Practical information
Venue
The workshop will take place at the monastery of St. Afra in Meissen (Germany), which was founded in 1205 as Augustinian monastery. More information can be found on the monastery's web-site.
Presentations & Posters
Please bring your own laptop for the presentations, and test the proper connection (HDMI) in one of the breaks before your assigned presentation slot. Invited talks should aim for 30 minutes of presentation and 10 minutes of discussion, while contributed talks should target 15 minutes of presentation and 5 minutes of discussion.
Posters should be formatted in A0 size with portrait orientation. Please be aware that we will not be able to print posters onsite.
Getting to the venue
Travel with the S-Bahn S1
Option 1: From Dresden Main Station (Dresden Hauptbahnhof)- Line: S1 (direction: Meißen Triebischtal)
- Travel time: approx. 33–37 minutes
- Frequency: every 30 minutes
- Ticket price: approx. 8–12 EUR
- Destination stations: Get off at either Meißen Altstadt or Meißen Hauptbahnhof
- Step 1: Take S-Bahn S2 from Dresden Airport to Dresden-Neustadt station
- Travel time: approx. 13 minutes
- Frequency: every 30 minutes
- Step 2: Transfer at Dresden-Neustadt to S-Bahn S1 (direction: Meißen Triebischtal)
- Travel time to Meißen: approx. 28–32 minutes
- Total travel time: approx. 45–50 minutes
- Ticket price: approx. 8–12 EUR
- Destination stations: Meißen Altstadt or Meißen Hauptbahnhof
Walking to Klosterhof St. Afra
Option 1: From Meißen Altstadt station- Distance: approx. 900 meters
- Walking time: 15–20 minutes
- Note: Steep and cobbled streets – may be challenging with luggage
- Bus transfer: From Meißen bus terminal take bus B (to Korbitz Wendeplatz) or A (to Schletta Wendeplatz), get off at Lommatzscher Tor
- Bus time: approx. 6–23 minutes
- Walking: about 350 meters uphill, but more manageable path
- Departure: S-Bahn station Altstadt
- Stop: Burgstuben
- Ride duration: approx. 7 minutes
- Frequency: every 60 minutes (e.g., 10:05, 11:05, … last bus 17:05)
- Walking: 110 meters from the stop
Tickets & Further Information
- S-Bahn ticket validity: 2 hours, includes local buses in Meißen
- Where to buy: Ticket machines or mobile apps
- More info: www.vvo-online.de
Accommodation
Participants must arrange their own accommodation. The monastery offers a limited number of rooms, which can be booked through the monastery's web-site.
In addition, the city of Meissen offers a number of accommodation options:
- Hotel Siebeneichen (€, 1.5km to venue)
- Pension Schönitz (€, 1km to venue
- Hotel Landhaus Nassau (€, 2.5km to venue)
- Fährhaus Meißen B&B (€€, 1km to venue)
- Hotel Knorre (€€, 2km to venue)
- Hotel und Pension Al Dente (€€, 2km to venue)
- Schwerter Schankhaus & Hotel (€€, 1km to venue)
- Dorint Parkhotel Meissen (€€€, 1.5km to venue)
- Romantik Hotel Burgkeller & Residenz Kerstinghaus (€€€, 1km to venue)