BERLIN / GERMANY
22. – 24. June 2019

Welcome to Berlin!
We are proud to welcome you in Berlin / Germany to this year´s iCAN 2019 with morethan a 100 participants from around the globe. After finalizing our registration process, weare delighted to inform you that we have selected the most outstanding profiles andexpect to have a very successful event.
We have prepared 3 intensive days with a high profile agenda and vibrant social events.
Everything has been planned to help you boost your talents and enrich your experience inour iCAN 2019 event, but most importantly to share your experiences with your peers. 11
different countries are represented in the 2019 iCAN event, with 30 women and 74 men
coming from different career backgrounds in order to improve and to share theirinnovative skills.
This welcome package provides you with all details concerning the upcoming event inBerlin and your trip to Germany.
We wish you an outstanding and exciting stay in Germany, full of knowledge building,sharing, networking and fun!
Your iCAN-Team.

Agenda iCAN 2019
ScheduleTime
Saturday, June 22nd
14:00 - 18:00
19:00 - 22:00Sunday, June 23rd
09:30 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:30
12:30 - 14:30
14:30 - 16:00
17:00 - 17:30
18:00 - 19:00
19:00 - 21:00
Monday, June 24th
09:30 - 17:00

EventRegistration, Exhibition Set-Up
Dinner Jury and Sponsors
Opening Ceremony, Guest lecture speech
Jury Meeting Group Photo
Defense Presentation (Group A - 9 Teams)
Lunch
Defense Presentation (Group B - 10 Teams)
Jury MeetingAward Ceremony
Get Together
Berlin SightseeingGetting around in Berlin
Berlin is huge but it is well served by the public transport system. You can use the bus, tram, train (the “S-Bahn”) and underground (the “U-Bahn”) services to get around. Berlin uses azone system, but you are unlikely to need to go beyond zone A and B, except on trips toPotsdam or to the Schönefeld Airport (SXF). The public transport system (U-Bahn, S-Bahn,bus, tram, regional rail) uses a common ticket.

Ticket Prices
Standard tickets (€ 2.80 for A and B) are valid for any travel within two hours of validation, ina single direction, within the appropriate fare zones. There is no limit to transfers.

Where and how to buyYou can buy a virtual ticket or a paper ticket.
Virtual or mobile tickets: Use the BVG tickets app (external link) to buy tickets if you haveaccess to mobile internet. Install and open the app, register on the “My BVG” tab, set up
payment, and you are ready to go.
Ticket typeAB zone price (Berlin only)

Short trip singleSingle (Standard)
4 single trips
Day
Small group day (up to 5 people)
7 day

€1.70
€2.80
€9
€7
€19.90€30

ABC zone price (includesSchönefeld airport)
n/a
€3.40
€13.20€13.20€20.80n/aFor more information please check Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
https://www.bvg.de/en/Welcome

Types of transportation
Berlin has different types of train for travel within the city: S-Bahn, and U-Bahn as well as
trams and buses.
S-BahnS-Bahn or ‘Stadtschnellbahn’ corresponds to ‘rapid city trains’. They are faster than the UBahn and normally travel above ground. S-Bahn stations are labelled with a giant green ‘S’and easy to find.
U-Bahn
U-Bahn or ‘Untergrundbahn’ means ‘underground railways.’ They are slower than the SBahn trains, but stop more frequently and have many more routes. Despite their name,some do travel above ground. U-Bahn stations are labelled with a giant blue ‘U’ and easy tofind.

TramsFor historical reasons, trams are far more common in Eastern Berlin. The tram system ismuch slower than the U-Bahn and S-Bahn, but stops at many places train systems do notserve.
Buses
Berlin has an extensive bus service. There are more buses in Western Berlin. It is common
for busses are used in place of other transportation methods if a train or tram is unable tooperate. When boarding a bus, enter from the front and show the driver your (digital orphysical) ticket as you go past.
Taxi
Taxis wait outside major hotels, stations, and airports round the clock. Most drivers speaksome English. There’s a minimum charge of 3.20€, plus 1.65€ per kilometer. Berlin is wellserviced by taxis and ride sharing services. Uber was recently introduced and has become apopular way for tourists to get around the city. The most popular car service used by locals
in Berlin, is the MyTaxi app. Note that the MyTaxi app calls a regular taxi, and in order to pay
via the app, requires a data connection when you reach your destination.

