Practical Information

Venue

m:con Congress Center Rosengarten, Rosengartenplatz 2, 68161 Mannheim
( see Road Map or http://www.rosengarten-mannheim.de/en/ANFAHRT.htm )
Internet: http://www.rosengarten-mannheim.de/en/home.htm
Mannheim Internet: http://www.mannheim.de/

For your information:
The congress center is located in the city centre and thus within the environmental zone that will be established by the city of Mannheim after March 1st, 2008.
In order to reach us by car, a fine particle sticker will be required after that date. For more information just check the info PDF-file on the following internet address www.rosengarten-mannheim.de/media/feinstaub/environmentalzone.pdf

Conference language

German and English. Simultaneous translation provided.

Registration

Participants are requested to register before May 29, 2009 (deadline for list of participants). The invoice will be sent out by mail, there will be no separate confirmation. You will receive your ticket at the conference office before the conference begins. Later registration is also possible, also at the conference office, the participant’s name cannot then be entered onto the list however. A limited number of free tickets are available for students, which may be requested upon presentation of a valid student ID (photo-copy).

VGB-Geschäftsstelle, Postfach 10 39 32, 45039 Essen
Diana Ringhoff
Tel.: +49 201 8128-232
Fax: +49 201 8128-321
E-Mail: diana.ringhoff@vgb.org

Attendance

VGB members	€ 500,00
Non-members	€ 650,00
University, public authorities, pensioners	€ 100,00

The attendance fees are VAT free.
It is not possible to accept credit cards or foreign currency at the conference office.
The attendance fees include the conference programme and participation list, the conference proceedings on CD-ROM, coffee breaks and beverages, lunch and participation in the evening event on Wednesday, June 24, 2009.

The following processing fees will be charged for cancellation of the registration:

up until 14 days before the conference begins	10 %
within the 14 days before the conference begins	25 %
non-attendance or cancellation on the day of the conference	100 %

Only written cancellations are accepted.

Conference office

The VGB conference office will be located on the second level.

Opening times:

June 24, 2009	07.30 am - 05.30 pm
June 25, 2009	08.00 am - 04.00 pm

Tel.:	+49 621 4106-5070
Fax:	+49 621 4106-5920

Organisation

VGB office Essen
Dipl.-Ing. Manfred Freimark, overall direction
Dipl.-Ing. Peter Richter, overall direction
Dipl.-Kff. Angela Langen, co-ordination and events
Diana Ringhoff, organisation and secretarial office
Peter Bärwald, building engineering