The Fifth International Congress
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The Fifth International Congress
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The 5th European Radio Astronomy Club Congress
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We are pleased to inform you of our next International Congress For Radio Astronomy which takes place at the University of Applied Science (FH) Heidelberg (www.fh-heidelberg.de). It will be held Friday the 8th, Saturday the 9th and Sunday the 10th of September 2006 in the Great Lecture hall of the "Science Tower". Rooms are available for early bookers for 59 Euro per night (Single) and 88 Euro per night (Double) including breakfast.
These events, held every 3 years, are hosted by The European Radio Astronomy Club, an organisation with over 250 members in 16 different countries, pledged to assist and inform interests in Radio Astronomy, both Professional and Amateur. As in previous years, the organisation of this important event is in the good hands of Peter Wright, ERAC's President, who is also a teacher in the field of Communications electronics at the Fachhochschule (FH) Heidelberg.
I think allot of you will enjoy the "Molkenkur" which we have found in so to say the Last Moment:
Molkenkur Hotel
Klingelteichstrasse 31
69117 Heidelberg
Tel 06221-654080
info@molkenkur.de
www.molkenkur.de
It is a small hotel Restaurant on the mountain above the Wonderful Castle of Heidelberg. It may be reached in 2 ways. For the most of you drive along the road down in Heidelberg following the rough direction of the castle.
"Not the Road down by the River, no, the other Parallel Road at the hill end."
Drive through the Small tunnel and keep your eyes open for the signpost MPIA "Max Plank Institute for Astronomy". Suddenly a right fork appears at the "Klingel Teich". At this point you should see if you were to continue along this road the second tunnel mouth entrance. Now you have turned half right. Keep on this road and have fun. It's very steep and a serpentine road where a number of times the road bends back on itself 180°. Be careful!! After a long bit you will get to a very steep turnback to the right with the Signpost "Molkenkur". Look carefully right for descending traffic and drive over in a straight on direction. After a few hundred yards you will get to the Parking ground of the "Molkenkur" Restaurant. The Single door that is prominent is the entry.
The other way is nice if you walk in the direction of the pedestrian free precinct all the way up to the castle signpost. At the end where the Church is and the town hall you will find hidden back the lower Mountain Railway station. This goes first stop to the wonderful castle, second stop to the "Molkenkur", third stop to the top of the mountain (Max Plank Institute for Astronomy). The lower part of the Railway is super modern and you change over to the Antique original wooden mountain railway train at the "Molkenkur".
At the "Molkenkur" station just walk out to the rear turn, right then and right again about 400 meters and you are there. The last train goes up at eight o'clock in the evening, down at eight twenty. From our Great Hall window you have a beautiful view of the whole of Heidelberg and the Castle.
The link to the mountain Railway :
www.bergbahn-heidelberg.de
An Important link to the Wikipedia, all you need to know about Heidelberg site :
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidelberg
The 4th ERAC Congress will be Co-Hosted, as before, by the SETI League and its Executive Director, Prof. Dr. H. Paul Shuch. This is a 3 day event with lectures and workshops, as well as the chance to visit Heidelberg, Germany’s finest University city .
The congress will be on campus with the hotel as well as the mid day food and directly next to the Lecture hall the Tram car is situated which takes everyone directly into the old city of Heidelberg for the evening banquet. This is also a wonderful opportunity to bring along your wifes Or Partner as the city of Heidelberg is only 5 minutes away which allows wonderful shopping during the day when the men are at the congress. In other words, the 4th ERAC Congress is wonderful for the family, so no excuses are open for not bringing the partner, especially the cheep price of the double room.
See also: www.cvb-heidelberg.de or just google "Heidelberg" |
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On Friday, guests will be arriving from all over the world, professionals from radio astronomy sites, instituts and universities as well as many amateur radio astronomers. This is the chance of a lifetime for Scientists to have a wonderful weekend as well as their wifes or partner a wonderful short holiday!
Here is a link to the Guesthouse:
German
English
Double rooms off Campus: Etap Hotel
The University town of Heidelberg is World famous being also the home of important scientific institutions like for example The Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomy, Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Astronomisches Recheninstitut, Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, Verlag "Sterne und Weltraum" and many more. It has a Main Line Railway Station and Frankfurt International Airport is Just around the Corner. An Hourly Schuttle bus leaves the airport directly for Heidelberg City. Ask Lufthansa where it leaves from, the price is very cheep!
For a complete information package of Heidelberg with maps, special offers, all the things to see, please write to info@cvb-heidelberg.de and state: "Attention Mrs Seiferling, I wish to attend the 4th International Congress for Radio Astronomy 8th 9th 10th of September 2006 at the University of Applied Science (FH Heidelberg). Could you please send me the information package reserved for me as arranged with Mr Wright from ERAC." You should now place in your name and address and send off the e-mail!
Friday the 8th will be a workshop day, the official opening of the Congress will be at 09:00 hrs and the Congress will continue till about 19:00 hrs, with a long lunch break at noon. In the evening, we will be gathering for our evening meal, once again open ended. Saturday and Sunday will be a lot of lectures with the same schedule as on Friday, finishing on Sunday at 17:00 hrs.
and this is a description how to get there:
To Get to the ERAC Radio Telescope Site in Mannheim please observe the following: The Radio Telescope is Situated in an area Called the Bürgerpark "Peoples Park". This is the discription for a piece of green that no local knows of at all to be perfectly honest! It is situated on the Edge of Feudenheim, the Village part of Mannheim I live in. The Bürger park is Surrounded by the next Village Wallstadt and a new town area called Käfertal Süd so that explained things roughly on the big map. Let me give you the directions now as if you were comming from Heidelberg.
From the Heidelberg Autobahn leave at the Sign post Feudenheim Neckerau Maimarkt Neuostheim. This is the first Right off the Autobahn sharp, do not continue to Neckerau. This is the other direction of the Autobahn you are now aiming for, drive onto this new Piece on Short Autobahn and keep on it. To your left you will see the airfield of the Mannheimer Neuostheimer area and with it on your road a traffic light next to the end of the runway. Keep on going straight. The road will go up a bit and cross first the River Neckar then the Neckar Channel. Keep on going now, the road goes up hill at the end of a right curve to stop at a crossing with Traffic Lights. Left goes into the town, right goes into Feudenheim and I live near here just keep going on straight however.
Now after crossing railway lines for the tram you will be seeing also tram lines to your right. Drive about 600 Meters and in front of will loom up unfortunatly an American Barracks Spinellie. The road forks here and to your right is a very high block of flats in Red. Now turn Right at this fork in the direction of Wallstadt. After about 100 meters, to the left is the end fence of the Barracks and you will be at a crossroads again. Get into the left lane here. The Crossing is on the road you are now on the Wingersbuckel with the Talstrasse. Now turn left and drive over the Tram lines into the Dead end of the Talstrasse, a small industrial estate! Immediately after crossing the tram lines you will see a wide path road going into the green of the park directly behind the tram stop. Drive along this small road at slow speed watching out for pedestrians. Keep on going till you see to the Left of you a large Parabolic Dish in the field. You have arrived. Park please to the right next to the shrubbs and trees. Please be aware at all times for Dogs and people who are walking along this road also.
Contact Information:
The European Radio Astronomy Club , Ziethen Str 97, D-68259 Mannheim Germany
Tel Home ++49 (0)621 794597 Mobile 01704133653 Work ++49(0)6221 512470.
email: erachq@aol.com
web: eracnet.org