Directions
Address:
Estrel Berlin
Sonnenallee 225
12057 Berlin, Germany
Phone +49 30 6831 0

Airport Berlin Tegel – ESTREL HotelBus TXL (direction „Alexanderplatz“) to „Beusselstr.“, then S41 (Ringbahn – directionclockwise) to „Sonnenallee“ (Estrel) OR bus 109/ bus X9 (direction „Zoologischer Garten“) to„Jungfernheide“, then S-Bahn S42 (Ringbahn – direction counterclockwise) to „SSonnenallee“ (Estrel)

Public transport journey duration: roughly 50 minutes
Taxi journey duration: roughly 25 minutes
Taxi price: roughly € 40

Airport Berlin Schönefeld – ESTREL HotelBus 171 from „S-Berlin-Schönefeld“ to „S-Sonnenallee“ OR S-Bahn S9 (direction „Spandau“)
to „S-Treptower Park“, then S-Bahn S41 (Ringbahn – direction clockwise) to „S-Sonnenallee“(Estrel)

Public transport journey duration: roughly 30 – 45 minutes
Taxi journey duration: roughly 20 minutes
Taxi price: roughly € 30

Train Station – ESTREL HotelBus M41 (direction „Baumschulenstraße“) to „Ziegrastraße“
OR
any S-Bahn in the east driving in the direction „S-Ostkreuz“ (S3/ S5/ S7/ S75) or „S-Treptower
Park“ (S9), then S-Bahn S41 (Ringbahn – direction clockwise) to „S-Sonnenallee“ (Estrel)

Public transport journey duration: roughly 30 minutes
Taxi journey duration: roughly 20 minutes
Taxi price: roughly € 25

HostelAll participants who have booked a hostel will stay at a&o Berlin Kolumbus.
The a&o Berlin Kolumbus is just 5 minutes from the Genslerstraße tram stop. Perfectly
connected to public transport, the house is ideal as a starting point for extensive citysightseeing. Visit the nearby Hohenschönhausen memorial or get to Alexanderplatz in just 15minutes.

Address:
a&o Berlin Kolumbus
Genslerstraße 18
Deutschland - 13055 Berlin+49 30 209 661 6100

Airport Berlin Tegel – A&O Hostel Kolumbus Berlin
Take the bus TXL to Beusselstraße, then take the Ringbahn S41 to the Landsberger Allee.
From here, take the tram M6 in the direction of Hellersdorf / Riesaer Straße, which will takeyou to Genslerstraße. Follow the course to Liebenwalder Straße, where our hotel is locatedAirport Berlin Schönefeld – A&O Hostel Kolumbus Berlin
Take the train RB14 to Nauen and change at the station Ostkreuz. At Ostkreuz take the SBahn (city train) S7 to S Ahrensfelde and get off at S+U Lichtenberg Then you have to walk afew meters to the bus Station S+U Lichtenberg Bhf / Siegfriedstr. and take the bus 256 toWartenberg. Get off at the station Liebenwalder Str. From here it is about 150 meters to oura&o.
Train Station – A&O Hostel Kolumbus Berlin
Take the S-Bahn (S3, 5 or 7) to Alexanderplatz. From here take the tram M6 in the directionof Hellersdorf / Riesaer Straße until you reach the Genslerstraße stop. When you pass theAllee Center on the right and turn left into Genslerstraße, follow the road until you reach
Liebenwalder Straße.

A&O Hostel Kolumbus Berlin – ESTREL HotelSTART
a&o Hostel Berlin Kolumbus
Genslerstraße 18, 13055 Berlin↓
Walk
About 8 min↓
Genslerstr. (Berlin)
M6S Hackescher Markt (Berlin)
8 min (6 stops)↓Landsberger Allee
S41Ringbahn S 41
11 min (5 stops)↓S SonnenalleeWalk
About 4 min↓
ARRIVAL
Estrel Berlin
Sonnenallee 225, 12057 BerlinAirport Tegel (TXL)

A&O Hostel

Train Station

City Center

Estrel HoteliCAN 2019

Airport Schönefeld (SXF)

Tourist Attractions
Berlin offers a great variety of cultural attractions and enjoys an excellent reputation at both nationaland international level. There are more than 150 museums and exhibition halls situated in the city
center, attracting more than 9 million tourists every year.

1. Brandenburg Gate
Berlin's most famous historic landmark is theBrandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor),once a symbol of a divided nation and now asymbol of unity and peace. This Neoclassicalgate was commissioned by King FrederickWilhelm II in 1788, and its design wasinspired by the Propylaea in Athens'Acropolis. The sandstone monument is 26
meters tall, standing at the Berlin district“Mitte” (Pariser Platz), just a block from theReichstag building. During the Cold War, its
physical and symbolic position as a blocked gate along the Berlin Wall made it a frequent site fordemonstrations by West Berliners, and it is famous for being the backdrop of US President RonaldReagan's 1987 entreaty to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the wall. It was also thescene of a poignant gesture when German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russia's Mikhail Gorbachev,
and Poland's Lech Walesa walked through the gate in 1999 to commemorate the tearing down of theBerlin Wall 20 years earlier. (Address: Pariser Platz, 10117, Berlin)

