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Registration

You will find the conference registration and information desk directly at the conference venue. The registration and information desk will be in your service:

Conference Venue and Rooms

The conference venue is located in building 23.01 and 23.02 (directly connected) at the University of Duesseldorf. The address of the conference venue is Universitaetsstrasse 1, 40225 Duesseldorf.

The parallel sessions and symposia will be held in rooms 3B, 3C, 3D, U1.22, and U1.24. The plenary lectures as well as the GWP meeting will take place in room 3D.

Map of the university campus (important locations are marked):

Map of the conference venue:

If you need technical assistance or encounter technical problems, please contact the conference assistants at the registration and information desk.

To reach the conference venue from the main station, take U79 (below main station; roughly 15min) or tram 704 (in front of main station; roughly 20min), both direction: “Uni Ost/Botanischer Garten”, and exit at the final stop.

Venue Accessibility

All rooms are handicapped accessible. There are disabled toilets available and floors are connected via elevators. Also the canteen is handicapped accessible. For support just contact our crew at the registration and information desk.

Child Care

Child care service will be offered for children of GWP participants. For child care service, please check the corresponding box when registering for the conference or send an e-mail to the local organizers. The local organizing committee will contact you and provide more details.

Internet

Eduroam is available at the whole university campus: https://www.eduroam.org/. In case you have no eduroam access, you can also use the university WLAN (HHUD-W) free of charge. Username and password are provided in the conference binder. If there is urgent need, conference participants may also use a computer that is located at the registration and information desk.

Printing

You have the opportunity to print at the registration and information desk. Please note that we can only print a few pages (e.g., flight tickets, but no handouts).

Luggage Room

You can leave your luggage at the registration and information desk during the above mentioned service times.

ATM

The nearest ATM is located at the main library (see “Bibliothek” on the map). A second ATM is located at the main canteen (“Mensa”).

Coffee and Refreshments

Coffee and tea will be served during the refreshment breaks. All refreshments are served in the foyer. There are also several cafeteria as well as a canteen at the university campus where you can pick up some drinks and sandwiches:

• Cafeteria at the ground floor of the conference venue (building 23.01)
• Ex Libris at the main library (right to the main entrance; see “Bibliothek” on the map)
• Café Uno left to the main canteen (“Mensa”) at building 21.11 in the north of the campus (see “Mensa” on the map)
• Café Vita right to the main canteen (“Mensa”) at building 21.11 in the north of the campus (see “Mensa” on the map)

Dinner Restaurants

Close to the campus are only a few small restaurants for dinner. The closest one is “Scottie’s” next to the tram stop Christophstraße (see map), where Burger’s and also local food is served for a reasonable price. There is also a Subway around the corner of the main canteen. There are many nice restaurants in the city center. For traditional/local food you may consider:

• Brewery “Füchschen”: Ratinger Straße 28
• Brewery “Zum Schlüssel”: Bolkerstraße 41 – 47
• Brewery “Schlösser Quartier Bohème”: Ratinger Straße 25
• Brewery “Uerige”: Berger Straße 1

Tourist Information

Tourist information on the city of Duesseldorf and a city guide can be found here.

Police and Medical Assistance

If you need to call the police or need an ambulance, the emergency number is 112.

On Arrival

Transportation from/to airport: Please be aware that there are two airports associated with Duesseldorf: Duesseldorf Airport (DUS) and Airport Duesseldorf Weeze (NRN). While Duesseldorf Airport (DUS) is very close to the city, Airport Duesseldorf Weeze (NRN) is actually about 90 kilometers away from Duesseldorf. Transportation from Duesseldorf Airport (DUS) to the main station costs about 25 EUR with taxi and about 2,60 EUR with train. For the latter buy a zone A single fare ticket – valid up to 90 minutes after stamping – and take the train S11. Please find a map of Duesseldorf here.

Public Transportation in Duesseldorf

If you need to use buses, trams, or the metro, you might want to buy a single ticket (about 2,60 EUR) or a day ticket (6,60 EUR) all for the zone A (the university is within this zone). There is also a 7-day ticket for about 21,20 EUR. The tickets can be purchased in the buses, trams (coins only), and the metro (coins only) as well as at ticket machines at the main station or the old town. You can find information about routes, timetables, and prices at the website of the Rheinbahn: http://www.rheinbahn.de/. To reach the conference venue from the main station, take U79 (below main station; roughly 15min) or tram 704 (in front of main station; roughly 20min), both direction: “Uni-Ost/Botanischer Garten”, and exit at the final stop.

Taxi

You can phone up and book a taxi from a taxi office; call (24h): +49 (0)211 33333 or book at: http://www.taxi-duesseldorf.com/. A taxi from the university to the city center costs about 25 EUR.

