The informal Get-Together on Monday, February 22, starts at 18:30 in the restaurant “Haus am Walde”. The restaurant is located in the vicinity of the univeristy campus just a few minutes from the hotel "Munte am Stadtwald" and "Atlantic Hotel Universum". Please refer to Directions for a map. The restaurant is indicated by fork and knife in the "venue surroundings" detail map.

On Tuesday February 23 at 18:30, the conference banquet is served in the “Ratskeller Bremen” restaurant, which is located in the historic town hall of Bremen. The town hall is the seat of the President of the Senate and of the Mayor of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. It is one of the most important examples of Brick Gothic architecture in Europe. In July 2004, along with the “Bremer Roland”, the building was added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

The town hall stands on the market square of the historic town center. Directly in front of it is the Roland statue as can be seen in the picture. The chamber of commerce is located on the opposite side of the square; Bremen Cathedral and the modern parliament building are to the right, whilst to the left is Our Lady’s Church. On the west side of the square the sculpture “The Town Musicians of Bremen” by Gerhard Marcks is displayed, which is also shown in the logo of this year’s Workshop on Smart Antennas.

The old town hall was built between 1405 and 1409. From 1595 to 1612, the architect Lüder von Bentheim renovated the structure and created the new facade which overlooks the market. By boarding up the outer walls, the citizens of Bremen largely succeeded in protecting the building from the bombs of the Second World War, which destroyed more than 60 % of the city. The city hall has been restored several times, most recently in 2003.

The “Bremer Ratskeller”, located in the basement of the town hall, is home of the oldest barrel of wine in Germany, crafted in 1653. Since it was erected in the year 1405, German wines were stored and sold there. With its history over 600 years the Ratskeller of Bremen is the oldest wine cellar in Germany. From 1330 to 1815, the Council of Bremen held sales right for white wine. No citizen could sell wine without the permission of the Council. All wines had to be stored in the cellar of the Council. The purpose was to control the prices and the payment of taxes.

The cellar traditionally held a tavern and today a large part of it is a restaurant. The social event will take place in the Bacchus Cellar, which is the youngest of the seven available rooms and was built in 1620.
The cellar is named after the god of wine Bacchus and a barrel called “Bacchus barrel” is located in this part of the “Ratskeller”. A statue symbolizing Bacchus is placed on top of this particular barrel, which is depicted in the picture.

From the conference building NW1 take the tram line 6 to "Flughafen" (Airport). It will take approx. 20min to reach the tram station "Domsheide", where you leave the tram and head west towards the town hall. The entrance of the restaurant is situated on the left side of the town hall. For further details take a look at the schematics.