Registration and information

You will find the conference registration and information desk in the center of the conference venue, building 25.22, ground floor. The address of the conference venue is Universitaetsstrasse 1, 40225 Duesseldorf. The registration and information desk will be in your service:

Wednesday: 11:00 – 19:00
Thursday: 09:00 – 19:00
Friday: 09:00 – 19:00
Saturday: 09:00 – 19:00

Registration and information desk phone: +49 (0)211 81 11605

Conference venue and rooms

The conference venue is located in building 25.21 and 25.22 (directly connected) ground floor and U1 at the University of Duesseldorf (Universi-taetsstrasse 1).

The parallel sessions and symposia will be held in rooms 5D, 5E, 5F, 5G, and 5H. These rooms are at the ground floor. The plenary lectures as well as the EPSA General Assembly Meeting will take place in room 5D. The EPSA Women’s Caucus will be held in room 5E. The poster sessions will take place in room 34 (floor: U1).

Map of the university campus: campus map (important locations are marked)
Map of the converence venue: venue map (ground floor and U1 merged)

If you need technical assistance or encounter technical problems, please contact the conference assistants at the registration and information desk.

To reach the conference venue from the main station, take U79 (below main station; roughly 15min) or tram 707 (in front of main station; roughly 20min), both direction: “Uni-Ost/Botanischer Garten”, and exit at the final stop.

Venue accessibility

All rooms are handicapped accessible. Disabled toilets are situated on floor U1. Ground floor and U1 are connected via elevators. Also the canteens as well as the Oeconomicum (reception) are handicapped accessible. For support just contact our crew at the registration and information desk.

Child care

Child care service will be offered for children of EPSA15 participants. For child care service, please check the corresponding box when registering for the conference. The local organizing committee will contact you and provide more details.

Internet

Eduroam is available at the whole university campus: https://www.eduroam.org/. In case you have no eduroam access, you can also use the university WLAN (HHUD-W) free of charge. Username and password are provided in the conference binder. If there is urgent need, conference participants may also use a computer that is located at the registration and information desk.

Printing

You have the opportunity to print at the registration and information desk. Please note that we can only print a few pages (e.g., flight tickets, but no handouts).

Luggage room

You can leave your luggage at the registration and information desk during the above mentioned service times. There are also lockers at floor U1.

ATM

The nearest ATM is located at the main library (see “Bibliothek” at the map). A second ATM is located at the main canteen (“Mensa”).

Coffee and refreshments

Coffee and tea will be served during the refreshment breaks. All refreshments are served in the foyer, room 52, and the canteen at floor U1. There are also several cafeteria as well as a canteen at the university campus where you can pick up some drinks and sandwiches:

• University canteen at floor U1 of the conference venue (building 25.22)
• Ex Libris at the main library (right to the main entrance; see “Bibli-othek at the map)
• Café Uno left to the main canteen (“Mensa”) at building 21.11 in the north of the campus (see “Mensa” at the map)
• Café Vita right to the main canteen (“Mensa”) at building 21.11 in the north of the campus (see “Mensa” at the map)

Lunch

Lunches on Thursday and Friday are up to the participants. A menu up to 80 people can be obtained at the canteen at the conference venue. If this place is too crowded, we suggest to use the main canteen (“Mensa”), located north of the conference venue in building 21.11 (see map). The lunch on Saturday is included in the conference fee and will be served at the confer-ence venue.

Dinner restaurants

Close to the campus are only a few small restaurants for dinner. The closest one is “Scottie’s” next to the tram stop Christophstraße (see map), where Burger’s and also local food is served for a reasonable price. There is also a Subway around the corner of the main canteen. There are many nice res-taurants in the city center. For traditional/local food you may consider:

• Brewery „Füchschen“: Ratinger Straße 28
• Brewery „Zum Schlüssel“: Bolkerstraße 41 – 47
• Brewery „Schlösser Quartier Bohème“: Ratinger Straße 25
• Brewery „Uerige“: Berger Straße 1

Tourist information

Tourist information on the city of Duesseldorf and a city guide can be found here.

Police and medical assistance

If you need to call the police or need an ambulance, the emergency number is 112.

On arrival

Transportation from/to airport: Please be aware that there are two airports associated with Duesseldorf: Duesseldorf Airport (DUS) and Airport Duesseldorf Weeze (NRN). While Duesseldorf Airport (DUS) is very close to the city, Airport Duesseldorf Weeze (NRN) is actually about 90 kilometers away from Duesseldorf. Transportation from Duesseldorf Airport (DUS) to the main station costs about 25 EUR with taxi and about 2,60 EUR with train. For the latter buy a zone A single fare ticket – valid up to 90 minutes after stamping – and take the train S11. Please find a map of Duesseldorf here.

Public transportation in Duesseldorf

If you need to use buses, trams, or the metro, you might want to buy a single ticket (about 2,60 EUR) or a day ticket (6,60 EUR) all for the zone A (the uni-versity is within this zone). There is also a 7-day ticket for about 21,20 EUR. The tickets can be purchased in the buses, trams (coins only), and the metro (coins only) as well as at ticket machines at the main station or the old town. You can find information about routes, timetables, and prices at the website of the Rheinbahn: http://www.rheinbahn.de/. To reach the conference venue from the main station, take U79 (below main station; roughly 15min) or tram 707 (in front of main station; roughly 20min), both direction: “Uni-Ost/Botanischer Garten”, and exit at the final stop.

