​Abstracts & Programme

 

VENUE

Please note the following conference locations:

• Tutorials on Sunday, 13:00–16:00 h

        address: Chemistry Building, Großer Hörsaal Chemie (Large Chemistry Lecture Hall), 89GQ+QX Leipzig

        Johannisallee 29, 04103 Leipzig

From Airport: 1. Use the “IC-Train” in direction to Main Station (mostly called “Dresden Hbf”). At main Station take the TRAM with number “16 Lößnig”  from Track 2. Get out at the station “Johanisallee”. On the other side of the street you see the building. (33 minutes)

OR

2. Take the Bus “217 Sckeuditz” get out of the bus at “Schkeuditz, S-Bahnhof”. Take the “S-train” in the direction of “Wurzen”. Get out at the underground station “Leipzig Bayerischer Bahnhof”. Now you can use the same TRAM like descripted in 1. Or you take the 10 minute walk along Philipp-Rosenthal-Straße it is next the train tracks. (1 h 18 min)

From main Station:

1. At main Station take the TRAM with number “16 Lößnig”  from Track 2. Get out at the station “Johanisallee”. On the other side of the street you see the building.

Estimated price for Taxi ride:

By car you need abot 10 minutes, estimated price for a taxi is 10 – 15 EUR.

(learn more about tutorials / detailed maps & directions)

• Opening on Sunday: Paulinum (Opening 17:00 h) / New Augusteum (Registration from 15:00 h) at Campus Augustusplatz
• Conference: Hörsaalgebäude (Lecture Hall Building) at Campus Augustusplatz from Monday
• Conference dinner: Gondwanaland at Leipzig Zoo (address: Pfaffendorfer Straße 29, 04105 Leipzig); included in conference fee

 

DIRECTIONS TO CAMPUS AUGUSTUSPLATZ (City centre)

 

The conference venue is the Campus Augustusplatz of Leipzig University.

(Address of Campus Augustusplatz: Augustusplatz, 04109 Leipzig)

 

By train and bus:

FROM LEIPZIG CENTRAL STATION ON FOOT: Exit the Leipzig Central Station, cross the Willy-Brandt-Platz Square and turn into the Goethestraße. Walk past the Opera to Augustusplatz.

 

By plane:

From the Train station Flughafen Leipzig/Halle LEJ take the Train “S-Bahn S5X” to the station Leipzig, Markt. Cross the market square past the Alten Rathaus (Old Townhall) and turn left into the Grimmaische Straße. Follow Grimmaischen Straße to Augustusplatz.

 

By car:

Address for navigation: Neues Augusteum, 04109 Leipzig

FROM A9 BERLIN / MUNICH: Exit the Autobahn at the exit “Leipzig West” and follow the Bundesstraße 181 (State Highway 181) towards Leipzig Zentrum (Leipzig City Center).

FROM A14 DRESDEN / MAGDEBURG: Exit the Autobahn at the exit “Leipzig Mitte” and follow the Bundesstraße 2 toward Leipzig Zentrum (Leipzig City Center).

PARKING: Q-park Augustusplatz (address: Augustusplatz 15, 04109 Leipzig): EUR 15 / day

 

By taxi (time may differ due to traffic):

FROM LEIPZIG CENTRAL STATION: Travel time approx. 5 min.

FROM LEIPZIG/HALLE FLUGHAFEN LEJ: Travel time approx. 25 min. (approx. EUR 50)

 

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Augustusplatz with New Augusteum (left) and Paulinum (right)