Local Organizing Committee

      P. Magain and A. Noels (chairpersons), D. Caro (secretary), E. Jehin, G. Parmentier, J.-P. Swings, A. Thoul

Location

      The colloquium will be held at the University's Observatory (5, avenue de Cointe, B-4000 Liège (BELGIUM)

Map of Liège

1. Travel

1. Currency exchange
2. Getting to Liège from Brussels National Airport
3. How to get to the hotels ?
4. Hotels to Conference site
5. Weather

2. Other

1. Welcome drink
2. Computer Facilities
3. Presentations of Papers
   1. Facilities for Oral Presentations
   2. Posters (100 cm x 100 cm / 40" x 40")
4. Registration Desk
5. Social programme
6. Lunch Facilities

1.     T r a v e l

1.1. Currency exchange    (Top)

20 May. 1999 $ BEF EUR 1 $ 1 37,8545 0.9384 1 BEF 0.0264 1 0.0248 1 EUR 1.0657 40.3366 1

Converter (BEF-EUR-DOLLAR)

On-line exchange



1.2. Getting to Liège from Brussels National Airport    (Top)

      Liège is located in the french speaking part of Belgium, 100 km East of Brussels.

Map of Belgium

By Train

      We strongly recommend to use the train - Airport City Express (every twenty minutes) which travels between Brussels-National-Airport and Brussels-Nord Station. It takes about 15 minutes to get from Brussels National Airport to Brussels-Nord Station.


Connection Map from Brussels-National-Airport to Brussels-Nord Station

Brussels-National-Airport

      At Brussels-Nord Station change for the train to Liège-Guillemins Station. The ticket should be bought at the National Airport Station, the cost of the ticket is about 415 BEF (10.29 EUR). The trains to Liège are every half hour.


SCHEDULE
Brussels(Nord Station) - Liège(Guillemins Station)

WEEK-DAYS    WEEK-ENDS

By Car

      Liège is located at the crossroads of some of Europe's most important highways. Please pay attention to the fact that "Liège" may also be spelled "Luik" in Dutch or "Lüttich" in German.

1.3. How to get to the hotels?    (Top)

By Bus

      The bus network covers the whole city. All buses are operated by a driver and you are requested to get in from the front door and get off from the rear door. You may request to stop at the next bus stop by pushing the yellow button at the window pillar. When getting in, you have to pay to the bus driver the fees for the ticket (40 BEF (0.99 EUR)).

By bus from University's Observatory to Guillemins station : bus number 20
and from Guillemins station:

Holiday Inn *	Palais des Congrès - Esplanade de l'Europe 2, 4020 Liège telephone: 32-4-342 60 20 fax: 32-4-343 48 10 E-Mail: RESAHILIEGE@121TELE.COM single: 3150 BEF (78.09 EUR) double: 4325 BEF (107.21 EUR) Bus numbers: 1, 4, 25, 27 and 48 (direction: Théâtre) till the Théâtre Royal de l'Opéra, then change for number 26 crossed (ask the driver for the stop)
Confort Inn l'Univers *	Rue des Guillemins, 116, 4000 Liège telephone: 32-4-254 55 55 fax: 32-4-254 55 00 single: 1860 BEF (46.11 EUR) double: 2320 BEF (57.51 EUR) (near the railway station)
Mercure *	Blvd de la Sauvenière, 100, 4000 Liège telephone: 32-4-221 77 11 fax: 32-4-221 77 01 single: 2500 BEF (61.97 EUR) double: 3000 BEF (74.37 EUR) Bus numbers: 1, 4, 25, 27 and 48 (direction: Théâtre, ask the driver for the stop)
Cygne d'Argent *	Rue Beeckman, 49, 4000 Liège telephone: 32-4-223 70 01 fax: 32-4-222 49 66 single: 2050 BEF (50.82 EUR) double: 2650 BEF (65.69 EUR) Bus numbers: 20 (ask the driver for the stop)
Ibis *	Pl. de la République-Française, 41, 4000 Liège telephone: 32-4-230 33 33 fax: 32-4-223 04 81 single: 2300 BEF (57.02 EUR) double: 2600 BEF (64.45 EUR) Bus numbers: 1, 4, 25, 27 and 48 (direction: Théâtre, stop Théâtre)
* The prices indicated are per night, per room, taxes included, and correspond to special rates for the participants to the 35th Colloquium: clearly indicate, when reserving, that you participate in the "35th Colloque d'Astrophysique de Liège"

By Taxi

Approximate price: 200 BEF (4.96 EUR) 400 BEF (9.92 EUR)

1.4. Hotels to Conference site    (Top)

By Bus

Holiday Inn:
     48 up to Guillemins station and 20 up to University's Observatory (Place du Batty)

Hotel Mercure:
     1, 4, 48 up to Guillemins station and 20 up to University's Observatory (Place du Batty)

Confort Inn l'Univers:
     20 up to University's Observatory (Place du Batty)

Cygne d'Argent:
     20 up to University's Observatory (Place du Batty)

Ibis:
     1, 4, 48 up to Guillemins station and 20 up to University's Observatory (Place du Batty)

By Car

Map

By Taxi

Approximate price: 200 BEF (4.96 EUR) 400 BEF (9.92 EUR)

1.5. Weather    (Top)

      The average temperature in July is 22 ± 3ºC. Rain showers are frequent.

2.    O t h e r

2.1. Welcome drink    (Top)

      A welcome drink will be offered on the conference site on Sunday July 4, from 16:00 to 20:00 in the Main Hall of the Observatory. No collective transport will be available on this day. Please, be aware that buses to Cointe are every 40 minutes on week-ends. The participants will also receive the final conference program and other relevant documents, badge, meal tickets, etc...

2.2. Computer Facilities    (Top)

      E-mail access will be provided. Details will be given later.

2.3. Presentations of Papers    (Top)

Facilities for Oral Presentations

      The conference room will be equiped with two overheads, a slide projector and a portable microphone. A video monitor will be available for oral presentations. Those who want to use it are requested to notify the Local Organizing Committee when submitting the abstracts. Videos recorded on normal-sized VHS cassettes can be displayed. The projector can also be driven from a computer (e.g. your personal laptop; restriction 220V-50Hz).

Poster

      A room for poster presentations will be reserved. The poster board for a paper will be 100 cm x 100 cm. (40" x 40")

2.4. Registration Desk    (Top)

      A registration desk will be open from Sunday afternoon, July 4 through Thursday afternoon, July 8.

2.5. Social Programme    (Top)

Receptions

      All receptions are free of charge for registered participants as well as for the accompanying persons.

Sunday, July 4	16h00-20h00 A welcome drink will be offered on the conference site
Monday, July 5	18h00 Reception city hall
Tuesday, July 6	18h00 Cocktail CSL
Wednesday, July 7	20h00 Conférence Grand Public (in French)

2.6. Lunch Facilities    (Top)

      There will be a free shuttle bus collecting the participants from University's Observatory to the University's restaurant ("La Mason"). Lunches are included in the registration fees.

Institut d'Astrophysique et de Géophysique, 5 avenue de Cointe, B-4000 LIEGE (BELGIUM)

Tel: (32-4) 254 75 16
Fax: (32-4) 254 75 11

Colloquium: astrocol@astro.ulg.ac.be

Pages WWW: wwwadm@astro.ulg.ac.be