Travel

Berlin's two international airports Tegel (TXL) and Schönefeld (SXF) offer a number of european and intercontinental direct connections. Please ask your local travel agent for quotations or see the website of the Berlin airports. Berlin is well connected to the european railway network, with high-speed train connections to the west and south of Germany. For inquiries please visit the website of Deutsche Bahn. Railway transfer from Frankfurt Rhein-Main airport takes about 4.5 hours (about 115 EUR regular one-way fare).

Information about visa and entry regulations for Germany can be found on the website of the Federal Foreign Office (http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de). You may also check the list found under visa requirements for your country of residence.

If you need a letter of invitation for visa application purposes, please contact the conference secretary Ina Goffin as soon as possible (info@icmfs2009.org).

Weather in Berlin is usually warm in July with daytime temperatures above 20° C, but may be colder during the nights. Neither chilly periods of rainfall nor periods of hot and dry weather with temperatures around 30° C can be excluded. Note that the lecture hall is air conditioned, but the coffee and poster areas are not. (Click here for a 30-day record of temperature and precipitation at the conference site).