Location
Conference Venue
Ten years after the first iFM conference in York, the 2009 edition will take place in Düsseldorf, Germany, alongside the river Rhine. Hosted by the University of Düsseldorf the conference will be jointly organized by the software engineering group of Düsseldorf University and the formal methods group of the University of Paderborn.
The conference is co-located with the Workshop on Integration of Model-based Methods and Tools and a Workshop of the Working Group on Formal Methods for SOA and Internet of the Future.
The event will take place at the FFFZ centre, close to
Nordpark,
Aquazoo and the Rhine river.
The conference dinner will be held at the top of the
Rheinturm.
Contact details of the FFFZ are:
FFFZ TAGUNGSHAUS
Kaiserswerther Str. 450
40474 Düsseldorf
Tel. +49 (0)211/45 80-150
Fax +49 (0)211/45 80-100
Local Organisation
- Claudia Kiometzis
- Michael Leuschel
- Nadine Elbeshausen
How to get to Düsseldorf
To Düsseldorf by Air
Düsseldorf is quite convenient to reach as it has an international airport with direct connections to numerous cities.
Düsseldorf International Airport is 6 km north east of Düsseldorf`s city center and only 3 km from the conference venue. From there we recommend you take a bus No 760, available outside arrival hall. Travel time: approx. 7 min. to Freiligrathplatz near FFFZ centre. Cost: 2,20 € one way. See Local Transport for more information
Alternatively the Köln-Bonn Airport provides more destinations and many with budget airlines. The Köln Bonn Airport is located about 60 km south of Düsseldorf. By train you will need one hour to Düsseldorf Central Station. Available connections and timetables you can find here (Enter Köln Bonn Airport as start and Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof as destination). From Düsseldorf Central Station, subway trains U78 and U79 will get you to the conference venue (Stop: Freiligrathplatz), see Local Transport for more information
International Airport Weeze is 80 km north of Düsseldorf and provides a wide range of low-cost flights. Weeze train station is only 5 minutes, Kevelaer train station 10 minutes away by bus. The local train RE10 to Düsseldorf runs Mondays to Fridays half hourly, on weekends hourly. Connections and timetables you can find here (Enter Weeze Terminal 1 as start and Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof as destination). From Düsseldorf Central Station, subway trains U78 and U79 will get you to the conference venue (Stop: Freiligrathplatz), see Local Transport for more information
To Düsseldorf by Rail
Düsseldorf Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) is frequented by a regular train service throughout Germany since it is situated on the main north/south route between Munich, Frankfurt, Cologne, Dortmund, Hamburg. High speed trains (ICE, EC and IC) as well as regional trains will stop here. For rail travel information please visit the following website: www.bahn.de and enter as your destination Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof.
Paris can also be reached using the Thalys train service from Köln (Cologne).
From Düsseldorf Central Station, subway trains U78 and U79 will get you to the conference venue (Stop: Freiligrathplatz), see Local Transport for more information
To Düsseldorf by Car
The FFFZ is located 3 km north to the city centre, in an area called Stockum close to the river Rhine and the Trade Fair Center. The conference venue is directly accessible via the motorway A44, exit Düsseldorf-Stockum. Free parking is available directly at the FFFZ or on the Kaiserswerther Strasse.
Local Transport
The city centre and the conference venue can be easily and quickly reached from the airport or the central station by bus and tram.
When coming from the airport you can take bus No 760 at Terminal A/B/C, outside the arrival hall, heading to Roßpfad and get off at Freiligrathplatz (approx. 7 minutes). To reach the city you can use the S-Bahn. With line S7 it takes only 12 minutes to get to the Düsseldorf Central Station.
From the Düsseldorf Central Station or the city centre, subway trains U78 and U79 (direction: LTU-Arena/Messe Nord or Duisburg) will get you to the conference venue. You will have to leave the tram at Freiligrathplatz.
For travel in Düsseldorf with bus, tram or S-Bahn you will need a ticket with price level A:
- Single Ticket: 2,20 €
- 4-Trip Ticket: 7,70 €
- Day Ticket, 1 Person: 5,20 €
- 4-Day Ticket: 19,10 €
- Group Ticket, up to 5 Persons: 11,40 €
Tickts are available from the ticket machines, from Rheinbahn's customer centres and from many sales partners. Single Tickets or 4-Trip Tickets can also be bought from the bus driver; in trams you can find ticket machines. It is not possible to buy a ticket in the S-Bahn, so be sure you have one before entering an S-Bahn. Most tickets have to be stamped before you commence your journey (the single tickets are usually already stamped).
For timetables and further information please refer to: www.vrr.de or www.rheinbahn.com.
