Participant Information for Brussels conference 09/10 Nov
(informal addendum to the http://eu.ffii.org/sections/bxl0411/index/ official site, it is recommended that you print this page out before leaving, contact blasum(at)ffii.org for other addenda or if you experience any difficulties editing this page)
Messages from Participants to other Participants
Feel encouraged to invite your journalist contacts and MEP contacts to the conference! (Note: we will try everything to make some last-minute accreditations up until Monday morning (whereas accreditation can still be done on-the-spot in Park Hotel, we have only a limited and opaquely defined number of last-minute slots at least for Parliament on Wednesday, that's why we asked you to register earlier)
Evening activities and social events
Those already arriving on Monday night are welcome to join an informal get-together at Park Hotel Bar 18:00-19:30 (and we will leave a pointer at the Park Reception +32 2 7357400 where some people will eat afterwards ;).
On the evening of Tuesday night there is a Dinner at Park Hotel (if you are unsure, that is the "main" social event of our conference)
On the evening of Wednesday night, EIF invites to a debate on the Patentability of Computer Implemented Inventions (separate registration, details see also program).
Practicalities
- If you are still in doubt on which day to come (eg coming from nearby), the Parliament room on Wednesday is bigger. Please tell the registration desk (feedback(at)ffii.org) of changes in your planning.
Videostreaming of the conference has been asked for! http://sr-server.ruc.dk/adm/ffii/
- At daytime wireless access has been asked for both in Parliament and in Park Hotel, but please don't rely on this.
The registration desk will offer to participants a paper list of participants with the name, email, affiliation (if you gave us any), city, country (but not street address and zipcode for privacy reasons). If you either want not to be listed or want to provide additional data (eg a phone number), feel free to contact.
If you need to make a hotel room payment (you are not a speaker nor has a room been promised to you by other agreements), pick your favorite financial interface from !http://www.ffii.org/assoc/money/account/, use the remark "bxl0411 hotel" as transfer comment. If payment does not arrive before you, we might contact you in some cases, but you generally shouldn't worry about it (no need to do express transfers...).
Useful addresses and phone numbers
Conference Website: http://eu.ffii.org/sections/bxl0411/
European Parliament: Rue Wiertz, 1047 Brussels, +32 2 284 2111 ,europarl.eu.int, Wednesday conference is in room ASP 1G3, Metro Trone or Maalbeck + 10-15 min footwalk
Park Hotel, parkhotelbrussels.be, 21 Avenue De L'Yser, 1040 Brussels, +32 2 7357400, Tuesday conference is in Salle Cinquantenaire. Wireless in all rooms and the lobby, cards at the reception EUR !9@2hr, EUR !29@24 hrs Metro Merode
Tulip Inn Brussels Boulevard, Avenue du Boulevard 17, 1210 Brussels, tulipinnbb.be, +32 2 - 205.15.11. Wireless in Tulip Inn: I'm told that WLAN is in the 19th,20th,21st,29th floor. If your room is not there, you are welcome to use the lobby on those floors. Cards are sold at the reception for EUR !5@1hr or EUR !20@24hr. Metro Rogier
Van Gogh Hostel, 8 rue de Traversiere, 1210 Brussels, +32 2 2170158, Room assignment, Metro Botanique
- Reservation team (additional volunteers welcome) Holger Blasum blasum(at)ffii.org +49 174 7313590 (on 8-10 Nov also +32-484-691-386) and Jeroen Dekkers jeroen(at)dekkers.cx +31624842549
Getting around
Park Hotel -> Parliament, 10 mins feet, go through the Park in front of the Hotel, you'll be in the Avenue de Gaulois, go right to Schuman roundabout, the European Parliament should be over there
Tulip Inn -> Park Hotel, 1 min to Metro Rogier, take any line to till Metro Meraude, 200 m from there
Tulip Inn -> Parliament, taxi 15-20 mins, or (1 min to Metro Rogier, take line Clemenceau till Trone, then Trone to Europarl 10 minutes foot)
Gogh Hostel -> Park Hotel, 1 min foot-walk to Metro Botanique, take any line to Metro Merode, 200 m from there
Gogh Hostel -> Parliament, 1 min foot-walk to Metro Botanique, take line Clemenceau till Trone, then Trone to Europarl 10 minutes foot
Gogh Hostel -> Tulip Inn, 1 min foot-walk to Metro Botanique, take line Clemenceau to Metro Rogier. 1 min foot-walk.
Looking forward to see you in Brussels,
