Venue and Accommodation

We are happy to welcome you to the capital of Europe for the 8th Benelux Bioinformatics Conference. We are looking forward to an exciting meeting focused around the newest trends in bioinformatics. This year the BBC13 program will be held in the Salle Dupréel:

Scientific Venue
Salle Dupréel
Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) Solbosch campus – Building S Avenue Jeanne – Johannalaan 44 1050 Brussels (Ixelles – Elsene) Belgium

IMPORTANT REMARKS ABOUT THE VENUE

  • The oral presentations will be in the Salle Dupréel lecture room, which is at the first floor level of the venue building.
  • Coffee, lunch and poster sessions will be in the hall outside the Salle Dupréel lecture room and will be spread over the ground and first floor levels of the hall. We want to urge delegates to make optimal use of the available space and spread over the two floors of the hall.
  • Please be advised that the ground floor and first floor hall are public areas in which we have to allow passage of those wanting to reach any of the 15 floors of the building. Therefore, it is best not to leave valuable items unattended.
  • As a service to those coming straight to the venue with their luggage, we will aim to organise a luggage drop- off at the venue to the best of our ability. However, using the luggage drop-off implies you accepting that any damage, loss or theft of items in the luggage drop-off remains at your own risk.
  • Upon registration, you will be provided your personal BBC2013 congress badge. Make sure to wear your congress badge at all times. Entrance to the Salle Dupréel lecture room and participation to the coffee and lunch breaks and to the reception will be restricted to those wearing an BBC2013 congress badge.
  • Your congress badge should also be worn as a proof of reservation for the congress dinner. TheBBC2013 congress badge will carry a purple dinner sign for those having reserved a regular meal and a green dinner sign for those having reserved a vegetarian meal.

    • HOTEL

    BBC2013 does not provide housing services. There is an extensive selection and variety of hotels near our conference venue, and it is easy to book rooms by yourself (e.g. through hotels.com or similar websites).
    There are x hotels near the conference venue as following:

    TRAVEL INFORMATION

    A. Arrival by train
    You can look up the train schedules in Belgium at: www.b-rail.be/main/E/index.php

    B. Arrival at Brussels Airport (Brussels National)
    When arriving at Brussels airport, the most convenient way to get to the conference is by

    C. Arrival at Charleroi Airport (Brussels South)

    LOCAL INFO

    And while you are here, we also invite you to discover Brussels: a vibrant, multi-cultural city at the heart of Europe. Experience its characteristic blend of different cultures, languages and styles of art and architecture. Cover this with the Belgian “joie de vivre” and love of good food and you have a destination that can offer something for everyone, be they an architecture fan, an art-lover, a gourmet or a night owl. Or a scientist of course!