practical information

Rue du Trône 98, B-1050 Brussels,
Belgium
Tel +32 (0)2 500 56 70
Fax +32 (0)2 500 56 80
2013 ANNUAL POLIS CONFERENCE
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Innovation in Transport for sustainable cities and regions
Brussels, 4-5 December 2013
www.polisnetwork.eu/2013conference
2013 Annual Polis Conference
http://www.polisnetwork.eu/annual-conference
For more information, contact Julie Lucca at [email protected]
Rue du Trône 98, B-1050 Brussels,
Belgium
Tel +32 (0)2 500 56 70
Fax +32 (0)2 500 56 80
CONFERENCE VENUE
WEDNESDAY 4TH DECEMBER 2013:
9:00 – 17:30: Conference in AREA 42
19:30: Dinner (to be confirmed)
THURSDAY 5TH DECEMBER 2013
9:00 – 14:00: Conference in AREA 42
14:00 – 17:30: Site visits
MAP
The 2013 Annual Polis Conference will take place at AREA 42.
Station “BruxellesNord/BrusselNoord”:
train and tram
AREA 42
Rue des Palais 46 A
1030 Brussels
2013 Annual Polis Conference
http://www.polisnetwork.eu/annual-conference
For more information, contact Julie Lucca at [email protected]
Rue du Trône 98, B-1050 Brussels,
Belgium
Tel +32 (0)2 500 56 70
Fax +32 (0)2 500 56 80
HOW TO GET TO AREA 42
FROM BRUSSELS AIRPORT

By train
- Take the train to the station “Bruxelles Nord/Brussel Noord” (about 15 minutes
journey and 4 trains per hour)
- Walk to AREA 42 (about 10 minutes journey)

By bus
Busses leave at Brussels Airport from “level 0”, platform A
- Take either the bus No. 272 or No. 471 to the station “Bruxelles Nord/Brussel
Noord”:
Bus No. 272 leaves at 5:51, 6:13, 6:26, 6:39, 7:07, 7:35, 8:07, 8:37, 8:53, 9:23, 9:53.
From 10 o’clock, a bus leaves every hour ’10 and ’53.
Bus No. 471 leaves every hour ’17 (first one at 9:17)
- Walk to AREA 42 (about 10 minutes journey)

By taxi
Taxi costs about € 25 at day time
FROM GARE DU MIDI (EUROSTAR AND THALYS)

By train
- Take the train to the station “Bruxelles Nord/Brussel Noord” (about 5 minutes
journey and more than 5 trains per hour)
- Walk to AREA 42 (about 10 minutes journey)

By tram
- Take the tram at the stop “Gare du Midi” to “Gare du Nord”
(about 10 minutes journey and several trams per hour):
tram 3 towards Esplanade or
tram 4 towards Gare du Nord
- Walk to AREA 42 (about 10 minutes journey)

By taxi
Taxi costs about € 20 at day time
FROM METRO STATION
The nearest metro station is “Botanique” (line No. 2 and No. 6). From there, walk 10 minutes
to arrive in AREA 42.
2013 Annual Polis Conference
http://www.polisnetwork.eu/annual-conference
For more information, contact Julie Lucca at [email protected]
Rue du Trône 98, B-1050 Brussels,
Belgium
Tel +32 (0)2 500 56 70
Fax +32 (0)2 500 56 80
HOTELS WITH BLOCK BOOKING
The hotels below provide special rates for participants of the 2013 Annual Polis Conference (for the
nights of 3rd and 4th December). Please refer to “POLIS CONFERENCE” while booking!
HUSA PRESIDENT PARK HOTEL ****
Boulevard du Roi Albert II 44
1000 Brussels
Single room: € 130,00
Double room: € 150,00
Rates per night including breakfast and
taxes
HOTEL DES COLONIES ***
Rue des Colonies 2
1210 Brussels
Single room: € 120,00
Rates per night including breakfast but
excluding city taxes (€ 5,25)
Contact to make your reservation:
Send the form per fax or email
Tel.: 0032 2 203 20 20
Fax: 0032 2 201 52 66
Email: ré[email protected]
Website: www.husapresidentpark.com
Contact to make your reservation:
Send the form per email
Tel.: 0032 2 643 93 75
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.hotel-des-colonies.com
HOTEL SIRU ***
HILTON BRUSSELS CITY ****
Rue des Colonies 2
1210 Brussels
Place Charles Rogier 20
1210 Brussels
Single room: € 120,00
Rates per night including breakfast but
excluding city taxes (€ 5,25)
Single room: € 149,00
Double room: € 169,00
Rates per night excluding breakfast and
city taxes (€ 5,83)
Contact to make your reservation:
Send the form per email
Tel.: 0032 2 643 93 75
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.hotelsiru.com
2013 Annual Polis Conference
http://www.polisnetwork.eu/annual-conference
For more information, contact Julie Lucca at [email protected]
Use the following link to make your
reservation:
http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/per
sonalized/B/BRUPMHI-GPOLI20131203/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG
Tel.: 0032 2 203 31 25
Website: www.brussels-city.hilton.com
Rue du Trône 98, B-1050 Brussels,
Belgium
Tel +32 (0)2 500 56 70
Fax +32 (0)2 500 56 80
ATLAS HOTEL BRUSSELS ***
CITADINES SAINTE-CATHERINE ***
Rue du Vieux Marché aux Grains 30
1000 Brussels
Quai au Bois à Bruler 51
1000 Bruxelles
Single room: € 121,00
Double room: € 139,00
Rates per night including breakfast and
city taxes
Studio: € 145,00
Rates per night including city taxes but
excluding breakfast (€ 14,00 per day)
Contact to make your reservation:
Tel.: 0032 2 502 60 06
Fax: 0032 2 502 69 35
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.atlas.be
HOTEL LEOPOLD ****
Rue du Luxembourg 35
1050 Brussels
Single room: € 160,00
Rates per night including breakfast and
city taxes
Contact to make your reservation:
Tel.: 0032 2 511 18 28
Fax: 0032 2 514 19 39
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.hotel-leopold.be
2013 Annual Polis Conference
http://www.polisnetwork.eu/annual-conference
For more information, contact Julie Lucca at [email protected]
Contact to make your reservation:
Send the form per email
Tel.: 0032 2 221 14 11
Fax: 0032 2 221 15 99
Email: [email protected]
Website:
http://www.citadines.com/en/belgium/b
russels/sainte_catherine.html
Rue du Trône 98, B-1050 Brussels,
Belgium
Tel +32 (0)2 500 56 70
Fax +32 (0)2 500 56 80
OTHER HOTELS WITHOUT SPECIAL RATE
HOTEL BLOOM ***
IBIS BRUSSELS CENTRE GARE DU MIDI
Rue Royale 250
1210 Brussels
You can book your room online:
http://www.hotelbloom.com/defaulten.html
Rue d’Angleterre 2-20
1060 Brussels
You can book your room online:
http://ibishotel.ibis.com/fr/hotel-3152ibis-brussels-centre-garemidi/index.shtml
IBIS BRUSSELS STE CATHERINE
IBIS BRUSSELS OF GRAND PLACE
Rue Joseph Plateau 2
1000 Brussels
You can book your room online:
http://ibishotel.ibis.com/fr/hotel-1454ibis-brussels-centre-stecatherine/index.shtml
Rue du Marché aux Herbes 100
1000 Brussels
You can book your room online:
http://ibishotel.ibis.com/fr/hotel-1046ibis-brussels-off-grand--place/index.shtml
2013 Annual Polis Conference
http://www.polisnetwork.eu/annual-conference
For more information, contact Julie Lucca at [email protected]