Taxi

You can phone up and book a taxi from a taxi office; call (24h): +49 (0)211 33333 or book at: http://www.taxi-duesseldorf.com/. A taxi from the university to the city center costs about 25 EUR.

Social Program

Wednesday 23, 18:45 – 20:00, Oeconomicum: Reception
The reception is open for all registered conference participants. The reception will be held in the Oeconomicum (5 minutes walk from the conference venue). There will be short speeches of representatives of the Heinrich Heine University and of the City of Duesseldorf, accompanied with classical music and followed by a free buffet and informal gathering.

Thursday 24, 19:45 –, “Zum Schlüssel”: Bolkerstraße 41–47 (old town): Conference Dinner
The conference dinner will take place at the brewery “Zum Schlüssel” in Duesseldorf's city center. It includes three courses and one drink for 28 EUR (registration in advance necessary). To get there take tram 701 from Christophstraße (direction: Rath) to Heinrich-Heine-Allee. There take the exit "Bolkerstraße" and walk on to nr. 41 – 47. There will be guides leading you to tram 701 at Christophstraße. They will wait for you at the main entrance, starting at 19.15.

Saturday 26, 12:00 – 13:30, conference venue: Conference Lunch
On Saturday, there will be a free conference lunch for all participants at the conference venue. We will serve sandwiches from Subway and drinks.

Accommodation

A number of rooms have been reserved in hotels for the conference participants to book at a fixed rate. Please be adviced to make your reservations in good time because the offers are only valid until the dates indicated below. Be sure to use the reservation codes specified for each hotel when making the reservation.

(The following information is given without guarantee of being complete, correct, and up-to-date.)

Hotels close to the main station:

Motel One Main Station
Address: Immermannstrasse 54, 40210 Duesseldorf
Connection to conference venue: enter at stop “Duesseldorf Hbf” U79 or tram 707 (both direction: “Uni-Ost/Botanischer Garten”); exit at final stop
E-Mail: duesseldorf-hauptbahnhof@motel-one.com
Reservation code: “epsa15” (Please use this form (PDF, 63 Kb) for reservation.)
Offer valid until: 11 August, 2015
Single room: 78,50 EUR (breakfast incl.)

Hotel Ibis Main Station
Address: Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 14, 40210 Duesseldorf
Connection to conference venue: enter at stop “Duesseldorf Hbf” U79 or tram 707 (both direction: “Uni-Ost/Botanischer Garten”); exit at final stop
E-Mail: h0793@accor.com
Reservation code: “epsa15”
Offer valid until: 1 September, 2015
Single room: 75 EUR (breakfast incl.)
Double room: 85 EUR (breakfast incl.)

Hotels close to the conference venue:

HK-Hotel Duesseldorf City
Address: Varnhagenstrasse 37, 40225 Duesseldorf
Connection to conference venue: enter at stop “Moorenstrasse” bus 835 (direction: “D-In der Steele”) or bus 836 (direction: “D-Universitaet Sued”); exit at stop “Universitaet Mitte”
E-Mail: info@hk-hotels-duesseldorf.de
Reservation code: “epsa15”
Offer valid until: 10 August, 2015
Single room: 79 EUR (breakfast incl.)
Double room: 99 EUR (breakfast incl.)

Hotel Astra
Address: Ubierstrasse 36, 40223 Duesseldorf
Connection to conference venue: enter at stop “Merowingerplatz” bus 835 (direction: “D-In der Steele”) or bus 836 (direction: “D-Universitaet Sued”); exit at stop “Universitaet Mitte”
E-Mail: info@hotelastra.de
Reservation code: “epsa15”
Offer valid until: 30 June, 2015
Standard single room: 57 EUR (without breakfast)
Comfort single room: 62 EUR (without breakfast)
Standard double room: 68 EUR (without breakfast)
Comfort double room: 74 EUR (without breakfast)

Residenz Hotel Eurostar
Address: Merowingerstrasse 84, 40225 Duesseldorf
Connection to conference venue: enter at stop “Merowingerstrasse” bus 835 (direction: “D-In der Steele”) or bus 836 (direction: “D-Universitaet Sued”); exit at stop “Universitaet Mitte”
E-Mail: kontakt@residenz-eurostar.de
Reservation code: “epsa15”
Offer valid until: 11 August, 2015
Queen-size room: 79,50 EUR (breakfast incl.)
Comfort double room: 89,50 EUR (breakfast incl.)

Hotel Haus Mooren
Address: Witzelstrasse 79, 40225 Duesseldorf
Connection to conference venue: enter at stop “Uni-Kliniken” tram 707 (direction: “Uni-Ost/Botanischer Garten”); exit at final stop
E-Mail: info@hotel-haus-mooren.de
Reservation code: “epsa15”
Offer valid until: 11 August, 2015
Single room: 60 EUR (breakfast incl.)
Standard double room: 80 EUR (breakfast incl.)
Economy double room: 70 EUR (breakfast incl.)

Hotel Flora
Address: Auf'm Hennekamp 37, 40225 Duesseldorf
Connection to conference venue: enter at stop “Auf’m Hennekamp” tram 707 (direction: “Uni-Ost/Botanischer Garten”); exit at final stop
E-Mail: office@hotel-flora-duesseldorf.de
Reservation code: “epsa15” (Please use this form, PDF, 201 Kb) for reservation.)
Offer valid until: 31 July, 2015
Single room: 89 EUR (without breakfast)
Double room: 99 EUR (without breakfast)