NOTE: THE BELOW ITINERARY IS THE ORIGINAL AND HAS SINCE CHANGED. FOR THE MOST RECENT VERSION OF THE ITINERARY IN MS-WORD, PLEASE CLICK HERE —–> Study Tour Itinerary.
Also, there is a separate itinerary for Hamburg —–> Hamburg Itinerary.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
until 04:00 pm
Individual arrivals at TXL BERLIN-Airport.
Get installed at your accommodation and have a rest:
Apartments am Brandenburger Tor
Wilhelmstraße 73, D-10117 Berlin
Tel. : +49-(0)30-200-757-0
www.apartments-mitte.deWe have made reservations for 5 flats Type C (2 people to share 3 rooms and one bathroom) plus 1 studio for a single person…
06:00 pm
Meet with Dr. Andrea Mehrländer, Acting Director of the Checkpoint Charlie Foundation and Evelin Morgenstern, enjoy a light dinner in a restaurant nearby and get the latest information on the study tour. Early to bed, early to rise …
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
10:00-12:30 pm
Get together for a “Welcome-to-Berlin“ breakfast with some German guests at Restaurant Käfer im Deutschen Bundestag. This will include a talk by Michael A. Cullen on his observations as An American in – Berlin.
13:00-15:15 pm
City tour by bus conducted by Michael
15:30-17:00 pm
Guided tour of the Reichstag and its art collection
17:00 pm
The rest of the day and dinner are at your leisure. Stamina permitting, enjoy an opera performance or a concert
Thursday, October 4, 2007
10:00 am
Visit the Reference and Research Services of the
German Bundestag
Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders-Haus
Adele-Schreiber-Krieger-Straße 1
11011 Berlin
www.bundestag.deWe will be greeted and given a tour of the Parliamentary Library by its Director Ursula Freyschmidt, followed by talks about the different services offered (The Parliamentary Archives, The Subject and Speakers’ Indexes Division, The Press Documentation Division and Hotline W). with an opportunity to discuss topics of mutual interest
13:15 pm
Lunch in the Bistro im Haus der Bundespressekonferenz, Schiffbauerdamm 40, D-10117 Berlin, then walk to the
Federal Foreign Office
Werderscher Markt 1
D-10117 Berlin
www.auswaertiges-amt.de
15:00-17:00 pm
Visit of the Political Archives and the Historical Service, The tour will be conducted and special documents will be brought out for the group by Dr. Ludwig Biewer
17:15 pm
Fortify yourself with “Kaffee und Kuchen” in the Opern-palais, Unter den Linden 5, D-10117 Berlin. The rest of the day and dinner are on your own. Most of the museums are open till 22:00 pm on Thursdays
Friday, October 5, 2007
10:00-12:30 pm
Guided tour through the Archives of the Zentralstelle der Bundesbeauftragten für die Unterlagen des Staatssicher-heitsdienstes der ehemaligen Deutschen Demokratischen Republik. Tour and background talk will be provided by Günter Bormann, Head of the “Leitungsbüro”:
Archiv der Zentralstelle (Stasi Records Office)
Ruschestraße 103; Eingang Haus 7
D-10365 Berlin
www.bstu.bund.de
12:45-13:45 pm
Lunch snack in the DB cafeteria WISAG ComforTables Catering GmbH & Co. KG, Ruschestraßer 104, D-10365 Berlin
15:00-17:00 pm
Visit the German Institute for International and Security Affairs of the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), one of the think tanks of the German parliament and the federal government:
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
Ludwigkirchplatz 3-4
D-10719 Berlin
www.swp-berlin.org
An introduction will be given by Chief Librarian Nele Morkel M.A., followed by a tour of the Library and Information Services Department. This will include a presentation of the German Information Network on International Affairs and Area Studies (FIV)
