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248 GENERAL INFORMATIONGENERAL INFORMATION249Wireless Lan and ComputersDuring the conference, wireless LAN internet access is available at the conferencelocation free of charge. Please ask our staff at the registration desk to receiveyour login information.Participants not bringing their own computer may have access to a universitycomputer (No. 6 on campus map). PCs in Goethe University’s computer roomsgive access to email and internet, as well as a range of software packages.MealsOn campus you will find three places providing food and drinks.Lunch is available in the “Neue Mensa” on the first floor (No. 1 on campus map)and opening hours are from 11.30 until 14.30.In the “Mensa”, cash payments are possible. To be identified as a participant ofthe conference, simply show your name tag when you pay at the till. Studentsfrom Hessian universities that can verify their student status will be chargedstudent prices. Others will be charged guest prices.Also, food and snacks are available in the cafeteria, which is in the same buildingas the “Neue Mensa” but situated on ground level (No. 1 on campus map)with opening hours from 8.00 until 17.00.The third on-campus option for drinks and snack food is the Café Juridicum,which is open from 7.30 until 17.00. (No. 5 on the map).Alternatively, several restaurants are located within a 5-minute walk of the conferencevenue. Please ask our staff at the registration desk upon arrival for moreinformation.Public transportHow to get from the conference venue to …… Frankfurt city center:Walk 3 minutes to the “Bockenheimer Warte” station of the underground LinesU6 und U7, take the U-Bahn in the direction of Enkheim or Frankfurt Ost; get offat “Hauptwache”. To buy a ticket at the RMV vending machine, use the button“Kurzstrecke, Erwachsene” (short trip, adult). If you travel more than three stations,use “Einzelfahrt Frankfurt” (single ticket).… Frankfurt central railway station:Walk to the “Bockenheimer Warte” underground station, preferably to the entranceclose to the Senckenberg-Museum (2 minutes), take the U4 in the directionof Enkheim. Get off at “Hauptbahnhof”.… the airport:Choose a ticket “Einzelfahrt Frankfurt Flughafen” (indicated by an airplane)at the ticket machine. Take the U4 underground line to “Hauptbahnhof” (seeabove). Take the S-Bahn 8 or 9 (commuter train; direction Wiesbaden, the ticketis valid both for the underground and the commuter train), get off at the thirdstop. You can also take the regional train RE 55 in peak hours or RE 80. Regionaltrains leave from the platforms in the main hall. Check www.bahn.defor timetables. See also: www.rmv.deHow to use the ticket machines of S-Bahn and U-Bahn:If you need to go somewhere else than the city center or airport and needmore explanations, simply press a button to select a different screen language(English, French, Italian, Spanish or Turkish). These machines accept paymentin coins and banknotes, specifically 5-, 10-, 20- und 50-Euro. The screen willdisplay the banknotes accepted. This will depend on the fare amount andthe change available. The possible means of cashless payment will also beindicated in the payment screen on the display.Taxi transportYou can get a taxi at the taxi stand at the main entrance of the undergroundstation “Bockenheimer Warte” (3 minutes walk).You can also hail a passing one or call Taxi-Frankfurt under 069 / 230001, 069/ 230033, 069 / 250001 or 069 / 792020Free entrance into the Zoo Frankfurt, the Palmengarten, and theSenckenberg Museum during your conference stayYour conference name tag will give you free entry to Frankfurt‘s famous institutionsthe Zoo Frankfurt, the Palmengarten and Senckenberg Museum from21 to 25 February 2011.Just show your name tag at the entrance.Frankfurt ZooEnjoy animals - promoting conservationCrocodiles, gorillas, lions and rhinos: you don`t have to travel to Africa to seethese fascinating animals. A trip to Frankfurt Zoo is just as good.The zoo offers not only a green recreation area on your doorstep. Here youcan discover more than 4,500 animals in over 400 species. Our animals dowellin surroundings as natural as possible, with many places to hide and live inspecies-specific social groups just they do in the wild.Bernhard-Grzimek-Allee 1 | 60316 FrankfurtOpening hours: 9:00 - 16:30Public transport: U6, U7 (stop: „Zoo“)gtöSociety for Tropical Ecology | Gesellschaft für Tropenökologie e.V. Status and future of tropical biodiversity | Frankfurt, 21 - 24 February 2011gtö