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International Radiation Symposium
IRS 2012, Berlin, Germany
Status Report for the IRC Business Meeting
Melbourne, June 30th, 2011
Prepared by
Jürgen Fischer, Andreas Macke and Johannes Orphal
1. IRS-2012 Berlin: Venue
The „Dahlem Cube“ booked for the period 5-12 August 2012
Following slides: some more details on
•Berlin
•Dahlem Cube
•Hotels, transport, visa
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See also the complete presentation made in Bremen, 2010
Berlin: many opportunities for culture and social events
Ice-breaker party in the Dahlem-Cube
Conference dinner
We propose for the traditional evening dinner of
IRC a boat trip in the center of Berlin . There are
ships available for up to 350 persons.
Such a boat trip provides a very interesting and
unique sight-seeing tour through Berlin.
City and museums
Berlin is an international city with a friendly and
open atmosphere, day and night. There are many
interesting historical sites. The summer is the most
pleasant season in Berlin, with sunny days and mild
nights. Berlin is famous for its many outstanding
museums. On Thursday night most of them are
open until 22:00.
Potsdam, the former residence of the Prussian king
Frederic II, is also very close to the conference site.
© Stefan Müller-Naumann
Transport, Hotels, Visa
Transportation
 Berlin is located in the eastern part of Germany
 Easy to reach by plane and train
 ICE high-speed trains leave from Frankfurt am Main
(3 – 4 hours travel, 70 Euros) every hour
 Further information: www.bahn.de
 Tickets for public transport in Berlin during the whole week
 Only a short walk from Underground station Dahlem-Dorf to
conference venue and hotels
Airport-Tegel
Hotels and Prices
 There are numerous hotels near the conference venue
and hundreds in the city center of Berlin
 Starting at 60 Euros a night
 Special discount for the conference hotel (ca. 100 Euro)
 Reservation directly with the hotel by a special identity code
for the conference
Airport-Schönefeld
Seminaris Conference Centre
Entry visa
 No visa required for participants from the EU and the EEA
(European Economic Area)
 Visa application very simple
 Cost: 60 Euros
 2 – 10 working days to get the visa; in the peak travel time
maybe a little bit longer
Conference venue – The Dahlem Cube
Seminaris – conference hall
Conference organization
 Located in Berlin-Dahlem (South-West of city center)
 Professional organizer : Copernicus (EGU)
 Designed by Helmut Jahn (2009)
 High functionality and flexibility because of a unique
attractive architecture
 Possibility to accommodate about 500 Persons
 Large space for all kinds of events with the latest
information and communication technology
 FU WeW Berlin
 IfT Leipzig
 IMK-ASF Karlsruhe
DWD-MOL Lindenberg
 and a large Local Organizing Committee
Conference venue – The Dahlem Cube
 congress hall “Domus Variabilis” (up to 700 seats), divisible into 5 units
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13 seminar-, meeting- and conference facilities, well-lit by daylight with dimming facilities
2 boardrooms
business center
latest AV-technology, first-class conference equipment
protected data-access, wireless internet facilities
exhibition-space (up to 1000 sqm)
catering
FU Berlin – Location
http://www.fu-berlin.de/campusleben/campus/2008/081031_film/index.html
Professional organizer: Copernicus
Covers all aspects: WWW, registration, abstract & programme management …
2. IRS-2012 Berlin: Local Organizing Committee
Prof. Jürgen Fischer (Free University Berlin)
Prof. Andreas Macke (IfT Leipzig)
Prof. Johannes Orphal (KIT-IMK Karlsruhe)
Dr. Franz Berger (German Weather Service)
Prof. John Burrows (University Bremen)
Prof. Susanne Crewell (University Cologne)
Dr. Stefan Kinne (MPI Meteorology Hamburg)
Dr. Alexander Kokhanovsky (University Bremen)
Prof. Bernhard Mayer (University of Munich)
Prof. Justus Notholt (University Bremen)
Prof. Klaus Pfeilsticker (University Heidelberg)
Prof. Gunter Seckmeyer (University Hannover)
Prof. Clemens Simmer (University Bonn)
Dr. Peter Schlüssel (EUMETSAT Darmstadt)
Dr. Johannes Schmetz (EUMETSAT)
Dr. Rolf Stuhlmann (EUMETSAT Darmstadt)
Dr. Jörg Schulz (EUMETSAT Darmstadt)
Prof. Manfred Wendisch (University Leipzig)
4. Potential attendees
Estimated numbers (Bremen, 2010): 500 (400 full, 100 reduced): tbc
Opening session: we need time slots for official speakers (IRC, but also
City of Berlin, Ministry of Research, German Aerospace Center, … from
the non-comercial sponsoring institutions) for short welcome speaches.
Public outreach: Should we prepare a public event for the people of
Berlin? (E.g. in the „Urania“, a very popular public science conference
hall in the very center of Berlin?)
5. IRS-2012 Berlin: Fundraising / Sponsors
First estimate for sponsored income (Bremen, 2010):
70,000 €
Contacted (several have already replied): numbers tbc
Federal Ministry of Science and Research (BMBF):
German Weather Service (DWD):
European Space Agency (ESA):
European Meteorological Satellite Agency (EUMETSAT):
German Aerospace Center (DLR): scientic
Helmholtz Association of Research Centers (HGF):
Local Sponsors (FU Berlin, KIT, IfT, …):
10,000 €
10,000 €
10,000 €
10,000 €
10,000 €
30,000 €
15,000 €
Not yet contacted: (Is it OK to contact industry for sponsoring?)
Companies (OHB Space, EADS Astrium…), publishers of scientic books
and journals (Elsevier, Springer, Wiley …):
25,000 €
Can we propose a book exhibition to allocate individual stands?
Status: Probably safe margin, but too early for a new fee calculation.
6. IRS-2012 Berlin: Circulars
We need input from the IRC here. How was this for the past IRS events?
What should be included in the first circular?
When and how shall it be distributed?
Same questions for the second circular.
7. IRS-2012 Berlin: Proceedings
Any recommendation from IRC? LOC would suggest AIP Proceedings.