Travel

Coming to Ghent

By Plane

Ghent is located about 65km west of the international airport in Zaventem Brussels Airport. From the airport, Ghent is easily reachable by train, leaving directly from the airport's own railway station, Brussel-Nationaal-Luchthaven.

The conference centre is located in the city centre of Ghent. From the railway station, Gent-Sint-Pieters, the city centre can be reached most easily by public transport (tram).

Taxi service is also available but not always recommended due to the high cost and possible traffic jams during rush hour (between 7.00-9.30 and 16.30-19.30).

By Train

From any train station, you can take the train to Gent-Sint-Pieters. Look here for your schedule or at the Raileurope page for your international connection.

By Car

Ghent is located on the intersection of two major European motorways: the E17 connects Northern Europe to the South, and the E40 runs from the North Sea right across to Eastern Europe.

From the E17 you take the "Gent Centrum" turnoff. On the E40, from the motorway intersection in Zwijnaarde you first follow "Antwerpen" (E17) and then take the "Gent Centrum" turnoff.

The centre of the city of Ghent is a pedestrian area. The P-route leads you to the various car parks that give access to the city centre.

Coming to the conference center

Address

Het Pand
Onderbergen 1
9000 Gent
Belgium
tel. +32 (0)9 264 83 05

                     

By public transport

• From station Gent St-Pieters: tram 1 (every 6 minutes) or tram 24 (every 20 minutes). Exit at Korenmarkt.
• From Gent Zuid: tram 4 (every 6 minutes), tram 24 (every 20 minutes) or bus 17 (every 30 minutes). Exit at Korenmarkt.

For more information about public transportation, you can refer to the delijn website

By car

• Follow the parking signage to parking P7 Sint-Michiels. The parking is located at 50 meter from Het Pand. Follow direction Onderbergen and you will exit in the Wilderoosstraat, Het Pand is at the end of the street.
• An alternative parking is P8 Ramen. From here it's about 5 minutes on foot to Het Pand.

Visa

Participants in need of a visa to travel to Belgium can find information here and here. Participants that require an official Letter of Invitation in order to obtain a visa or for other administrative purposes can contact the Local Organizing Committee (rpc2016@ugent.be).

Accommodation

A number of rooms have been reserved for the duration of the conference in hotels nearby the conference and city centre. A special fare is available in those hotels but please note that participants are kindly invited to make the necessary arrangements for their own accommodation. If not stated otherwise, the reservation will expire on January 10th, 2016. After this date, rooms will be subject to hotel availability.

When making arrangements with the following hotels, please mention the code RPC2016 to benefit for price and availability reserved for this event. Please note that a 3€ City tax is not included in the following prices

Lunch

All lunches (Monday to Friday) are included in the conference fee. They will be served in the restaurant of the conference center.

Visiting nearby cities in Belgium

Gent

Brugge

Brussels

Brussels is the capital city of Belgium and of Brussels Capital Region. It is entirely surrounded by Dutch-speaking Flanders and its constituent Flemish Brabant province. As headquarters of many European institutions, Brussels might also be considered something of a capital for the European Union. Being at the crossroads of cultures (the Germanic in the North and the Romance in the South) and playing an important role in Europe, Brussels fits the definition of the archetypal "melting pot", but still retains its own unique character.

More info: http://visitbrussels.be

Namur

Namur, Capital of Wallonia since December 11th 1986 and Gateway to the Belgian Ardennes, a pearl born to the labour of love of the Sambre and the Meuse. Namur offers a rare and spectacular ambience, with its confluence right in the city centre overhung by a particularly impressive rocky spur. To each season its own charm; in its soul the city always remains warm and welcoming, its harmonious historic heart reveals its fine residences of the XVIIIth century, the Age of Enlightenment, whether you are walking in snow or sunshine. The peaceful atmosphere of the streets and alleys, even on very busy days, reflects the inhabitants' taste for the art of good living!

More info: http://www.namurtourisme.be/ (For the English version, click on the top right)

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