Rostock
The hanseatic town Rostock is situated in north-eastern Germany on the Baltic coast and the bancs of the river Warnow. The town was founded in 1218 by German traders. The rise of the city began with its membership on the Hanseatic League. In the 14^th century it was a powerful seaport town and in 1419 the University of Rostock was founded as the oldest university in Northern Europe. Today, Rostock has nearly 200 000 inhabitants and is the largest city in the federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Impression from the fishing harbour of Warnemünde

Rostock city-harbour with historical hanseatic houses.

Symposion Venue
All conference activities will be held in the HanseMesse Rostock , centrally located directly on the banks of the river Warnow and easily reached from all directions. Details on public transportation can be found on the web-site of the Verkehrsverbund-Warnow where also a route-map for public transportation in Rostock-City is available. The timetable for city-trains can be obtained on the Verkehrsverbund-Warnow website via the lefthand menu (select to: "Lütten-Klein" as final destination). The HanseMesse Rostock celebrated its opening in 2002 on the site of the International Horticultural Exhibition 2003 (IGA 2003) as the new trade fair and exhibition centre of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
For a floor plan of fair hall and rotunda of the HanseMesse see the following pdf-file (207 kB). A detailed plan including also the area of the Fusion Technology Forum can found as floor_plan.pdf (195 kB).