LinuxTag Survival Kit

= SurvivalKit for LinuxTag, Berlin =

This page contains all the important information for the attendees :-) You may refer to the English pages of LinuxTag, too.

Exhibition

 * Name: Messegelände unter dem Funkturm


 * Booth No.: 154 in the Hall 7.2b (-> Overview of Hall 7.2b )


 * Exact Location:
 * Eingang Halle 7 (Entrance Hall 7)
 * Veranstaltungshallen 7.1b, 7.1c, 7.2a, 7.2b, 7.3a und 7.3b (Halls 7.1b, 7.1c, 7.2a, 7.2b, 7.3a, and 7.3b)


 * Map: Messegelände unter dem Funkturm


 * Opening hours: daily from 9:30 till 18, Saturday only till 17:00 (talks starts at 10:00)

Accommodation

 * Name: Ivberg's Hotel Messe
 * Address: Heerstraße 5, 14052 Berlin
 * Phone: +49 30 688 326 100


 * The next S-Bahn station is Heerstraße (S-Bahn lines S3 Erkner <-> Spandau and S75 Wartenberg <-> Spandau)


 * The next U-Bahn station is Theodor-Heuss-Platz (U-Bahn line U2 Pankow <-> Ruhleben)


 * The next bus stop is Heerstraße (Bus lines X 34, X 49, 218 and M 49)

Public transportation
All information has been taken from VBB.

Zones
Zones A and B cover the Tegel airport, our accommodation, LinuxTag and most of Berlin. For Schoenefeld airport you need zones ABC or an extension ticket (see blow).

Tickets
There are different tickets available:

Be aware that you cannot buy weekly tickets at the ticket machines in the tram or at the bus driver's desk. They are available in stores and train stations.

If using a bus you must enter at the first door and show your ticket (or buy one).

You must validate a ticket (it gets stamped with the day, time and location) bought at shops or counters of the underground or S-Bahn stations when starting a journey. Tickets bought in trams and busses are already validated.

A single ticket is valid for two hours. You cannot use it for round or return trips.

There's a route planner available at [http://www.vbb-fahrinfo.de/hafas/query.exe/en? VBB].

Exhibition

 * U2 direction "Ruhleben" till station "Kaiserdamm"
 * S9 or S75 till station "Messe Süd"
 * S41, S42, S46 till station "Messe Nord / ICC"
 * S41, S42, S46, S5, S7, S9 or S75 till station "Westkreuz"
 * X34, X49, 104, 139, 149, 218 till station "Messedamm/ ZOB/ ICC"

Medical Emergency
other medical problems


 * Name: Call a doc
 * Phone: 01804 22552362 (01804-calladoc)
 * Web: http://www.calladoc.com/

Call a doc will help you when you get sick or to find the replacement of the forgotten pharmaceuticals. They will help you to get medical aid in your native language and culture.

Important Phone No.

 * Police: 110
 * Fire and Medical Emergency: 112
 * Poisoning Emergency: (030) 192 40
 * Lost-property office Berlin: (030) 69 95

Loss of credit card

 * American Express (069) 97 97 10 00
 * Diner's Club (05921) 86 12 34
 * EC and Bank Cards (069) 74 09 87
 * Euro-Master Card (069) 79 33 19 10
 * VISA (0800) 81 49 100

Misc
http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/de/Laenderinformationen/VertretungenFremderStaaten-Laenderauswahlseite.jsp
 * Embassies of foreign countries in Germany (most of them are in Berlin)