Practical Information

Conference location

ICS International Congresscenter Stuttgart
Messepiazza
70629 Stuttgart
GERMANY

Airport

at 13 km from the city
5 minutes to the ICS International Congresscenter Stuttgart

By train

From the main station (Hauptbahnhof) transfer in 27 minutes with the high speed city-lines S2 and S3
All participants of the congress will be equipped with a ticket of the Stuttgart Public Transportation Company entitling to the use of this connection.

By car

Autobahn A 8; Exit Neue Messe/Airport

Parking Lots: Near the ICS Congresscenter Stuttgart.

Conference Office

The Conference Office is in the

ICS International Congresscenter Stuttgart
Messepiazza
70629 Stuttgart
GERMANY

Phone: +49 711 18560 6250
Fax: +49 711 18560 6201

The Conference Office is open at the following times::

Wednesday	September 17, 2008	10.00 h to 18.00 h
Thursday	September 18, 2008	08.00 h to 17.00 h
Friday	September 19, 2008	08.00 h to 14.00 h

The Conference Office can also be contacted by telephone +49 711 18560 6201 at the above time.

Welcome Evening

Please send your registration for the Welcome Evening (Mercedes-Benz-Arena, Business Lounge) using the enclosed form by September 2, 2008 .

Gala Evening

Please send your registration for the Gala Evening in the „Römerkastell“ up to September 2, 2008.
Price for the Gala-Evening 95.00 Euro incl. 19 % VAT for one person.

Attention: The number of tickets for the Gala-Evening is limited to 650.

Table reservations for the Gala Evening

The conference office will accept reservation requests at the following times:

Wednesday	September 17, 2008	11.00 h to 14.00 h
Thursday	September 18, 2008	10.00 h to 12.00 h

To ensure smooth organisation and to avoid double reservations, an entrance ticket must be presented for every reservation so that the table number can be noted.
Your understanding in this matter is appreciated.

Side Programme and Technical Visits

Reservation can be done online or via Facsimile. Using the online booking service you will automatically receive a booking confirmation. Please send your registration form to the following addresses:

Tailormade Sportmarketing & Event GmbH
Fritz-Walter-Weg 19
70372 Stuttgart
GERMANY
Phone: +49-(0)711-28077-340
Fax: +49-(0)711-28077-344
E-Mail: rahmenprogramm@tm-sportmarketing.de
Online-Reservation

All visits will only take place if the minimum number of participants is reached.

Business Lunch

On Thursday, September 18, 2008, the business lunch will take place in the on September 18, ICS International Congresscenter Stuttgart, Messepiazza, 70629 Stuttgart, GERMANY. ALSTOM AG and VGB PowerTech invite all Congress visitors to the Business Lunch.
Lunchspeaker: Philipp Joubert, Executive Vice President, President ALSTOM Power Systems Sector

Technical Exhibition

The exhibition can be visited during the congress. It takes place in parallel with the Congress near to the lecture rooms. The exhibition will be open on Wedensday, September 17, 2008 at 12.00 noon in Hall 2 , ICS International Congresscenter Stuttgart.

Simultaneous translation

The Congress sessions will be simultaneously translated into German and English.
Headsets for the simultaneous translation can be hired from the VGB Conference Office. The headsets must be returned after every session. You are kindly requested to switch off any mobile telephones during the sessions..

Publication of the Speaker Sessions

The Plenary and Technical Sessions held during the Congress Programme will be published in a conference transcript and on CD-ROM. These can be obtained from the conference office.

Mail, messages for conference attendants

Letters, telegrams, messages, faxes, etc. for conference attendants will be displayed on the notice board in the conference office and can be collected from there. We appreciate your understanding that attendants cannot be called out of the lecture rooms, for example to take a telephone call.

Conference papers

A conference programme including a list of attendants will be handed to all conference attendants together with the conference transcript.