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On thursday morning the conference will start in the Waalse Kerk, thursday afternoon, friday and saturday the conference is held in the Oudemanhuispoort. On thursday evening there will be drinks at the City Hall and lunch will be served thursday and friday days at the Atrium (located next to the Oudemanhuispoort). The lunch on saturday will be served at the Oudemanhuispoort. Therefore the following five locations will thefore be visited:
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Waalse Kerk - Thursday morning
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Oudemanhuispoort - Thursday afternoon till saturday afternoon
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Atrium - Lunch - Thursday and Friday (Lunch on Saturday in Oudemanhuispoort)
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Amsterdam City Hall - Thursday afternoon
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Hotel de Goudfazant - Friday evening
Map with conference venues
MAP with all Converence venues
Opening - Thursday morning
1. The opening of the conference will be in the Waalse Kerk. The church was built in 1409 and originally used as a chapel for the ‘Paulusbrothers monastery’. The church is located at a small plaza right at the ‘Oudezijds Achterburgwal’.
Address:
Walenpleintje 159
1012 JZ Amsterdam
Directions to the ' Waalse Kerk'
Coming from Amsterdam Central Station it’s a ten minutes walk. Follow the ‘Damrak’ until you reach the ‘Dam’. Take a left turn into the ‘Damstraat’. After the second bridge turn directly right, into the ‘Oudezijds Achterburgwal’. After 20 meters you will find the ‘Walenpleintje’ and the church at your left side.
Coming from the direction of Utrecht. From Amsterdam Amstel Trainstation take the metro in the direction of central station and exit the metro at ‘Nieuwmarkt’ station. Take the exit ‘Nieuwe Hoogstraat’. Turn left into the ‘Nieuwe Hoogstraat’ and follow the street for some minutes. Turn left at the second bridge, into the ‘Oudezijds Achterburgwal’. After twenty meters you will find the ‘Walenpleintje’ and the church at your left side.
Conference - from Thursday afternoon till Saturday
2. The maim part of the conference will take place in the historic university building the ‘Oudemanhuispoort’.
Address:
Oudemanhuispoort 4-6
1012 DL Amsterdam
Lunch - Thursday and Friday
- On Saturday lunch will be served in the Oudemanhuispoort -
3. Lunch on Thursday and Friday will be served in the Atrium.
The Atrium is located close to the Waalse Kerk and the Oudemanhuispoort. On your way from the Waalse Kerk to the Oudemanhuispoort you will pass the Atrium (see description at Oudemanhuispoort)
Address:
Oudezijds Achterburgwal 237
1012 DL Amsterdam
Directions Waalse Kerk - Atrium - Oudemanhuispoort
Coming from the Waalse Kerk: Facing the canal, turn left and walk along the canal for some minutes. When you reach the ‘end’ of the street turn left and enter a small gateway (‘Binnengasthuisstraat) at the far end of the street. The gateway is ‘in the corner of a building’. Follow the alley and turn left again. This is the ‘Vendelstraat’. You will now pass the ‘Atrium’, the lunch location. Continue walking and turn left again, before you reach the gateway and the canal. You will enter a dead end street, which is still called the ‘Vendelstraat’. At the end there is a door. When you walk straight through the door and through another gateway you will enter a small plaza with benches and flowers. This is the ‘Oudemanhuispoort’. From the Waalse Kerk to the Oudemanhuispoort it should not be more then a 10 minutes walk.
Reception City Hall
4. The reception, offered to us by the city council, which takes place on Thursday evening from 18.00–19.00 hrs, will be held at the City Hall of Amsterdam. The City Hall of Amsterdam is located next to Waterlooplein.
On Thursday we will meet in front of the Oudemanhuispoort at 17.30 hrs and walk together to the reception.
Address:
Amstel 1
1011 PN Amsterdam
Dinner
5. The Dinner will take place on Friday evening and will be held at Hotel de Goudfazant.
Address:
Aambeeldstraat 10a
1021 KB Amsterdam
Hotels
Unfortunately we are not able to provide any hotel arrangements for you. We do like to provide you with information on several hotels that you could visit. All hotels are in or near the city centre of Amsterdam.
Hotel Le Coin
Nieuwe Doelenstraat 5
1012 CP Amsterdam
Nederland
31 (0)20 524 6800
hotel@lecoin.nl
www.lecoin.nl
City Hotel
Prins Hendrikkade 130
1011 AP Amsterdam
Tel: +31(0)20-6230836
http://www.cityhotelamsterdam.com
Email: info@cityhotelamsterdam.com
Hotel Parklane
Plantage Parklaan 16
1018 ST Amsterdam
Tel: +31 (0)20-6224804
http://www.hotel-parklane.nl
info@hotel-parklane.nl
Best Western Eden Hotel
Amstel 144
1017 AE Amsterdam
Telefoon: 020 530 78 78
info.eden@edenhotelgroup.com
http://www.edenhotelgroup.com/
Eden Rembrandt Square Hotel
Amstelstraat 17
1017 DA Amsterdam
http://www.edenhotelgroup.com/
Hotel Nicolaas Witsen
Nicolaas Witsenstraat 4-8
1017 ZH Amsterdam
Tel: +31(0)20 6236143
http://hotelnicolaaswitsen.nl
info@hotelnicolaaswitsen.nl
Hotel de Koopermolen
Warmoestraat 5
1012 Amsterdam
Tel: +31 (0)20 5353222
http://www.koopermoolen.nl
info@koopermoolen.nl
Jupiter Hotel
2e Helmersstraat 14
1054 CJ Amsterdam
Tel: +31 (0) 20 618 71 32
http://www.jupiterhotel.nl
info@jupiterhotel.nl
More hotels in Amsterdam may be found at:
http://www.hotels.nl/nl/amsterdam/
http://www.hoteliers.nl/amsterdam/
http://www.cheap-hotels-amsterdam.eu/
Probably the easiest way to organise your visit to Amsterdam is via GoTravel, see www.gotravel.nl
Queries may be directed to: conference@marecentre.nl
Last update:
August 28, 2010
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