4. Location

Ghent

Ghent (Gent/Gand) is situated in the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium (the region of Flanders), at about 60 kilometres of the capital, Brussels. Most international travelers will arrive in Brussels: either at the Brussels National Airport or at railway station Brussels Midi (station of arrival for international trains, Eurostar or Thalys). In both cases, the cheapest and easiest way to travel from Brussels to Ghent is by train. Although taxies are readily available and can be convenient, they are quite expensive. Train connections are reliable and frequent. The journey takes no more than 30 minutes. Tickets can be bought at the station. For more information, please visit the Belgian railway website where you can consult timetables. Beware that Brussels South Airport is not located in Brussels, but in Charleroi. From there it is still a two-hour journey to Leuven.

Conference venue

The conference takes place at the Ghent University Library, better known as the Book Tower (Rozier 9, Ghent).

• From St. Pieter Station:
  Take tram 1 and get off at 'Verloren Kost' (crossroads Plateaustraat-Kortrijksepoortstraat), then continue on foot via 'St.-Kwintensberg' to 'Rozier' (from November 2nd onwards, this tram first heads in the direction of the Justitiepaleis)
  Or bus 8 in the direction of Gent Zuid and get off at Blandijnberg
• From the E40 Brussels-Ostend motorway:
  Take exit Kortrijk-Gent-Antwerpen and follow in the direction of 'Gent centrum', then follow 'alle richtingen' and take the far right exit next to the fly-over, then turn left at the traffic lights, continue to 'Heuvelpoort' and turn right (Overpoortstraat). Continue driving in the Overpoortstraat past Sint-Pieters square (with underground car park) where the Book Tower can clearly be seen, then carry on to Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat. The second street on the left is Rozier, i.e. the entrance of the Book Tower.
• From the E17 Antwerp-Kortrijk motorway:
  Take exit the Kortrijk-Gent-Antwerpen and follow in the direction of 'Gent centrum', then follow 'alle richtingen' and take the far right exit next to the fly-over, then turn left at the traffic lights, continue to 'Heuvelpoort' and turn right (Overpoortstraat). Continue driving in the Overpoortstraat past Sint-Pieters square (with underground car park) where the Book Tower can clearly be seen, then carry on to Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat. The second street on the left is Rozier, i.e. the entrance of the Book Tower

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