17:00 pm
The rest of the day and dinner are on your own. You may wish to explore this charming area of Berlin, near the Kurfürstendamm and Savignyplatz. For dinner, we might end up in the Café-Restaurant “Wintergarten” im Literaturhaus Fasanenenstraße 23, D-10719 Berlin, www.literaturhaus-berlin.de or in one of the restaurants around Savignyplatz
Saturday, October 6, 2007
08:18 am
Depart Berlin Hauptbahnhof for a day’s excursion to HAMBURG
Arrive Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
09:57 am
Walk to the City Hall, a splendid sandstone structure in neo-Renaissance style (built 1886-1897), which dominates the city centre with its impressive architecture. The “Rathaus” is the seat of the State Parliament of Hamburg (which in most of the other Länder would be the “Landtag”) and the Senate, often known as the State Government
10:30-12:00 am
We will be welcomed and given an introduction by Dr. Christine Wellems, Head of the Parliamentary Infor-mation Services, followed by a peer-to-peer discussion – staff members will join us:
Bürgerschaftskanzlei
Parlamentarische Informationsdienste
Rathausmarkt 1
D-20095 Hamburg
www.hamburgische-buergerschaft.de
12:15-13:00 pm
Tour of the City Hall, including information on the work of the State Parliament of Hamburg and the Senate
13:15-14:15 pm
Lunch
14:15 pm
Free time to further explore Hamburg (a list of suggestions will be available)
18:08 pm
Depart Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
19:47 pm
Arrive Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Sunday, October 7, 2007
18:30 pm
Day of leisure – if you would like some orientation regard-ing your own very special area of interest, it would be a pleasure to help. Just let me know
Festive get-together at the Initiative’s … home: Potsdamer Straße 22a, D-12205 Berlin (Lichterfelde West) Tel./Fax: +49 (0)30/8 33 44 78, where you will meet other American and German guests and colleagues
Monday, October 8, 2007
08:46 am
Depart Berlin Hauptbahnhof
10:51 am
Arrive DRESDEN Hauptbahnhof
Accommodation:
Hotel ibis Dresden Königstein
Prager Straße 1
01069 Dresden
Tel. : +49 (0) 3 51 48 56-64 45
http://www.ibishotel.com/ibis/fichehotel/gb/ibi/1580/fiche_hotel.shtml
12:30-14:00 pm
Lunch in the Restaurant Chiaveri im Sächsischen Landtag, Bernhard-von-Lindenau-Platz 1, D-01067 Dresden with a splendid view of the Elbe river
14:15-15:45 pm
Guided tour of the Saxon Parliament (www.landtag.sachsen.de) and the art on the premises. This will include a presentation about the library’s information services by its Head, Imke Winter
16:00-18:00 pm
Visit the recently re-opened Historic Green Vault. It was here that, between 1723 and 1730, August the Strong realized his vision of a Baroque synthesis of the arts as an expression of wealth and absolute power. You will experience magnificent artworks of gold, silver, precious gems, enamel, ivory, bronze and amber in an intensity unparalleled to date:
Historisches Grünes Gewölbe
Residenzschloss (entrance: Sophienstraße opposite the
Taschenbergpalais)
Taschenberg 2
D-01067 Dresden
www.skd-dresden.de/en/museen/gruenes_gewoelbe.html
18:00 pm
The rest of the day and dinner are at your leisure. You may wish to chose the Semperoper or the Frauenkirche to enjoy some music …
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
08:45-10:45 am
Walking tour of the historic district of Dresden, taking us to the Saxon State Library – Regional and University Library.
