FDL 2018

Forum on specification & Design Languages




@Munich, Germany
September 10-12, 2018



@Munich, Germany





Venue



FDL 2018 is taking place at the TUM Institute for Advanced Study (TUM-IAS) - Lichtenbergstraße 2 a 85748 Garching bei München







FDL 2018 will be held at Technical University of Munich’s (TUM) Institute for Advanced Study (IAS). TUM-IAS is conveniently accessible via a direct 25 minutes subway ride from the Munich city center (subway station “Marienplatz”) with subway line U6 north-bound to “Garching Forschungszentrum” (which is also the final stop of this subway line).



ARRIVING BY PLANE


Munich has a major international airport offering direct connections to many European and international destinations. From the Airport, you can travel by s Suburban Train (S-Bahn S1 and S8 ) to the Munich city center and from there on to TUM-IAS. Please find a Munich network map here.



PUBLIC TRANSPORT TO TUM-IAS



U By Underground (U-Bahn)

From Munich Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) take the U4 or U5 (eastbound to-wards “Arabellapark” or “Neuperlach Süd”) to Odeonsplatz Station. At Odeonsplatz change to the line U6 (northbound towards “Garching Forschungszentrum”). Exit at the final stop “Garching Forschungszentrum”.

From the city center, take the U6 from Marienplatz (northbound towards “Garching Forschungszentrum”). Exit at the final stop “Garching For-schungszentrum”.

Once at Garching Forschungszentrum, use the exit “Lichtenbergstrasse”. You can see the IAS building right in front of you (Walking distance about 200 m / 3 minutes)

Overall travel time approx.: 30 min.

s By Suburban Train (S-Bahn)

Coming from the North of Munich (e. g. Freising main station or Munich Airport) take the S1 (city bound towards „Ostbahnhof“). Exit in „Neufahrn“ and change to Bus 690 towards „Garching Forschungszentrum“. (NB: Bus 690 does not run on weekends).

Alternatively, you can take the S8 from Munich Airport. Exit in „Ismaning“ and change to Bus 230 towards „Garching Forschungszentrum“ (this bus runs frequently from Monday to Sunday.)

Travel time approx.: 30 min.



Overview Public Transport Munich and Surroundings



DRIVING DIRECTIONS

From the Airport

Coming from Munich Airport merge onto the autobahn A92 toward Munich. At the interchange “Neufahrn” keep right and follow the signs for A9 toward Munich. Take exit “Garching Nord” toward Forschungszentrum / TUM.
Alternatively, take the A92 as above, then exit at “Freising Süd” for highway B11 to-ward Munich. Take exit “Hochschul-und Forschungszentrum / TUM”, Zufahrt Nord”.

By Taxi

From the airport : approx. 20-30 min, 40-60 €
From the city center: approx. 20-30 min, 45-55 €


TUM CAMPUS GARCHING ORIENTATION


When you are in front of the U-Bahn / bus station with view to the Campus, TUM-IAS is on your right-hand side. Head north on Boltzmannstrasse toward Lichten-bergstrasse. Walking distance 3 minutes.



PARKING


TUM-IAS does not have any onsite parking. There are free-of-charge parking lots at „Am Coulombwall“ and at „Ludwig-Prandtl-Strasse”. “Pay and Display” Parking is also available at „Boltzmannstrasse“ in front of the Mathematics-Informatics Building. Walk-ing distance to TUM-IAS 5-10 min

LEISURE ACTIVITIES BEYOND FDL


Munich, being the capital of the state of Bavaria, offers a huge variety of cultural events, sightseeing destinations as well as culinary experiences. Please refer to the official por-tal of the city of Munich for further information here.

HOTEL: Special Rate


The following hotels offer a room contingent at reduced rates for FDL participants between 77 and 106 Euros.

We have chosen two hotels in Garching near the conference venue in the north of Munich (Hotel am Park and Hotel König Ludwig) and two hotels downtown Munich (Carlton Astoria, Hotel Königswache).

Please make sure to book your rooms early, since the room contingents are limited and will expire between 3-6 weeks before the conference. When booking, please mention the keyword stated in the hotel description to receive the reduced rate.

Hotel am Park

https://www.hotel-am-park.com/

Booking.com rating: 8,4/10
Near underground stop „Garching“
Travel times:
Munich Airport - Hotel: ca. 40 minutes by train/bus
Munich Main Train Station – Hotel: 30 min. by underground
Hotel – FDL Venue @ TUM Campus Garching: 3 min. (1 stop by underground)
Hotel – Marienplatz, Munich City Center: 25 min. (by underground)
Modern hotel in center of Garching
TUM rate: 69 € for weekend, 77 € for weekdays (contingent until August 20) incl. breakfast Booking keyword: “TUM-FdL”



Hotel König Ludwig https://www.hkl.de/

Booking.com rating: 8,7/10
Near underground stop „Garching“
Travel times:
Munich Airport - Hotel: ca. 40 minutes by train/bus
Munich Main Train Station – Hotel: 30 min. by underground
Hotel – FDL Venue @ TUM Campus Garching: 3 min. (1 stop by underground)
Hotel – Marienplatz, Munich City Center: 25 min. (by underground)
Modern hotel in center of Garching
TUM rate: 106 € for Deluxe room, 96 € for Business room (contingent until August 2) incl. breakfast Booking keyword: “FDL”



Hotel Königswache https://www.koenigswache.de

Booking.com rating: 8,3/10
Near underground stop „Theresienstraße“
Travel times:
Munich Airport - Hotel: ca. 50 minutes by train/underground
Munich Main Train Station – Hotel: 5 min. by underground
Hotel – FDL Venue @ TUM Campus Garching: 35 minutes
Hotel – Marienplatz, Munich City Center: 10 min. (by underground)
Small hotel in side street, right opposite TUM City Campus, smaller rooms, very central, lots of Cafés and Restaurants in vicinity
TUM rate: 82 € per day (contingent until July 30) incl. breakfast Booking keyword: “TUM FDL”>



Hotel Carlton Astoria www.carlton-astoria.de www.carlton-astoria.de

Booking.com rating: 8,1/10
Travel times:
Munich Airport - Hotel: ca. 45 minutes by train/underground
Munich Main Train Station – Hotel: 10 min. by underground
Hotel – FDL Venue @ TUM Campus Garching: 22 minutes by underground Hotel – Marienplatz, Munich City Center: 3 min. (by underground)
Very close to city center, museums and bars in vicinity, quiet side street TUM rate: 91 € per day (contingent until Aug 1) incl. breakfast
Booking keyword: “TUM-FdL”







FDL 2018 is in Munich, Germany