Informatik ECMS 2012 on the Koblenz Campus of the University of Koblenz-Landau, May 29—June 1st, 2012

2 Informatik ECMS 2012 The 26th European Conference on Modelling and Simulation will be held on the Koblenz Campus of the University of Koblenz-Landau from May 29 till June 1st, 2012 The campus was built in 1999 and is currently being extended.

3 Informatik University of Koblenz-Landau Conference venue Library

4 Informatik University of Koblenz-Landau Founded in 1990, successor to a higher education institution mainly devoted to training teachers Two campuses in Koblenz and in Landau, 200 km apart Eight faculties (four each on both campuses) Among them in Koblenz a Computer Science Faculty with 22 professors, some 80 other scientific staff and some 1800 students

5 Informatik Institute of Information Systems in Business and Public Management currently six professors plus two visiting professors and one adjunct professor eGovernment and policy modelling agent-based modelling IT risk management corporate communication systems business software web science

6 Informatik Koblenz: How to get there Koblenz is situated in the middle of a triangle between the airports of Cologne (CGN), Hahn (HHN) and Frankfurt (FRA), and can easily be reached by train from FRA and CGN (70 minutes each) or by bus from HHN (70 minutes) Koblenz Cologne Bonn Frankfurt Hahn Rhine Moselle

7 Informatik Koblenz: Where to stay Hotels in walking distance to the venue –< 10 minutes: nice three star hotel, ~ EUR 70 –15 minutes: another three star hotel, ~ EUR 55 –20 minutes: monastery guesthouse, ~ EUR 25 Hotels from where the venue can easily be reached by public transport –Wide range of accommodations up to four stars, EUR 25 to EUR 150

8 Informatik Koblenz at the confluence of Rhine and Moselle One of the oldest towns in Germany Founded by the Romans (8 BC, in 2012 Koblenz will be 2020 years old) 107,000 inhabitants Large number of IT firms and other institutions of the service and administration sector 2011: Host of the Federal Horticultural Exhibition which beautified both the area around Deutsches Eck and the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress

9 Informatik Enjoy the beauty of Koblenz and the Middle Rhine Deutsches Eck Ehrenbreitstein Fortress and cable cars crossing the Rhine St Castor‘s Church, 9 th century Marksburg Castle, 12 th century Stolzenfels Castle, 19 th century

10 Informatik Touristic attractions

11 Informatik The local team Prof. Dr. Klaus G. Troitzsch Dr. Michael Möhring Dipl.-Inform. Ulf Lotzmann … see you in Koblenz 2012