Sociolinguistics Symposium 19
Freie Universität Berlin | August 21-24, 2012
Conference venue & how to get there
Henry Ford Buidling of FU Berlin
(Source: Reinhard Goerner)
Sociolinguistics Symposium 19 will take place in the Henry Ford Building of Freie Universität Berlin. It is located at the junction of Garystraße and Boltzmannstraße, between the subway stops Thielplatz and Oskar-Helene-Heim (line U3) in the southwestern part of Berlin.
The Henry Ford Building was built between 1952 and 1954 according to the plans of the Berlin architects, Franz Heinrich Sobotka and Gustav Müller. It was named after Henry Ford II, who arranged the donation of 8.1 million Deutschmarks by the U.S.-American Ford Foundation for the construction of this building complex.
Address and Area Map
Henry Ford Building
Freie Universität Berlin
Garystraße 35
14195 Berlin-Dahlem
Public Transport in Berlin (BVG)
How to get there
Free Public Transport
We were able to establish an agreement with the public transport company of Berlin (BVG), which allows you to use your name badge as ticket for the public transport in Berlin. It will be valid during the whole conference from August 21 until August 24. Make sure to carry your badge and passport along whenever using public transport.
General information
- If you get off at station "U Oskar-Helene-Heim", please exit on the left
- Cross street and turn to "Garystraße"
- Go to "Garystraße 35" and find yourself in front of the Henry Ford Building
Show larger map of the conference venue of Sociolinguistics Symposium 19
Access to venue by public transport
From railway station "Potsdamer Platz"
- Take U-Bahn (underground) U2 (direction "U Theodor-Heuss-Platz")
- Change trains at "U Wittenbergplatz"
- Take U3 (direction "U Krumme Lanke")
- Get off at station "U Oskar-Helene-Heim"
From railway station "Lichterfelde West"
It is a walk of about 15 minutes. Exit on the left and leave station at the right exit. Follow "Hans-Sachs-Straße" and turn left on "Drakestraße". Cross "Unter-den-Eichen" and follow "Habelschwerdter Allee". Turn left on Ladenbergstraße until you reach "Corrensplatz". Follow "Corrensplatz" and turn right on "Garystraße".
If you prefer to take a bus:
- Take M 11 (direction "U Oskar-Helene-Heim")
- Get off at station "U Oskar-Helene-Heim" or "Thielplatz"
- Take X 11 (direction "U Dahlem Dorf")
- Get off at station "Hittorfstraße"
- Cross the street
- Follow "Hittorfstraße" until you reach Van’t-Hoff-Straße and turn right on "Van’t-Hoff-Straße" Turn left on "Boltzmannstraße", now you turn right again on "Garystraße" and find yourself in front of the Henry Ford Building
From railway station "Rathaus Steglitz"
- Take bus X83 (direction "U Dahlem Dorf") and get off at station "U Dahlem Dorf"
- Take U3 (direction "U Krumme Lanke")
- Get off at station "U Oskar-Helene-Heim"
Access to venue by car
- Take motorway A115 and take exit 4 "Zehlendorf"
- Follow the road 1 to "Berlin Zentrum"
- After about 7 kilometers, turn left onto "Thielallee" about 300m and turn left on "Garystraße"
By plane
From Tegel Airport
- Take Bus X9 or bus 109 (direction "S+U Zoologischer Garten")
- Change trains at "U Jakob-Kaiser-Platz"
- Get on the underground line U7 (direction "U Rudow")
- Change trains at "Fehrbelliner Platz" to line U3 (direction "Krumme Lanke")
- Get off at station "U Oskar-Helene-Heim"
From Schönefeld Airport
- Take the S-Bahn line S45 (direction "S+U Bundesplatz") to "Südkreuz"
- Get off at Südkreuz and change trains to S41 (direction circle line 41) to "Heidelberger Platz"
- Change trains at "Heidelberger Platz" to line U3 (direction "Krumme Lanke")
- Get off at "U Oskar-Helene-Heim"
or
- Take Bus 171 (direction "Hermannplatz") to "U Rudow"
- Get off and take U7 (direction "S+U Rathaus Spandau")
- Change trains at "U Fehrbelliner Platz" and take U3 (direction "Krumme Lanke")
- Get off at "U Oskar-Helene-Heim"