Practical information Gent expert meeting IEA-Annex 58

IEA Annex 58
Gent Expert Meeting
April 14-16th 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 14th till Wednesday noon April
16th. Participants of the expert meeting are also welcome to attend the Dynastee workshop
organized on Wednesday afternoon April 16th 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 [ɣ̟ɛn̪ t]̪ ; French: Gand, pronounced: [ɡɑ̃ ]) 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 240.000 inhabitants Ghent is Belgium's
second largest municipality by number of inhabitants.
Het Pand
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Impression of Ghent’s city centre near the river Leie
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.
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By train
You can travel by high-speed train to Brussels South Station (Dutch: Brussel Zuid, French:
Bruxelles Midi) from:
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Paris, Amsterdam, Aachen, Köln, Schiphol, Den Haag, Rotterdam with the Thalys
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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€ 2nd class, 21€ 1st 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.
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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.
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Ghent Marriott (map location C)
Ghent River Hotel (F)
Korenlei 10
9000 Gent
tel. 09 269 77 22
[email protected]
www.marriottghent.be
Waaistraat 5
9000 Gent
tel. 09 266 10 10
[email protected]
Sandton Grand Hotel Reylof (D)
Novotel Gent Centrum(G)
Hoogstraat 36
9000 Gent
tel. 09 235 40 70 / 09 235 40 76
[email protected]
http://www.sandton.eu/gent
Goudenleeuwplein 5
9000 Gent
tel. 09 224 22 30
[email protected]
http://www.accorhotels.com
NH Gent Belfort (E)
Ibis Gent Centrum Kathedraal (H)
Hoogpoort 63
9000 Gent
tel. 09 233 33 31
[email protected]
http://www.nh-hotels.com
Limburgstraat 2
9000 Gent
tel. 09 233 00 00
[email protected]
http://www.accorhotels.com
NH Gent Sint Pieters (K)
Ibis Gent Centrum Opera (I)
Koning Albertlaan 121
9000 Gent
tel. 09 222 60 65
[email protected]
http://www.nh-hotels.com
Nederkouter 24-26
9000 Gent
tel. 09 225 07 07
[email protected]
http://www.accorhotels.com
Hotel de Flandre (L)
Hotel Gravensteen (J)
Poel 1-2
9000 Gent
tel. 09 266 06 00
[email protected]
www.hoteldeflandre.be
Jan Breydelstraat 35
9000 Gent
tel. 09 225 11 50
[email protected]
www.gravensteen.be
Aparthotel Castelnou (N)
Best Western Hotel Cour St Georges (M)
Kasteellaan 51
9000 Gent
tel. 09 235 04 11
[email protected]
www.castelnou.be
Botermarkt 2
9000 Gent
tel. 09 224 24 24
[email protected]
www.courstgeorges.be
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