IEA Annex 58 Gent Expert Meeting April th 2014 Ghent University (UGent), Belgium

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1 IEA Annex 58 Gent Expert Meeting April th 2014 Ghent University (UGent), Belgium General information The next expert meeting of IEA-Annex 58 will be held in the city of Ghent in Belgium, and is hosted by the Research Group Building Physics, Construction and Services of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at Ghent University. The meeting will last two and a half days from Monday morning April 14 th till Wednesday noon April 16 th. Participants of the expert meeting are also welcome to attend the Dynastee workshop organized on Wednesday afternoon April 16 th at the same location. The venue of the meeting is the university congress center het Pand. Het Pand is a former Dominican Monastry, situated beside the river Leie in the historic center of the city of Ghent. Ghent (/ˈɡɛnt/; Dutch: Gent, pronounced [ɣ ɛn t ]; French: Gand, pronounced: [ɡɑ ]) is a city and a municipality located in the Dutch-speaking Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Schelde and Leie and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of northern Europe. Today it is a busy city with a port and a university. With over inhabitants Ghent is Belgium's second largest municipality by number of inhabitants. Het Pand Impression of Ghent s city centre near the river Leie 1

2 Transport to Ghent Coming to Belgium By aeroplane Belgium has a number of commercial airports but the principal international airports are Brussels Airport (Zaventem) and Charleroi Airport (or 'Brussels South'). There is a direct train connection between Brussels airport and Ghent. By train You can travel by high-speed train to Brussels South Station (Dutch: Brussel Zuid, French: Bruxelles Midi) from: o o Paris, Amsterdam, Aachen, Köln, Schiphol, Den Haag, Rotterdam with the Thalys train London, Ashford, Lille with the Eurostar train There are direct trains between Brussels South Station and Ghent. Getting around in Belgium Belgium has a well developed public transport network. Over greater distances, it is most common to travel by train on the Belgian Railways ('NMBS'). There are trains from Brussels Airport to Ghent approximately twice every hour (15 2 nd class, 21 1 st class, travel time appr. 1 hour). Trains arrive in Ghent at Gent Sint-Pieters Station located just outside the city center (location B on the map, see next page). Tip: if you buy a return ticket to Brussels Airport, make sure to specifically ask for 'Airport' (Dutch: Brussel Nationale Luchthaven), not just 'Brussels'. There is a special tax ('Diabolo tax') for train travel to the airport. Within the city of Ghent, the usual means of transportation are buses, trams and taxis. It is also convenient to walk. A walk from the railway station to the city centre takes about 25 minutes. When walking, don t forget it is April in Belgium: it is wise to carry an umbrella with you. 2

3 3 Accomodation At the end of this document you find a list of hotels in the city center. All hotels are at walking distance from the expert meeting venue het Pand (location A on the map). There are plenty of restaurants and bars nearby.

4 Ghent Marriott (map location C) Korenlei 10 tel Sandton Grand Hotel Reylof (D) Hoogstraat 36 tel / reservations.reylof@sandton.eu NH Gent Belfort (E) Hoogpoort 63 tel nhgentbelfort@nh-hotels.com NH Gent Sint Pieters (K) Koning Albertlaan 121 tel nhgentsintpieters@nh-hotels.com Hotel de Flandre (L) Poel 1-2 tel info@hoteldeflandre.be Aparthotel Castelnou (N) Kasteellaan 51 tel info@castelnou.be Ghent River Hotel (F) Waaistraat 5 tel info@ghent-river-hotel.be Novotel Gent Centrum(G) Goudenleeuwplein 5 tel H0840@accor.com Ibis Gent Centrum Kathedraal (H) Limburgstraat 2 tel H0961@accor.com Ibis Gent Centrum Opera (I) Nederkouter tel H1455@accor.com Hotel Gravensteen (J) Jan Breydelstraat 35 tel hotel@gravensteen.be Best Western Hotel Cour St Georges (M) Botermarkt 2 tel info@courstgeorges.com 4

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