The Potsdam Summer School 2023 will be conducted at the Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) – Helmholtz Centre Potsdam,

Please note:

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Check-In Hotel

During the Potsdam Summer School 2023 participants coming from outside Berlin/Potsdam will stay at the: Kongresshotel Potsdam

Address:

Am Luftschiffhafen 1
14471 Potsdam
Germany

Phone: +49 331 9070

E-Mail:  info@kongresshotel-potsdam.de

SUNDAY, September 03, 2023
Check-In

Check-in will be available from 14:00. If you arrive earlier, please, check prior to your arrival if your room is ready. If not, you may leave your luggage at the front desk and go for a little stroll to explore charming Potsdam.

Registration Desk 15:00 until 16:30

We will have a registration desk set up near the reception area from 15:00 16:30.

Welcome Reception & Dinner from 19:00 until 21:00

We will have a reception and welcome dinner starting at 19:00 at the Research Institute for sustainability (RIFS) which is about a 25-minute tram ride from the hotel. Instructions about how to get there will be given upon arrival.

For ground transportation you will need a single fare ticket for the zones Berlin BC
(€ 3,80). You can obtain it either from a ticket machine outside the airport or from the counter inside the airport. When you buy it from a ticket machine, please make sure to validate it by stamping (red box, next to the ticket machine).

https://www.bvg.de/en/connections

Take the regional train RB 22 to Potsdam Central Station (duration of journey 50 min).
From here proceed as described below (from Potsdam Central Station).

For ground transportation you will need a single fare ticket for the zones Berlin ABC(€ 4,00). You can obtain it either from a ticket machine. Take the regional train RE1 from platform 11 in direction of Brandenburg (duration of journey approx. 25 min) or suburban train S7 from platform 16 in direction of Potsdam Hbf (duration of journey approx 35 minutes) to Potsdam Central Station (12 stops). From here proceed as described below (from Potsdam Central Station).

Take tram 91 (direction Pirschheide) and get off at the last stop (Pirschheide (13 stops/18 minutes). From there it is a 250 m walk to the hotel. Follow the tracks in directions of travel and go down a staircase after 150 m to your right. Then follow the signpost and go up another flight of stairs to your left. You will find the hotel just across the courtyard.

Take tram 91 from stop Rehbrücke and get off at stop Alter Markt/Landtag (10 stops/13 minutes) change onto tram 93 (direction Glienicker Brücke) and get off at stop Schiffbauergasse/Berlinerstrasse (4 stops/6 minutes). The institute is on the opposite side of the road (100 m walk)

Venue of the Potsdam Summer School:
→ Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) – Helmholtz Centre Potsdam
Berliner Strasse 130
14467 Potsdam

The Summer School consists mainly of lectures/talks and small group meetings/project work.  Most of the lectures are scheduled in the mornings or early afternoons. Please note that group projects are an integral part of the programme. For details, please look up under section “programme”.

We expect that participants will attend all lectures for the full duration of the programme, participate fully in a group project, and fulfill all related assignments and deadlines.

Dress is casual.

During the Potsdam Summer School 2023 participants coming from outside Berlin/Potsdam will stay at the: Kongresshotel Potsdam

These participants will be assigned to single rooms including breakfast. All rooms will have free Highspeed WIFI access. For safety and contractual reasons, you may not have overnight guests in your rooms. During the Potsdam Summer School the organizers will cover for all lunches and dinners except for dinner on Sep 07 where there will be a summer party at RIFS to which you are invited!

Please, make sure that you are at the summer school venue by 08:45 in the morning since we shall start our programme at 09:00! Lunch will be served from 12:30-14:00. Dinner times will vary according to the programme. 

Please let us know if you have any food intolerances or dietary requirements prior to your arrival. We serve vegetarian food only with a vegan option.

All participants have to organize for their own health insurance during the Potsdam Summer School.

Apart from our summer school programme we will organize some other activities. More details on this will follow subsequently.

Potsdam is a charming place and has lots of attractive sites and your hotel is near a lake. A bike and boat rental is also available next to the hotel. So be sure to bring your sports gear with you to have a swim or a nice run along the lake shore!

Free WIFI will be available in the hotel, and RIFS.

We will provide free public transport tickets for all participants staying at Kongresshotel Potsdam during your entire stay. But please note that these are only valid for Potsdam and not for travelling to and in Berlin.

A tuition fee of € 280 will be charged from participant staying at the hotel.  The tuition fee will be waived from participants who will not need accommodation (coming from Berlin/Potsdam).

Address:

→ Research Institute for Sustainability – Helmholtz Centre Potsdam (RIFS)
Berliner Strasse 130
14467 Potsdam

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