Greifswald University was founded in 1456 and is one of the oldest universities in central Europe. Greifswald is part of the Hanseatic League and it radiates its maritime flair with medieval-Hanseatic townhouses reaching back to the 14th/15th century.

Closest airport is Berlin Brandenburg International Airport (BER). Greifswald can be reached from Berlin by ICE train or by Flixbus. From the North, it can be reached also via ferry Gedser-Rostock (1h45min crossing, Greifswald is 100 km from Rostock).

The workshop will take place at the Institute of Physics at Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 6, 17489 Greifswald (on Thursday), and in Hotel Kronprinz, Lange Str. 22, 17489 Greifswald (Friday-Sunday), which is situated in the city centre.