DGKL4: Fourth International Conference of the German Cognitive Linguistics Association, Bremen, October 7-9, 2010

Conference Venue

The conference will be held at the University of Bremen’s Humanities Building accessible via Bibliothekstraße.

Directions

Public Transport

From the central station: Take the tram No. 6 in the direction Universität, departing from platform E outside the railway station. Get off at the stop Universität Zentralbereich right in the middle of the campus. The trip takes approx. 15 minutes.

From the airport: Take the tram No. 6 in the direction Universität. The tram stop is right in front of the terminal building. Get off at the stop Universität Zentralbereich right in the middle of the campus. The trip takes approx. 30 minutes.

Driving Directions

Via the A 1 federal highway: Join the A 1 in the direction of the exit Bremer Kreuz (53). Take the exit Bremer Kreuz to merge onto the A 27 toward Cuxhaven. After 12 kilometers, take the exit Bremen-Horn/Lehe (19) and merge immediately onto the exit Bremen Universität. Continue straight ahead to Universitätsallee. Turn right onto Universitätsallee and take the first turn right onto Enrique-Schmidt-Straße. There is a big parking lot where you can park your car for a daily fee of € 0.70.

2010-10-09

DGKL 4 ends

The Fourth International Conference of the German Cognitive Linguistics Association has officially ended. The Conference Committee and the Governing Board of the GCLA thank all speakers, participants and University of Bremen staff members and student assistants who have contributed to making the conference a success in the tradition of the conferences in Hamburg, Munich and Leipzig. The conference website will be shut down at the end of October. The website of the DGKL/GCLA will be found at www.dgkl-gcla.de in the future.

2010-10-08

Results of the General Assembly

The general assembly of the DGKL/GCLA has elected Anatol Stefanowitsch as the association's new president. In addition, Juliana Goschler and Constanze Juchem were newly elected to the governing board, replacing Doris Schönefeld and Klaus-Uwe Panther, who are leaving the board after two and three election periods respectively. The Fifth International Conference of the German Cognitive Linguistics Association will be organized by Martin Hilpert in Freiburg in 2012.

2010-09-23

Internet access at the DGKL-4

We provide WLAN (“Wi-Fi”) access to the internet to all conference participants who own a notebook computer or similar device. You will receive an individual user name and password when you register on-site. We also offer internet access via eduroam.

2010-09-20

Travel by car or train

Conference participants arriving by car or by train should be aware of the following potential traffic problems. There is a high risk of traffic jams on the federal highway A1 between Hamburg and Bremen due to extensive construction work, and train connections from the South (Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Koblenz) often arrive in Bremen 30 to 40 Minutes late. If you are aware of additional traffic problems, please let us know and we will pass on the information.

2010-09-02

Fees for international bank transfers

Conference participants from outside the European Union, whose banks charge high transfer fees, can pay cash at the registration desk when they arrive in Bremen. Please contact the conference committee by email to discuss this option.

2010-08-26

Conference hotels

Hotels in Bremen are rapidly filling up, book your accommodation early! The conference website lists some hotels offering special rates (click on Travel > Accommodation).