University of Cologne · Institute for African Studies

WOCAL 6 · Cologne

Information to facilitate your preparations for attending the Congress

Registration

Registration fees have been set at 100,- Euro for congress participants, for non-presenting participants 60,- Euro. Participation in the workshop on African Sign Languages only will be charged with a fee of 20,- Euro. Payment is also possible at the congress.

Non-presenters: please send an e-mail to wocal6@uni-koeln.de containing your name, country and academic position.

Account-holder: VEREIN DER FREUNDE UND FOERDERER DER UNIVERSITAET ZU KOELN e.V.
Bank: DEUTSCH BANK AG, FIL. KOELN
Account number: 133133900
Bank code: 37070060

IBAN: DE51370700600133133900
BIC/SWIFT code: DEUTDEDKXXX

Travel Information

The conference will be held on the premises of the University of Cologne, which is located within the city of Cologne. The Central Train Station of Cologne (Hauptbahnhof Koeln) is well connected by trains to the following international airports: Airport Koeln-Bonn (about 20 km), Airport Frankfurt (about 200 km) and Airport Duesseldorf (about 60 km).

Accomodation

Please make your own accomodation arrangements. List of Hotels

Financial Support for Participants from outside Europe

Provided that funds can be raised, financial support for attending the congress will be granted to participants from outside Europe, particularly from Africa. Those who need support are urged to send in their detailed request together with an abstract of their presentation. Beneficiaries will be identified based on this information and will be notified.

An invitation letter to facilitate your preparations for the Congress will be send after submitting an abstract. Note that sending you this letter does not mean that you will get financial support from us. It should, however, help you apply for a German visa or financial support from your university or other institutions.

Health Insurance

All Congress participants are urged to be in possession of a valid health insurance. The organizers will not be in a position to accept any responsibilities for medical care nor any other health costs which individual participants may incur.