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Venue

The international conference Images of Science will take place at Hotel The Grand in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on December 6 and 7, 2004.

Hotel The Grand Amsterdam (Sofitel Demeure Hotels)
Oudezijds Voorburgwal 197
1012 EX Amsterdam
The Netherlands
T: +31 (0)20 555 3 111
F: +31 (0)20 555 3 222
hotel@thegrand.nl
www.thegrand.nl

Hotel The Grand is situated in the centre of Amsterdam. It is at 40 minutes distance from Schiphol Amsterdam Airport, 10 minutes walking distance from Amsterdam Central Station and can easily be reached by public transportation. Click here to see a map of the area.


By air and by train

Schiphol Amsterdam Airport has a direct connection with the city of Amsterdam. Trains run regularly day and night. During day time the frequency is 7 trains per hour. Travelling time is approximately 15 minutes.
For more information: www.schiphol.nl

By public transportation from Amsterdam Central Station

From Central Station you can take trams 4, 9, 16, 24, or 25. Get off at the first stop, near Dam Square. Walk east from Dam Square, through Damstraat. Cross the first bridge and turn right on Oudezijds Voorburgwal. Hotel The Grand is a few meters ahead. You can also take the subway unto Nieuwmarkt. Take the exit marked Hoogstraat, head west and turn left on the third bridge. Hotel The Grand is at number 197.

By car from Schiphol and The Hague

Near Amsterdam follow Ring West. Take exit Osdorp, Centrum (S106). Driving in the direction of Centrum you will come to a square, the Surinameplein. Go straight and then take the left lane after the bridge. Continue on this road, the Overtoom, to the end and turn right to Stadhouderskade. Pass the Rijksmuseum and turn left at the traffic lights just before Heineken brewery. Continue straight at the roundabout, reaching Vijzelgracht, further on called Vijzelstraat. At the Munt Tower keep to the right along the river Amstel and turn left over the first bridge to Kloveniersburgwal. Turn left over the second bridge to Rusland and go straight over the bridge at the end to St. Agnietenstraat. Turning right at the end, at Oudezijds Voorburgwal, you will find the entrance of Hotel The Grand.

By car from Utrecht

Near Amsterdam follow Ring Oost. Take exit Duivendrecht (S112). Turning left in the direction of Centrum (S112), you will reach a set of traffic lights at the roundabout near Amstel Station. Turn right (S112) to the four-lane road Wibautstraat, further on called Weesperstraat. Where the road divides into separate lanes, take the right and turn three quarters left at the roundabout, Mr. Vissersplein, following the sign Centrum. Pass the Stopera building and turn right after the bridge, along the river Amstel. Turn right at the first bridge to cross the river again, in order to reach Kloveniersburgwal. Turn left over the second bridge to Rusland and go straight to the end, over the bridge to St. Agnietenstraat. Turning right at the end, at Oudezijds Voorburgwal, you will find the entrance of Hotel The Grand.