Symposium

on the occasion of Jan Paredaens's 60th birthday

Antwerpen, Friday 21 September 2007

Liber Amicorum

Download the Liber Amicorum for Jan Paredaens!

Photos

• 14 of Jan's 16 scientific children were present
• Six further scientific descendants were there as well
• 24 co-authors of Jan were present (Dan Suciu was there but is not on the photo)
• The full group picture is available (of all participants of the scientific program)

BIRTHDAY SESSION

Location

The symposium will take place in Antwerpen, Belgium, at the University of Antwerp, campus Middelheim, building G "Wiskunde-Informatica". (Street address: Middelheimlaan 1, 2020 Antwerpen.)

• Belgium is easily reached by air, through the international Brussels Airport (as well as through "Brussels South" airport, which is actually in Charleroi).
• Antwerpen is easily reached by car or by train, with two major train stations:
  • Antwerpen-Central in city center of Antwerp.
  • Antwerpen-Berchem is closer to the campus Middelheim of the university.
  From Brussels airport, every 15 minutes, you can take a train to Brussels North station. From there, you can take a train to Antwerp (both Central and Berchem; the train stops first in Berchem). The train connection from Brussels North to Antwerpen is very fast and frequent. You can buy a ticket straight until Antwerp already at the airport.
• Antwerp University, campus Middelheim, street address: Middelheimlaan 1, 2020 Antwerpen, is easily reached:
  • from the city center by bus, line 32, you can take this bus at bus platform 11 next to the central station, in the Pelikaanstraat, this this is a streat just bordering the central station. At peak hours there is a bus every 10 minutes. Get off at the stop "Koninklijkelaan", this is right in front of the campus. You can ask the bus driver to warn you when to get off (ask for campus Middelheim of the university). The trip takes 20 to 23 minutes.
  • from the city center by tram, line 15 direction "Mortsel": this is a good alternative if you don't mind walking 500 meters. In the city center you can take this tram (it runs frequently) in any of the underground metro stations. After just 12 minutes ride, get off at the stop "Koninklijkelaan" (by then the tram is no longer underground). Although it has the same name, this is not the same stop as the bus stop mentioned above! Now walk along the Koninklijkelaan ("Royal Lane") to the campus.
  • from station Antwerpen-Berchem, by bus line 32 (the same one as above, indeed it passes through Berchem).

One good hotel we can personally recommend for its friendly staff, it is 500 meters from the central station, is Hotel Colombus. They give a special price for university guests; at check-in or check-out, just tell them you are visiting the university and they will give you a hefty discount.

Another hotel we can specially recommend, although it is not close to the central station, is Hotel Elzenveld, for its wonderful building, atmosphere and location in the city center. They also give a special price for university guests. Moreover, you can easily take tram 7 in front of this hotel and get off at the same stop "Koninklijkelaan" as that of tram 15 mentioned above.

For the young or budget-conscious traveler, there is also a great youth hostel in Antwerp belonging to the Hosteling International quality chain of hostels.