Technology, Training and Testing

Technology, Training and Testing
CIECA – VdTÜV Congress
BERLIN, 7- 8 May 2009
Hotel Ellington
Nürnberger Straße 50-55
10789 Berlin Germany
PROGRAMME
Wednesday 6 May 2009
18.30 Start of registrations – Congress Reception desk 1st Floor – Hotel Ellington
19.30 Welcome cocktail (VdTÜV, CIECA members and accompanying persons only) – Hotel Ellington
Thursday 7 May 2009
08.00 – 09.00
09.00 – 12.30
12.30 – 14.00
14.00 – 17.30
– 20.00
Start of registrations– Congress Reception desk 1st Floor – Hotel Ellington
41st session of the CIECA General Assembly (CIECA members only)
Lunch
CIECA Congress – See separate programme
Gala dinner (all) – Hotel Ellington
Social Programme
A special programme has been scheduled for all accompanying persons from 09:00 to 14.00 – sightseeing of the
eastern part of Berlin.
Welcome to Berlin, the capital of Germany!
Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits,
Berlin is the country's largest city.
Berlin is noted for its numerous cultural institutions, many of which enjoy international reputation. The diversity
and vivacity of Berlin led to an ever-changing and trendsetting image among major cities. The city has a very
diverse art scene, and is home to around 420 art galleries, to 153 museums, to more than 50 theaters and has one
of the most diverse and vibrant nightlife scenes in Europe.
Friday 8 May 2009
09.00 – 12.30
12.30 – 14.00
14.00 – 17.00
– 19.30
CIECA Congress – See separate programme
Lunch
CIECA Congress
Closing dinner (VdTÜV, CIECA members and accompanying persons only)
Social Programme
A special programme has been scheduled for all accompanying persons from 09:00 to 14.00 – sightseeing of the
western part of Berlin.
Saturday 9 May 2009
09.30 – 16.00 Whole-day excursion in Berlin
(For CIECA members, accompanying persons and guests only)
41st CIECA General Assembly and Congress, May 7 to 8 2009 - Hosted by VdTÜV in Berlin, Ellington Hotel
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Registration
Registration can only be made via www.cieca.be and not later than 17 April 2009.
Congress fee
CIECA members: 140 EUR net (166.60 EUR incl. VAT 19%)
Non-CIECA members: 285 EUR net (339.15 EUR incl. VAT 19%)
Accompanying persons: 100 EUR net (119.00 EUR incl. VAT 19%)
Congress Venue
Nürnberger Straße 50-55 – 10789 Berlin - T: +49 /(0)30 / 68 31 50 - F: +49 /(0)30 / 6831 55555
E-Mail: [email protected] / Internet: www.ellington-hotel.com
The ELLINGTON HOTEL BERLIN with its architectural style of the Golden Twenties is located in the western centre of Berlin and
is the ideal place for visitors wanting to explore the capital Berlin and enjoy the city life. It was here that Louis Armstrong, Ella
Fitzgerald, and Duke Ellington played in the legendary club "Badewanne" (bath tube). Later, it was within these same walls
that David Bowie, Romy Haag and Lou Reed reveled in the no less legendary "Dschungel", and the big names of the Ufa film
company and later television stars like Günter Pfitzmann and Edith Hancke stood on the stage of the "Berlin Theater" – a
building with a long-standing tradition that has now been transformed into the ELLINGTON HOTEL BERLIN.
Berlin’s new design hotel boasts a renowned address, featured in every architectural guide to Berlin. Originally called the
"Haus Nürnberg", the building is decorated with one of Berlin’s longest and most remarkable façades – perhaps even the
most beautiful. The four floors above the full-length shop front are exposed by elongated strip windows. The walls are faced
with elegant travertine, bordered by narrow bands of dark brick above and below the highly distinctive windows. The
facade, 185 meters long, is composed of several sections, including stairwell towers and alcoves, and is thus not completely
uniform. The strip windows are nestled into their rounded corners, giving the majestic façade an extremely dynamic feel.
The two stairwell towers extend proudly above the flat roof. The entrances and the shop windows along the storefronts are
made of brass, further contributing to the distinguished appearance of the structure, which was built between 1928 and
1931 under the influence of the innovative buildings designed by the Berlin architect Erich Mendelsohn.
