Local Information

Venue: The Roundtable will be held at the Max-Planck-Institute for Human Development in Berlin, Lentzeallee 94, 14195 Berlin, Germany. For the Institute's location, see the interactive map below.

Lodging: We reserved blocks of rooms for all participants at the Harnack Haus (an official pension of the Max Planck Society) and at Pension am Rüdesheimer Platz and other nearby (walking distance) hotels listed below, to enable all participants to stay together and help the social experience and group-work. These establishments offer accommodations at a moderate cost, estimated around 75-95 Euros, including breakfast.

Meals: Participants will take their lunch on their own at the Institute's cafeteria. For dinners, the social program will include an evening reception on Tuesday (included in the registration fee) and on Thursday an optional boat cruise (covered) and dinner (not included in the registration fee). Dinners on the other (free) nights are at the discretion of participants; we will publish information about nearby restaurants.

Transport: The venue is easily accessible by public transport (train, bus) from the Berlin main train station and from its airports. Please look under "Notices" for a PDF file: "Travel info to Berlin and to Harnack-Haus & Max Planck Institute" with further details. At your hotel, ask your reception desk for instructions and directions for the Max-Planck-Institute, either walking (10-20 minutes) or by U train (underground, every 5-10 minutes) or bus. There are stopping stations in front of the MPI.

General information about Berlin: For more information about travel, tourist attractions, entertainment and visa information, please see the Official Berlin homepage.

Accommodation / Hotels

Participants are invited to stay either at the Harnack-Haus (Guest House of the Max-Planck-Institute) or at one of the nearby Hotels. The Harnack-Haus is about 25 minutes walking or 14 minutes by U train from the conference venue (U train stops next to both locations). All other hotels are within 1.2 to 1.5 km (12-20 min) walking distance from the conference venue and also reachable by about 10 min by nearby U train stops, which run every few minutes.

Harnackhaus link, Ihnestr. 16-20, 14195 Berlin,

Phone: +49(0)30 84133800, Fax:+49(0)30 84133801.

We were able to secure 40 rooms (13 single, 23 double) at the Harnack Haus at a rate of 80 Euro (single) or 121 Euro (2 person in double room), breakfast included. To make reservations, contact HarnackHaus. At the Hotel website click "Request" menu and send an Email to the hotel using the address given there, with your needed dates of arrival and departure, and make sure to note the booking code PHL190716.

Pension Hotel Am Rüdesheimer Platz link, Rüdesheimer Platz 7 14197 Berlin; Phone: +49(0)30/82407758 Fax: +49(0)30/82791720;

Prices: Single room between 54-79 Euro; double room 90-109 Euro, breakfast included. At the Hotel website, click on the "Request" menu and send an Email to the hotel using the address given there, with your needed dates of arrival and departure.

Hotel Wilder Eber link, Warnemünder Straße 19, 14199 Berlin, Phone +49(0)3089777990

Prices: 53.40 Euro for small room; 71.40 for larger room, breakfast not included, additional 4.80

Hotel Seminaris Campus link, Takustraße 39,14195 Berlin, Phone +49(0)30-5577970

Prices: 90 Euro for single room, breakfast included

Hotel Dahlem link, Unter den Eichen 89a, 12205 Berlin

Phone: +49(0)30 83 11 050

Prices: 60.00 Euro for single room

If you need assistance in making reservations, please contact Jana Wegener, link at the Max-Planck-Institute.