Meeting of the Congress Governance Committee and Conference on “Successful territorial reform” 4-5 May 2017, Kloster Heidberg, Eupen, Belgium Information for members and participants
Venue
Eupen Eupen is a city and municipality in the Belgian province of Liège, 15 kilometers from the German and the Dutch borders. Since 1980, it is the capital of the German-Speaking Community of Belgium.
Kloster Heidberg The Governance Committee meeting and the conference on « Successful territorial reform » will take place in the seminar and event centre Kloster Heidberg.
Kloster Heidberg Bahnhofstraße 4, 4700 Eupen, Belgium +32 (0)87 39 22 50 [email protected] www.klosterheidberg.be
How to get to Eupen?
1 By plane
- Flight to Brussels Airport – Zaventem Train Shuttle from the Airport to Bruxelles-Nord/Brussel-Noord Train Station (A ticket can be sold at the Airport’s Train Station) At Bruxelles-Nord/Brussel-Noord: Train link to Eupen every hour
- Flight to Brussels South Airport – Charleroi Bus Shuttle (Bus A) from the Airport to Charleroi-Sud Train Station. Train from Charleroi-Sud to Liege-Guillemins Train Station At Liege: Train to Eupen every hour
- Flight to Cologne-Bonn Airport (not recommended) Train from the Airport to Köln Hbf At Cologne: Train to Aachen Hbf At Aachen Hbf: Bus (Bus 14) to Eupen For people staying at Hotel Tychon (Eynatten): Possibility to exit the Bus in “Eynatten Dorf“
- Flight to Düsseldorf (not recommended) Train to Köln Hbf (than follow the same instructions as above) Train to Liege-Guillemins (than follow the same instructions than above)
By train
- Trains from Brussels to Eupen every hour - Trains from Liege-Guillemins to Eupen every hour - Busses from Aachen to Eupen Bahnhof every 30 minutes (Bus 14)
Accommodation / Hotels
Kloster Heidberg (recommended) Bahnhofstraße 4, B-4700 Eupen [email protected] +32 (0)87 39 22 50 www.klosterheidberg.be 38 rooms at the rate of 85.00€ will be available by using the promotion code «CONGRESS». Only reservations via e- mail will be taken into account.
Ambassador Hotel Bosten Haasstrasse 81, B-4700 Eupen [email protected] +32 (0)87 74 08 00 www.ambassador-bosten.com 28 rooms can be reserved at the discount rate 89.00€ / 99.00€ via phone call, e-mail or website by using the promotion code «CONGRESS». For reservations via booking.com, no discount rate will be available.
Hotel Sleepwood Neustrasse 61, B-4700 Eupen [email protected] +32 (0)87 55 50 88 www.sleepwood.eu 15 rooms can be booked via phone call or e-mail at the rate of 79.00€ using the promotion code «CONGRESS». No online reservation via booking.com or passing by the website will be accepted.
Suite 36 Klosterstrasse 36, B-4700 Eupen [email protected] +32 (0)478 75 39 79 www.suite36.be
2 3 Premium apartments available at the rate of 95.00€ by using the promotion code «CONGRESS». Only reservations via e-mail will be accepted.
Hotel Tychon (recommended if you are arriving from Germany) Aachener Str. 30, B-4731 Eynatten [email protected] +32 (0)87 85 12 36 www.hotel-tychon.be 15 rooms available at the rate of 69.00€ by using the reference code «CONGRESS». We will arrange a Bus Shuttle to Eupen (15 min). Reservations will be accepted via e-mail.
Social programme
Official dinner on Thursday 4 May A dinner will be offered by the Minister-President of the German-speaking Community of Belgium, at restaurant Atelier (Hütte 64, in Eupen, http://www.atelier-eupen.be), at 7pm NB. You need to register with the Secretariat in advance, by sending an email to Catherine LIGIER ([email protected]) by 24 April 2017.
Coffee breaks and lunches The organisers are offering Committee members and conference participants coffee breaks and a lunch at the Kloster Heidberg on both days.
Contacts
Tim LISNEY Secretary to the Governance Committee [email protected] +33 (0)3 88 41 35 73
Marianne BENDERRA Co-secretary to the Governance Committee [email protected] +33 (0)3 90 21 44 29
Catherine LIGIER Assistant, Governance Committee [email protected] +33 (0)3 88 41 28 05
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