Location

symposium venue Weihenstephan Freising Technische Universität München traveling

The symposium is organized by Prof. Dr. Rudi F. Vogel, who is head of the chair for "Technische Mikrobiologíe" of the "Technische Universität München" on their Center for Life and Food Sciences Weihenstephan. Weihenstephan is part of the isoric town Freising 35 km north of Munich, right in the middle of the Bavarian Heartlands in Germany. The symposium itself is held in the middle of the old town of Freising in the "Kardinal Döpfner Haus".

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All scientific events of the symposium will be held in the "Kardinal Döpfner Haus" situated in the middle of the town of Freising on the clerical hill (Domberg), just across the famous Dome of Freising. It also offers accomodation, which you can choose upon registration to the symposium.

The Center of Life Sciences of the Technische Universität München in Weihenstephan hosts about 100 professors and 5000 students in nutrition, land utilization and environment. Educational courses range from forestry, to ecology, agriculture, food sciences and technology, brewing and nutrition to biology and molecular biotechnology.

The history of the original Weihenstepan monastery as well as science, research and education is millenniums old. We can just offer you a faint glimpse into these ancient times and it's most important dates here (in pdf format).

Weihenstephan belongs to the town Freising which has a very long history and is a long time Christian center in upper Bavaria. About 40,000 people live here, 35 km north of Munich, many of them working and studying at Weihenstephan.

More about Freising is found here.

Almost 200 years old, this university educates about 18,000 students in engineering, natural and applied sciences. See their website for more information here.

By car: Coming from Munich on the highway A9 change to A92 in direction "Deggendorf" and get off at "Freising Mitte". Coming from "Nürnberg" on the A9 get off at "Allershausen" and follow the signs to "Freising". In Freising follow the signs in direction of "Domberg". It is a narrow steep street that leads you there. You will find few parking spaces in fromt of the Dome place. You also can enter and pass the Dome place to find a parking house in the hill (fees apply - ask for reduced long term fees at the registration).

By train: Take a train to "Freising" (many trains go via Munich central station). In Freising you can take a 10 min. walk from the station to the well signposted "Domberg" or take a taxí to "Kardinal Döpfner Haus" situated there.

By plane: Choose Munich Airport (MUC) as your destination. At the Airport, you can take a taxi (about EUR 25) or take a local bus 635 to Freising (about EUR 2.30). The bus will go to "Freising" station every 20 min. You can take a 10 min. walk from the station to the "Domberg" or take a taxí to "Kardinal Döpfner Haus" situated there.

By boat: You can come by kanoe on the river "Isar" to "Freising" if you like sports. If you do so you'll get a free welcome beer from us.

local maps

getting a taxi or bus at Munich airport

Bus schedule 635 from Munich airport to Freising station and back

map for walk from Freising station to the Kardinal Döpfner Haus (symposium venue) on the Domberg

(the last 100 m are very steep, so consider the weight of your baggage).

The October weather in the Munich area is variable. After morning haze it is often sunny with 15 - 20°C. Evenings and in the night, the temperature falls significantly and may even freeze. Thus, you should be prepared for temperature changes and a light rain shower. This is no problem, because the meeting is absolutely informal, you can live on-site, and you should wear what makes you feel most comfortable and may well take a "tie-break"!