Conference Venue & Accommodation

Location of the Conference

The conference will be held at the University of Hasselt in Diepenbeek (www.uhasselt.be).

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Since 1973 Hasselt University is located on the Campus Diepenbeek, which occupies an attractive 150 acre site in the middle of Limburg's green belt. It is 2 kms west of the town centre of Diepenbeek, a residential town of 17717 inhabitants, and 4 kms east of Hasselt which has a population of about 69529 and is the administrative and commercial centre of the province. Brussels is 90 kms away (to the South-West), Antwerp lies 90 kms to the West, Liège (in the French-speaking part of Belgium) 45 kms to the South, Maastricht (in the Netherlands) 25 kms to the East, Aachen (in Germany) 60 kms to the South-East.

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How to Reach Hasselt University

By Plane

On arrival to Brussels Airport take a train towards Leuven, where you can change trains for Hasselt, there are 2 possibilities, i.e. one direction Tongeren, passing by Aarschot, the other direction Genk, passing by Landen (*).

(*)On Sunday evening: please make sure that you are in the right compartment: in Landen the train is split up into two parts: the rear part goes to Liège and the front part goes to Hasselt. Check before Landen (the second stop from Leuven Station) whether you are in the right compartment.)

By Train

From Brussels: take a train in the direction of Aarschot-Tongeren or Landen-Genk.

From Liège (Guillemins): take the train in the direction of Antwerp. This train runs every hour and arrives in Hasselt after 64 minutes.

From Antwerp Central: take the train in the direction of Liège. This train runs 2 times every hour and arrives in Hasselt after 66 minutes.

More information about timetables of trains in Belgium can be found on the following website: http://www.b-rail.be

From Hasselt Railway Station to Campus Diepenbeek to take the bus to Campus: from Hasselt Railway Stations buses to Campus Diepenbeek leave every 15 minutes between 6.10 and 20.10 (Line 45). The ride to Campus takes 15 minutes.

By Car

From Brussels: first take the direction of Liège. Next (near Leuven) take the A 2 in the direction of Aachen. Then (near Lummen) take the E 313 in the direction of Liège. Take Exit 28 (Hasselt-Zuid). From Liège: take the E 313 in the direction of Antwerp. Take Exit 28 (Hasselt-Zuid).

From Germany: take the E 314 in the direction of Antwerp. Take the first exit to Hasselt.

When leaving the E313 at Exit 28: turn left in the direction of Hasselt and drive for about 100 metres. At the second traffic light, turn right and keep following this road until the fifth traffic light, then turn again to the right (direction Genk). This road is the "Universiteitslaan". Two kilometers down this road you will find University Hasselt on your right hand side. For a global orientation, check the map in the Annexes.

Accommodation

There are special room rates available for ICL conference participants, please mention ICL 2010 when making your reservation.

Ibis Hasselt Centrum

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Thonissenlaan 52, 3500 Hasselt
Single room, including breakfast : 62 Euro

Express by Holiday Inn Hasselt

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Thonissenlaan 37, 3500 Hasselt
Single room, including buffet breakfast: 69 Euro

Hassotel

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Sint-Jozefsstraat 2, 3500 Hasselt
Single room, including buffet breakfast: 90 Euro

Holiday Inn Hasselt

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Kattegatstraat 1, 3500 Hasselt
Single room, including buffet breakfast: 104 Euro

Central Booking Office

for other hotel reservations or information about Hasselt

Tourism Hasselt
Lombaardstraat 3
3500 Hasselt
tel. +32 11 23 95 40
fax +32 11 22 50 23
toerisme@hasselt.be
www.hasselt.be