Accommodation

Below you find a selection of hotels in Duesseldorf. A number of rooms have been reserved in Motel One Main Station for the conference participants to be booked at a fixed rate. Please be adviced to make your reservations in good time because the offer is only valid until the date indicated below. Be sure to use the reservation code specified below when making the reservation.

(The following information is given without guarantee of being complete, correct, and up-to-date.)

Hotels close to the main station:

Motel One Main Station
Address: Immermannstrasse 54, 40210 Duesseldorf
Connection to conference venue: enter at stop “Duesseldorf Hbf” U79 or tram 704 (both direction: “Uni-Ost/Botanischer Garten”); exit at final stop
E-Mail: duesseldorf-hauptbahnhof@motel-one.com
Reservation code: “GWP2016”
Offer valid until: 25 January, 2016
Single room: 69,00 EUR (without breakfast)
Double room: 79,00 EUR (without breakfast)

Hotel Ibis Main Station
Address: Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 14, 40210 Duesseldorf
Connection to conference venue: enter at stop “Duesseldorf Hbf” U79 or tram 704 (both direction: “Uni-Ost/Botanischer Garten”); exit at final stop
E-Mail: h0793@accor.com

Hotels close to the conference venue:

HK-Hotel Duesseldorf City
Address: Varnhagenstrasse 37, 40225 Duesseldorf
Connection to conference venue: enter at stop “Moorenstrasse” bus 835 (direction: “D-In der Steele”) or bus 836 (direction: “D-Universitaet Sued”); exit at stop “Universitaet Mitte”
E-Mail: info@hk-hotels-duesseldorf.de

Hotel Astra
Address: Ubierstrasse 36, 40223 Duesseldorf
Connection to conference venue: enter at stop “Merowingerplatz” bus 835 (direction: “D-In der Steele”) or bus 836 (direction: “D-Universitaet Sued”); exit at stop “Universitaet Mitte”
E-Mail: info@hotelastra.de

Residenz Hotel Eurostar
Address: Merowingerstrasse 84, 40225 Duesseldorf
Connection to conference venue: enter at stop “Merowingerstrasse” bus 835 (direction: “D-In der Steele”) or bus 836 (direction: “D-Universitaet Sued”); exit at stop “Universitaet Mitte”
E-Mail: kontakt@residenz-eurostar.de

Hotel Haus Mooren
Address: Witzelstrasse 79, 40225 Duesseldorf
Connection to conference venue: enter at stop “Uni-Kliniken” tram 704 (direction: “Uni-Ost/Botanischer Garten”); exit at final stop
E-Mail: info@hotel-haus-mooren.de

Hotel Flora
Address: Auf’m Hennekamp 37, 40225 Duesseldorf
Connection to conference venue: enter at stop “Auf’m Hennekamp” tram 704 (direction: “Uni-Ost/Botanischer Garten”); exit at final stop
E-Mail: office@hotel-flora-duesseldorf.de

Call for Papers & Symposia

The GWP invites contributions devoted to all fields of the philosophy of science. We welcome proposals for individual papers (30 min plus 10 min discussion) or symposia (3 speakers in a total 2-hour session). Graduate students are especially encouraged to submit proposals for either individual papers or symposia. All proposals have to be submitted electronically through the EasyChair system. Please note that first time users have to register as users of EasyChair.

Proposals for Papers

Please submit your proposal for an individual paper either as an “extended abstract” or as an attached PDF (especially if it contains formal symbols), but not both. Proposals for papers should include the title and abstract (up to 500 words). Please ensure that your abstract does not contain information that communicates your identity to the reviewers. Fill in the author information into the “Author Information”-box; this information will not be accessible to the reviewers. All submissions will be subjected to a blind refereeing procedure.

Proposals for symposia

Please submit your proposal for a symposium as an attached PDF. Symposia proposals should include the symposium title, a description of the symposium’s rationale (up to 500 words) and for each of the 3 speakers the title and abstract (up to 500 words). Please prepare your symposium proposal for blind review. Fill in the author information into the “Author Information”-box for all three speakers of the symposium (and for the organizer if (s)he is different from the speakers); this information will not be accessible to the reviewers. The organizer of the symposium should be the corresponding author (check the box).

The conference language is English, but German contributions will also be considered. No one will be permitted to present more than one paper. If you are a graduate student, please indicate this by adding “(graduate student)” in the field “organization” of “Author information” after the name of your organization.

Submission

Submissions are via EasyChair:

Deadlines

The deadline for all submissions has expired (October 2, 2015).

Expected notification of acceptance by the beginning of December.

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