11:00-14:45 pm
Saxon State Library – Regional and University Library Dresden:
Sächsische Landesbibliothek – Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden (SLUB)
Zellescher Weg 19 D-01069 Dresden www.slub-dresden.de
The SLUB is one of the main archival centres of Germany. Its treasures, collected for over four centuries, are now located in the new stone-clad facilities designed by Ortner & Ortner. Its Director General, Dr. Thomas Bürger, will give us a tour, followed by a presentation of treasures and special collections – we will have lunch in the Cafeteria midway through the program. Since Saxony is the only “new Land” we can take you to during this study tour, you might feel like discussing subjects beyond the professional ones – please feel free to do so
16:26 pm
Depart Dresden Hauptbahnhof
22:08 pm
Arrive MÜNCHEN Hauptbahnhof
Accommodation: St. Pius-Kolleg der Steyler Missionare Dauthendeystraße 25, 81377 München www.steyler.de/svd/dcms/sites/svd/deutschland/niederlassungen/muenchen/index.html
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
10:00-12:00 pm
motto of the day: Munich – Germany’s capital of industrial and intellectual property …
Visit the German Patent and Trade Mark Office: Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt (DPMA)
Zweibrückenstraße 12
D-80331 München
www.dpma.deWe will be given a presentation by Hubert Rothe, Head of the Section “Industrial Property Information for the Public” of DPMA, which serves business, science and individual inventors by providing fast, cost-effective and efficient services to all customers
12:30-14:00 pm
Lunch at the European Patent Office, then walk to
14:30-16:30 pm
Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law: Max-Planck-Institut für Geistiges Eigentum, Wettbewerbs- und Steuerrecht
Marstallplatz 1
D-80530 München
www.ip.mpg.dewhere Peter Weber, Head of the Library, will give us a tour of “the Institute’s most important research resource”. This will include a talk on the German ”research landscape”
16:45 pm
The rest of the day and dinner are on your own. The weather permitting, we suggest a typical Munich “Bier-garten”, where we will meet with German colleagues.
(And there is the opera as well …)
Thursday, October 11, 2007
09:00-12:00 am
Visit the Bavarian State Library (to be confirmed):
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (BSB)
Ludwigstraße 16
D-80539 München
www.bsb-muenchen.de
12:15-13:00 pm
Snack lunch in the Cafeteria of BSB
13:15-15:30 pm
Walk to the Bavarian Landtag, the Parliament of the Free State of Bavaria, the largest state (Land) within the
Federal Republic of Germany and one of the oldest parliaments. The Bayerische Landtag, D-81627 München, www.bayern.landtag.de is seated in the Maximilianeum, where, with a little bit of luck, we will get a guided tour of the historic rooms of interest.We will be escorted by a couple of Munich colleagues to make sure that on our way we see as many of the city’s remarkable historical sites as possible
15:45 pm
Free time to further explore the city on your own
18:39 pm
Depart München
21:53 pm
Arrive KARLSRUHE
Accommodation:
Ringhotel Residenz Karlsruhe
Bahnhofsplatz 14-16
D-76137 Karlsruhe
www.hotel-residenz-karlsruhe.de
Friday, October 12, 2007
09:00 approx.
Depart Karlsruhe for a day’s excursion to STRASSBURG, with visits to the European Court of Human Rights (www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/) and to the European Parliament (www.europaparl.europa.eu), including their libraries/Information centres
Schedule of the day to be confirmed
Saturday, October 13, 2007
10:00 am
Visits of two important German Supreme Courts:
Federal Constitutional Court:
Bundesverfassungsgericht (BVerfG)
Schlossbezirk 3
D-76131 Karlsruhe
www.bundesverfassungsgericht.deIt is a special court established by the German Constitu-tion, the Grundgesetz (Basic Law). Its sole task is judicial review
Federal Court of Justice:
Bundesgerichtshof (BGH)
Herrenstraße 45a
D-76133 Karlsruhe
www.bundesgerichtshof.deIt is the highest appeals court in Germany for cases of civil and criminal law
Both of the Directors, Volker Plettenberg (BVerfG) and Dietrich Pannier (BGH) will be at our disposal, conducting tours through their libraries (and the rest of the buildings), and ready to answer questions
In between:
Lunch snack in the Schlosscafé. We may find the time to climb the Schlossturm, which boasts a fine view of the city and will give us an idea of the historical planning concept of Karlsruhe
16:00 pm aprox.
Explore the Media Museum and/or the Museum of Con-temporary Art of the Center for Art and Media:
Zentrum für Kunst- und Medientechnologie
Lorenzstraße 19
D-76135 Karlsruhe
www.zkm.de
20:00 pm approx.
Dinner – details to be confirmed
Sunday, October 14, 2007
08:51 am
Depart Karlsruhe
09:52 am
Arrive FRANKFURT/MAIN
Optional: Visit the Frankfort Bookfair
And/or: individual departures