2. Reichstag
The Reichstag was originally completed in1894 where the Neo-Renaissance palace
served as the home of the German Empire'sImperial Diet until it burned in 1933. It was
not used again until after the reunification ofGermany, at which point it underwent a tenyear reconstruction and finally became thehome of the German Parliament in 1999. A
highlight of this magnificent reconstruction is
the replacement dome, the Kuppel, made ofglass and offering superb views of thesurrounding city, especially at night from theRooftop Restaurant. Note that entry to the Dome and Terrace is ticketed, and due to demand, it'srecommended that tickets be requested in advance (registration is available on the day, but expect atwo- or three-hour wait). Free English language audio guides are available.
(Address: Platz der Republik 1, 11011, Berlin)3. Museums Island
Between the River Spree and theKupfergraben in a 400-meter-long
canal, Spree Island is better known
as Museum Island (Museumsinsel),a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Here, you'll find many of the city'soldestandmostimportantmuseums, including the Old
Museum (Altes Museum), built in1830 to house the Crown Jewels andother royal treasures. The New
Museum (Neues Museum), destroyed during WWII, was rebuilt and opened again in 2009 as thehome of extensive collections from the Egyptian Museum, the Papyrus Collection, and the Collectionof Classical Antiquities.
(Address: Bodestraße 1-3, 10178 Berlin)
The Old National Gallery (Alte Nationalgalerie), opened in 1876, displays Neoclassical sculpture andpaintings from 1815-1848, as well as Impressionist and early Modernist pieces. The Bode Museum
houses a collection of Byzantine art, as well as a large sculpture collection spanning from medieval
times to the late 1700s. The city's most popular museum, the Pergamon features a Museum ofIslamic Art, the Ishtar Gate, and reconstructed historic buildings from the Middle East.

4. The Berlin Wall Memorial and Checkpoint Charlie
The Berlin Wall originated in 1961
when East Germany sealed off half ofthe city to prevent citizens from fleeing
to West Germany. By the time it wastorn down in 1989, the four-meter-highwallextended155
kilometers,
dissected 55 streets, and possessed
293 observation towers and 57
bunkers. Today, only small stretches ofthis graffiti-covered travesty remain,including a 1.4-kilometer stretch
preserved as part of the Berlin WallMemorial, a chilling reminder of the animosity that once divided Europe. Highlights include theMarienfelde Refugee Center Museum with its exhibits relating to the one-and-a-half million people
who passed through Berlin as refugees, the Monument in Memory of the Divided City and theVictims of Communist Tyranny, the Window of Remembrance, and a Visitor Center with views over
the remains of the wall. Also of interest is “Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie” marking the bestknown crossing point between East and West Berlin and with displays and artifacts tracing thehistory of human rights. (Address: Bernauer Straße 111, 13355 Berlin)Shopping & Catering
KurfürstendammKaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westens)

Potsdamer Platz Arkaden

Mall of Berlin (Leipziger Platz)

Supermarkets & Department Stores

Trip Information

Germany uses Euros, so please bringEuros with you. If you bring US dollars,
you can exchange them at the Reise
Bank at the main train station.
You will be walking a lot! Berlin is thebiggest city in Germany, sometimes
with long distances, so be prepared towalk.
Public transportation is the easiest
and cheapest way to get around inBerlin


Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 9.50€
Combo Meal at McDonalds 6.00€
Domestic Beer (0.5l draught) 3.00€
Cappuccino 2.60€
Cocktail 8.00€
Water (0.33l bottle) 1.80€
Taxi (Basic Tariff) 2.75€ + 1.65€/km
Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro) 6.40€
Pair of Jeans (Levis) 89.00€
Movie Ticket 8.50€

Practical information and things to remember:
Please make sure to bring your presentation on a USB-stick during the registration.

Kindly note that your presentation time on stage should be no longer than 8 minutes
plus 2 additional minutes for questions and answers.

No mobile phones in the sessions please.

Smoking is prohibited in the ESTREL Hotel building. Please use the outside terrace forsmoking. Please make sure to use the ash trays.

Wireless Internet is available at the ESTREL premises. Do not hesitate to contact us
for the login code.

At the hostel there is also wireless internet available free of charge. Contact thereception for the access code.

Overseas telephone calls from the hotel are quite expensive. Please ask at the hotel
reception for the nearest call shop/internet café in case you need a calling card foryour mobile phone.

June is the best time of the year! Summer in Germany can be both, very hot andhumid, but sometimes also rainy and cloudy. Make sure to bring sun blockers and asmall umbrella in order to be well prepared for each weather condition.

Keep in mind that Germany might use a different power plug system than yourcountry. Travel adaptors will be available at the airport or in any electronic stores.
Voltage is 230V.

Lunch is offered at the ESTREL premises on June 23rd (lunch buffet, afternoon break &finger food during the Get Together).

Please be aware that the City Tour on Monday will start from the entrance of theESTREL at 9:30 am and will take approximately until 5 pm.

Let us know how you are doing! We want to make sure that you get the most out ofthe event!

For any questions, comments or feedback that you might have, please do nothesitate to contact us anytime! If you have any problems, please feel free to talk tous.