Where to stay in Berlin?
Please note that the congress participants are responsible for making their own hotel reservations. The following
hotels have been selected for CIECA and are available at the following special congress rates.
The keyword for all reservations is “CIECA”
Ellington Hotel Berlin
Nürnberger Straße 50-55 – 10789 Berlin - T: +49 /(0)30 / 68 31 50 - F: +49 /(0)30 / 6831 55555
[email protected] - www.ellington-hotel.com
Room rates: Standard single room 128 EUR / Standard double room for two persons 138 EUR – Breakfast per person: 17 EUR
41st CIECA General Assembly and Congress, May 7 to 8 2009 - Hosted by VdTÜV in Berlin, Ellington Hotel
Hotel Berliner Hof
T auentzienstraße 8 - 10789 Berlin - T: +49 / (0)30 / 254 95-0 - F: +49 / (0)30 / 262 30 65
[email protected] - www.berliner-hof.com
Room rates: Standard single room 100 EUR – Breakfast included / Rooms will be held until 25 March 2009
Hotel Sylter Hof Berlin
Kurfürstenstraße 114-116 - 10787 Berlin – T: +49 / (0)30 / 21 20 -0 – F: +49 / (0)30 / 21 20 200
[email protected] - www.sylterhof-berlin.de
Room rates: Standard single room 99 EUR – Breakfast included / Rooms will be held until 25 March 2009
Motel One Berlin-Ku’Damm
Kantstraße 7-11a - 10623 Berlin – T: +49 / (0)30 / 315 17 36-0 - F: +49 / (0)30 / 315 17 36-10
[email protected] - www.motel-one.com
Room rates: Standard single room 76.50 EUR – Breakfast included / Rooms will be held until 25 March 2009
Getting there
By plane
Berlin has a direct connection with most of the European cities. The airport Schönefeld is about 18 km and the airport Tegel
about 8 km from the city centre. More information is available on www.berlin-airport.de – T: +49 1805 000186.
Transport from the airport to the hotel from Tegel Airport (7km)
Taxi: approximately 20-30 minutes
Bus/Underground (U-Bahn):
From the airport take Bus X9
Travel as far as Zoologischer Garten
Change to underground (U-Bahn) line U2 in the direction of Pankow
Travel 1 station to Wittenbergplatz, from where you can reach the hotel on foot in about 5 minutes
Go past the KaDeWe and the Peek&Cloppenburg and turn left into Nürnberger Strasse. The ELLINGTON HOTEL is on the left.
The price for the ticket is 2.10 EUR and can be bought in the bus or by using the ticket counter near the bus station. The
ticket is valid for 2 hours in the zone AB and can be used to travel in one direction. Taxis are available at the airport and
the price is about 15 EUR.
Transport from the airport to the hotel from Schönefeld Airport (22km)
Taxi: approximately 35-60 minutes
Bus/Underground (U-Bahn): From the airport, take Bus X7 in the direction of Rudow
Stay on the bus until you reach the U-Rudow bus stop
41st CIECA General Assembly and Congress, May 7 to 8 2009 - Hosted by VdTÜV in Berlin, Ellington Hotel
Change to underground (U-Bahn) line U7 in the direction of S+U Rathaus Spandau
Travel as far as Möckernbrücke
Change to underground (U-Bahn) line U1 in the direction of Uhlandstraße
Travel as far as Wittenbergplatz, from where you can reach the hotel in about 5 minutes on foot.
Go past the KaDeWe and the Peek&Cloppenburg and turn left into Nürnberger Strasse.The ELLINGTON HOTEL is on the left.
The price for the ticket is 2.80 EUR and can be bought in the bus or by using the ticket counter near the bus station.The ticket is valid
for 2 hours in the zone ABC and can be used to travel in one direction.Taxis are available at the airport and the price is about 30 EUR.
