Venue

Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum – The World’s Largest Computer Museum

The conference will be hosted in the Heinz Nixdorf Forum (HNF), which is the home of the world’s largest computer museum. In the scope of the banquet dinner, we will guide you through the museum! The cultural history of information technology in a time journey covering 5,000 years. The museum is home of about 6,000 objects relating to calculating, writing and printing, office automation and computer technology, over 2,000 of these objects are presented in the exhibition.

Hotels

We have reserved rooms in three different hotels:

Welcome Hotel Paderborn
Best Western Premier Arosa Hotel
Aspethera Hotel

With each of these hotels a special discount has been negotiated. To obtain this discount, please fill out the corresponding reservation form for the hotel you have chosen and fax it directly to the hotel. Please note that the blocks of rooms are only reserved until 23 May 2016. Afterwards, rooms (at the conference rates) may still be available, but no guarantees can be given by the hotels.

Welcome Hotel Paderborn

The Welcome Hotel Paderborn is nearest to the conference venue (5 minutes walking distance) and offers all facilities of a classical business hotel. A special conference rate of 94€ per night for a single room (which includes breakfast and free W-LAN) is negotiated for you as participant of MobiHoc 2016. Additionally, you can book for a rate of 7€ per night a parking place if needed. For more information, please visit the website of the Welcome Hotel.

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Best Western Premier Arosa Hotel

The Best Western Premier Arosa Hotel is centrally located and has a unique panoramic view of downtown Paderborn. A special conference rate of 85€ per night for a single room and 100€ per night for the business packet (which includes a single room, breakfast and W-LAN) is negotiated for you as participant of MobiHoc 2016. Additionally, you can book for a rate of 10€ per night a parking place if needed. For more information, please visit the website of the Arosa Hotel.

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Aspethera Hotel

The Aspethera Hotel is located in the heart of the historic inner city and only a few footsteps away from the historic town hall of Paderborn where at the evening of the first day of MobiHoc (July 5) a welcome reception will be given. A special conference rate of 80€ per night for a single room and 115€ per night for a double room is negotiated for you as participant of MobiHoc 2016. Breakfast is included in this price. Additionally, you can book for a rate of 7€ per night a parking place if needed. For more information, please visit the website of the Aspethera Hotel.

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Other Hotels

If these hotels are booked out, alternative hotels in Paderborn (with no negotiated room rates) can be found via the tourist information website. For our part, we can recommend the following list of alternative hotels in Paderborn:

Hotel IBIS Paderborn City, Paderwall 1-5, Paderborn
Galerie-Hotel Paderborn, Bachstr. 1, Paderborn
Hotel zur Mühle, Mühlenstraße 2, Paderborn
Hotel Stadthaus, Hathumarstr. 22, Paderborn
IN VIA Hotel, Giersmauer 35, Paderborn
DJH Jugendherberge Paderborn (youth hostel), Meinwerkstr. 16, Paderborn

City of Paderborn

For European standards, Paderborn is a young city with a history that goes back over 1200 years. There are many places of historical interest to see. Most interestingly, high-tech and the Middle Ages go hand-in-hand in harmonious co-existence in this dynamic city city pulsating with life, but still small enough to feel familiar. Situated on the River Pader, the town encompasses numerous parks, and is surrounded by beautiful countryside.

The first documentary mention of Paderborn dates back to the year 777. Paderborn has been playing a major role in the catholic church (since 1929, Paderborn is an archbishopric). In 836, the holy relics of St. Liborius have been transferred to Paderborn - this is celebrated every year during the Libori festival. In about 1000, Paderborn was awarded town status. After recovering from the second world war, the University of Paderborn has been founded in 1972.

More information about the city can be found in the Paderborn City Guide.

University of Paderborn

The University of Paderborn has been founded in 1972. It is structured into five faculties:

Faculty of Arts and Humanities - Home of Department of English and American Studies, Department of Educational Science, Department of Protestant Theology, Department of German Studies and Comparative Literary Studies, History Department, Department of Social and Human Sciences, Department of Catholic Theology, Department of Art, Music, Textiles, Department of Media Studies, Department of Romance Languages
Faculty of Business Administration and Economics - Home of Department 1: Management, Department 2: Taxation, Accounting and Finance, Department 3: Business Information Systems, Department 4: Economics, Department 5: Business and Human Resource Education, Department 6: Law
Faculty of Science - Home of Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry, Department of Sports and Health
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering - Home of Sixteen professors, four multidisciplinary and cross-faculty research institutions
Faculty of Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics - Home of Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Department of Computer Science, Department of Mathematics

Currently, about 20,000 students are enrolled in the provided study programs working towards a Bachelor, Masters, or PhD degree.

Travel Information

By Air

The most convenient connection is to take a flight directly to Paderborn Airport (IATA code: PAD). The airport provides multiple connections per day to Munich and further to the US and to Asia. Alternatively, you may choose Düsseldorf (IATA code: DUS) or Hannover (IATA code: HAJ) as your final destination. Both airports provide direct train connections to Paderborn directly from the terminal building.

By Train

Paderborn is well connected to the German train network. have multiple connections per day to all major German cities.

The website of Deutsche Bahn provides a convenient search widget for train connections.