MittelPunkt 2009

General Information


Date
Friday 9th – Sunday 11th of January 2009
Check In in the afternoon, details will follow.
In case of an early arrival please contact∞ us.

The youth hostel Oberwesel (English Homepage)∞ – (German Homepage with more information and some pictures)∞
Our venue is the youth hostel Oberwesel (Jugendgaestehaus Oberwesel/Rhein, Auf dem Schönberg, 55430 Oberwesel). Each room has showers and lavatories. Bedcovers and sheets are provided by the hostel. The house features a swimming pool, so don't forget your swimming stuff if you fancy a splash. There is also a pc room with internet access and an iNet-Terminal. In addition to that, we will provide our own W-LAN free of charge. Drinks are offered at decent prices in the Bistro and conference rooms. You should not bring your own drinks into the hostel, since the management enforces a strict policy on this.

Travel directions
By plane: Oberwesel is situated between the Rhine-Main area
grober Lageplan and Koblenz. There are two airports within a one hour range: Frankfurt Airport∞ and Frankfurt Hahn∞

Attention: Allthough both carrying 'Frankfurt' in their name, these two airports are not situated close to each other; in fact, they are in opposite direction from Oberwesel! Anyways, if you drop us a note, we will try to pick you up on your arrival at eather one of these airports.

By train: Oberwesel has a train station on the Deutsche Bahn (DB) connection between Mainz and Koblenz. There are hourly trains. The way to the youth hostel is signposted (Jugendherberge/Jugendgästehaus/DJH sign). If you drop us a note, we will try to pick you up on your arrival at the trainstation. (travel service and online tickets by the Deutsche Bahn)∞

By car: Take the Autobahn A61 (E31; Cologne - Ludwigshafen), exit No.44 (Laudert/Oberwesel). Turn right (direction Oberwesel) then take the second junction to the right. Follow the signs "Jugendgästehaus-Kolpinghaus-Schönburg". About
700 m after you pass "Dellhofen" turn left. Mind the signs.
(Detailed Map by Google Maps, the youth hostel is mark A)∞

Prices
The entry fee to the conference is € 75. Included in this are accommodation, 3 meals per day and the conference handouts. Drinks are not included and must be purchased from the hostel. There may be additional charges for individual parts of the agenda which will be advertised in the final schedule.

Deutsche Flagge

German version of this page.