The WFCS 2012 conference site is located on the campus of the OWL University of Applied Sciences. It will be held in the building of the Centrum Industrial IT (CIIT):

CENTRUM INDUSTRIAL IT
Langenbruch 6
32657 Lemgo, Germany

CENTRUM INDUSTRIAL IT (CIIT)

The CIIT is a place in which creative ideas of IT-based industrial automation are generated and visions lead to creative solutions. As Science-to-Business Center the CIIT locates different high-tech companies in the field of industrial automation technology and worldwide leading research institutions.

In the CIIT building, cooperation between industry and science is actively practised under one roof. Players actively involved are research institutions, such as the Institut Industrial IT of the Hochschule OWL and Fraunhofer IOSB-INA, as well partners from industry, e.g. PHOENIX CONTACT, Weidmüller, OWITA, ISI Automation, and KW-Software. , all parties benefit from the close cooperation.

Arrival by plane

In order to get as convenient as possible to the WFCS conference venue and the hotels, we recommend two different airports for your arrival: Duesseldorf Airport and Hanover Airport. Since it is not always possible to arrive in those two airports, a description for Frankfurt/Main Airport is provided as well.

Arrival at Duesseldorf Airport

We recommend to use the train from Duesseldorf airport to Detmold or Lemgo. A direct link to the English train booking system of Deutsche Bahn (DB) is provided here. With its own railway station, Duesseldorf airport offers a comfortable alternative to travelling by car. It is located at the eastern end of the airport grounds. The SkyTrain, a fully-automated cable railway, brings you from the terminal directly to the railway building. Here you have to take the ICE train towards Bielefeld. Once you arrived in Bielefeld, you have two options:

• If you want to go to your hotel first, you need to take a regional train to Detmold. The hotels are reachable by foot in 10 minutes or you can use public transportation.
• If you want to go directly to the conference venue, you need to take a regional train to Lemgo-Luettfeld. From there, the venue is easily reachable by foot in approx. 5 minutes, just follow the small signs "Hochschule OWL" (see also map on the right).

Arrival at Hannover Airport

We recommend to use the train from Hanover airport to Detmold or Lemgo. A direct link to the English train booking system of Deutsche Bahn (DB) is provided here. The S5 Hanover Airport line runs from 4.30 am until midnight every 30 minutes and departs from Terminal C. Escalators and elevators will take you directly from the arrivals area to the train station. The S5 Hanover Airport line takes you in about 15 minutes directly to Hanover Main Station. Here you have to take the ICE train towards Bielefeld. Once you arrived in Bielefeld, you have two options:

• If you want to go to your hotel first, you need to take a regional train to Detmold. The hotels are reachable by foot in 10 minutes or you can use public transportation.
• If you want to go directly to the conference venue, you need to take a regional train to Lemgo-Luettfeld. From there, the venue is easily reachable by foot in approx. 5 minutes, just follow the small signs "Hochschule OWL" (see also map on the right).

Arrival at Frankfurt/Main Airport

We recommend to use the train from Frankfurt/Main airport to Detmold or Lemgo. A direct link to the English train booking system of Deutsche Bahn (DB) is provided here. To get to Detmold as fast as possible you should use the ICE trains which depart at the Fernbahnhof at Frankfurt (Main) International. You will have to change the train twice. The first part of the travel will be from Frankfurt (Main) Fernbahnhof (ICE) to Cologne, there you have to change the ICE towards Bielefeld Main Station. Once you arrived in Bielefeld, you have two options:

• If you want to go to your hotel first, you need to take a regional train to Detmold. The hotels are reachable by foot in 10 minutes or you can use public transportation.
• If you want to go directly to the conference venue, you need to take a regional train to Lemgo-Luettfeld. From there, the venue is easily reachable by foot in approx. 5 minutes, just follow the small signs "Hochschule OWL" (see also map on the right).
  

Arrival by car

Coming from Kassel please take the motorway A44 (direction Dortmund) and leave it at the exit Warburg (Exit 65). Then follow the urban motorway B252 in the direction Brakel. You have to stay on this urban motorway for approx. 70 km, it will directly take you to Lemgo.

Bus shuttle to and from the hotels in Detmold

Since all conference hotels are located in the centre of Detmold, all these hotels will be serviced by a bus shuttle during the conference days. The schedule of the bus shuttle can be found here.