Several events are taking place in Stuttgart at the same time as FDL'08
Book your hotel early ! Special FDL rates available, see the hotel information below.

Stuttgart
Charmingly situated in the heart of one of Germany's largest winegrowing regions, this vibrant metropolis fascinates visitors from all over the world. The state capital of Baden-Württemberg delights tourists not only by vir tue of its magnificent panorama, its
impressive gardens and parks, its fine squares, splendid palaces and buildings in a wide range of architectural styles, but also by its cultural diversity.

A big draw for visitors to Stuttgart is the sensational Mercedes-Benz World. On a total area of approx. 17.000 sq.m. the Mercedes-Benz Museum shows around 160 vehicles on permanent display, including not only the earliest models but also the latest series
production vehicles. Autumn 2008 will also see the opening of another spectacular museum by Porsche, showing more than 80 serial vehicles, prototypes and racing cars.

At the end of September, starting Friday after the FDL conference, things really heat up during the Stuttgart Beer Festival (“Cannstatter Wasen”). Its numerous fairground attractions and the vast beer tents holding up to 5.000 visitors make it one of the world's biggest and best beer festivals.

The magnificent castles and palaces, historic towns and splendid vineyards in the Stuttgart region entice visitors to enjoy wonderful walks, cycle tours and boat trips on the River Neckar and the many idyllic lakes.

Useful information about Stuttgart can be obtained from the Stuttgart Tourist Office. http://www.stuttgart-tourist.de

Social Event
A Museum Tour and the Forum Dinner, supported by Informatik Forum Stuttgart (infos) will take place on Wednesday, September 24.
The social event will start at 19:00.

Hotel information
Hotel reservations must be made directly to the hotel. In the following list of hotels we have an option for conference participants with special rates. We recommend early booking since there is a Trade Fair at the same time.

A list of preferred hotels is available here.

How to get to Vaihingen-University

Detailed Travel information on how to reach the Institut für Technische Informatik is available at this URL:
http://www.ra.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/general/how_to_reach.phtml?language=en

Time tables and Public Transport Maps are available from the website of the "Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart":
http://www.vvs.de/en/index.php

An interactive city map is visible here:
http://www.stuttgart-tourist.de/ENG/ipoint/stadtplan.htm