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CONFERENCE LOCATION
The conference will be held in Louvain-La-Neuve, which is conveniently located nearby Brussels. From the station of Louvain-La-Neuve, the conference location is only at 5 minutes walk.
ARRIVAL BY TRAIN (f.e. Eurostar, Thalys) : You can take a train* from Brussels Midi-Zuid to Louvain-La-Neuve : take the train in direction of Namur/luxembourg, change at Ottignies for Louvain-La-Neuve.
ARRIVAL BY PLANE : You can take a train* from Brussels National Airport to Brussels North, change in Brussels North for the train in direction of Namur/Luxembourg, change at Ottignies, change at Ottignies for Louvain-La-Neuve.
*Please check the train's timetables on the following website : http://www.b-rail.be/
CONFERENCE VENUE
Auditoires Montesquieu (plenary sessions)
Auditoire Thomas More (parallel sessions and lunch breaks)
Place Montesquieu
Université Catholique de Louvain
1348 Louvain-La-Neuve
Access map : by foot from the station of Louvain-La-Neuve Download map
Access map : by car (to parking "Grand Place") Download map
HOTEL ACCOMODATION
We have reserved rooms at the following hotels. Please indicate “Communia” conference when making the reservation, in order to benefit from the conference rate. From the station of Louvain-La-Neuve, the hotel 'Le Relais' is at 2 minutes walk. From the station of Louvain-la-neuve, the hotel Mercure is at 15 minutes walk
Hotel Mercure
Boulevard de Lauzelle 61
1348 LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE ()
Tel: 010 45 07 51
Fax: 010 45 09 11
URL: http://www.mercure.com
E-MAIL: H2200@accor.com
Le Relais Louvain-La-Neuve
6, rue de la Gare
1348 Louvain-La-Neuve
Belgium
Tel. ++32 (0) 10 / 48.65.65.
Fax.++32 (0) 10 / 48.65.50.
Website: http://www.relais.ucl.ac.be
E-mail: relais@relais.ucl.ac.be
Presentations, papers and other material related to COMMUNIA events are available in the download page