Workshop Venue
The conference takes place at the Potsdam Museum für Kunst und Geschichte — Am Alten Markt 9, 14467 Potsdam.
It is 500 meters (6 minutes) walk from the Mercure Hotel.
Getting to and around Potsdam
Potsdam is easily reachable from Berlin. If travelling from Berlin, Potsdam can be reached by S-Bahn (e.g., S7) or with frequent regional train connections from most Berlin train stations (e.g., Zoologischer Garten, Berlin Central station, Berlin Friedrichstraße station). For example, from Berlin Zoologischer Garten the travel time to Potsdam central station is about 20-35 minutes depending on the connection. The venue is 700 meters (10 minutes) walk from the Potsdam central station (Potsdam Hbf) or approx. 8 minutes with public transport (Tram 91, 92, 93, 96, 98, 99, Tram stop: Potsdam, Alter Markt/Landtag; Bus: 603, 605, 609, 631, 638, 639, 695).
If arriving by car, paid parking is available in the immediate vicinity of the Alter Markt.
From the airport (Berlin Berlin-Brandenburg) you can reach Potsdam by a regional train (RB22) or by bus (BER2). The travel time is approx. 1 hour. If staying in Berlin, the airport is well connected to the city with frequent express trains, regional trains, buses and S-Bahn connections to different parts of the city.
Public transport
Local transportation tickets can be bought from ticket machines at most stations or via an app (e.g., Jelbi, BVG, VBB apps; all require registration). Note that Berlin-Brandenburg is divided into 3 fare zones: AB-zones cover greater Berlin area (to city borders) and C-zone covers Berlin-Brandenburg Airport & Potsdam.
If travelling to the venue from Berlin, you will need the ABC ticket, if travelling directly from the airport to Potsdam, you will need the Berlin BC ticket.
Current fares are (fares can increase in 2024):
- Fare zone ABC: €4.00 (regular)
- 24 hour ticket Fare zone ABC: €10.70 (regular)
- Fare zone BC: €3.80 (regular)
- 24 hour ticket Fare zone BC: €9.90 (regular)
More information about local travel: https://www.bvg.de/en/subscriptions-and-tickets/all-tickets.
Where to eat?
There are lots of nice restaurants and cafes nearby Brandenburger Tor Potsdam (Luisenplatz) and along Brandenburger Straße towards the Dutch Quarter. Some tried and tested options below:
Restaurants
- Genusswerkstatt (“crossover kitchen”)
- L'Osteria (Italian)
- Mylia restaurant (Vietnamese)
- Chi Keng (Vietnamese; mixed)
- Augustiner Potsdam (German)
- Laila (Iranian)
- Sala Thai (Thailand)
- Noidue (Italian)
- KOI (Asian)
- NORI (Vegan Sushi)
- Trattoria Pane e Vino (Italian)
- Assaggi (Italian)
- Quendel (informal)
- Taverna To Steki (Greek)
- Zum Fliegenden Holländer (German)
Bars
Cafés
Hotels and Accommodation
Mercure Hotel
We have negotiated a discount of 12% for delegates, at the Mercure Hotel.
Instructions on how to benefit from this offer will be sent to delegates after registration. If you do not receive the necessary details, please contact us.
Other hotels
There are also many other nice hotels in the nearby area with good connections to the venue (e.g., Hotel Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Hotel the Niu Amity, Hotel am Jaegertor, Altstadthotel).