Invitation Preparation Meeting Bochum 8.-9th May 2010

The European Education Congress in the end of May is coming quite soon. So a lot of work has to be done and the last decisions concerning to the congress have to be made as well. So we invite you to come to the next preparatin meeting in bochum from the 8th to the 9th of May 2010.

We will start on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. in Room GA 0/49 inside the Ruhr-University in Bochum, so we recommand to arrive on friday. The meeting is going to end on sunday at 14:00

Topic Proposal

Day 1

Contents

• Welcoming session
• Potential contributors
• Posters, photography, art exhibition
• Cultural program

Finances

Mobilization

• Countries we need to cover
• Next steps

Day 2

Logistics

• Accomodation for participants
• Accomodation for guest speakers
• Translation
• Infopoint (details)
• Reimbursement plan
• Media strategy

For the people who need a sleeping place: There will be a place to sleep, but you have to bring a sleeping pad and a sleeping bag.
To have a better overview, it is mandatory to register until 05/05/2010 onto the homepage, if you are planning to take part in that meeting.
This is especially importent if you like to get your travel costs reimbursed.

HOW TO COME TO BOCHUM / RUHR-UNIVERSITÄT

By Plane:

TO DUSSELDORF (DUS)

The easiest way is to fly to DUSSELDORF(DUS)(about 50km away from Bochum), taking the SkyTrain to the airport station and take a local Train (it's called "RegionalExpress" / Lines RE1 or RE6 Direction "HAMM or MINDEN" ) to Bochum Hbf (Bochum Main Station). Then follow the "by train" instructions.
The ticket you need for this is called "Preisstufe D" and costs you 10,90 €. But there are group tickets available as well. Please take care by buying your tickets: To have no or the wrong train ticket is a crime in Germany and you will have to pay a fee of 40,00 € to the railway organisation and, and this is new until the 1st of january 2010, the will bring you to the judge as well.

other airports

It is also possible to fly to DORTMUND(DTM) (about 30 km away from Bochum, but not reachable by train), DUSSELDORF/NIEDERRHEIN (NRN) (about 80 km from Bochum, reachable by train, but you have to change the line twice (Taking a train from "Weeze" to "Krefeld" next Train from "Krefeld" to "Duisburg" and then from "Duisburg" to "Bochum") or to COLOGNE/BONN (CGN) (aprox. 90 km, take a local Train (called "S-Bahn" to "Köln Messe/Deutz" then interchange to "RE 1 - direction "HAMM" to Bochum Main Station)

All above sounds really complicated and in a way it is so do not hestitate to contact us if you have any problems.

By Train

Take a Train to Bochum Hauptbahnhof (Main Station), take the U35 towards Bochum Querenburg (Hustadt) and get out at stop "Ruhr-Universität". (Ticket needed: Preisstufe A).
The subway U35 departs quite often (aprox. at the weekend every 10 minutes) and reaches the university within 9 minutes. If you are trying to find a timetable, it it publish at www.vrr.de

By Car / Coach

Motorway A 43, interchange "Bochum-Witten", exit at "Bochum-Querenburg/Universität" (exit no. 19). Universitätsstraße direction Universität/ Zentrum, exit at "Uni - Mitte" (about 2 km).

At University

You have to find the buildung "GA". But this is marked on the map and there will be signs on the campus.