Fly to Brussels International Airport (located 14 km from the city centre).

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1 6 th Meeting of the EMRAS II Working Group 2 Reference Approaches to Modelling for Management and Remediation at NORM and Legacy Sites Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC) Brussels, Belgium 4 7 October 2011 Contact person: Stéphane PEPIN, Federal Agency for Nuclear Control, stephane.pepin@fanc.fgov.be, phone: +32-(0) mobile : +32-(0) fax : MEETING INFORMATION Venue: Federal Agency for Nuclear Control Rue Ravenstein, 36 B-1000 Brussels Belgium The meeting will start on Tuesday, October 4 at 9:00 am (Marie-Curie Room ground floor) How to reach Brussels? Fly to Brussels International Airport (located 14 km from the city centre). To reach the city centre from Brussels Airport, the most convenient way is the train; the journey lasts about 20 minutes. All trains stop at the North Station ( Bruxelles-Nord / Brussel-Noord ), Central Station ( Bruxelles-Central / Brussel-Centraal ) and South Station ( Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel-Zuid ). Connections every 20 minutes. Tickets are on sale in the stations (it is also possible to buy a ticket in the train, but there is a considerable price supplement). Fare: 5,20 (2nd class). Note that there is a smaller airport Brussels-South / Charleroi airport, approximately 60 km away from Brussels. It houses low-cost airlines such as Ryanair. A bus links Brussels-South / Charleroi airport to the South railway station in Brussels. High-speed trains connect Brussels South railway station to Paris, London, Cologne and Amsterdam. How to reach FANC offices? FANC offices are located in Brussels city centre, just next to the train Central Station ( Bruxelles-Central / Brussel-Centraal ) and close to several museums and tourist attractions ( Royal Palace, Brussels Grand Place, etc.) The nearest metro station is the station Gare centrale / Centraal Station located in the train Central station (Metro lines 1 and 5).

2 Map Or type 36 rue Ravenstein, Brussels in google maps. Language Dutch and French are the two official languages in Brussels. The names of streets are always bilingual. English is spoken in most hotels and shops. Currency Euro Visa Please ask the Belgian embassy/consulate in your country to inquire about visa formalities. The contact person may provide you some support for your visa application. Local public transportations Metro, tram and bus. Information about network, timetables and fares may be found on the website of the operator STIB/MIVB: Fares: 1 journey ticket - 2 EUR 5 journeys ticket - 7,3 EUR 10 journeys ticket - 12,5 EUR

3 Map of the metro network: Accommodations Each participant must book him-/herself his/her accommodation. You will find a complete list of hotels at various prices on the website of Brussels tourist office: In case of any difficulty in booking your accommodation, the contact person may provide you some support. An informative selection is given below. Prices are purely indicative: there are significant differences depending on the period of the year and the time of booking. 1) IBIS Brussels Off Grand Place 100, rue Marché aux Herbes Brussels Tel : + 32 (0) Fax: + 32 (0) Price: 150 depending on the period + breakfast 2) IBIS Brussels Centre Sainte-Catherine 2, rue Joseph Plateau Brussels Tel : +32 (0) Fax: +32 (0) Price: 100 depending on the period + breakfast Walking time to FANC: ~ 15 min 3) Best Western Premier - Carrefour de l'europe Hotel 110, rue Marché aux Herbes Brussels Tel: + 32 (0) Fax: + 32 (0) info@carrefourhotel.be -

4 Price: 190. Full buffet breakfast and taxes included 4) Best Western Royal Centre Rue Royale, Brussels Tel : +32 (0) Fax : +32 (0) reservation@royalcentre.be - Price: 140. Full buffet breakfast and taxes included 5) Hôtel Novotel Brussels off Grand'Place 120, rue du Marché Aux Herbes Brussels Tel +32 (0) Fax: +32 (0) H1030@accor.com Price: > 150 6) Hôtel Centrale Rue des Colonies, Brussels Tel: +32 (0) Fax: +32 (0) reservations@centrale-hotel.com - Prices : > 150 Walking time to FANC: ~ 5 min 7) Hôtel la Madeleine rue de la Montagne, Brussels Tel: +32 (0) Fax: +32 (0) Price: depending on the period. Breakfast included 8) Hôtel Arlequin Rue de la Fourche, Brussels Tel: +32 (0) Fax: + 32 (0) Price: depending on the period. Breakfast included. 9) Hôtel Matignon Rue de la Bourse, Brussels Tel: +32 (0) Fax: +32 (0) hotelmatignon@skynet.be - Price: Breakfast included 10) Hôtel Opéra Rue Grétry, Brussels Tel: +32 (0) Fax: +32 (0) manager@hotel-opera.be - Price: Breakfast included 11) Hôtel du Congrès Rue du Congrès, Brussels

5 Tel: +32 (0) Fax: +32 (0) Price: Breakfast included. 12) Hôtel Beau Site Rue de la Longue Haie, Brussels Tel: +32 (0) Fax: +32 (0) info@beausitebrussels.com - Price: Breakfast included Walking time to FANC: ~ min 13) Hôtel Pantone Place Loix, Brussels Tel: +32 (0) Fax: +32 (0) info@pantonehotel.com - Price: ~ 140 Walking time to FANC: ~ min 14) Hôtel Les Bluets Rue Berckmans, Brussels Tel: +32 (0) info@bluets.be - Price: 60 75; Breakfast included. Walking time to FANC: ~ min 15) Hôtel La Tasse d Argent Rue du Congrès, Brussels Tel : +32 (0) Fax : +32 (0) ) Hôtel Noga Rue du Béguinage, Brussels Tel : +32 (0) Fax : +32 (0) info@nogahotel.com - Price: from 95 Walking time to FANC: ~ min 17) Youth Hostel Centre Vincent Van Gogh Rue Traversière, Brussels Tel: + 32 (0) Fax: + 32 (0) info@chab.be - For people who have kept a backpacker soul but they have a few single rooms at a very nice price ( 34) Walking time to FANC: ~ 20 min 18) Bed and Breakfast Look at Or Tourist information Please have a look at the website of Brussels tourist office