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Venue

The School will be held at the main lecture hall of the Abbe Center in the Beutenberg Campus, Hans-Knoll-Strasse 1, Beutenberg Campus, 07745 Jena, Germany.

The International Symposium on Photonic Nanomaterials will be organized in the same venue of the School.

How to reach the Venue

From the city center you can get to the venue in 15 minutes by public transportation. Just take bus no. 10, 11, 12 or 13 and exit at "Campus Beutenberg". From the bus stop it is a 3 minute walk to the Abbe Center at Hans-Knöll-Straße 1.

Jena can be easily reached by train and by car.

By train

Jena has two main train stations. If you take the route from north to south (from Munich, Leipzig or Berlin) you will arrive at the station Jena-Paradiesbahnhof. If you take the route from west to east (from Erfurt or Frankfurt), leave the train at Jena-Westbahnhof.

By car

Coming from west leave the A4 motorway at the exit Jena-Göschwitz, and follow the main road (B 88) into town. Coming from east, leave the A4 motorway either at exit Jena-Zentrum or Jena-Göschwitz, and follow the main road into town.

By airplane

Jena is conviniently connected to the following airports: Leipzig (LEJ), Berlin (TXL and SXF), Frankfurt (FRA), and very close but small regional airport Erfurt (ERF). From these airports you can get to Jena by train or rental car.

 

Registration

A limited number of sits (35) is available for this school event. Therefore, we suggest you to register as soon as possible.

Registration fee includes:

  • Participation at all classes
  • School material
  • 1 social dinner
  • 1 social event
  • Welcome reception
  • Lunch every day
  • Free Wi-Fi Connection
  • Free participation at the Symposium including Conference Dinner and lunch

Note: you may consider becoming METAMORPHOSE VI Personal Member (Student: 50 Euro, Senior >65: 60 Euro, Regular: 90 Euro) to take advantage of the significant discount. 

Registration Type Fee in Euro
Student METAMORPHOSE Member 350
Student non-member 450
METAMORPHOSE Member 350
No-profit organization 450
Profit organization 550

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Please, go to the main website of the Association http://metamorphose-vi.org and create an account if you do not have one. Once registered, on the left side menu you will find the METAMORPHOSE online store.

Note: if you are from a METAMORPHOSE Member Institution and do not have an account to the main website yet, please, create one and send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to activate it with proper rights and get the discounted rates.

Important dates

  • October 24, 2014: Travel grant application deadline
  • October 27, 2014: Information on the results of the grant applications are send out
  • October 31, 2014: End of the reservation period, for priority housing in IBIS hotel.
  • November 19, 2014: Registration deadline for the school
  • November 24-28, 2014: School
  • November 27-28, 2014: International Symposium on Photonic Nanomaterials
     

Grants

Three 300 Euro travel grants will be given to motivated students for attending the school. Please, send your application to the school coordinator Prof. Carsten Rockstuhl ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. edu) by 24 October 2014.

The application should include the student’s CV, some information on the own research topic, and a confirmation letter from the advisor explaining why a specific funding is requested. The outcome of the application to the travel grants will be provided by October 27, 2014.

 

Visa

Should you need a visa for attending the school, please, send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  containing following information

  • First Name and Last Name (as appear on Passport)
  • Date of Birth
  • Passport Number
  • Date of Issue
  • Expiry Date

and attached a signed document by your supervisor certifying that you are coming to Jena for attending the school.  

 

Accommodation

  • IBIS Hotel

For school participants several rooms have been blocked until October 23, 2014 at the IBIS Hotel in Jena. The hotel is very well located in the city center and provides easy access to all the facilities.

• Single room 75 € per night, breakfast included

• Double room 85 € per night, breakfast included

• Reservation is to be made via e-mail to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , phone: +49-3641-81 30

• Booking code: EU-Prometa

• Note: This offer is not available within the online booking system

URL: www.ibishotel.com/de/hotel-2207-ibis-jena/index.shtml

How to reach the suggested accommodation:
By train
Just 500 m from Jena-Paradies train station and 1 km from Jena-West train station, the hotel is in easy walking distance from the train stations. 
By car
Take the A4 highway onto the B88 toward the city. Use a navigation system or a map to reach 

IBIS Hotel
TEICHGRABEN 1
07743 - JENA
GERMANY
GPS: N 50° 55' 37.56'' E 11° 35' 7.19'' 

 

  • Hotel Schwarzer Bar

For school participants several rooms have been blocked until October 30, 2014 at the Hotel Schwarzer in Jena. The hotel is very well located in the city center and provides easy access to all the facilities.

• Single room 60 € per night, breakfast included

• Reservation can be made via e-mail to:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , phone: +49-(0)3641-40600

• Booking code: EU-Meta

• Note: This offer is not available within the online booking system

URL: www.schwarzer-baer-jena.de

How to reach the suggested accommodation:

Hotel Schwarzer Bar

Lutherplatz 2

D-07743 Jena