By car
Coming by car from the north:
Berliner Ring, Oranienburg interchange A111/A11/A100 direction city centre (Zentrum) until you reach the Kurfürstendamm exit
Direction City->Tauentzienstrasse
Turn right into Nürnberger Strasse, the ELLINGTON HOTEL is on the left
Entrance to the hotel car park is between Peek&Cloppenburg and the ELLINGTON HOTEL
Coming by car from the west, south and east:
Berliner Ring, Drewitz interchange A115 until the Funkturm junction
Southern ring road (Stadtring Süd) A100 until the Kurfürstendamm exit
Direction City -> Tauentzienstrasse
Turn right into Nürnberger Strasse, the ELLINGTON HOTEL is on the left
Entrance to the hotel car park is between Peek&Cloppenburg and the ELLINGTON HOTEL
By train
Take the regional train to Zoologischer Garten:
Taxi: approximately 4 minutes
U-Bahn: At Zoologischer Garten change to underground line U2 in the direction of Pankow
Travel 1 station to Wittenbergplatz, from where you can walk to the ELLINGTON in about 5 minutes
Go past the KaDeWe an Peek&Cloppenburg and turn left into Nürnberger Strasse. The ELLINGTON HOTEL is on the left.
Long-distance rail services into Berlin Central Station (Hauptbahnhof)
Taxi: approximately 8 minutes
S-Bahn: At Berlin Central Station change to S-Bahn line S75, S9, S7 or S5 in the direction of Spandau, Potsdam or Westkreuz
Travel 3 stations to Zoologischer Garten
Change to underground (U-Bahn) line U2 in the direction of Pankow
Travel 1 station to Wittenbergplatz, from where you can reach the hotel on foot in 5 minutes
Go past the KaDeWe and the Peek&Cloppenburg and turn left into Nürnberger Straße. The ELLINGTON HOTEL is on the left
Language
The official congress languages are English, German and French.
41st CIECA General Assembly and Congress, May 7 to 8 2009 - Hosted by VdTÜV in Berlin, Ellington Hotel
Passport/Visa
For citizens of many but not all countries, a valid passport is sufficient to enter Germany. Participants are advised to check visa
requirements at the nearest German embassy or consulate. Information on visas and addresses of German embassies is available on
the web site of the German Federal Foreign Office at www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/en/Laenderinformationen/
DtAuslandsvertretungenUmleitung.html.
If you require a letter of invitation, VdTÜV is able to provide this to you once we have received your registration payment.To apply for
a letter of invitation please forward your registration confirmation email to [email protected] and we will arrange for
a letter to be sent for your visa application.
Weather conditions
We anticipate warm and sunny spring weather in May in Germany, although the possibility of occasional rain and some
drop of temperature is not excluded.
Contact information
The host and organiser of the CIECA Congress in Germany is the VdTÜV (Association of the TÜV e. V.), Berlin, Friedrichstraße
136. If you need any additional information, please contact:
+ 32 2 732 72 30 Daniel Vandenberghe CIECA Secretariat,[email protected]
+ 49 30 760095-330 / +49 151-12 03 96 97 (mobile) Pia Kathöfer, VdTÜV, [email protected]
Tourism
The earliest evidence of settlements in today's Berlin central areas is a wooden beam dated from approximately 1192.The first written
mention of towns in the area of present-day Berlin dates from the late twelfth century.The settlement of Spandau is first mentioned in
1197, and Köpenick in 1209, though these areas did not join Berlin until 1920.The central part of Berlin can be traced back to two towns.
Cölln at the Fisher Island is first mentioned in a 1237 document, and Berlin, across the Spree in what is now called the Nikolaiviertel, is
referenced in a document from 1244.The former is considered to be the "founding date". From the beginning, the two cities formed an
economic and social unit. In 1307, the two cities were united politically. Over time, the twin cities came to be known simply as Berlin.
The metropolis is home to world-renowned universities, research institutes, sporting events, orchestras, museums and personalities.
Berlin's urban landscape and historical legacy has made it a popular setting for international film productions.The city is recognized for
its festivals, diverse architecture, nightlife, contemporary arts and a high quality of living. Berlin has evolved into a global focal point for
young individuals and artists attracted by a liberal lifestyle and modern zeitgeist.
Some English – German phrases
- Good morning: Guten Morgen
- Good morning / good afternoon: Guten Tag
- Good evening: Guten Abend
- Good bye: Auf Wiedersehen
- Thank you: Danke
- Please: Bitte
- How are you? Wie geht es Ihnen ? / Wie geht es Dir?
- Where is a taxi? Wo finde ich ein Taxi?
41st CIECA General Assembly and Congress, May 7 to 8 2009 - Hosted by VdTÜV in Berlin, Ellington Hotel