ORBEL 31
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Location

Address

This year’s meeting (ORBEL31) will take place in the city of Brussels in the HERMES building of KU Leuven campus Brussels:

HERMES building
Stormstraat 2
1000 Brussel

The conference venue is located in the heart of the city, very close to the Grand-Place (Grote Markt), Koninklijke Sint-Hubertusgalerijen, and St-Michiels and St-Goedelekathedraal. Several shopping centers, cafés, restaurants and parks are in close vicinity. Curious to know more? Visit https://visit.brussels/en.

Access

You are strongly recommended to come by public transport. The heart of Brussels is very easily accessed by public transport (train, tram, bus, tram), but very hard to access by car!

By train
KU Leuven campus Brussels is in close proximity (a 7-minute walk) to the Brussels central railway station (Brussel-centraal; Bruxelles Central). More information on train itineraries can be found on the website of Belgian Railways.

Other public transport
There are many bus stops close to the venue. The closest metro stop is at the central railway station (Brussel-centraal; Bruxelles Central). For timetables and tickets, you are invited to visit the website of Brussels public transport (https://www.brussels.be/artdet.cfm/4353)

By car
Note that parkings in the city center are expensive. Numerous parking lots are available near the HERMES building, such as the Parking Grand Place (Grote Markt), Parking Royal, Parking Ecuyer or Parking De Brouckère.

Accomodation

Please note that you will have to make your own bookings.
Suggested hotels, all situated very close, just across from the HERMES building:

Radisson Blu Royal Hotel Brussels
Hotel NH Brussels Grand Place Arenberg
Scandic Hotel Grand Place

ORBEL - Conference chair: Prof. J. Beliën - Platform: Prof. M. Schyns