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About Berlin
Berlin, capital city of Germany, is the largest City in Germany (around 3,400,000 inhabitants). It is 38 kilometres long and 45 kilometres wide and covers an area of 889 square kilometres. Due to its separation during the Cold War, the city has today two city centres – the western city is situated around the Kurfürstendamm (the old city centre of former West Berlin). The eastern city is situated around Alexanderplatz (the old city centre of former East Berlin). In 1999, the German Government moved from Bonn to Berlin, which brought numerous new jobs and buildings. Located at the old frontier around the Brandenburg Gate, you find today the reconstructed House of Parliament (Reichstag), most Ministries and Government authorities together with various foreign embassies – including the recently opened US embassy at Pariser Platz, situated close to the Brandenburger Tor, the Reichstag and the Holocaust Memorial. Berlin is famous for its numerous historical sites and museums. Along the boulevard Unter den Linden, between Brandenburg Gate and Alexanderplatz, you find for instance the Humboldt University, the Staatsoper (opera), the Zeughaus museum, and the UNESCO world heritage site of the Museumsinsel, an island in the river Spree with several classicist museum buildings next to the Berliner Dom (Berlin Cathedral). Further information about currency, time zone etc. are compiled here.
Accommodation & Conference Venue
the hotel
 NH Berlin Alexanderplatz is located in the district of “Friedrichshain” in the eastern part of the city. It can easily be reached from Alexanderplatz and Ostbahnhof by public transportation. Next to the hotel you find the park Friedrichshain. It is only few steps to the impressive boulevard Karl-Marx-Allee, build in the early years of the GDR in Soviet style architecture. Leftovers of the Berlin Wall, the so-called East-Side Gallery, can also be found at Friedrichshain along the river Spree. The hotel offers among other things an own copy, fax and internet services, laundry, sauna, restaurant and multilingual staff.
Address:
NH Berlin Alexanderplatz,
Landsberger Allee 26-32,
10249 Berlin,
phone: +49-03-4226130
The Conference Venue
 Palisa.de is located at a restored industrial monument, the former Umspannwerk Ost (Transformer Station East). The building was constructed in 1899/1900. Parts of it were destroyed in World War II and in the 1950s at the construction of the Stalinallee (today: Karl-Marx-Allee), a Soviet-style boulevard. In 1999, it was reconstructed and modernised with ecological building materials, low-temperature wall heating systems and intelligent air conditioning. Today the Umspannwerk Ost is used as a cultural and convention center including several plenar and seminar rooms, a restaurant, a theatre and a music-club. All rooms provide functional and high-quality convention equipment.
Address:
Palisa.de GmbH,
Palisadenstr. 48,
10234 Berlin,
phone: +49-30-49855090
Walking from NH Hotel to Palisa.de (around 15 minutes)
To see a map of the area please click here
How to get there…
by airplane
The next airport is Berlin Tegel. It is possible to reach Berlin directly from the USA by plane, usually arriving at Tegel (TXL) or via London, Brussels or Frankfurt, usually arriving at Schönefeld (SXF).
From Airport Berlin-Tegel (TXL) to Hotel NH Berlin Alexanderplatz
There are several options to reach your accommodation and it takes 40 to 50 minutes. For public transportation you have to buy a single ticket for the area “Berlin AB” (2.10€). Tickets must be validated before starting travel.
Your can travel with bus  & Tram (streetcar)  :
-> TXL to “Mollstr./Prenzlauer Allee”
-> Change to line M8 to “Platz der Vereinten Nationen”
-> Walk along Landsberger Allee 200 m to accommodation
For more details, please click here.
From Airport Berlin-Schönefeld (SXF) to Hotel NH Berlin-Alexanderplatz
There are several options to reach your accommodation and it takes 50 to 60 minutes. For public transportation you have to buy a single ticket for the area “Berlin AB” (2.10€). Tickets must be validated before starting travel.
Your can travel with S-Bahn (urban rail)  & Tram (only 1 change of line):
-> S9 to “S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf”
-> Change to line M5 or M6 to “Platz der Vereinten Nationen”
-> Walk along Landsberger Allee 200m to accommodation
For more details, please click here.
by train
Within Germany, Berlin can easily be reached by train. Depending on your travel direction to Berlin, you arrive at either “Berlin Hauptbahnhof” (central station) or “Berlin Ostbahnhof”.
From “Berlin Hauptbahnhof” to Accommodation
There are several options to reach your accommodation and it takes around 20 minutes. For public transportation you have to buy a single ticket for the area “Berlin AB” (2.10€). Tickets must be validated before starting travel.
Your travel with S-Bahn & Tram :
-> S5, S9 or S75 to “S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf”
-> Change to line M5 or M6 to “Platz der Vereinten Nationen”
-> Walk along Landsberger Allee 200m to accommodation
For more details, please click here.
From “Berlin Ostbahnhof” to Accommodation
There are several options to reach your accommodation and it takes around 10 minutes.
Your travel with bus to accommodation:
-> 240 to “Platz der Vereinten Nationen”
-> Walk along Landsberger Allee 200m to accommodation
For more details, please click here.
by car
If you travel by car, all motorways lead to the “Berliner Ring” (A10). Please get your individual map and direction by using a route planer (e.g. http://maps.google.de/). The address of the conference hotel is: NH Berlin Alexanderplatz, Landsberger Allee 26-32, 10249 Berlin
Please notice: Since January 1st, 2008 Berlin's inner city is an “environmental zone” where only cars that are up to emission standards are allowed.
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