If you are planning to come to the conference, here are some good options for where to stay and how to get around:
Good hotels to stay near the Griebnitzsee Campus:
Anno 1900 Hotel Babelsberg
Stahnsdorfer Straße 68
14482 Potsdam
http://www.anno-1900-hotel-babelsberg.de/kontakt.html
info@anno-1900-hotel-babelsberg.de
This quaint and cozy hotel is a 15 minute walk from the Griebnitzsee campus.
Hotel Vivaldi
Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 23
14482 Potsdam
http://www.hotelvivaldi.de/
info@hotelvivaldi.de
Tel: +49 (0) 331 – 74 90 60
This nice, traditional hotel is one S-Bahnstop away from the Griebnitzsee campus.
Hotel Avendi
R.-Breitscheid-Str. 190-192
14482 Potsdam-Babelsberg
Tel.: +49 (0) 331 7091-0
http://www.seminaris.de/avendi/hotels/avendi-hotel-am-griebnitzsee-…
griebnitzsee@avendi.de
This upmarket modern hotel right by the venue is often booked for conferences.
Hotels in Berlin with good travel connections to the venue:
Motel One is a well-run hotelchain:
Motel One Hauptbahnhof
Invalidenstraße 54
10557 Berlin
(near Hauptbahnhof)
http://www.motel-one.com/de/hotels/berlin/hotel-berlin-hauptbahnhof/
Motel One Ku’damm
Kantstraße 10
10623 Berlin
(Near Bahnhof Zoo)
http://www.motel-one.com/de/hotels/berlin/hotel-berlin-ku-damm/
Both are located on the main train and S-Bahn lines to Griebnitzsee.
Or try any of the other Motel Ones in Berlin if their location is better for your train/flight connections or evening plans.
http://www.motel-one.com/de/hotels/berlin/
Getting to the Griebnitzsee Campus venue from Berlin:
From Hauptbahnhof
Take regional train RE1 to Wannsee, change to S1 to Griebnitzsee = 26 minutes
Take S-Bahn S7 to Wannsee, change to S1 to Griebnitzsee = 42 minutes
From Bahnhof Zoo:
Take regional train RE1 to Wannsee, change to S1 to Griebnitzsee = 20 minutes
Take S-Bahn S7 to Wannsee, change to S1 to Griebnitzsee = 35 minutes
From Tegel Airport:
Take Express Bus TXL to Berlin Hauptbahnhof (22 minutes). Then see above.
From Schönefeld Airport:
Direct services with RB22 and via Berlin-Hauptbahnhof with RB14 (ca. 1 hour)