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2. Germany Democratic Parliamentary Federal Republic since 1949 The Federal President is the Head of state Government is led by the Federal Chancellor Covers an area of 357,022 sqkm The largest population of any European country 82 million inhabitans Dresden Capital of Saxony Land Situated in the south-eastern part of the Free State of Saxony, which borders of Czech Republic and Poland The third largest city in eastern Germany Lies in the broad basin of the Elbe River between Meissen and Pirna The Elbe valley around the city was designated a UNESCO World Heritage 530,729 inhabitants CONFERENCE COUNTRY & CITY

3. CONFERENCE VENUE Address Maritim Hotel & Internationales Congress Center Dresden Ostra-Ufer 2 / Devrientstrasse 10 – 12 01067 Dresden, Germany Location Distance to main railway station: 3 km Distance to Dresden airport: 8 km Distance to motorway: 5 km Distance to the "Frauenkirche": 1 km Distance to the "Semperoper": 0,2 km Position Right on the banks of the Elbe river Frauenkirche and the Zwinger are just 10 minutes away walking Hotel is interconnected with the Congress Centre Hotel 328 elegant rooms Elegant restaurant with winter garden and terraces overlooking the Elb Exclusive wellness area with pool, saunas, fitness, massage and cosmetics Event venues for up to 5,000 people in the largest hall, along with 29 conference rooms

4. From the airport The Dresden airport is located centrally in the northern part of the city 20 minutes by taxi 40 minutes by public transport Train station - inside the airport building, trains goes every 30 minutes Bus stop opposite of entrance of the airport Buses and trams -S1 to stop "Bahnhof Mitte " From train stations Dresden has two large centrally located train stations Arrival to Dresden Hauptbahnhof (main station) or - Dresden-Neustadt station-north side 20 minutes from conference venue by S2 commuter railway line Taxi fares to hotel from airport approx. 20 € from main station approx. 8 € from station Neustadt approx. 7 € By car Three main motorways lead to Dresden The motorways A4 (Frankfurt - Görlitz), A13 (Berlin) and A17 (Prague) via B170 to the Conference venue VENUE ACCESSIBILITY

5. GETTING TO THE CONFERENCE VENUE

6. IMPORTANT DATES Abstract submission deadline: 15 th February 2015 Author’s notification of Abstracts acceptance: 16 th April 2015 Early bird registration deadline: 1 st July 2015 Regular registration deadline: 15 th August 2015

7. GOOD TO KNOW Climate Overall, Germany has a warm, temperate, wet climate with westerly winds. Extreme fluctuations in temperature are rare. Rain falls throughout the year. Mild winters (2ºC to - 6ºC) and moderately hot summers (18ºC to 20ºC) are the norm. Currency Member of the Eurozone since 1999 (€) Language German, Germans also speak good English Emergency numbers Police: 110 Fire department: 112 Ambulance: 112

8. We look forward welcoming you to the beautiful city of Dresden!