6th International Conference on the History of Chemistry

Practical Information

Location

 

The meeting will take place in the charming small town of Leuven (population 80,000) which is an interesting historical site in Belgium. As the former medieval capital of the region and the location of the oldest university of the Low Countries (founded in 1425), it has preserved many monuments and buildings from the fifteenth century. Leuven is now a main centre for high tech industrial research (e.g. IMEC for micro-electronics) and harbours one of the most important brewery industries of the world

Leuven is situated at about 30 km from Brussels and is easily accessible by train. Brussels airport is only 20 minutes away by car and even less by train (15 minutes).

Further information can be found at www.kuleuven.be , www.leuven.be or www.leuven.com. You can download here a map of the city on which the principal locations are indicated.

 

Preliminary Schedule

 

28^th August, Tuesday (afternoon): arrival, registration, welcome party and first keynote lecture.

29^th August, Wednesday: opening, paper sessions, poster sessions and second keynote lecture.

30^th August, Thursday: paper sessions, third keynote lecture, guided tour through Leuven and conference dinner.

31^st August, Friday: paper sessions, poster sessions and keynote lecture.

1^nd September, Saturday: excursion.

 

Conference fees

 

	Before May 15th 2007	After May 15th 2007
Conference fees	135 €	170 €
Accompanying person	115€	150 €
Conference Dinner	50 €	50 €

 

 

Registration fee can be payed by bank transfer to the following account

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For payment with creditcard, please click here.

 

Conference fees include:

registration and conference documents

coffee breaks

lunches

welcome party

guided tour through the city of Leuven

Fees for accompanying person include:

lunches

welcome party

guided tour of the city of Leuven

 

Information on the excursion for the Saturday will be provided in the next circular (place and price).

 

 

For a limited number of students and scholars lower fees are available.

The LC will consider requests for reduced fees on an individual basis. Preference will be given to people who present a paper or a poster.  Applications should be sent to Brigitte Van Tiggelen, Chair, at vantiggelen@memosciences.be before April, 1. Please include in your application a resume, a list of publications, a letter stating your financial motivation and (if applicable) the title of your paper/poster. The LC will notify you of its decision by May, 1.

 

 

Accommodation

 

Leuven offers a number of hotels in different price categories. It is possible to find single rooms for less than €100.00. Actual prices range from €35.00 to €200.00 depending on the number of stars and level of comfort. August and beginning of September are touristic season months, so hotel rooms have to be booked well ahead. You can download here a file with accommodation listings and prices.

Some student rooms (€17.00 to €20.00 at the time being) are also available, but have to be booked through the LC (geert.vanpaemen@wet.kuleuven.be).

 

Contact

 

(a) For questions concerning the Programme:

 

Dr. José Ramón Bertomeu-Sánchez, the Chairman of the International Programme Committee, at Jose.R.Bertomeu@uv.es

 

(b) For question concerning the Local arrangements:

 

Dr. Brigitte Van Tiggelen: vantiggelen@memosciences.be

Prof.dr. Geert Vanpaemel: geert.vanpaemel@wet.kuleuven.ac.be