direction "Eschwege" B27) and follow the "Bürgerstraße" for about 600m. The fourth junction to the right is the "Bunsenstraße". You will reach the institute's gate after about 300m. Accommodation Participants will stay at either the Leine Hotel which is located at Groner Landstraße 55, or the Hotel Kasseler Hof, located at Rosdorfer Weg 26. Both hotels are at convenient locations between the rail station and the DLR_MPI complex. For the Leine Hotel, the distance is 1.2 km to the train station and 1.7 km to the conference venue; for the Hotel Kasseler Hof, the distance is 0.8 km and 0.8 km, respectively. |
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The DLR/MPI-DS complex is located at Bunsenstraße 10.
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