German-Ukrainian Municipal Partnerships Conference

You can download the current event programme here:

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If you have any questions or concerns during the conference, our colleagues will be happy to help you:

For organisational questions:
Phone: +49 228 20 717-2875
veranstaltungen-ua.skew@engagement-global.de

For speakers:
Marianne Kreuzig
Phone: +49 228 20 717-2656
marianne.kreuzig@engagement-global.de

Security checks will take place at the event on 15 November 2023, due to the participation of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany. Please note that on that day, it is essential that you bring your identity card with you for identification purposes. You will also not be permitted to bring any bags larger than A4 size. Please leave your luggage in your hotel.

Please also note that there will be no entry to the Kongresshalle after 9.15 am on 15 November. Please allow sufficient time for your journey to the Kongresshalle and the security checks at the venue.

Kongresshalle am Zoo
Pfaffendorfer Str. 31
04105 Leipzig

Website of the conference venue

Arriving by train or on foot:
The best way to reach the Kongresshalle from the main railway station is via tram line 4 or 12. Get off the tram at Zoo stop, and you will find the Kongresshalle directly beside the stop. The Kongresshalle can also be reached on foot from any of the hotels in under 20 minutes.

Arriving by car:
Directly in front of the Kongresshalle is a car park named Parkhaus Zoo Leipzig, where cars can be parked at any time. Please enter ‘Parthenstraße 8, Leipzig’ into your navigation system. Please note: Leipzig has an environmental zone which may only be entered by cars, buses or commercial vehicles with a green sticker. If you are arriving by car, please note that parking costs can only be reimbursed up to a maximum of €15 per day. Further information about parking at the Kongresshalle is available here:
https://www.kongresshalle.de/de/aufenthalt/anfahrt-parken/

Directions from the hotels:
– If you are staying at the Seaside Park Hotel Leipzig, the Hotel Ibis Leipzig City or the Intercity Hotel Leipzig, we recommend taking tram 4 or 12 from the main railway station to the Kongresshalle. Please get off the tram at Zoo stop.
– If you are staying at the Motel One Leipzig-Nikolaikirche, Motel One Leipzig-Augustusplatz or Motel One Leipzig-Post hotels, we recommend taking tram 4 or 12 from the Augustusplatz-Leipzig stop to the Kongresshalle. Please get off the tram at Zoo stop.

We have contact persons available in all hotels who can accompany groups to the event venue or to the tram stops.

Participants will be accommodated in various hotels, all of which are centrally located in Leipzig. We have booked you a hotel room free of charge in accordance with the information you provided in your event registration. Breakfast is included. Charges for use of the mini bar or hotel phone are your own responsibility. Please also note that we can only reimburse car parking charges up to €15 per day, and original receipts will be required.

Information on the hotel you are staying in has been sent to you by email. If you do not know which hotel you are staying in, please contact us by phone on +49 228 20 717-2875, or by email at
veranstaltungen-ua.skew@engagement-global.de

ibis Leipzig City
Reichsstraße 17
04109 Leipzig
Telefon: +49 (0)341 21860

• Check-in from 15.00; Check-out by 12.00
• 24-hour reception
• Public underground car park under the hotel (charges apply). Navigation: Brühl 26
• The hotel is approximately 500m from the main railway station.

Intercity Hotel Leipzig
Tröndlinring 2
04105 Leipzig
Telefon: +49 341 3086610

• Check-in from 15.00; check-out by 12.00
• 24-hour reception
• Some parking spaces at the hotel, subject to availability (charges apply). These cannot be reserved in advance.
• Car park nearby (charges apply).
• The hotel is approximately 500m from the main railway station.

Seaside Park Hotel
Leipzig Richard-Wagner-Str. 7
04109 Leipzig
Telefon: +49 341 98520

• Check-in from 15.00; check-out by 11.00
• Public car parking available nearby, at a cost of €25 per day. This cannot be reserved in advance.
• The hotel is approximately 200m from the main railway station.

Motel One Leipzig-Augustusplatz
Ritterstraße 4
04109 Leipzig
Telefon: +49 341 2527980

• Check-in from 15.00; check-out by 12.00
• Please note that the hotel entrance is in a traffic-calmed zone, and cannot be approached by car.
• Public parking facilities nearby are the Q-Park Augustusplatz or the Leipzig Oelßner's Hof car park.
• The hotel is approximately 500m from the main railway station.

Motel One Leipzig-Nikolaikirche
Nikolaistraße 23
04109 Leipzig
Telefon: +49 341 3374370

• Check-in from 15.00; check-out by 12.00
• No parking spaces at the hotel.
• Recommended public parking: ‘Deutrichs Hof’ in Reichsstraße.
• The hotel is approximately 450m from the main railway station.

