General Information
General Information – Berlin
Map of Berlin - please click to enlarge
With an area of 891 square kilometres, Berlin is nine times bigger than Paris and with 1,700 has more bridges than Venice. 108,500 events with 8.26 million participants were staged here last year.
Hardly any city has changed so much in the past few years as Berlin. From being a divided city before the wall fell it is now one again. Not only sights and museums characterize Berlin but also the many green oases, the night life or Berlin's reputation as a Trendsetter and Fashion Mecca.
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Geography and Weather
Berlin is located in eastern Germany, approximately 70 km to the border with Poland. Berlin has a humid continental climate and Spring is generally chilly to mild.
Congress Venue
bcc- berliner congress center
“Alexanderplatz”
Alexanderstr. 11
10178 Berlin
Access to the Congress Venue
By Car:
Address: “Alexanderplatz”, Alexanderstr. 11 in 10178 Berlin.
Fee required car parks
- P1 Alexa-Center
- P2 Rathauspassagen
- P3 Hotel Park Inn
By puplic transport (BVG) to the bcc:
- Underground: U2, U5, U8 (station “Alexanderplatz“)
- Suburban Train: S5, S7, S75, S9 (station “Alexanderplatz“)
- Bus: 100, 200, 248, N5, N8, N65 (station “S+U Alexanderplatz”)
- Metro: M4, M5, M6, M48, N92 (station “S+U Alexanderplatz”)
By Taxi:
- Airport Berlin-Brandenburg approx. 45 minutes
Congress Language
The official language of the Congress will be English.
Currency
The unit of currency is the Euro (€). The national currency in Germany is Euro (€).
Insurance
The congress accepts no liability for any personal injury, loss or damage of property belonging to or additional expenses incurred by congress participants either during the congress or as result of delays, strikes or any other circumstances. Participants are advised to make their own arrangements with respect to health and travel insurance.
Telephone
The international access code for Germany is + 49. The outgoing code is 00 followed by the relevant country code (e. g. 0044 for the United Kingdom). Note that telephone numbers in Germany can range from four to nine digits.
Local emergency telephone numbers are 112 (fire and ambulance) and 110 (police). |
