Location
The InterContinental Berlin Hotel
Budapester Strasse 2
D-10787 Berlin
Germany
Tel: +49 30 2602 0
Fax: +49 30 2602 2600
E-mail: berlin@interconti.com

Language
English is the official language of the Congress.

Dates
April 13 - 16, 2005

Personal Insurance
We recommend that all participants take out a personal travel and health insurance for their trip.

Climate
The weather in Berlin in April is cool and pleasant. Temperatures range from 4°C - 13°C.

Clothing
Informal for all occasions.

Prizes
A prize for the best oral presentation and for the best poster presentation
will be awarded on Saturday, April 16.

Hotel Accommodation
Kenes International
17 Rue du Cendrier
P.O. Box 1726
CH-1211 Geneva 1, Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 908 0488
Fax: +41 22 732 2850
E-Mail: reg_prediabetes@kenes.com

Congress Organizers
Please do not hesitate to contact the Organizers if you require any additional information or assistance. Please address all correspondence to:
1st International Congress on "Prediabetes" and the Metabolic Syndrome
c/o Kenes International - Global Congress Organizers and Association Management Services (LOGO)
17 Rue du Cendrier
PO Box 1726
CH-1211 Geneva 1
Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 908 0488
Fax: +41 22 732 2850
E-mail: prediabetes@kenes.com

Exhibition
A professional exhibition will be held concurrently with the Congress. For details, please contact:
Michal Lelcuk
Conexpo - Organizers of Exhibitions Ltd.
17 Rue du Cendrier
P.O. Box 1726
CH-1211 Geneva 1, Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 908 0488
Fax: +41 22 732 2850
E-mail: mlelcuk@kenes.com

Airport Information and Travel to Berlin
Berlin can easily be reached from all corners of the globe.

Easy access by air:
International flights arrive at all three Berlin International Airports: Tegel (close to the Inter-Continental Hotel), Tempelhof and Schonefeld airports.

Easy access by rail:
- The main railway stations in Berlin are the Zoologischer Garten and the Ostbahnhof
- Public transfer to Berlin - approximate prices Euro 3 for a one-way ticket and Euro 8 for a daily ticket
- From Tegel Airport to the city center, airport shuttle buses no. 109 and/or no. X9 to railway station Zoologischer Garten
- From Tempelhof Airport to the city center, U-Bahn line 6 from Platz der Luftbrucke station to Stadtmitte station and U-Bahn line 2 to Zoologischer Garten station
- From Schonefeld Airport to the city center, S-Bahn line 9 to Zoologischer Garten station

Taxis are available at approximately Euro 15 - 25 per car.