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Final Colloquium 2008
Universität Karlsruhe (TH), 23. Mai 2008
The final colloquium of the DFG priority programme 1126 Algorithms for Large and Complex Networks will be held at Universität Karlsruhe (TH) on May 23rd, 2008.
Colloquium Program
The information desk for on-site registration will open at 9:30. At 10:00 the official program will start with a brief welcome. At noon, we will have a catered lunch break. The colloquium will be concluded with closing words at about 17:15. The colloquium consists of a number of invited talks by experts in the fields of algorithmics and networks. Additionally there will be a poster exhibition during the whole day, showcasing research results of this priority programme 1126.
Confirmed invited speakers are:
- Susanne Albers,
University of Freiburg:
Resource Management in Large Networks - Yossi Azar,
Microsoft Research and Tel-Aviv University:
Fast Load Balancing via Bounded Best Response - Ulrik Brandes,
University of Konstanz:
Analysis and Visualization of Social Networks - Camil Demetrescu,
University of Rome "La Sapienza":
Oracles for Distances Avoiding a Failed Node or Link - Lisa Fleischer,
Computer Science Dartmouth:
Submodular Approximation: Sampling-based Algorithms and Lower Bounds - Berthold Vöcking,
RWTH Aachen:
Selfish Routing and Congestion Games
Registration
Attendance is free of charge. Please register until May 13th to ease the organization (i.e. have the catering service provide enough beverages and food).
Location and Getting There
The colloquium will take place in the Tulla-Hörsaal (lecture hall Tulla, click for a campus map) at the Universität Karlsruhe (TH) (building 11.40, room 103). It is located at the Southwestern corner of the campus, in the so-called Ehrenhof area of the university.
The lecture hall can be reached easily by tram or by foot. After a 2-minutes walk from the tram stop Kronenplatz / Universität you will arrive at the Tulla-Hörsaal . If you arrive at Karlsruhe by train, you can easily reach the university by one of the trams leaving from the station forecourt, just outside the main entrance. The best connections going from the main train station to the university are the following lines:
- line 2 heading to Wolfahrtsweier (starts off from the main station's forecourt heading right)
- line 3 heading to Heide (starts off heading right)
- line 4 heading to Waldstadt (starts off heading left)
- line S4 heading to Bretten/Heilbronn (starts off heading right)
(Watch out for "S"-lines. For example, lines "2" and "S2" are not the same line.)
The colloquium location is within walking distance from the city center (less than 15 minutes) and Karlsruhe palace (about 10 minutes).
Accommodation
If you need an accommodation please find a list of hotels below or check Karlsruhe's accommodation page.
Hotel am Markt
Kaiserstraße 76, 76133 Karlsruhe
phone +49 721 / 91 99 80, fax +49 721 / 91 99 899
single starting from 67.00 EUR, double starting from 97 EURHotel Erbprinzenhof
Erbprinzenstraße 26, 76133 Karlsruhe
phone +49 721 / 2 79 54 and 2 38 90, fax +49 721 / 2 69 50
single starting from 53.50 EURHotel Markgräfler Hof
Rudolfstraße 31, 76131 Karlsruhe
phone +49 721 / 62 76 86 00, fax +49 721 / 69 53 32
single starting from 63.50 EUR, double starting from 81.00 EUR
Hotel Berliner Hof
Douglasstraße 7, 76133 Karlsruhe
phone +49 721 / 18 28 0, fax +49 721 / 18 28 100
single starting from 69.00 EURHotel Ambassador
Hirschstraße 34, 76133 Karlsruhe
phone +49 721 / 18 02 0, fax +49 721 / 18 02 170
single starting from 79.00 EURHöpfner Burghof
Haid-und-Neu Straße 18, 76131 Karlsruhe
phone: +49 721 / 61 83 400, fax: +49 721 / 61 83 40
single starting from 65.00 EUR, double starting from 85.00 EURHotel-Restaurant Hasen
Gerwigstraße 47, 76131 Karlsruhe
phone +49 721 / 96 37 0, fax +49 721 / 9 63 71 23
single starting from 54.00 EUR
Organisation
For any further questions, please feel free to contact us: