Wolfgang Konrad (Wolfgang.Konrad@bmw.de) from the Munich Chapter invites all interested Cornellians to a get together in Iffeldorf at the Osterseen south of Munich near the southern end of Lake Starnberg . We will meet at the "Fohnsee Badestrand" right next to the campground. You can get to Iffeldorf

(i) by car on the autobahn A95 South direction towards Garmisch (about 20min from Luise Kieselbach Platz in Munich). Take exit Iffeldorf, turn right at T-junction and enter Iffeldorf. Take first left and cross tracks. Take immediate first right and follow street to end. Cross main road and take left (small road parallel to main road, there is a sign for the campground). Follow Osterseenstr. to end. At T-junction take right towards campground (there is also a sign). Park at the end of the road.

(ii) by train. 12:00 ab München Hbf Gl. 27-36 RB 5415 12:27 an Tutzing Richtung Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof 12:32 ab Tutzing Richtung Kochel, Bahnhof RB 71615 12:46 an Staltach and then every hour thereafter. To walk from the station please check the following map of the Osterseen with the meeting place marked in RED:

http://www.pfaffenwinkel.de/kommunen/iffeldorf/gfx/osterseen.jpg

We will meet at the Fohnsee Badestrand (Fohnsee Beach). Swimming is possible, even for small children, water is shallow for quite a distance into the lake. A Biergarten is within a minute, where food and beverages can be bought at reasonable prices. Facilities are there as well. Bikers can tour the lakes as indciated on the map. We suggest 1pm so that we can take advantage of the weather (assuming sunshine !). In case rain is forecast we will contact you and make reservations at the Landgasthof in "downtown" Iffeldorf (marked as G on the map because the "Gemeindeverwaltung" is in the same building).

For questions please call at 08856-939065 or mobile 0170-8501895 (usually inactive but will be active on Aug 15th.)

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The 9th annual Cornell Weekend of the Cornell Club of Germany at Lake Constance (Bodensee) with joint meetings with Swiss Cornell Alumni. The Event will take place at "Mercure Hotel Halm", Bahnhofsplatz 6, 78462 Konstanz. (Tel: 07531-1210).

Reserved accommodations you may find at "Mercure Hotel Halm", "Parkhotel am See" (Tel: 07531-8990), "Stadthotel", (Tel: 07531-90460) and "Hotel Schweizer Hof" (Swiss side) (Tel: 0041-716726040). If you are looking for other accommodations please contact the "Konstanz Tourist Information" under 07531-1330 24, Fax: 07531-1330 60.

The get togehter will start on Friday evening, 06/02/2000 at 7:30 pm at "Mercure Hotel Halm"

The Saturday Program will start at 9:15 am with the annual members meeting, followed at 11:00 pm with a boats tour on Lake Constance to the Mainau Island. from 14:00-17:00 we will visit a number of historical churches at the "Reichenau" and the evening we will spend at the restaurant "Konzilstuben", Hafenstr. 2, Konstanz (Tel: 07531-2 12 21)

The last day of the Weekend, Sunday will start at 9:30 am with the "Big Red Brunch" at "Mercure Hotel Halm" where after 11:00 am the official Program will end.

A special event of the Munich chapter is organized by Deloyce Conrad and our fellow Cornellian, Prof. Hans-Peter Söder, Ph.D., who is director in residence of the "Junior Year in Munich der Wayne State University an der Universität München" program.

The meeting will start at his institute, located at Richard-Wagner-Str. 27 (close to the Königsplatz) at 7:00 pm. Visitors are welcome!!!

Klaus Conrad will present an illustrated talk which he has given a number of times, "Klimaänderungen aus der Sicht eines Rückversicherers."

Klaus got his M.S. at Cornell in aero and thermal engineering and after only a few years in the aero field (MAN Turbomotoren, liaison engineer with Rolls Royce aero engines in England), he became chief engineer with the Münchner Rückversicherung, and later, "Vorstandsmitglied" (Board Member) responsible for their technical department (among other things!) Klaus is now very happily retired!!!

01/20/2000