The Conference will be held at the Estrel Hotel and Convention Center—Europe’s largest convention, entertainment and hotel complex located in the southern part of Berlin. With 1.125 rooms and suites, five restaurants, two bars, a beer garden and the daily live "Stars in Concert" show, Estrel has plenty to offer every guest! For more information about Estrel, please visit its website: www.estrel.com.

For the public transportation route information, please go to: http://www.fahrinfo-berlin.de.

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Berlin

Berlin , the capital of Germany, is a city still in the throes of change and development following German reunification. The new Berlin presents itself to visitors as an open city again. Brandenburg Gate – once a symbol of the divided Germany – has again become the emblem of the German capital.

Around it, the new centre of Berlin is rising up, a unique urban setting in which the old joins with the new, and the future of the city becomes visible. The city’s calendar of events lists official opening ceremonies for government buildings, embassies, television studios, stations, residential and business areas and new transport routes. The signs of new beginnings, new buildings and modernisation can be seen throughout the city.

When the Berlin Wall fell, the Berlin region became the newest conurbation in Europe more or less overnight. The political changes in Europe restored the city to its former position in the middle of Europe.

Berlin is situated on the east-west axis from Paris to Warsaw/Moscow and on the northsouth line from Stockholm to Prague/ Vienna/ Budapest. It has been transformed from the symbol of European division to the place where Eastern and Western Europe meet. A great number of historical, cultural and political places of interest await your visit.

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