Spectroscopy Conferenz 2015 near Straßbourg

[Rainer Borchmann]

Invitation
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Short: http://www.spektralklasse.de/index_e.htm

Long below

From May 1 to May 3 2015, the VdS section SPECTROSKOPY will
organize their annual Spectroscopy Conference, this time in
Freiburg near Straßburg in the south-west of Germany.
We are happy to invite all astronomers interested in spectroscopy,
especially beginners and young colleagues to take part in this
conference. A VdS membership is not necessary.
Based on lectures, a poster session and a demonstration of
different devices we will have a friendly exchange and discussion
about questions and problems related to spectroscopy..
Conference location
The charming city of Freiburg in southwestern Germany is
surrounded by the mountains of the Black Forest to the east and
open to the Rhine valley to the West. With its famous cathedral,
the “Bächle” (a system of very small artificial rivers) and many
other tourist attractions Freiburg is always worth a visit. The
adjacent regions of Switzerland and France are attractive
destinations, too.
The conference house “Waldhof – Akademie für Weiterbildung” is
situated in the eastern suburb Littenweiler (postal address: Im
Waldhof 16, 79117 Freiburg; homepage: http://www.waldhoffreiburg.
de). Surrounded by old tall trees we find optimum
conditions for our conference in an old mansion: a big lecture
hall, accommodation, full board (details and prices see below).
Transportation
We chose Freiburg for our conference to offer participants from
southern Germany, Switzerland and eastern France a relatively
short and comfortable journey. Freiburg can easily be reached by
car (via highway A5/E35, B31), by fast trains (ICE, TGV), and by
plane (via EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg). The big
international airports Frankfurt and Zurich are two hours away by
train. The conference house can be reached by public
transportation from Freiburg central station (tram no. 1 and local
train to Neustadt, stop “Littenweiler”). From the station
Littenweiler it is about a 15 minutes walk to the conference
house.
Funding
Students and pupils may apply for discreet support from our Youth
Fund.
Conference Programme
The programme will start on Friday evening with dinner.
Afterwards, you will have the possibility to meet old friends, get
acquainted with the other participants, discuss and relax in a
casual atmosphere with a glass of beer or good local wine. On
Saturday and Sunday morning interesting lectures, posters and
devices will be presented. The conference ends after lunch on
Sunday. You can easily find further information about registration
and the programme on our conference website http://www.spektralklasse.de,
which will be updated regularly. Conference languages are German
and English.
We offer a permanent internet forum for news and discussions about
spectroscopy at http://spektroskopieforum.vdsastro.de.
Registration
Please e-mail your conference registration to Martin Federspiel
(martin.federspiel@gmx.de) before March 1, 2015. Please provide
us with the following absolutely necessary information:
- name and complete postal address (street address, zip code,
city, country
- e-mail address which we should use to communicate with you
- day and approximate time of arrival and departure, especially if
you don't intend to stay for the whole conference
- number of persons
- desired room category (single/double room with or without own
shower and toilet); name your preferred double room partner if you
choose a double room
- let us know if you want to eat vegetarian food
Accommodation
The conference house offers 48 beds in single and double rooms.
There are 34 single rooms (of which 12 have their own
shower/toilet) and 7 double rooms with own shower/toilet. The
rooms will be assigned according to the registration sequence. If
the desired room category is no longer available, we will let you
know. We can send you a list of nearby hotels (a few minutes away
by car).
The following services are available:
2 nights in a single room with shower/toilet,
full board 220 EUR p. Person
2 nights in a single room with sink; shared showers and toilets on
the same floor, full board 190 EUR p. Person
2 nights in a double room with shower/toilet, double occupancy,
full board 210 EUR p. Person
Participants without accommodation, full board (2 days)
90 EUR p. Person
Full board means:
Friday: dinner
Saturday: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Sunday: breakfast, lunch
The prices above include a figure for the rent of the lecture room
etc.
Please consider to donate a few Euros to our Youth Fund (collected
during the conference).
Conference bank account:
The expenses for accommodation and food must be transferred to our
conference bank account before March 15, 2015.
Bank: Sparkasse Starkenburg in Heppenheim
IBAN: DE 7950 9514 6900 0001 1745
SWIFT/BIC:HELADEF1HEP
Reference: Spektroskopiekonferenz 2015
Attention – payments from abroad: Please make sure that the full
amount of money in EURO will reach us. Bank expenses and charges
must be paid by the sender!
Registration closes on March 1, 2015.
Please transfer the money for the accommodation and food before
March 15, 2015. Later registrations cannot be taken into account
due to the large organizing effort.
Martin Federspiel
martin.federspiel@gmx.de
Rainer Borchmann
Rainer@Borchmann.de
Conference report 2014 (in German)
http://www.spektrum.de/alias/astronomie ... stroszene/
spektren-fuer-jedermann/1305556
As PDF document (in German):
http://www.spektrum.de/alias/pdf/suw-20 ... df/1307123