Motel One Leipzig-Post
Grimmaischer Steinweg 1
04103 Leipzig
+49 341 9621050

• Check-in from 15.00; check-out by 12.00
• Limited number of parking spaces in the public car park (Querstraße 13, 04103 Leipzig) under the hotel (€10/24hr).
• Further car parking available in the neighbouring Q-Park Augustusplatz underground car park: Open 24 hours, 100m away, discount rate for hotel guests: €10 per day.)
• The hotel is approximately 700m from the main railway station.

1. City tour: Peaceful Revolution - Autumn 1989 in Leipzig
   Start: 3 pm
   Meeting point: Augustplatz, next to the fountain at the Gewandhaus
2. Museum tour:
   Option 1: Museums as places of active social discourse – the example of the Museum of Fine Arts Leipzig
   Option 2: Transformation processes in the museum since 1989 (history and perception of the reunification period, "New Leipzig School")
   Start: 3 pm
   Meeting point: Café Treff, Museum der Bildenden Künste Leipzig, Katharinenstraße 10
3. City tour with an app: A new movement - Re*mapping Leipzig
   Start: 3 pm
   Meeting point: Marktplatz, corner of Markt and Salzgäßchen
4. City tour: City tour "classic" through Leipzig's historic centre
   Start: 3 pm
   Meeting point: Nikolaikirche between the two Motel Ones, Nikolaikirchhof

Please note: City tours 1 to 3 are fully booked. If you have not received a confirmation for these tours, please join the "classic" city tour (4).

Auerbachs Keller
Grimmaische Straße 2-4
04109 Leipzig

The Auerbachs Keller Leipzig is located in the city centre, just a few minutes’ walk from all hotels and the main railway station.

Kunstkraftwerk Leipzig
Saalfelder Straße 8
04179 Leipzig

The Kunstkraftwerk is located a little way outside the city centre. It can be reached via train line 15 from Leipzig main station. The journey time is approximately 17 minutes. Please get off at Lindenau, Bushof station. The Kunstkraftwerk is then just a few minutes’ walk away.

Contact persons will be available to accompany groups to the Kunstkraftwerk and also for the return journey to Leipzig city centre.

Ratskeller Leipzig
Lotterstraße 1
04109 Leipzig

The Ratskeller is also in the city centre, and within walking distance from all the hotels. Alternatively, you could take the tram. Depending on which hotel you are staying at, we recommend catching tram 9 at the Goerdelerring stop and travelling to the Neues Rathaus stop. The Ratskeller Leipzig is then just a few minutes’ walk away. Alternatively, take tram 3,4,5 or 6 from Hauptbahnhof (the main station) or the Leipzig Markt stop, and travel to the Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz stop. The Ratskeller is then just a few minutes’ walk away.

On your arrival at the hotel, you will receive a name badge for the conference, with a ticket for the Leipzig local transport (Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe) printed on it. This ticket will allow you to travel free of charge within the city of Leipzig from 13 to 16 November 2023. There is no need to buy tickets yourself for these four days. Please retain your name badge for the entire duration of the conference. The hotels are all within walking distance of the main railway station, so you will not need to purchase a ticket for this part of your journey.

Catering during the event is free of charge. You will be served breakfast at your hotel, lunch will be provided at the event venue on both days, as well as ample coffee breaks. Catering will also be provided during the evening events.

We will be happy to reimburse your travel expenses in accordance with the guidelines listed here:

• To claim reimbursement, please complete the travel expense form below and send it to the following address, together with all original receipts by email until 23 November 2023 to: veranstaltungen-ua.skew@engagement-global.de
  ENGAGEMENT GLOBAL gGmbH
  c/o Tobias Retzbach
  Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 40
  53113 Bonn
  Germany
• We will reimburse 2nd class train journeys (including seat reservations) with Deutsche Bahn, as well as journeys on local public transport (bus, tram or metro). All original receipts must also be submitted. Please note that you will be provided with a ÖPNV-Ticket for Leipzig’s public transport network, covering the period of 13 to 16 November 2023, so you will not need to buy tickets yourself. You will be given your ticket on arrival at your hotel.
• Use of a car will be reimbursed at a rate of €0.20 per km, up to a maximum distance of 650km (max. €130). Please provide evidence of the most direct route. This will be checked using an online route planner before payment. Only whole kilometres will be reimbursed. Car parking charges will be reimbursed up to a maximum of €15 per day. Original receipts will also be required for this.
• Taxi costs will only be accepted under exceptional circumstances and for justifiable reasons (physical disability, if public transport is unavailable for a prolonged period of time, or for journeys before 6.00am or after 10.00pm).

Notes on travel expenses
Travel expenses claim form
Transfer information form

You can find all the information on the programme content, as well as background information on the conference, on our conference website. This will give you an overview of the specialist forums offered at the conference, as well as the speakers appearing on stage.

Conference Website