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have, or on other factors, you might care to walk, take a
taxi (count  200-300BF), or  take the metro. At Bruxelles
Nord you  might be  better advised  to take a taxi to the
hotel or  a tram  (platform  in  the  station)  to  Place
Rogier, rather  than  walk,  as  this  is  not  the  most
attractive or  safest part  of Brussels.  If you  wish to
take the metro (see comments on how to get from the hotel
to the conference about buying metro tickets), then:

For Hotel President WTC, the hotel is close to the Gare
du Nord. On your map, where the street names are marked,
it's just off square E1, to the North, on Boulevard Emile
Jacqmain (no 180), marked in green and yellow. You can
see the World Trade Centre marked in black on square E1.
The hotel is not quite opposite, being a bit off the map
to the North, further along the Boulevard E. Jacqmain.
(To get to the centre, they organise a shuttle in the
evenings. It's 15-20 minutes walk.)

For Hotels  Palace and Vendome, get off at Bruxelles Nord
and take  the tram  (Pre-Metro, in  the station) to Place
Rogier (just 1 stop).
For Hotels  President WTC, Palace and Vendome, get off at
Bruxelles Nord  and take  the  tram  (Pre-Metro,  in  the
station) to Place Rogier (just 1 stop).
                            

For Hotels  Atlas, Arcade  Ste. Catherine, and Orion, get
off at  the Gare  Centrale, follow the signs to the Metro
(line 1,  station Gare  Centrale), and  take the metro to
station Ste.  Catherine (line 1a and 1b, direction Heysel
or Bizet, both are fine, just 2 stops).

For Hotel  Opera get off at the Gare Centrale, follow the
signs to  the Metro  (line 1, station Gare Centrale), and
take the  metro to  station De Brouckere (line 1a and 1b,
direction Heysel or Bizet, both are fine, just 1 stop).

For Hotel Sabina get off at the Gare Centrale, follow the
signs to  the Metro  (line 1, station Gare Centrale), and
take the  metro to  station Arts-Loi  (line  1a  and  1b,
direction Hermann-Debroux or Stockel, both are fine, just
2 stops).  There change to line 2, direction Simonis, and
get off att Place Madou (the next stop).

Hotel  de   Paris  is   just  near  the  railway  station
Bruxelles-Midi, so its not worth taking a tram.

The enclosed  colour tourist  map has  nearly each  hotel
marked with a black number.


  How to get to the Falstaff Cafe for the Sunday night
                        reception

See enclosed  map. The  Falstaff (rue H. Maus, 17) is one
of Brussels  best known  cafes  (always  full),  art-deco
style,  and  is  right  next  to  La  Bourse  (the  Stock
Exchange), which  is the  centre point  of Bruxelles. You
can't miss  it! We have reserved a room there, which will
be signposted.

      How to get from your hotel to the conference

By Metro:  By far  the easiest  way is to take the Metro.
Buy a  10 trip  card at  the metro  stations or from most
newsagents ("Je  voudrais une  carte de  tram  s'il  vous
plait", 290  BF). On the way to the platform insert it in
one of  the stamping  machines in  your path, and you can
travel anywhere  for 1  hour, changing bus, tram or metro
without  restriction.   The  University   Campus  (Campus
Plaine, ULB)  is directly  at station  Delta on  Line  1b
(Direction Hermann-Debroux). It has a common section with
line 1a,  so don't  get on  the  wrong  metro  (Direction
Stockel). The  destination of  the metro  is indicated on
the platform and also inside each car. The line splits at
Merode, so  if you do get on the one going to Stockel you
can always  get off  at or  before Merode and wait on the
same platform for the next one going to Hermann-Debroux.

Returning to  the centre you don't have this problem, all
metros direction Heysel are OK.

Hotel President  WTC: To  get to  the conference, you can
walk  to   the  Place   Rogier,  and   then  follow   the
instructions below  for Hotels Palce and Vendome, or else
take the  pre-metro from  the Gare  du Nord and change at
Place  de   Brouckere  for  line  Ia  (direction  Herman-
Debroux), and  get off at station Delta which is directly
at the campus. We will also organise a bus service to and
from the  conference at  about 08.30  in the morning, and
after the  end  of  each  conference  day  (hours  to  be
announced)..

Hotels Palace  and  Vendome  are  nearest  Metro  station
Rogier, line 2. Take direction Bruxelles Midi, and change
to line  1a (direction  Hermann-Debroux) at station Arts-
Loi. Going back to your hotel change at Arts -Loi to line
2 (direction Simonis).
Hotels  Atlas,  Arcade  Ste.  Catherine,  and  Orion  are
nearest Metro station Ste Catherine (line 1).
Hotel Opera  is nearest  Metro station De Brouckere (line
1)
Hotel Sabina  is nearest Metro station Madou line 2. Take
direction  Bruxelles   Midi,  and   change  to   line  1a
(direction Hermann-Debroux)  at station  Arts-Loi.  Going
back to  your  hotel  change  at  Arts  -Loi  to  line  2
(direction Simonis).
Hotel de  Paris is nearest the metro Bruxelles-Midi, line
2.  Take   direction  Simonis,  and  change  to  line  1a
(direction Hermann-Debroux)  at station  Arts-Loi.  Going
back to  your  hotel  change  at  Arts  -Loi  to  line  2
(direction Bruxelles-Midi.

At Delta,  the  ULB  Campus  Plaine  is  signposted  (the
corridors and  escalators takew you right on Campus), and
we will  have placed ECAL signposts along your route. The
conference is at the Forum (see enclosed map).

By car:  If heavy  rush-hour traffic  doesn't scare  you,
follow the  signs to Namur (if you can find any), or take
la Rue du Trone and Avenue de la Couronne, which will get
you close.  The Campus  is  just  at  the  start  of  the
Bruxelles-Namur-Luxembourg autoroute  E411. Once you find
the Campus,  there is  a parking  lot reserved for you at
Access 4.  Do not  confuse the  ULB (Universite  Libre de
Bruxelles, nearer  the autoroute)  with its  neighbouring
cousin on  the same  Campus, the  VUB (Vrij  Universiteit
Brussel, nearer  the centre).  The conference is just 30m
from there (at the Forum) and will be signposted.


      How to get from the conference to the Banquet

The Banquet  is at  the other ULB Campus, Campus Solbosch
(La Salle  de Marbre),  800-1000m from Campus Plaine (see
enclosed map). Cross the railway bridge, and go straight,
over the  roundabout at  the Ixelles  Cemetry, and  still
staright on  up Avenue  de  l'Universite  to  the  Campus
Plaine, down  the middle  of the  Campus Solbosch (Avenue
Paul Heger),  and follow  the ECAL  Banquet signs. In any
case we will escort you.